— Ground-breaking DDS DIGI-5™ Digital Delivery System and XIS100 iPod Docking Station earn Xantech industry honors —

Xantech Corporation, a leading provider of whole-house entertainment and automation systems, announced that two of its products have been recognized for excellence. Xantech’s DDS DIGI-5™ Digital Delivery System has been recognized by the CES Innovations Awards as an outstanding new product in the category of Multi-Room Audio/Video, and Xantech’s XIS100 iPod Docking Station has been honored by CustomRetailer Magazine’s EXCITE (alternately stylized “Exc!te�) Awards as one of the best products available to the custom electronics industry this year.

The Innovations awards, an annual CES tradition, recognizes manufacturers who achieve design and engineering excellence in a variety of categories. Innovations has become a hallmark for the best designed products in consumer technology, with manufacturers competing for the privilege of featuring the award in their marketing and sales efforts. This year Innovations 2010 more

The 8,000-square-meter Hong Kong Space Museum has recently renovated the Stanley Ho Space Theatre. The theater, sheltered beneath the museum’s famous egg-shaped dome, is part of the planetarium area of the museum.

Integrated by PCCW, one of the leading AV and IT solutions company provider based in Hong-Kong, a Medialon Control system is part of the cutting-edge digital planetarium system installed in the Stanley Ho Space theatre.

The Hong Space Museum, which hosts a diameter of 23 meters hemispherical projection, is one of the first planetarium in the world to possess a fully automatic control system in its theatre. It has also been the first to have installed an OMNIMAX film projector in Asia.

The world highest resolutions Sky-Skan Definiti 8K full dome system is driving 6 sets of SONY T110 SXRD video projectors for impressive full more

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(BOSTON, MA – October, 2009) Focal Press, a division of Elsevier, is pleased to announce the publication of Sound Systems: Design and Optimization, 2e by Bob McCarthy.

With this definitive guide to sound reinforcement alignment and design, Bob McCarthy shares his expert knowledge and effective methodology from years of teaching audio professionals. more

December 1, 2009 —NSCA has announced the industry leaders sponsoring its 2010 Business & Leadership Conference and Herman Procurement and Logistics has been recognized for showing its support for building better integrators, especially in these challenging economic times. more

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT – OCTOBER 2009: Sennheiser Electronic Corporation (www.sennheiserusa.com) announces an agreement with Herman Procurement & Logistics (www.hermanelectronics.com) to be a distributor for Sennheiser integrated solutions throughout the U.S. Herman will distribute Sennheiser’s innovative evolution and installed sound series microphones, as well as its full line of conference and RF/infrared assistive-listening systems. Herman plans to stock an extensive array of Sennheiser products in all five of its distribution facilities located in Miami, Atlanta, New Jersey, Dallas and Nevada to provide local availability and better serve Sennheiser customers. more

DigiTech®, a leading manufacturer of guitar, bass, and vocal processors, and a Harman International company (NYSE-HAR), has announced a free Version 2.0 software upgrade to the popular RP500 Multi-Effect Switching System. The upgrade now provides RP500 users with a 20-second looper. more

Elie Maman, one of New York’s fastest-rising producer/engineer/composers, continues his ascent in the music industry and relies on JBL LSR4300 Series studio monitors as part of his winning formula for success. The owner of EMP Productions has composed the theme song for MTV’s television show “Rob & Big,� and has produced tracks for numerous recording artists, including David Rush of Universal Republic Records. In recent months, Rush’s single “You Already Know,� which Maman composed, has appeared on the MTV Movie Awards, MTV’s “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory,� and on ESPN’s “Sports Center.� Additionally, Maman’s compositions can be found on the Season 1 DVD of “Fantasy Factory� and MTV’s “How To Dance Like Michael Jackson.� more

Expects ATP certification and unveiling of UC Demonstration Center in early 2010

AVI-SPL, a leading provider of video and audio communications solutions, today announced that it has established a dedicated Cisco practice focused on Unified Communications (UC) and TelePresence solutions. The company is working towards its TelePresence Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco, and expects to complete the requirements early in the first quarter of 2010. The ATP designation recognizes companies who have fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support Cisco UC and TelePresence solutions. The company plans to establish a network of Unified Communications and TelePresence demo centers at some of its offices around the country, where customers can see these solutions in action. more

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Unlimited Visibility Lighting Design (UVLD) put the spotlight on a major automaker’s 2010 lineup, including an exciting new vehicle introduction, when design partner Andy Henry lit a high-profile, two-day rollout at Chicago’s Arie Crown Theater followed by a pair of additional events at the McCormick Place Convention Center. UVLD teamed with Gail & Rice of Cardiff By The Sea, California which provided all the creative for the project, staged the events and preproduced the video content. more