— Elegant, Slim-Design Home Theater and Stereo Models Are Ideal for Custom Installation —

Sound Import, LLC, the exclusive U.S. distributor for the Wharfedale brand of dynamic loudspeakers, is offering Wharfedale’s Achromatic Series loudspeakers, which combine striking, slim design with custom-installation-friendly features and newly developed drivers that are engineered to deliver superlative sound.

The Achromatic lineup includes two wall-mountable left/right/surround speakers (models WA-S1 and WA-S2); two wall-mountable center-channel speakers (WA-C2 and WA-C4); two floorstanding towers (the WA-T4 and WA-T8) and two powered subwoofers (models WA-8SB and WA-12SB). The loudspeakers are available individually, or as part of the Micro, Basik, Supro, L/C/R or Ultimo system packages for smaller, mid-sized and larger rooms. Prices range from $169 to $599 for individual speaker pairs and from $699 to $1,699 for system packages.

Achromatic Series loudspeakers are sleek and elegant, making them ideal for custom-installation, architectural more

Hale Centre Theatre’s stage and seating areas

Concentric rings of coaxial 12XT and 8XT greatly enhance venue’s sound quality

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — A quarter of a century ago, Salt Lake City’s Hale Centre Theatre staged its first production in an old lingerie factory for a paid audience of barely two dozen people. Since then, things have certainly changed for the non-profit community theatre, which today stages productions in its 42,000-square-foot West Valley City facility and has welcomed no less than 3.5 million patrons through its doors.

Although the octagonal, 610-seat theatre is state-of-the-art in most respects — including its unique circular moving stage and sophisticated Spiralift system — the sound reinforcement system was deemed in need of an update. Local integrator Poll Sound was brought in to design and install a new system, which is now comprised of L-ACOUSTICS loudspeakers and amplified controllers. more

NewTek, a worldwide leader of 3D animation and video products, releases NewTek LightWave 10-the latest version of its Emmy Award-winning 3D software. LightWave 10 delivers a whole new set of capabilities for 3D producers and studio pipelines. Now, 3D artists have the ability to focus on the creative process with tools that provide immediate feedback, whether they work alone or in a multi-software studio.

LightWave 10 new stereoscopic camera rig with support for both parallel and convergent setups, includes a full Anaglyph Stereoscopic preview, with real-time interaction in the OpenGL window and full support for dynamic convergence and interocular envelope values.

LightWave 10 leverages new technologies developed in LightWave CORE and showcases NewTek’s commitment to the creation of tools that support the artistic process. With LightWave 10, artists have the ability to interact directly in the viewport and see changes to lights, textures, volumetrics and more, to view updates to their stereoscopic work in real time, and to deliver realistic environment walkthroughs in ways never before possible. With data interchange tools that enhance pipeline integration and a fresh user interface, LightWave 10 is the more

VARs Express Superior Satisfaction in Cabinet NG Three Years Running

Huntsville, AL – Thursday, December 30, 2010 – Cabinet NG (CNG), provider of document management and workflow management software, today announced it has been selected by Business Solutions Magazine (BSM) as a 2011 Best Channel Vendor in the ECM Software technology category. This marks the third consecutive year CNG received this award, reinforcing its value as an outstanding channel vendor.

From mid-September through early October, BSM conducted a web-based survey in which its most active VAR subscribers were asked to rate their vendor partners on a scale of 0 (worst) to 5 (best) in seven categories. A total of 11,504 votes were cast, making it one of the largest surveys of its kind. In previous years, the top 15% of vendors in each surveyed technology category were selected as more

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Dec. 29, 2010 — Atlona Technologies(R) today announced a new promotion celebrating the release of its AT-AiR3 1080p wireless USB to HDMI converter. Atlona is giving away an AT-AiR3 to 10 lucky winners, in addition to a 50-inch HDTV for the first place winner, a 42-inch HDTV for second place, and a 32-inch HDTV for third place. The contest is open to entrants now. more

