PETALUMA, Calif. — Aug. 3, 2010 — Panamax/Furman today announced a major update to its BlueBOLT(TM) power and energy management platform. To help users conserve energy and lower their utility bills, BlueBOLT version 1.2 greatly expands the energy management feature set, in addition to providing new control options. more

In recent months the Egyptian Radio and TV Union (ERTU) has extended its long relationship with Studer digital consoles by placing a sequence of orders that bring a further 39 OnAir 3000 desks and a Vista 8 into the national broadcaster’s estate. All will be located at ERTU headquarters in the Maspero TV building. more

— GRAMMY®-winning producer uses CLASP® to capitalize on current digital technology while retaining analog warmth and tone —

Award-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Chapman, who recently garnered an Album of the Year GRAMMY® for his work on Taylor Swift’s LP Fearless, and who himself has twice won nominations for Producer of the Year by the ACM, knows sound. And that’s why Chapman has wholeheartedly embraced the revolutionary CLASP® (Closed Loop Analog Signal Processor) system, the critically-acclaimed product that finally brings the worlds of analog and digital audio truly together. CLASP was developed, invented, manufactured and is exclusively distributed by Nashville-based Endless Analog. more

LYNX Technik AG will showcase their yellobrik stand-alone “brick� and Series 5000 card and rack-based interface equipment at BIRTV 2010, August 23-26, 2010 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. The yellobrik and Series 5000 products will be showcased on the EverTop International Technology booth 8B08 and yellobriks will be showcased on XLR Technology booth 2026. more

WAYNE, NEW JERSEY – JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., has upgraded its four latest high-resolution, 1/3-inch CCD analog surveillance cameras. The new “A� versions of the TK-C2201UA and TK-C2201WPUA fixed dome cameras, as well as the box-style TK-C9200UA and TK-C9300UA cameras, feature improved image processing to deliver brighter, clearer, and more stable images under varying conditions. more

The First Switchers with an Integrated Server for Exceptional Workflow

(Billerica, Massachusetts) – Broadcast Pix™ will unveil a 50Hz version of Granite™, its new native HD, 1080p-ready live video production system, at IBC2010 in Amsterdam, 10-14 September, 2010 (Booth 7.C21). The new flagship product line for Broadcast Pix, Granite combines a new HD switcher with a new HD server running the company’s innovative Fluent™ workflow software, enabling users to create compelling live HD video at a price point unmatched in the industry. more

27 licensed feeds from StreamScreen.com are included for StrandVision digital signage subscribers

MENOMONIE, Wis. – August 3, 2010 – StrandVision LLC today announced that it has arranged to license all 27 digital signage content feeds from StreamScreen.com. The new feeds are available to StrandVision digital signage subscribers for no additional charge. The content is also offered for the first 30 days to customers with the free digital signage subscription that is being offered through the Summer of Digital Signage program. As part of the arrangement, StrandVision is retrieving and processing the feeds for StreamScreen to provide to their other customers. more

TORONTO, CANADA, August 3, 2010 — Underscoring the need to take their SMART Board training to a higher level of cost-effectiveness, the Renfrew County Catholic School District Board (www.rccdsb.edu.on.ca), based in Pembroke, Ontario, and the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (www.hwcdsb.ca), based in Hamilton, Ontario, have purchased more than 100 copies of the revolutionary Blossom Learning Online SMART Board Course, according to Paul Weatherhead, General Manager of the Toronto, Canada based software developer. more

SF Opera/Ballet

As longtime and extensive users of Robert Juliat Profile spots, it could have been expected that the San Francisco Opera and Ballet would become the first US installation for Robert Juliat’s motorized Victor followspots with RJNET electronics.

“When the Opera was remodeled and seismically upgraded in 1996, we purchased 172 Profiles, then the Opera bought a few HMI Profiles and the Ballet added two more. The Victor followspots are our most recent purchase,� says Jim Caudle, technician for the San Francisco Ballet. “The building is shared by both companies which have consecutive seasons: the Opera runs May through December and the Ballet December through May. There are permanent followspot positions for both companies and the Victors remain in place for both seasons.� more