Shure Wireless Part of the Platform at Democratic and Republican National Conventions

DENVER, CO, and ST. PAUL, MN, September 17, 2008 — Shure UHF-R® wireless made its mark on the national political convention scene this year, serving as the wireless microphone system of choice for handheld and lavalier microphones as well as in-ear personal monitors at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Used by performing artists, including Trace Adkins, Stevie Wonder, will.i.am, and John Legend, UHF-R® wireless also gained prime-time exposure in the hands of Cindy McCain, who delivered a speech introducing her husband John McCain with the aid of a Shure UHF-R/KSM9 microphone. more

PETALUMA, Calif. — Sept. 23, 2008 — Furman, a world-leading provider of power management solutions, today announced its new Classic Series of rugged single-rack-space power management/light modules. With modules offered in 15-amp and 20-amp versions, the Classic Series offers a new industrial design and full feature set engineered specifically for the A/V professional. more

MONTREAL — Sept. 23, 2008 — HaiVision Systems Inc., the world’s leading vendor of true telepresence codecs, today announced that NewSpring Church (www.NewSpring.cc) is deploying a hai1000â„¢ series network video system with the MAKO-HD codec to connect three South Carolina campuses. In eight years NewSpring Church has grown from 115 members to a ministry with more than 9,000 people attending worship at its Anderson and Greenville locations. As the church prepares to launch a third campus in Florence, S.C., and an Internet campus, the HaiVision solution provides a flexible and highly scalable platform for sharing live teaching across all campuses during Sunday services. more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – How many times have you reached for a cable only to find it has the wrong XLR connector on the other end? In direct response to high professional and consumer demand, Neutrik, designer and manufacturer of the XX series XLR cable connector, introduces the world’s first unisex 3-pin XLR connector, convertCON®, at AES 2008 (Booth 809).

convertCON (NC3FM-C) is a new 3-pin male and female cable connector in a single housing. convertCON is also available with black chrome housing and gold contacts (NC3FM-C-B). By simply sliding the housing back and forth, convertCON is transformed from a male to female connector. This new male/female cable end XLR allows for use of one connector, as it can mate with either a male or female 3-pin XLR. more

SSL Introduces Mobile Asset Management Interface for Journalists and News Producers

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS—At IBC, world-leading media technology innovator Solid State Logic (SSL), demonstrated how Gravity Mobile Browse reduces the need for journalists and media managers to remain deskbound to view and approve material. more

Innovative Custom-Printed Artistic Acoustic Panels Make Industry Debut

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Auralex Acoustics, the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, is breaking new ground by launching a gallery of custom-printed acoustical panels at this year’s AES show (Booth 301). Auralex Acoustics is exclusively the first to market SonicPrint, its custom-printed, artistic ProPanels featuring “The Art of Sound� theme which blends unlimited design and style options for any room with the company’s acoustically proven technology of its ProPanel product line.

SonicPrint custom-printed, artistic ProPanels are fabric-covered acoustic absorptive panels designed as artwork. For the recording enthusiast, this exclusive offering opens the door to numerous home and commercial recording studio décor options, as the acoustical panels are camouflaged under the design of the customer’s choice. Users are no longer limited to single color fabric choices, and can now outfit any space with paintings and drawings of any kind. Auralex is also currently negotiating several licensed properties to provide additional graphic options. more

Gravity LiveEdit Provides Flexible Content Control and Live Editing Capability for Pass-Through Channels

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS—At IBC, world-leading media technology innovator Solid State Logic (SSL), demonstrated how pass-through channels can benefit from the new Gravity LiveEdit for SSL’s Gravity media production system. more

MAX(TM) IP Response Point is the only conferencing phone solution for Microsoft’s voice-activated phone system for small business.

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 17 — ClearOne (Nasdaq: CLRO), the leading provider of high performance audio conferencing solutions, is announcing the industry’s first conference phone for the Microsoft Response Point phone system at the ITEXPO conference in Los Angeles, CA, today. MAX IP Response Point is a tabletop conferencing system that brings high performance audio quality capabilities to users of Microsoft’s popular small business phone system. more

Workflow Flexibility Extended to Support Mobile and Studio Production Operations

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS—At IBC, world-leading media technology innovator Solid State Logic (SSL), featured its ultra-fast and supremely flexible Gravity content control system for acquisition, preparation, production, media management and monitoring. more

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — September 23, 2008 — Markertek, a highly specialized broadcast and pro-audio supply & manufacturing house, annouced today it’s latest Low Cost Mobile Production Solution. The VOTR-20 Mobile Voice Over Trailer.

The VOTR-20 is towable with a pick-up truck, this mobile VO booth has both a 14 foot soundproof studio and a 6 foot control room for the engineer. Other features include generous rack space, control console, I/O hatches, breaker box with genset or shore power inputs, more