Battle Command Information System (BCIS) to be featured at event

TAMPA, Fla. Oct. 28, 2009 – AVI-SPL, the largest global integrator of audiovisual presentation, video teleconferencing and collaboration systems today announced it will exhibit at the TechNet Asia-Pacific 2009 Conference, which will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 2-5.

Exhibiting at Booth #113, AVI-SPL will spotlight BCIS (Battle Command Information System), a commercial off-the-shelf display system delivering critical information used by emergency responders, military commanders and even corporate executives. Portable, compact and powerful, this system allows the user maximum flexibility in a 24/7 environment, and can be assembled and brought online by two individuals in less than one hour. With AVI-SPL’s customized service offerings, BCIS can be reconfigured and installed within permanent facilities, including those that use traditional forms of projection and video wall displays. more

Looking to provide tremendous versatility in a cost-effective manner, systems integrator AV Communications recently installed a Soundcraft Si3 console as the centerpiece for its audio system design at the new Mapleview Community Church in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Housed in a former sports arena, Mapleview Community Church currently seats up to 900 people, and is part of a much larger campus that eventually will include sports facilities, a daycare center and other recreational areas. In addition to the requirements for customary SPL, dynamics, and Percentage of Articulation Loss of Consonants, there were two requirements for this installation: It needed to fit within the designated budget and it needed to include a digital console. more

Levels

Scharff Weisberg helped the iconic Guggenheim Museum celebrate its 50th anniversary by providing support for several key events, including artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s “Levels of Nothingness.”

Part of the museum’s Works & Process series, the commissioned performance installation was inspired by Kandinsky’s opera, The Yellow Sound. In “Levels of Nothingness,” the pitch, rhythm and content of the spoken word provides the control mechanism for an interactive light performance using moving light fixtures normally found on a rock concert stage. Scharff Weisberg supplied 40 VARI*LITE VL3000 spots for the 35-minute show which enjoyed a limited run in the Peter B. Lewis Theater. more

Adam Neale, Director at 7thSense receives his AV Award

Small Dole, West Sussex, 29 October 2009 – Creative design house 7thSense, the specialist in AV media serving for visitor attractions, 3D theatres, planetaria and digital signage, won Imaging or Editing Product of the Year for its Delta Media Server at the recent AV Awards.

More than 500 people attended the high profile event which took place at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel, London, UK on October 9, 2009. The Imaging or Editing Product of the Year category was sponsored by the UK’s Broadcast Video Expo. more

Grand Opening Celebration Draws Hundreds of Eager Attendees

ROCKLEIGH, NJ, October 28, 2009 — Tuesday, October 20th was a spectacular autumn day in Rockleigh, NJ, the perfect setting for the festive and inspiring celebration of the new, state-of-the-art Crestron Experience Center. More than 700 guests, including Crestron dealers, consultants, architects, lighting designers, media, and government officials took part in the three hour event. A buffet lunch was served, followed by a press conference, ribbon cutting, and group tours of the 8,000 square foot suite’s atrium-style grand salon, multimedia presentation room, digital boardroom, Theo Kalomirakis Home Theater and expansive design studio. From all over the world, nearly 1,000 virtual visitors took part, watching live streaming video of the event from their computers. more

BURBANK, Calif. — Oct. 28, 2009 — CubeX Video, a leading supplier of turnkey video wall solutions, today introduced the most cost-effective 2×2 and 3×3 video wall controllers yet to hit the market. These state-of-the-art stand-alone systems operate independently, without a PC, to turn new or existing plasma or LCD monitors into visually stunning, full-frame-rate video walls with scaling quality that rivals competing systems at just a tenth of the cost. more

Buena Park, CA – October 2009… Hosa Technology, the leading innovator of analog and digital connectivity solutions for the modern musician and audio/video professional, and distributor of Da-Cappo Micro Microphones throughout the Americas, is pleased to announce the introduction of the Da-Cappo DA15 Cardioid Earset Microphone with Earbud Monitor. By combining a discreet earset microphone with an in-ear monitor, the new Da-Cappo DA15 provides unparalleled comfort and unprecedented freedom of movement for onstage performers and production staff alike. more

New Eco-Friendly Models Deliver Improved Images and Low-Light Sensitivity with Reduced Power Consumption

WAYNE, NEW JERSEY (October 28, 2009) – JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., introduces four new high-resolution, 1/3-inch CCD analog surveillance cameras at the International Security Conference & Exhibition 2009 (ISC East) at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City (Booth 1452). The TK-C2201U and TK-C2201WPU are compact, fixed dome cameras, while the TK-C9200U and TK-C9300U are box-style cameras, all with outstanding low light performance. more

WAYNE, NEW JERSEY (October 28, 2009) – JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., has entered into an agreement with Optex, Inc., to market an IP Perimeter Protection Solution that integrates JVC’s line of V.Networks PTZ IP cameras with the new REDWALL REDSCAN RLS-3060 synthesized intelligent PIR (SIP) detection system. JVC announced the partnership today at the International Security Conference & Exhibition 2009 (ISC East) at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City (Booth 1452). more

MAX IP tabletop conference phones certified compatible with Avaya’s IP Office 5.0 giving Avaya users a high quality tabletop conference phone at an affordable price

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO, www.clearone.com), the global provider of superior high performance audio conferencing solutions, today announced that its MAX IP and MAXAttach IP conference phones are compliant with key Internet protocol (IP) telephony solutions from Avaya, a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services. more