(November 10, 2009) Bluffdale, Utah, USA — Listen Technologies Corporation has announced the recipients of the company’s 2009 Representative Awards.

Audio Geer, Inc., covering Southern California and Southern Nevada, was named Rep of the Year. “The coveted Representative of the Year award is the Listen ‘Oscar’,� said Cory Schaeffer, Listen VP of Sales and Marketing. “It’s the big award which is awarded to the one rep firm who had solid growth, had the largest amount of active dealers and the lowest number of inactive; the rep firm who does the demos, communicates with Listen on a regular basis and shows us their passion – and yes – meets or exceeds the sales quotas. Audio Geer met all of these criteria and we are thrilled to give them this award.�

Additional awards presented more

Orlando, Florida — Alcorn McBride received an Honorable Mention Award from IAAPA show organizers at the recent convention in Las Vegas. The company was recognized in the “Technology Applied to Amusementâ€? category for the Digital Binloop HD.

IAAPA says entries for the Best New Product Awards are judged on three criteria: the benefit of the product or service to the prospective buyer; originality or uniqueness of the product or service; and the utility of the product or service’s design and construction. Each award category had one winner and one recipient of an Honorable Mention Award.

Alcorn McBride’s Digital Binloop HD provides playback of up to eight HD video channels in only three rack units. Ideal for themed entertainment, museums, and other applications requiring high-resolution video playback, the Digital more

A group uses Listen wireless products while on a tour of the BYU Museum of Art during AV Week.

Listen Technologies Corporation increased awareness of the AV community both within the company and the community through its InfoComm AV Week activities.

AV Week is an annual event sponsored by InfoComm International, intended to promote the audio-visual industry and its importance in the daily lives of consumers. AV Week was held this year from October 19 through 23. To prepare for AV Week, Listen obtained proclamations of “AV Week� from the Utah State Governor as well as the Salt Lake County Mayor; the company then announced a series of events to take place throughout the week. more

Bluffdale, Utah, USA — Listen Technologies has announced immediate availability of a full range of FM products to accommodate the auditory needs of the Australian market. Operating in the 150 MHz range, these products offer solutions for language interpretation and/or assistive listening for theaters, boardrooms, meeting/training facilities and houses of worship. The products are also appropriate for tour group communication for factories, museums, historic buildings, outdoor excursions and training facilities. more

Bluffdale, Utah, USA — Listen Technologies Corporation has embraced social media as a means of reaching out to all aspects of the AV industry including end users, dealers, consultants and colleagues. The company is using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and WordPress blog postings to communicate news, ideas, product information, events, customer stories and more.

“The use of social media allows us to communicate on a more informal basis with customers and colleagues, and it breaks down some of the barriers in reaching people,� said Cory Schaeffer, VP of Sales and Marketing at Listen. “While traditional forms of corporate communication are still vital, they don’t normally allow the personality of our company to shine through. The informal nature of Facebook and other social media allows us to post information in a casual way, as if we were speaking directly to a friend.�

Ms. Schaeffer also noted that the instantaneous nature more

Orlando, Florida — Alcorn McBride, Inc. has announced the hiring of Loren Barrows to manage new business development.

Loren’s position bridges the gap between marketing and sales. She will identify new markets for Alcorn McBride products, and also help existing customers discover new capabilities in the products they already know and love. In addition, Loren will provide the engineering department with customer feedback about new products and features. more

(September 25, 2009) Bluffdale, Utah, USA — Listen Technologies Corporation today announced that the week of October 18-24, 2009 has been proclaimed “AV Week� by both the Governor of Utah and the Salt Lake County Mayor. Both proclamations state the impact of the audiovisual industry on everyday lives, noting AV applications in architecture, medicine, government proceedings, education, entertainment and business.

“The general public may not be aware of the everyday benefits provided to them by the AV industry,� said Cory Schaeffer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Listen. “We at Listen feel that AV Week is a great way to raise awareness of our industry and to spark interest in careers in AV.� Listen has scheduled educational and entertainment events throughout the week including a webinar, an “AV Jeopardy� event more

Orlando, Florida — Alcorn McBride is now shipping ShowTouch, a rugged touchpanel incorporating Alcorn McBride’s exclusive Touch user interface designer for the company’s V16 Pro show controller. Offering a user-friendly drag and drop utility, the Touch designer allows users to design full-featured touchscreen user interfaces for show or media control applications of any size. Its platform includes a large library of virtual switches, buttons, indicators and displays. Touch allows the user interface to obtain real-time information from the show controller; it also allows the interface programming to be archived and retrieved from the controller which makes it simple to add a new touchscreen interface to the network. more

Orlando, Florida — Alcorn McBride is now shipping the Digital Video Machine HDâ„¢, a high definition video player designed for maximum reliability under challenging conditions. Offering up to 40Mbps maximum playback rate in a compact chassis that contains no moving parts, the DVM-8400HD provides superb video quality for a wide variety of applications including theme parks, cruise ships, transportation, museums and display kiosks. more

PARK CITY, UT – SoundTube Entertainment, the leading manufacturer of high-performance commercial sound systems, has announced the appointment of new manufacturers’ representatives for the North Central and Rocky Mountain territories. Excellence Marketing will represent SoundTube in Minnesota, North Western Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Warren Associates will cover Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, eastern Montana, and El Paso, Texas. Warren Associates/Pacific Coast AV also represents SoundTube in Northern California. more