Kansas City, MO – April 2010 … Avlex Corporation, the name audio professionals turn to for world-class wireless technology and microphones, is pleased to announce a special promotion aimed at helping professional audio wireless microphone users address the FCC’s recent 700 MHz band ruling. The new regulations, which prohibit the operation of wireless microphones in the 700 MHz band (698 – 806 MHz), take effect June 12th 2010. more

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — April 6, 2010 — For an immersive audio experience in any living space or dedicated home theater environment, Leon Speakers today announced five complete 5.1 and 7.2 Living Space Theaterâ„¢ home audio systems. In addition to providing value by offering timbre-matched audio solutions, Leon’s high-fidelity systems can be customized easily and configured by integrators and designers according to the exact specifications of any room. Each system consists of custom-built front-channel loudspeakers selected from Leon’s Living Space Theater collection, complemented by Leon’s AXIS Series of premium in-ceiling speakers or reference-grade in-wall surround sound speakers, and the powerful, compact Aaros 10-inch (A10-UT) subwoofer and 1,000-watt L3-1K amplifier. more

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. — April 6, 2010 — BTX Technologies, a global value-added distributor and manufacturer of interface and integration products, today announced that it has been selected as a distributor for Avio’s iP-01UE all-in-one DLPâ„¢ projector and document camera. Under the agreement, BTX will promote and sell Avio’s intelligent projector to professional A/V integrators in North America. more

MEDFORD, OR, April 6, 2010 — Musician’s Friend, Inc. (MF), the largest direct response retailer of musical instruments and gear in the U.S., and a division of Guitar Center since 1999, welcomes Tim White to the position of Vice President, Sales, and Pamela Turay to the position of Vice President, Human Resources. The announcement was made by Craig Johnson, Musician’s Friend Chief Executive Officer. White’s appointment represents MF’s unified sales initiative, seeking to drive a sales culture and an exceptional customer experience at each and every touch point and across every brand; Turay’s appointment underscores MF’s strategic focus on talent management and development. more

— Genelec 8030A monitors and 7050A subwoofers offer NYU’s renowned research and teaching staff unprecedented configurability to conduct a wide variety of listening and testing experiments, furthering the knowledge base of the students and the entire professional audio industry —

— The Genelec 8030As’ small form factor and big sound combine to offer unrivalled performance for critical listening applications —

— Additionally, all department faculty members received a Genelec 6010A/5040A setup for their offices — more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — April 6, 2010 — HaiVision Network Video today announced the availability of the Makito AIR™, a compact, ruggedized version of its commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Makito™ technology that also includes metadata capability. Meeting stringent DO-160 specifications and with MIL-STD connectors, the Makito AIR delivers HD H.264 encoding at up to 1080p60 resolution. This new encoder is ideal for all military, homeland security, and law enforcement IP video applications requiring the highest resolution, lowest latency, and bandwidth efficiency. more

Brea, CA – April 2010… Altinex, a leading manufacturer of Modular AV Solutions™, is pleased to announce the introduction of the Showtime 2100 AV Presentation System. The sixth such system in the company’s Showtime “Solution in a Box� offerings, the new Showtime 2100 makes it easier than ever for school districts to take advantage of the features and benefits of the Altinex Showtime systems while operating within today’s limited budgets. more

WOODBURY, NEW YORK, April 6, 2010 – Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd., a leading provider of affordable, high performance cameras, today announced that Pittsfield Community Television, in Pittsfield, MA, has outfitted its main studio with three new Hitachi Z-HD5000 1080i HDTV cameras to produce public, education and government access programming for viewers in its Western Massachusetts coverage area. more

LAS VEGAS, NV – Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division, and a pre-eminent worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, will be exhibiting a 3D camera system package based around the 3ality Digital camera systems and software at NAB 2010 (Booth C6419). more

WAYNE, NJ (April 6, 2009) — KUTV, the CBS affiliate for Salt Lake City, has purchased 16 JVC ProHD GY-HM700 camcorders with Fujinon TH17x5BRM lenses to improve the on-air look and workflow for 2News, its local news operation. A Four Points Media Group station managed by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, KUTV purchased the new JVC ProHD camcorders to replace its Panasonic DVCPRO tape-based units for ENG acquisition. more