ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Feb. 23, 2010) – Even in today’s technology-driven classrooms, hearing the instructor or multi-media presentations is vital to a student’s performance. To ensure crystal clear audio from instructional technology devices, Premier Mounts (www.mounts.com) has introduced two Universal Short Throw Projector Wall Mounts with Audio components (UNI-STA+Audio and UNI-EXT+Audio). This product provides a cost-effective and high quality audio solution for educational institutions in a time of extremely limited budgets for technology. more

Orlando, Florida, February 2010—Tributaries® the established value leader in high-end cables and installation accessories, is pleased to introduce the Series 1 HDMI Cables, offering installers a high “performance to value� ratio for their HDMI cabling needs. more

— Award-winning animation series has its motion-capture audio recorded via a Sennheiser ME 104 wireless microphone system and Focusrite VoiceMaster Platinum mic-pre, and has its sound mixed to picture through a Euphonix System 5 MC console —

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, February 19, 2010 — Back at the Barnyard, the animated series based on the hit 2006 movie Barnyard, has won a Daytime EMMY® Award and been nominated for two more. Produced by O Entertainment’s animation division, Omation, and created by Executive Producer and O Entertainment Owner Steve Oedekerk, with Paul Marshal serving as Producer, the show is currently wrapping its second season on the Nickelodeon network and it will likely remain a contender for top awards through its final season. more

In one of Venezuela’s largest annual live music events, rental sound company Grupo Zonico provided an extensive audio system for Coca-Cola Solid Fest 2010 at Hipdromo La Rinconada in Caracas. JBL VERTEC® line arrays comprised the main PA system for the 4-day event, which included performances by leading international and local artists for crowds averaging 20,000 persons per day. With separate themed event days presenting rock, urban and Latin artists, performers at the festival included Korn, OscarD Leon and Luis Fonsi. more

Effective immediately, Studer Professional Audio GmbH has appointed Tibor Tamas as the new Sales Engineer for Germany, Austria, Greece and the Eastern European countries.

Tibor Tamas is a Studer veteran having worked for the company for over 32 years. He started in 1977 as an apprentice to continue his education as an Electronics Engineer with Studer and worked in the R&D department developing Mixing Consoles. Subsequently Tibor joined the service department providing worldwide Product Support/Engineering and more recently spent 4 ½ years in North America, firstly at Studer Canada then JBL – Studer’s Distributor in the USA – as a Sales Engineer and Technical Service Manager for Studer. more

As one of the most successful musicians in Latin America, Alejandro Sanz has built a name for himself as a dynamic and exciting performer; selling over 25 million albums worldwide and winning 17 total GRAMMYs; two of which are attributed to the U.S. Grammy’s and the other 15 at the Latin Grammys. With his new project Paraiso Express on the verge of release, Sanz recently embarked on his worldwide “Paradise� tour, showcasing the anticipated album with a set of AKG equipment that included the DMS 700, an IVM 4 in-ear system and a variety of D7 and D5 microphones. more

NSCA Launches Website to Help Systems Contractors Explore, Enter MNEC Market

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, February 23, 2010 — The recent addition of two simple words – and signaling – to NFPA 72, now the National Fire Alarm & Signaling Code, as well as a new chapter on Emergency Communications Systems, will likely have a major effect on the commercial electronic systems industry. more

AVAD LLC, North America’s leading distributor of custom electronics, announced it will carry a full line of residential and commercial HD video distribution products from ZeeVee. AVAD dealers will now have access to ZeeVee’s product line which utilize HD encoding and RF modulation to distribute HD video over coax cabling to unlimited displays. Among the products initially offered through AVAD is the new ZvBox 170, a low-cost, simple-to-deploy system for distributing HD video and digital signage. more

Panasonic, Pioneer, Samsung and Sanyo Choose Almo Booth to Show Latest Digital Signage Products; Almo’s Sam Taylor to Kick Off Workshop and Host Lunch & Learns

Philadelphia, PA — February 23, 2010 — This week, Almo Professional A/V (Booth #1413), the nation’s fastest growing audiovisual distributor, will debut as an exhibitor at DSE 2010, Feb. 23-25 in Las Vegas, Nev. Top manufacturers such as Panasonic, Pioneer, Samsung and Sanyo will occupy space within Almo’s exhibit, which is designed to show multiple live digital signage systems. Additionally, Sam Taylor, Almo’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, will be involved in an on-floor workshop about introductory digital signage and conduct a sold-out Lunch & Learn roundtable discussion focused on selling digital signage solutions to existing accounts. more

SMART Technologies Products demonstrated in Booth 505

AVI-SPL, the largest global integrator of audiovisual systems and services, today announced it will exhibit at the ICE Conference 2010 sponsored by the Illinois Computing Educators. The conference will be held Feb. 23-26 at the Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center, St. Charles, Ill. more