Arlington, Texas – March 31, 2010: This year’s NBA All Star Game brought some 108,000 basketball fans to the “Texas-sized� Dallas Cowboys Stadium, a record-breaking number for the sport. Consistent with the high-profile spectacle of the event, which included several days of games and skills contests, the big game’s halftime show rivaled that of the Super Bowl, being broadcast to 215 countries in 44 languages. Columbian pop sensation Shakira and R&B superstar Alicia Keys delivered their stellar performances with “wired� fidelity and rock-solid reliability, over thirty channels of Sennheiser 5000 and 2000 Series wireless microphones and G2 and G3 monitoring systems. The Sennheiser gear ably navigated the RF space, which, like the stadium itself, was filled to capacity. In addition, a range of Sennheiser wired microphones handled the backline. more

Las Vegas, NV–– Middle Atlantic Products is introducing Designer™, an industry-leading layout design software package, to accompany its visionary new line of technical furniture, the Viewpoint™ Console System. This free program for console design and room layout features simple, intuitive use that incorporates many common operating system commands.

Designer software allows users to quickly and easily create a ViewPoint console, desk or video wall layout with high-quality graphics, providing a realistic depiction of the environment being designed. Middle Atlantic partnered with a number of users in the software’s development stages to create a platform with valuable and practical functionality. more

Las Vegas, NV– In a move that embodies its “designed for the end user, engineered for the installerâ€? manufacturing philosophy, Middle Atlantic introduced its ViewPointâ„¢ Console System at ISC West 2010. An expert supplier of equipment racks and mounting systems, the company continues its application-driven approach to its products with the industry’s first seismic certified console system, offering unprecedented support and protection for mission critical applications. more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — March 31, 2010 — HaiVision Network Video today unveiled a new version of the company’s STINGRAYâ„¢ set-top box, which boasts broader format support within a compact form factor. HaiVision will showcase the new STINGRAY at the 2010 NAB Show, demonstrating secure, centrally controlled IP video distribution. The STINGRAY is now available within a compact chassis format and supports direct HDMI output. more

C200 Services Music Recording and Live Broadcast

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – CBC has recently upgraded one of its music production remote trucks with a 128-channel, 32 fader Solid State Logic C200 HD Digital Production Console. The C200 HD is used for both live broadcast and recording of concerts and events for radio and television in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The console offers the advanced features and great sound of an SSL console for capture, while providing the power and flexibility to accomplish post production mixing when needed. more

Iroquois, ON, Canada – March 31, 2010 – Ross Video will be releasing a range of CWDM optical transmitters, optical muxes and optical demuxes to allow customers to fully utilize available bandwidth on their existing fiber connections. more

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 30, 2010 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the latest addition to the award-winning REALiS Multimedia Projector lineup, the SX7 Mark II D with DICOM Simulation Mode. In the medical-education field viewing monochrome digital X-Rays, CAT Scans and MRI’s with accurate color and precise detail is of the highest importance and the REALiS SX7 Mark II D is able to meet this need on a scale much larger than traditional monitors. more

Fort Lee, N.J., March 31, 2010 – FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will introduce the IVS-200 Video Stabilizer and Automatic Video Optimizer at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12-15 (Booth C5219). The new stabilizer is the latest member of FOR-A’s family of video stabilizers for image stabilization, and is ideal for improving unsteady video for security and surveillance applications. more

Royal Botanic

Sightseers at The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland (RBGE) are welcomed to the new John Hope Gateway visitor center where AV systems integrated by Electrosonic help them get oriented and explore the facility. Designed by Edward Cullinan architects, the center is a prime example of green construction and sustainability.

Established in 1670 next to Holyrood Palace, RBGE is a world-renowned scientific center for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation. Its new £15.7 million visitor center, which opened last October, is named after John Hope, an 18th century teacher and botanist responsible for an earlier location of the botanic garden and its Regius Keeper from 1761-1786. The Gateway features a restaurant, shop, outdoor plant sales area, Real Life Science Studio, education room and exhibition area. more

The First 24/7 Dealer-Only Training Module Allows New Dealers to Become Familiar with Set-up of the Award-Winning Sage Series

CARSON CITY, Nev., March 31, 2010 — Wisdom Audio (www.wisdomaudio.com), the leader in planar magnetic technologies, is proud to announce that it has launched a new on-line initiative to help educate and train its dealer base on the acclaimed and award-winning high-end Sage Series speaker systems. The first eLearing Dealer Training Module is located on a new hidden “Dealer Only� page at wisdomaudio.com, with the address provided directly to dealers by Wisdom Audio. more