Listen Technologies Corporation announced the appointment of Craig Devin as Manager of Product Development. In his new position, Devin will be in charge of all new product development initiatives. Devin will report directly to Tim Schaeffer, Listen Technologies Corporation Vice President of Strategic Development. Devin will work closely with Schaeffer to create the company’s product development road-map. more

CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, July 20, 2010 — Moving strategically to strengthen its senior management team, The AVC Group, LLC (www.theavcgroup.com), formerly the Linear Audio Video Control Group, today announced a series of appointments designed to position the company for long-term worldwide sales growth. All of the appointments were announced by The AVC Group, LLC President Mark Terry and are effective immediately. more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — July 27, 2010 — Haivision Network Video today announced version 5.6 of its Furnace(TM) IP video system software, which offers new authentication, web video portal, and conditional access features, among others. In addition to providing users with a more powerful IP video solution, the new release also delivers compliance with the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for medical applications. more

Students Receive Assistance to Pursue Industry Education

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, July 28, 2010 — The NSCA Education Foundation and Bosch Security Systems, Inc., Communications Systems Division have awarded three $2,500 scholarships to students pursuing careers in the commercial electronic systems industry. Andrew Keil and Wade Kolata were chosen for the Robert Bosch scholarships and Gary Fine was selected as the first recipient of the Monte Wise scholarship. more

Toronto, Canada, July 2010: Now in its 23rd year, the Toronto Jazz Festival has grown from an ambitious upstart to become one of the world’s premier jazz events, attracting some 500,000 visitors annually for ten days of music that features jazz legends and newcomers, and even well-known musicians of other jazz-inspired genres. This year’s festival brought Maceo Parker, Herbie Hancock, and Harry Connick, more

Toronto, Canada, July 2010: The Toronto Jazz Festival takes place every year during the ten days that bridge the springtime memories of June and the hot summer reality of July. A tremendous number of artists participate, performing in venues located throughout the Canadian metropolis to some 500,000 attendees from around the world. more

Full-Motion Articulating Mount for Larger Flat-Panel TVs

City of Industry, CA – July 27, 2010 – WallWizard has announced the introduction of its XM series of articulating mounts for thin flat-panel TVs. The first two mounts in the series are the XM60 (for 40- to 60- inch TVs) and XM37 (for 26- to 37- inch TVs). The XM series mounts incorporate a unique cam mechanism that easily enables the TV to be swiveled 90 degrees left and right, or tilted up and down (+ 3 / – 15 degrees), using simply one hand or even a finger. Eliminated is the often strenuous two-hand, two-step process of pulling the TV out from the wall and then positioning its angle, as well as having to push hard to return to the ‘home’ position, which can stress or damage today’s thinner TVs. more

LightWave 10 VPR showing a final-quality render with full lighting and shading including subsurface scattering, and with the OpenGL Overlay option allowing artist access to rigs and controls to animate in the fully rendered environment

NewTek, worldwide leader of 3D animation and video products, today announced NewTek LightWave 10, the next generation of its Emmy award-winning professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software. LightWave 10 will combine ground-breaking CORE technology with enhanced Modeler and Layout to deliver the most extensive upgrade in years to LightWave’s production-proven workflow. more

Gefen’s newest extender supports the extension of 108p full HD with 3DTV, IR and multi-channel audio over one CAT-5 cable.

CHATSWORTH, CA – Connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced that the newest extension solution from its Gefen ToolBox line of wall-mountable hardware is currently shipping. The Gefen ToolBox Extender for HDMI 3DTV uses innovative HDBaseT technology from Valens Semiconductor to enhance the length and features of its high definition extension capability.

Small sender and receiver units link any hi-def source to an HDTV display using one industry-standard CAT-5 cable, delivering 1080p full HD with 3DTV pass-through, multi-channel audio and IR remote control up to 330 feet (100m). more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana — Originally dedicated in 1923, St. Joseph Co-Cathedral of Thibodaux, Louisiana is a magnificently preserved 650-seat house of worship built in the Renaissance Romanesque style. With the recent installation of an unobtrusive L-ACOUSTICS KIVA and XT loudspeaker system, the church’s sound is now every bit on par with its beauty.

Tampa-based AVI-SPL, a leading provider of audio-video communications solutions, was brought in to provide the system integration, which was based on a SOUNDVISION model created by L-ACOUSTICS’ Dan Palmer. more