July 11, 2008: ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Antennas Direct has been named one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the St. Louis area by the St. Louis Business Journal. The private companies were ranked based on revenue growth between 2005 and 2007. Antennas Direct was listed as No. 7 with revenue of more than $2 million in 2007 – more than in 248% revenue growth since 2005. more

SEOUL, KOREA, JULY 18, 2008—A recent installation of Aviom gear at the University of Ulsan ice rink proves that you don’t have to sacrifice sound quality when transporting audio over long distances. The Korean university wanted a way to send audio from its radio station/studio to remote clusters of speakers in its ice rink over a stretch of some 500 feet/150 meters. Transporting audio signals over such an expanse without sacrificing quality often presents system designers and contractors with a challenge and end users with expensive options. This project at the University of Ulsan was no different. more

CHATSWORTH, CA – In an ongoing effort to enhance the customer experience and streamline the company’s expanding product offerings, Gefen has revamped its website, www.gefen.com.

The most prominent new feature is the intuitive navigation, with major product lines listed according to functionality. “The goal was to make the site very easy to navigate and move around,� said Hagai Gefen, president and CEO. “Our in-house designers worked very hard to make the site clean, attractive and informative for anyone looking for solutions among Gefen’s growing product lines.� more

Once again this year, at InfoComm 08 in Las Vegas, SVC‘s editorial team fanned out to find some of the most important, leading-edge AV-related products debuting at the show, investigating if they might be deserving of our annual InfoComm Pick Hit awards. more

Austin, Texas, July 18, 2008 – SI (www.siscreens.com) is proud to announce that its new state-of-the-art Gamma Maestro HD 1.1 (White) and Lunar Maestro HD .85 (Gray) woven sound permeable projector screen materials will be shipping in August 2008. SI will also feature the Gamma and Lunar Maestro screen materials at the 2008 CEDIA Expo, held in Denver from Sept. 4-7 at the Colorado Convention Center, booth 1056. more

Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc., Business Group has announced the appointment of Ray Soltys to the position of Director of Sales, Business Group, effective immediately. Mr. Soltys will be responsible for sales of Hitachi LCD projectors and Hitachi Software interactive panels and whiteboards. more

St. Louis, MO, July 17, 2008 — St. Louis-based Antennas Direct announced the introduction of ClearStream1 — a high-performance, compact TV antenna designed specifically for the 2009 digital conversion. The Clearstream1 goes on sale today.
ClearStream1 is Antennas Direct’s latest model of digital TV antennas designed to receive high VHF and core DTV UHF. The new antenna comes on the heels of Antennas Direct’s ClearStream2, which was the first in the ClearStream series. more

Fairlight’s award-winning Crystal Core technology (CC-1) is gaining significant momentum in the US where broadcast and post production companies have recognized its ability to improve workflow and reduce energy costs and carbon footprints. more

German broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) has made a firm commitment to Fairlight technology by purchasing two of the company’s Constellation digital recording, editing and mixing systems for its audio post production studios. more

Crestron Posts Record Year for 2007-08; 20th Consecutive Year of Double Digit Growth

Crestron Electronics, Inc. closed the books on the 2007-08 fiscal year on June 30th, posting its twentieth consecutive year of double digit growth. The global leader of commercial and residential control and automation systems finished the year with a record-breaking month with sales 50 percent above the previous month. The nearly 20 percent revenue growth for 2007-08 brings Crestron total annual sales to $400 million. more