Winnipeg – May 31, 2011 – For over four decades The Centennial Concert Hall — part of the Manitoba Centennial Center, the region’s most prestigious hub for performing arts science and culture — has served as home to the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Manitoba Opera and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Considered the region’s crown jewel of performance spaces, the hall also hosts more

Wind Tunnel Test Engineer communicates with test crews on Clear-Com V-Series Panel.

NASA Ames/Air Force 40 x 80 Wind Tunnel with Large Rotor Test Apparatus used for full-scale helicopter design and test

MOFFETT FIELD, CA. ─ Clear-Com®, a global leader in critical voice communication systems, is pleased to announce that its intercom systems were implemented at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC), located at NASA’s Ames Research Center, for communicating and coordinating wind tunnel test operations across the facility. The Eclipse-Median digital matrix intercom system, V-Series user control panels and CellCom Integra wireless beltpacks are bridging the communications gap among the test engineers. more

JESSUP, MARYLAND – MAY 2011: Proof that analog audio is a powerful force in the digital age, the Foo Fighters’ recent analog effort, Wasting Light, debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart last month. The album, which moved more than 235,000 copies in its first week, was recorded and mixed completely on a 32-channel API 1608 console in frontman Dave Grohl’s untreated garage and spare room. Although many consoles would have fit Grohl’s spacing and input requirements, the API 1608 and its sixteen-channel expander stood out as the perfect mix of uncompromising professionalism, flexible topology and functional size.

“The API sound is great for rock,” said Wasting Light producer Butch Vig. “It’s not subtle and it’s not soft. When you turn the gain up on an EQ, you can really hear it. It’s musical. We drove the 1608 more

Northridge, Calif. — May 31, 2011 — Powerline Control Systems, Inc., the manufacturer of PulseWorx lighting control for residential and light commercial applications, and inventor of Universal Powerline Bus® (UPB) technology, has announced that it has awarded Louisa’s Movie House & Electronics of Durango, Colo. as the Project of the Month winner for May.

Louisa’s Movie House & Electronics’ client needed a system which provided whole home automation for an 18,000 sq. ft. home. While the client demanded the best system available, it also needed to be simple to use and convenient, and the architect was insistent that each room could have no more than a two-gang light outlet. This meant that most lights had to go to lighting panels and keypads, making PCS’ products perfect for this installation. The installer placed 125 WS1D wall switch dimmers, 34 KPLD/R keypad dimmers, and 20 KPCW wall mount keypads, more

Malissa Dillman, CTS-D, CTS-I

Kramer Electronics, a worldwide supplier of innovative and reliable signal management products, is pleased to announce Malissa Dillman as its new Training and Education Manager.

Dillman comes to Kramer Electronics USA with an extensive background in A/V and industry certifications. In her new role, Malissa will work to deliver and continue to develop the comprehensive Kramer educational curriculum. She will also deliver the licensed curriculum that Kramer offers; particularly the classes Kramer licenses from InfoComm, including the very popular 3-day CTS Exam Prep class.

“We are so pleased to have Malissa join the Kramer family,� stated Clint Hoffman, VP of Marketing for Kramer Electronics USA. Hoffman continued, “Malissa’s wealth of knowledge and experience will truly be a great asset to the company, and to our students. I more

Fort Lee, N.J. – FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will highlight a variety of recently introduced products at the 2011 InfoComm Show, which runs June 15-17 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Demonstrating in Booth 5751, FOR-A will showcase its FA-9500 multipurpose signal processor, HVS-350HS HD/SD 1.5 M/E digital video switcher, FVW-500HS HD/SD video writer, LTR-100HS video archive recorder, MV-3200 Series multi-viewer and MV-1600HS Series multi-viewer.

“InfoComm has always been a key show for us,� said Pedro Silvestre, FOR-A Corporation of America, Sales Director. “It’s the world’s largest conference for the professional AV industry, which along with broadcast, is one of the top areas we serve. Our company’s research and development focuses its design criterion on products and features that will benefit video professionals working in this challenging but dynamic field. We see our more

SINGAPORE – MAY 2011: In response to unprecedented sales growth throughout both the established and the burgeoning Asian countries, Symetrix announces the formation of a new position, Technical Sales Engineer for Asia, and announces the appointment of Singapore-based Hock Thang to the position. Thang possesses a deep understanding of the Symetrix product line from his prior experience as a technical sales associate in the region, and he will employ that knowledge to assist Asian Symetrix customers with their technical questions both pre- and post-sale.

“Hiring Hock to this newly created position represents a big step forward for Symetrix in Asia,” said Paul Roberts, vice president of sales and marketing at Symetrix. “It’s clear that our Asian distributors are making substantial contributions to Symetrix’ growth, and we want to support their present and future efforts by creating this dedicated technical sales position for the region. We’re especially excited that Hock more

May 31, 2011 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids Digital Rapids will be showcasing the new 2.0 version of the award-winning TouchStream portable encoding and live streaming appliance at the upcoming InfoComm 2011 exhibition. The version 2.0 update adds support for the Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager multi-encoder management software, enabling comprehensive remote monitoring, management and control of multiple TouchStream units from a centralized location. Additional new features in the TouchStream 2.0 upgrade include enhancements to HTTP Live Streaming for Apple(r) iPhone(r) and iPad(tm) devices and improved Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Smooth Streaming capabilities. more

Exclusive Communication Available Only with the QR-Hotswap-AR

SHELTON, CT – Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, continues to add to its offerings of superior Gold-Mount® solutions with the introduction of the QR-HotSwap-AR Gold Mount® for the ARRI ALEXA digital camera system. more