ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, September 6, 2011 — Barix announces a major in-store media win that encompasses the rollout of an IP audio system to 300 retail stores in Italy to enhance the shopper experience.

Penny Market Italy, a leading discount chain in Italy, is delivering music, advertisements and unique national-scale promotions to all 300 stores through “Penny FM,� a live audio program stream that acts as a branded retail radio station. Barix Audio over IP solutions support reliable distribution of the stream to the individual stores, which is broadcast in real time.

“Penny FM adds a touch of personality to the shopping experience through dedicated programs tailored to the customer,� said Mirko De Dominicis, Network and Security Manager, Penny Market Italy. “The Barix IP audio solution improves the image of our stores and makes a more

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Once a year, RelampIt! sponsors a projector lamp recycling raffle in effort to promote Green practices in the audiovisual industry.

The 4th Annual Projector Lamp Recycling Raffle began September 1, 2011 and will conclude as part of a series of events that will take place during InfoComm’s AV Week (10/16/2011 – 10/22/2011). According to Gina Sansivero, Partner at Projector Lamp Services, “The week-long focus here will be on Green AV; specifically end of life cycle options for AV equipment.� This year, RelampIt! intends to exceed the 1700 lamps collected during last year’s recycling raffle event. By participating in InfoComm’s AV Week festivities, RelampIt! has the opportunity to reach out to and educate a larger number of companies and institutions.

Those interested in being entered in the raffle are encouraged to submit a minimum of 10 projector lamps for recycling, which qualifies them for (1) entry. Participants have more

AMSTERDAM, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011—With the 2012 Summer Olympic games set to commence next July, Vitec Group brands Bexel, The Camera Store (TCS) and Autoscript have announced a partnership that will offer clients a local support center at TCS and Autoscript’s Twickenham, West London headquarters throughout the 17-day event. more

Dawn Borsella

A.C.T Lighting continues to expand its team of highly-qualified professionals with the addition of Dawn Borsella as a Technical Support specialist. Based in A.C.T’s New Jersey office, Borsella will support the entire range of A.C.T Lighting products, including MA Lighting, Clay Paky, LiteWare and W-DMX, as well as train customers on the use and operation of those products.

“I’m very excited to be joining the A.C.T team of service professionals,” says Borsella. “I jumped at the opportunity to be part of A.C.T, which has a superb reputation for offering the best of the best in everything they sell. The grandMA series has always been my console of choice, giving endless capabilities for artists’ programming needs.”

For the last six years Borsella has been a freelance lighting programmer/technician and has toured the world more

Video Mount Products LCD-1C small flat panel ceiling mount

STEVENSVILLE, Md., Sept. 6, 2011 — Video Mount Products (videomount.com), a leading provider of mounting solutions for the security, commercial and pro audio/video markets, is proud to announce it will feature the LCD-1C small flat panel ceiling mount during ASIS 2011, held in Orlando, Fla. from September 19-21 at the Orange County Convention Center, booth 3479.

“Whether it’s limited wall space in security offices making a ceiling mount a requirement, or the need for a functional and versatile public view ceiling mounted LCD security monitor, the LCD-1C is the ideal choice for security installations with numerous multifaceted and unique aesthetic requirements,� explained Keith Fulmer, president of Video Mount Products. “The LCD-1C is the perfect combination of an all-around more

Session & Special Event Abstracts, Exhibitor List & Registration Info All On Line

NEW YORK: With the culmination of fine-tuning for the eagerly awaited

131st AES Convention, comes the posting of the Preliminary Event Calendar. Chock full of descriptive abstracts, dates, times and presenter details, the PEC represents a full year of intensive activity. The volunteer Convention Committee focused on developing timely, meticulously researched and impossible to duplicate: Broadcast/Streaming, Education, Game Audio, Historical, Live Sound, Master Class, Paper, Platinum, Product Design, Special Events, Tech Tours, Tutorials and Workshops. A microcosm of the Convention itself, the AES PEC symbolizes the very best that the pro audio industry and the AES have to offer.

“We have made every effort to develop the most user-friendly format for this year’s PEC,” reports Committee Chair Jim Anderson. “Easy to read, drop-down abstracts are imbedded within more

Latest Version of Torpedo DVB-to-IP Gateway adds Support for DVB-T2, Conditional Access Modules, and Secure IP Multicast Distribution
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Rio Rancho, NM – September 2011… Lectrosonics, recognized the world over as a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products, is pleased to announce its co-sponsorship of the forthcoming webinar MultiMic, Multi-Source Mixing for Live Events: DSP Audio Processing for Boardrooms, Courtrooms, Classrooms, and Multipurpose Venues. Scheduled for September 20th, this is an excellent opportunity for A/V professionals, system Integrators, contractors, acousticians, live sound, recording, and broadcast engineers, house of worship engineers, and others to gain insight into high quality, trouble-free audio for event production. more

More Wowza Media Server 3 Capabilities to be Unveiled at IBC2011 more

LE PLESSIS ROBINSON, France — Sept. 5, 2011 — Making its debut at IBC2011, the 4MinX from AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS is the first fully integrated digital multichannel mixer and multitrack recorder in one compact unit. It offers mixing and even recording of 5.1 or 7.1 without any problems — both indoor and outdoor. Users can record up to eight tracks and maintain full flexibility on each track: monophonic, stereophonic, or polyphonic. During recording as well as mixing, all levels can be adjusted for each track.

The 4MinX is ultra-portable, rugged, and robust, with a user-friendly interface featuring rotary encoders, programmable function keys, and a TFT display panel. The 4MinX provides a breakthrough combination of functionalities for TV sync-sound location recording, music recording and satellite mixing, or radio journalism.

Named after the Phorminx, the legendary ancient Greek lyre, AETA’s 4MinX features four mic/line inputs, two stereo line inputs, more