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Miramar, FL—July 9, 2009—SIM2, the Italian manufacturer whose striking high-performance HD home theater projectors are known worldwide for their pristine video and dramatic cabinet designs, brings the glamour of technology online with a newly enhanced web site www.sim2usa.com. more

With the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season officially underway, the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Hurricane Center (NHC) at Florida International University (Miami campus) is closely monitoring tropical weather threats. The NHC is home to the United States’ leading experts in the field of hurricane forecasting and boasts a full staff of meteorological and computer scientists. In order to do their job, the NOAA/NHC teams have selected Vista Systems’ Spyder for processing, formatting and displaying high-resolution meteorological data for media briefings and internal presentations. more

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT – JULY 2009: The Sennheiser StageMeister competition has its first winner. Isaac Eydlin from Mississauga in Canada will accompany Simple Plan on their live tour this summer. For the prospective sound engineer this is a dream come true. “I am overjoyed to have been chosen as the North American winner of the Sennheiser StageMeister competition,” said Eydlin. “It is a dream come true to be able to hit the road with a band as amazing as Simple Plan. I am studying live sound engineering, and now for the first time I will be part of a major tour production.” more

CAMBRIDGE, UK – July 8, 2009 – Adder, a leading developer of KVM switches, extenders and KVM over IP solutions, today announced the AV4PRO-DVI. AdderView PRO is a range of professional grade keyboard, video mouse and audio (KVMA) switches that enables users to share a high resolution screen and USB peripherals between multiple computers. more

www.vaddio.comMINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 8, 2009) – Vaddio, the leading manufacturer and OEM distributor of specialty PTZ cameras and high-end camera control systems, expanded its partnership with Canon this week by adding the Canon BU-45H and BU-50H to its product line of HD PTZ cameras. more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — July 8, 2009 — HaiVision Network Video today announced that the company’s video networking solutions are now listed as E-Rate products by the U.S. Department of Education. With this designation and the help of federal funding, HaiVision solutions are now more easily accessible to eligible educational institutions seeking to deploy the latest networking technologies to bring live video and video-on-demand into the classroom. more

Almo Appoints Regional Sales Director for New Professional Audio/Visual Division
Steve Stacy to Lead Western U.S. Sales Team

Philadelphia, PA – July 8, 2009 – Almo Corporation, a leading U.S. distributor of
consumer and commercial electronics and appliances, announced today that it has appointed Steve Stacy as regional sales director for the Western U.S. in its new value-added professional audio/visual division. The new division, Almo Professional A/V, will distribute commercial and consumer grade products such as LCDs, projectors, specialty displays, video conferencing, audio, mounting solutions, and a host of other products designed for Pro A/V integrators and dealers. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.⎯Located in the heart of downtown Athens, Georgia, The Grand Hall at the Classic Center was built as a meeting, special events and performing arts venue providing entertainment, unique dining opportunities and programs for all interests. Recently, Technical Services Audio Visual (TSAV) of Athens installed a NEXO GEO S12 line array system as the primary audio system for performance events in The Grand Hall. The Grand Hall can seat 3,175, and for the very largest crowds, the system may be augmented with near fills for the area directly in front of the stage. more

Loudspeaker manufacturer, area sales representative and noted systems integrator work together to provide the highest quality audio system solutions for every installation, big and small

Whitinsville, MA, USA, July 6, 2009 – Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia have recently experienced a swell of A/V installation activity, thanks to Ashland, Kentucky-based Newtech Systems, Inc. (also with offices in Lexington, Kentucky, and Dunbar, West Virginia). Newtech has proven themselves a leader in audio/video system integration and installation for the region, and a key component of these installs has been a wide range of loudspeaker products from EAW, a world leader in audio system solutions. Newtech’s Bill Banfield takes particular pride in a number of recent “small but great� projects, which have taken place at a variety of schools, churches and community theaters. The EAW components were sold by Erie, Pennsylvania-based North Coast Marketing. more

June 2009 – (Woodbury, New York) — Buildings Magazine awarded Lencore with its 2009 Top 100 Product Award in “Sound Maskingâ€? for Lencore’s Spectra i.Net® Networked Sound Masking System.

The Buildings Top 100 Awards are based on innovation, functionality, efficiency, and environmental friendliness. Products are extensively reviewed and chosen by Buildings editors when considered “best in class.�
The editors of Buildings were impressed with the Lencore system’s ability to be accessed and monitored from anywhere around the office or around the world as well as Lencore’s Spectra i.Net® System’s use of an unique integrated sound masking, music and paging platform that uses network technology, web appliances, infrared remote controls and digital signal processors to provide speech privacy and comfort. more