SHAKOPEE, Minn. — March 8, 2010 — Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) today announced that it has partnered with RTi Systems to establish a new distribution channel for the company’s professional-grade, integrator-friendly control solutions in Australia and New Zealand. Under the agreement, RTi Systems will distribute and provide technical support for RTI’s entire line of award-winning handheld and in-wall control panels, central processors, and related accessories throughout the region. more

New Music Production Technology Program Enrollment Greatly Exceeds Expectations

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – With Music Production Technology classes in full swing for the Spring semester, the 48-channel Solid State Logic Duality SE console at the Daytona State College Mike Curb College of Art, Music and Science is working overtime to accommodate the new program. Duality offers a wide range of features that make it highly desirable as a teaching platform including in-console control of Pro Tools® and other DAW software platforms. more

Spectral 240 Brings 3D Fantasy Adventure To Life

LONDON, ENGLAND – Harkness Screens, the world’s leading manufacturer of projection screens for cinema applications, was the screen of choice at the Royal World Premiere of Tim Burton’s 3D fantasy adventure movie, Alice in Wonderland, at London’s Odeon Leicester Square cinema. more

Booth Designed to Effectively Showcase the Gravity Media Asset Management Family of Products

NEW YORK – The newly formed SSL DV, Inc., a Solid State Logic Company, will showcase the Gravity Media Asset Management system family of products at the 2010 NAB Convention, Booth N808, from April 12 to 15, 2010, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. SSL DV has created a spectacular interactive booth that will focus attention on the varied and powerful features of Gravity through ongoing presentations. more

LYNX Technik Inc, provider of signal processing solutions for the broadcast and professional AV industries, welcomes K. (Jay) Jayaraman as the Vice President of Business Development for the United States. In this newly created position Jay will manage sales, market development, and channel management for the region. more

NSCA Business & Leadership Conference Attendees Discuss Strategies

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, March 8, 2010 — Attendees of NSCA’s 2010 Business & Leadership Conference, February 25-27 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, received solutions to current challenges created by the economy, such as backlogs, cash flow and rehiring of employees, during an optimistic event that included discussions on emerging technologies and applications that will positively affect the entire industry.

Participants represented security and life safety, lighting and design, A/V and other systems integration and contracting companies, indicating the industry’s growth in recent years. Many discussed their tough business decisions and shared the tactics they used to overcome difficulties and remain viable in the industry. Others said they were researching new markets and opportunities through publicly funded jobs. These are all signs of a recovering industry, economy and positive changes to come.
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Revolutionary intercom software to be exhibited with new functionalities for the first time at NAB 2010

ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 8, 2010 ─ Clear-Com® Communication Systems, a Vitec Group brand, today announces the launch of an enhanced version of the company’s Clear-Com Concert™ intercom software, which now offers new external audio interfacing capabilities. With this new connectivity option, Concert can easily interface with external audio systems, including partyline systems, paging systems, program feeds and other matrix systems using a four-wire interface over a standard IP network, providing a seamless communications network. Clear-Com will exhibit the enhanced Concert for the first time at NAB 2010 (Booth C6025). more

Extron Electronics today announced that it has purchased the Products Engineering and Development Division of Electrosonic Group a premier worldwide AV systems integration and service provider. more

MELVILLE, NY, March 8, 2010 — On Sunday, February 28, 2010, the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games held a closing ceremony that was broadcast to an audience of millions around the world from Vancouver’s BC Place. A highlight was a performance from Canadian-born artist Avril Lavigne, who performed her hits “My Happy Ending� and “Girlfriend.� Alongside Lavigne was guitarist Devin Bronson, literally shining with his custom-designed VOX silver sparkle Virage guitar. The instrument is a one-of-a-kind custom Virage DC (double-cutaway) with VOX’s new proprietary CoAxe pickups and a unique headstock matching the cosmetics of the classic VOX Wah Wah pedal.

Commenting on his choice of guitar brands and the custom design for this historic performance, Bronson offered, “When you’re playing the Olympics and three billion people are watching, you wanna play something that grabs more

Photo Courtesy: Walt Disney World

MONTREAL — March 8, 2010 — X2O Media today announced that its Xpresenterâ„¢ digital signage software is delivering content to an extensive network of digital displays, including a front gate news ticker and baseball stadium jumbotron, at the newly rebranded ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. The suburban Orlando, Fla. sports complex was re-launched on Feb. 25 bearing the cable-sports juggernaut’s look and feel throughout the 220-acre facility. more