RICHARDSON, TX – August 17, 2010 – AMX®, the leading provider of solutions that simplify the implementation, maintenance, and use of technology to create effective environments, today announced the release of its new HDMI UTPro-0808 Matrix Switcher. The HDMI UTPro delivers uncompressed HD 1920x1080p content up to 100 meters, making it the highest-performance digital media switcher available. more

– TelepresenceWorld at NAB Show to feature telepresence and telecollaborative design technology –
WASHINGTON, DC — The NAB Show and Hemisphere Expo Services, Inc. have joined forces to launch TelepresenceWorld at NAB Show, the organizations announced today. The partnership brings the top telepresence event into the world’s largest digital media and entertainment event for the 2011 NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 9-14. more

ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 23, 2010 – Reeve Memorial Union at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, a client of Visix, Inc., has won the distinction of finalist for the Digital Signage Expo 2010 Content Awards, for content created for delivery over the Visix AxisTV digital signage platform. more

Ridgefield Park, New Jersey (February 9, 2010) – Samsung Techwin America’s Electronic Imaging Division (www.samcam860.com), a market leader in document camera technology, today announced the SAMCAM 860 – an exciting new document camera with several features seldom found on cameras priced under $799. “Educators have determined that students taught with active learning instruction techniques, which engage and involve them in the lesson, will have better retention of the material,� said Richard Bellomy, V.P. of Sales for the Electronic Imaging Division. “We put the key, high-end features into an affordable camera, with the goal to help bring state-of-the-art education tools to the masses.� more

Attention content creators! SVC magazine will run a “Digital Signage Special Report” highlighting top content creators around the globe.
If you have created content for digital signage (including–but not limited to: Sports Arenas, Retail, Airports, Hospitals, Houses of Worship, Corporate or Office buildings, etc.) you are eligible for inclusion in the report. more

When Coffeen Fricke and Associates, Inc. (www.cfaconsulting.com) developed a complex specification for the Lincoln Financial Field (home of the Philadelphia Eagles) audio system, they went to several manufacturers of sound technology seeking a solution. EAW was chosen, as they could provide that solution and manufacture the product to exacting specifications. At the EAW Strategic Engineering Group’s offices in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, Kenton Forsythe, EAW’s co-founder/Vice President, Strategic Engineering; Jeff Rocha, Senior Director of Engineering; Joe Fustolo, Director of EAW’s Applications Support Group; and Janet Yacino, who supervises the Build-To-Order (BTO) projects, constitute a brain trust that continuously develops customized solutions for a wide range of applications and users. In the process, those solutions often end up turning into products that benefit the broader industry. more

Echolab’s SuperSource: pre-combined crosspoint ideal for multi-box compositions.

Echolab President Nigel Spratling demonstrates Echolab’s new Atem production switcher

The Platt Retail Institute is pleased to announce that on March 3, 2009, (3pm London; 9am CST) it will present a webinar titled: “Transform the Retail Customer Experience and Increase Revenue with Digital Media.” We are grateful to Cisco for sponsoring this exciting international program.

This webinar will focus on how Europe’s major retailers are deploying place-based digital technology to attain optimum sales results, especially in challenging economic times. Digital signage in Europe is achieving spectacular levels of creativity in location, usage purposes and content. Learn how European industry leaders are revolutionizing retailing. more

Bohemia, N.Y. — Jan. 20, 2009 — Recently, there has been news covering the increase of recycling fees. Unfortunately, the increases have been associated with the weakened economy and the decreased value of plastics and metals. With so many people making a conscious effort to change their lifestyle in order to protect the environment, it is untimely that in a destabilized economy people will be required to factor recycling into their budget. Projector Lamp Services, LLC (PLS), stands by a credo that not only promotes but also provides Green AV. RelampIt, Recycle, Renew while saving money or even for no money at all. more