STEVENSVILLE, Md. July 10, 2008 — Video Mount Products (videomount.com), a leading provider of mounting solutions for the video, audio, and security industries, is proud to announce it has launched its redesigned website and it is now live.

“Video Mount Products prides itself as being the most customer-friendly mounting solution company in the business, and our redesigned website furthers this commitment,� explained Keith Fulmer, president of Video Mount Products. “VMP’s redesigned website is now even more user-friendly by providing useful tools, easy navigation, and extensive product and application information across our entire product line.� more

BERKELEY, CA–Clear-Com® Communication Systems, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the leading global provider of professional communication solutions for the broadcast, live performance, government and commercial markets, is helping the production team at the University of California at Berkeley’s Zellerbach Auditorium stay connected. The 2,000-seat performing arts center, operated by Cal Performances, has integrated Clear-Com’s CellCom10® digital wireless system into its existing wired setup, realizing an immediate improvement in reception and reliability. more

Erlanger, KY, July 10, 2008 – TV One has announced the release of three new audio products in the A2-7000 Series consisting of the A2-7302, A2-7312 and the A2-7342. They are primarily designed to provide maximum format flexibility for the C2-7310 HD Audio/Video Processor’s audio inputs and outputs. The C2-7310 provides AES3-id audio I/O via two HD-44 Connectors. Additionally, the A2-7300 units may be used in conjunction with one another, without the C2-7310, to provide bi-directional analog/digital or AES3/AES3-id conversion. more

Christie projectors were central to SAT’s innovative SAT(osphere), a portable projection dome 18m (59 feet) in diameter, which played a key role in the aboriginal commemoration facet of the festivities marking the 400th anniversary of the city of Quebec.

The SAT(osphere), open from June 21 to July 1, was created by artists at Montreal’s Society For Arts and Technology (SAT). Built on the banks of the Bassin Louise in the old Port of Quebec City, the inflatable dome showcased the First Nations-themed multimedia show, “Domagaya,� named for the son of the Iroquois leader whose village became present-day Quebec City. more

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Company Overview:

HaiVision Systems Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of performance H.264 video encoding solutions for HD and SD. HaiVision supplies to top telepresence companies, broadcasters, medical companies, and audio visual systems integrators with interactive video and performance streaming products. HaiVision has achieved the majority market share in telepresence sector and has products with almost 10 years of continuous service in large telecom style deployments. HaiVision focuses on multi-stream product solutions that operate with the lowest end to end latencies available with the highest picture quality. HaiVision’s products are designed as fully embedded systems achieving telecom grade reliability. more

July 9, 2008: NOVI, Mich. – Television converter boxes sold by Detroit-based electronics retailer Solid Signal have been identified as the best in picture quality by a leading consumer organization.

Converter boxes are an essential piece of equipment for television’s digital conversion in February 2009. After the digital conversion, millions of analog televisions sets in the United States will stop working unless they are equipped with converter boxes, which translate digital broadcasting to analog television sets. more

Montreal, Canada — July 8, 2008 — HaiVision Systems Inc. the world leader in performance video encoding technology, today announced that Prague-based CESNET has deployed HaiVision’s hai1000 H.264 MAKO-HD encoders/decoders to facilitate synchronous real-time high definition video broadcasts over the CESNET backbone. The solution partner was MediaStream, s.r.o. of the Czech Republic. more

Ballston Spa, New York—July 9, 2008— ReQuest, the preeminent manufacturer of digital media servers has added two important new features to its acclaimed iQ Whole House Music System. An all-new on-screen HDTV GUI (graphical user interface), and Sirius satellite-radio compatibility, arrive together in a new software update v4.6.3, which will be released the week of July 14th. more

TPMC-8X Wins Best Control Product; MediaManifoldâ„¢ Wins Best Installation Accessory at InfoComm Installation Product Awards

ROCKLEIGH, NJ, June 23, 2008 — Crestron took home two Best Installation Product Awards at InfoComm 2008 in Las Vegas. The TPMC-8X was recognized at the Best Control Product, and the MediaManifold™ won Best Installation Accessory.
InfoComm International and NewBay Media L.L.C. created the Systems Contractor News Installation Awards to recognize excellence in the integration of audio, video, control and networking products in the installation market. more

Crestron AAS and C2N-SDC Win IHTA Awards at Pacific Coast Builders Show (PCBC)

ROCKLEIGH, NJ, June 26, 2008 — Crestron took home two awards at the eighth annual Innovative Housing Technology Awards (IHTAs). The Adagio® Audio Server won Best Media Center, and the Crestron C2N-SDC was honored as the Best Window/Door Control Product. Winners were announced at the awards reception in San Francisco, California during PCBC 2008 on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. IHTAs recognize significant advances and best practices by product manufacturers, integrators and builders in technology development for, and implementation by, the housing industry. more