NSCA Research Offers Tips to Find, Keep Quality Employees

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, February 3, 2009 — NSCA’s latest Market Intelligence Briefing™ (MIB) report, Recruit and Retain Quality Staff: Organizational Issues and Structure, highlights how employee training, staff involvement in organizational strategic planning, and participation in staff reviews can enhance your company’s employee recruitment and retention efforts. more

New General Manager, Director of Field Sales, and National Account Manager

NILES, IL, January 15, 2009 — Shure Incorporated announced today that Mark Humrichouser has been promoted to General Manager of its U.S. Business Unit. In this role, he will have day-to-day responsibility for the management of the sales, marketing, customer service, and applications engineering functions for the U.S.

“Mark has done an outstanding job of directing our U.S. sales team for the past three years,� said Al Hershner, Vice President of Shure’s Asia and U.S. Business Units. “I’m confident that he will continue to apply his talent and experience to the broader role of coordinating all of our U.S. business unit departments in his new leadership role.� more

Complete, turnkey line array system offers high performance, ease of deployment, and affordability

COSTA MESA, CA, January 15, 2009—QSC has introduced its new ILA (Installation Line Array) v2 System. Representing the second generation design of the lightweight, compact line array, ILA v2 comes to end-users as a turnkey package including dedicated full-range and subwoofer loudspeaker components, processing, amplification, and suspension accessories. Ideally suited for nightclubs, ballrooms, performing arts facilities, houses of worship, or any other venue seeking premium sound and professional quality, ILA v2 is as accessible as it is affordable, asking little in terms of setup and deployment. more

Orange, CA (February 3, 2009) — Radian Audio Engineering, a leading Southern California-based manufacturer of loudspeaker systems and speaker components for permanently installed and touring live sound applications, has appointed new factory representatives for the Upper Midwest region of the United States. The company has appointed Next Generation Marketing for the N. Illinois and Greater Wisconsin regions and Mitron Marketing to cover North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, parts of western Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska. more

Kungsbacka, Sweden, January 2009 – Lab.gruppen has announced accelerated development of the LM 26 Loudspeaker Management processor, a stand-alone digital loudspeaker processor based on the highly acclaimed Lake Processing technology. The first product introduced under the newly acquired Lake brand, this new unit will extend and solidify the company’s commitment to the technology, which has been incorporated in Lab.gruppen’s PLMâ„¢ Series of Powered Loudspeaker Managementâ„¢ systems since 2007. more

Lab.gruppen announces three new additions to renowned FP+ range

Kungsbacka, Sweden, January 2009 – The FP+ Series is arguably the most successful range of amplifiers ever made by Lab.gruppen. The company is therefore pleased to announce the addition of three new models to the range, including a new flagship amplifier, the FP 14000. Also new are the FP 9000 and the FP 4000, bringing the total number of amplifiers in the FP+ range up to seven. more

The CHAT 170 Group Conferencing Speakerphone Optimized for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007.

SALT LAKE CITY, February 3, 2009 — ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO), a leading provider of high performance audio conferencing solutions, today announced a new speakerphone specifically designed for use with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. As a Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Program, ClearOne will begin providing high performance audio solutions that support users of Microsoft’s unified communications platform. The first product to be qualified as optimized for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 is the CHAT 170, ClearOne’s group conferencing speakerphone. more

Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce the “Annotator,” a new high performance, hardware-based annotation processor for video and computer-video sources. The Annotator features an intuitive graphical user interface that allows the presenter to draw, point, or add text to electronic presentation materials using a touch screen and/or a keyboard and mouse. An integrated, seven input multi-format presentation switcher supports all common analog and digital A/V signal types. Three standard outputs are provided, including RGB, VGA, and Extron MTP – Mini Twisted Pair, with high performance scaling up to 2048×1080 and HDTV 1080p. For ease of integration, a configurable fourth output is provided for use with optional DVI, HD-SDI, or scan converter output boards. The Annotator is ideal for use in any A/V presentation application that requires the overlay of graphic and text elements for emphasis. more

GOSHEN, Ind. — RedPost inc., an Indiana-based web 2.0 startup, today announced installations of its digital sign technology in the healthcare and education markets.

Eric Kanagy, CEO, founded RedPost two years ago. “Although it may not seem like much, today’s a huge day for us. It marks our switch from being a startup in pure development mode to serving actual customers. No more software launch parties — only client project launch parties.” more

New Products Provide Superior Performance and Flexibility for System Integrators

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – February 3, 2009 – DVIGear, a leading manufacturer of digital connectivity products will exhibit a new suite of HDMI product solutions at Integrated Systems Europe. These products are designed to give system integrators and custom installers greater performance and flexibility for deploying advanced digital display systems both in residential and commercial applications. more