URC will introduce products to address corporate, hospitality, education and MDU applications.

Harrison, NY – June 2, 2009 – Universal Remote Control®, Inc. (URC), the pioneer in control technology, will mark its official entry into the commercial marketplace at the most appropriate venue possible: InfoComm 09, the world’s largest and most comprehensive pro-A/V event. URC will launch its new commercial offerings and initiatives for attendees and press at Booth 3506 during InfoComm 09, to be held from June 17 to 19 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. more

Fredrikstad, Norway, June 3, 2009 – Norway’s projectiondesign® will introduce the brand new FL32 LED projector designed for mission critical 24/7 operations, and simulation and visualization applications. The FL32 is the company’s first solid-state LED-based projection system promising greatly enhanced image performance, and lowered cost of ownership. more

New On-Site Inventory Management Program Brings the Liberty Advantage Directly to Customers’ Doors with Custom-Tailored Product Consignments

INFOCOMM ’09, ORLANDO, FL, June 3, 2009 — Liberty Wire & Cable, worldwide supplier of a broad range of wire and cable products for the audio/video trade, including custom installers and systems integrators, introduces a special package of Inventory Services that allow customers to turn their warehouses into Liberty facilities custom-stocked for each customer’s specific needs, at InfoComm International 2009, the annual convention of the International Communications Industries Association. more

May 2009 – (Woodbury, New York) — Lencore’s Music Page Interface (MPI) has been awarded the Gold ADEX Award for Design Excellence.

ADEX judges are among the ablest in their respective areas of expertise and so the ADEX Award represents the best product designs of the year in the opinion of those who themselves reside at the top of their specialty. Specifiers who specialize in office design judge the contract entries, lighting specialists judge lighting, flooring specifiers judge flooring and so on. more

Stage Research has become a distributor of two unique new products, the InstaSnake and the SDS887, from Fremont, California-based Energy Transformation Systems, Inc. ETS is the manufacturer and supplier of high-performance audio and video connectivity devices, data communications wiring products and physical layer LAN products.

The InstaSnake (PA200 Series) is a pro-audio Sub Snake that uses low cost, lightweight Cat5 or better cable to send audio over four channels up to 1,000 feet. SDS887 is a UTP Video Distribution Hub with four baseband video signals transmitting through the distribution amplifier creating 32 outputs. Both are US-made products. more

Acoustic and studio design consultancy White Mark Ltd returned to the Cotswold town of Tetbury last month to help Modern World Studios create a variable acoustic environment in its renowned live room.

Established in 2007, Modern World Studios is a state of the art residential music recording facility that was originally designed by White Mark for its owner Nick Cowan. The facility boasts a large control room equipped with a 48-channel SSL Duality console, Exigy 5.1 monitoring and a DigiDesign Pro Tools HD3 7.3.1 with a range of plug-ins. This is complimented by a spacious live area with natural daylight, a separate drum room and a Pro Tools Pro Control Editing Suite. more

Bosch Security Systems integrate Barix IP Audio technology to distribute supervised audio and contact closures

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, June 2, 2009 — Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control and monitoring, today announced that Bosch Security Systems is now shipping an IP Audio Interface based on the Barix Annuncicom 1000 for use with Bosch Praesideo and Plena Voice Alarm digital public address and voice evacuation systems. The Barix OEM device, labeled PRS-1AIP1, is used for distribution of supervised audio and control signals over standard IP networks according to the EN 60849 standard for voice evacuation in Europe and other regions. more

CHATSWORTH, CA – Connectivity solutions provider Gefen announced today the release of its new matrix switcher, upgraded to handle the HDMI v1.3 format with cross-point capability.

With HDCP compliance and support for all HDMI v1.3 features including deep color, the 4×4 Matrix for HDMI v1.3 connects and distributes any one of four hi-def sources to any one of four HDTVs in a plug and play fashion. It supports hi-def video resolutions to 1080p full HD plus multi-channel digital audio, including features like lip sync, DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD, which is routed together with the video. more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — June 2, 2009 — HaiVision Network Video, the world’s leading vendor of high-performance H.264 encoders, codecs, and IP video systems, today announced that it will introduce the new BARRACUDAâ„¢ compact H.264 encoder at InfoComm 09. Incorporating advanced features such as HaiVision’s HiLo Streamingâ„¢, which generates multiple stream resolutions from a single source, the attractively priced BARRACUDA provides flexible low-latency SD encoding that addresses the widest array of IP video users while occupying an exceptionally small footprint. The BARRACUDA is compatible with industry-standard set-top boxes and integrates smoothly with HaiVision’s Video Furnace System 5 for end-to-end H.264 IP video delivery. more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
June 2, 2009 Kasie Dawkins, 206.973.2938
kasie@advancedmethod.com

DID THEY FORGET TO COME? INFOCOMM BOOTH IS REDEFINED

SEATTLE, WA – Digital signage company .advancedMethod decided to approach June’s InfoComm, held this year in Orlando, Florida, a little differently than all the rest. Instead of flying a large Seattle-based team and booth materials across the country creating a massive carbon footprint, .advancedMethod has decided not to attend InfoComm at all; at least not in the traditional sense. When planning for InfoComm, .advancedMethod decided to take the “reduce, reuse, recycle� motto into consideration. Bearing the slogan in mind, the team has realized that their physical presence at the .advancedMethod InfoComm booth (booth #2179) is not necessary. more