Conan, the new late-night talk, music and entertainment show hosted by award-winning comedic talent Conan O’Brien showcases O’Brien’s tremendous versatility as a performer as well as his eclectic tastes in musical guest artists–not to mention his all-star house band led by guitarist Jimmy “Vâ€? Vivino. To handle that kind of performance diversity, Conan needed mix consoles for both music and production dialog that could keep up with the fast timing and quick turns of the show, and that’s exactly what the two Studer Vista 9 digital consoles specifically installed for the program at the Warner Bros Studio Facilities’ Stage 15, in Burbank, California provide. Studer Vista 9 consoles are used in both the Music Mix control room and in the Production Audio mix control room, both of which were designed and equipped by Sound Design Corporation.

“Conan’s shows are a huge mix of talk, stand-up, sketch comedy, remote more

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, December 27, 2010 — NSCA fondly remembers Randy Vaughan for his commitment to an industry that broadly ranges in technologies, applications and markets – bringing his expertise, leadership and passion to both the commercial and residential electronic systems industry. A memorial service is set for Thursday, December 30, 2010 in Norfolk, VA.

Randy was a charter member of NSCA, serving in any capacity needed and helping the association and its members become well-trained, educated systems integrators. Randy served on the NSCA Board of Directors from 1997-2008, including a year two-year term as president beginning in 2005. Additionally, he served as an instructor for NSCA Universityâ„¢ for more than 12 years, and was named its Educator of the Year in 2007. He also served as chairman of the NSCA Education Committee for a number of years. His greatest accomplishments more

RIDGEFIELD PARK, New Jersey—More than 50 years ago, five Bergen County municipalities – Englewood, Leonia, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park and Teaneck, donated land to the County of Bergen with the intention of creating a central commons for art, sports and other leisure activities. After years of hard work, the vision to turn what was once a landfill into a beautiful park is now a reality. Dubbed “Central Park Westâ€?, the new 138-acre Overpeck County Park recently installed a complete sound system featuring a NEXO GEO S12 line array and Yamaha LS9 digital audio console in their 3,000-seat outdoor amphitheatre.

Boulevard Pro (Oradell, NJ) was selected during a bid process and called in as a consultant to design the audio system for the new amphitheatre. “Our main concern in selecting a audio installation firm was reputation and experience,� states John Biale, Senior Project Coordinator, Bergen County Parks Department. “We installed more

First Consumer Products Certified In The Global UNII Band Spread Spectrum Opening 21 New Wireless Channels In The 5GHz Band

Portland, OR – December 23, 2010 – Summit Semiconductor LLC, a leader in wireless audio technologies, for Home Theater enables the first consumer products to be approved by the FCC for wireless operation in the uncongested, 5GHz UNII (Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure) radio frequency band. Hansong Technologies, an original equipment and design manufacturer to global consumer brands, will unveil an audio hub utilizing the Summit Wireless™ UNII band radio modules that support up to 7.1 Home Theater speaker systems, in the first quarter of 2011. The small form factor HDMI audio hub provides audio video receiver connectivity and advanced high definition audio decode for digital televisions, Blu-ray players, game machines, digital music players (iPods™, etc.) and set top boxes. In addition to the high definition wireless audio link more

— Company acknowledged for its contribution of outstanding technical excellence to the recording field —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, December 23, 2010 — Waves Audio was informed that it will be presented with a prestigious Technical GRAMMY® Award during the GRAMMY Week celebration in February 2011. The news was made public as part of The Recording Academy® announcing its Special Merit Awards recipients, with Waves Audio as a Technical GRAMMY Award® honoree. A special invitation-only ceremony will be held during GRAMMY Week on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, and a formal acknowledgment will be made during the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, which will be held at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. With this presentation of the Technical GRAMMY®, Waves joins a prestigious list of previous recipients which includes such well-known names as Apple Computer, Inc., Sony/Philips, Shure Incorporated and Yamaha Corporation.

This more