BEAVERTON, OREGON, January 7, 2008 — In move to support its burgeoning growth across all vertical markets in the Northern European marketplace, Biamp® Systems today announced the appointment of Peter Owen as Regional Sales Manager for Western Europe. In his new position, Owen, who most recently served as International Sales Manager for Martin Audio, will be responsible for managing sales operations in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, France, Spain, Iceland and Greenland. Owen reports directly to Graeme Harrison, Biamp Systems Vice President of International Sales and will be based regionally in Bedfordshire, England. more

Wireless touch screen interface for whole house audio/video and home theater system control lauded by Consumer Electronics Association as superb, innovative solution for custom installation professionals and their clients

MIAMI, FLORIDA – January 9, 2008 – Niles Audio Corporation, The First Name in Custom Installation®, announced today that the company‘s iRemote® TS — an elegant user interface for operating the award-winning IntelliControl® ICS whole house distributed audio/video system and automating sophisticated home theater systems — has been named an Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Awards honoree by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade press, the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards recognize the most innovative consumer electronic products in the industry. The prestigious CES Innovations 2008 Honoree Award represents only the most recent among numerous industry accolades bestowed upon Niles over its illustrious history. more

RICHARDSON, Texas – Jan. 9, 2008 - AMX® announced today that it has entered into an agreement with manufacturer representative firm Cardone, Solomon & Associates (CS&A) to augment its existing AMX East Coast commercial sales team. Based in Northport, N.Y., CS&A will be primarily responsible for supporting AMX sales efforts with CS&A‘s existing commercial dealer base in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and the District of Columbia. more

COWON America is now shipping the full-featured COWON A3 portable multimedia player (PMP). The COWON A3 delivers a wide-range of high-end audio/video capabilities, including direct recording from external A/V devices (TV, VCR or camcorder) and high-definition video decoding for viewing on a 4-inch widescreen color TFT LCD. Product highlights include optimized digital video performance courtesy of the latest Texas Instruments DaVinci DM6441 digital media processor and increased hard-drive capacity up to 60GB. more

Kramer Electronics has introduced the VP-26 presentation switcher, offering four independent routing switchers as well as a master audio switcher all in one box, and capable of passing computer graphics video, s-Video, component, composite or SDI signals at high bandwidth. Its multi-functionality, full feature set, and compact size make the VP-26 ideal in robust presentation and multimedia environments. more

HARRISON, NY, Dec. 20, 2007 — Universal Remote Control, Inc., the leader in control system design and manufacturing for home and professional entertainment systems, has named custom installation specialist Daniel J. Gossel the Grand Prize Winner of its “Triumph with Control” Contest. Gossel receives the Grand Prize of a powerful Triumph Thruxton Motorcycle. more

Marking the middle of a world tour in support of his third album, ‘Call Me Irresponsible‘, Canadian crooner Michael Bublé played eight UK arena shows in November and December. Accompanying monitor engineer Craig Brittain was the latest member of the touring entourage – a DiGiCo D5 Live console. more

NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, December 19, 2007 — Underscoring the precision and power of JBL Professional VLA Series loudspeakers, Indianapolis, IN-based IRC Audio recently upgraded the sound reinforcement system at Scheumann Stadium at Ball State University in Muncie, IN. The retrofit is part of a $13 million renovation to Scheumann Stadium, home of the Ball State University Cardinals football team. more

NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, December 18, 2007 — Demonstrating JBL Professional‘s ability to provide loudspeaker systems for venue environments of all types and conditions, XL5 Productions of Valencia, CA deployed a wide variety of JBL loudspeakers in its first year as the primary sound reinforcement provider for the annual Summer X Games in Los Angeles. The system included JBL VERTEC® line array loudspeakers, VRX and SRX portable PA loudspeakers, and EON powered PA loudspeakers. These were dispersed throughout several venues that included the Home Depot Center, the Staples Center, and other outdoor competition areas. more

ADDITION OF NUMBERED RACK RAIL TO RLA SERIES ALUMINUM 2-POST OPEN FRAME RACKS

The numbered rack rail allows easy equipment alignment, saving time and simplifying installations.

FAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY, December 12, 2007 – Demonstrating its commitment to offer additional value to its customers by simplifying the installation and management of structured cabling components, Middle Atlantic Products today announced the addition of a numbered rack rail for its RLA Series aluminum 2-post open frame racks. more