Middleton, WI–Rotech System Integration, a professional audio/video integrator based in Keyport, New Jersey, recently completed a commercial video installation for a leading pharmaceutical company corporate headquarters using Intelix extension technology. more

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — October 19, 2007 — TecNec, a worldwide distributor of Professional Video, Audio, Multimedia, Digital and A/V Equipment and Accessories related to the Broadcast, Prosumer and Home Theater Markets, today announced the availability of the new TecNec Female to Female TOSLINK Barrel D-Series Chassis Mount Connector. The RE-TOSBL is a TOSLINK Panel Mount Adapter that is designed to mount in a standard D Style Punch. more

Although a quartet of classically-trained cellists playing heavy metal seems a most unlikely phenomenon to take the musical world by storm, since 1993 Finnish band Apocalyptica has been gaining an ever-growing fan base by doing precisely that.
With a new album ‘Worlds Collide‘ just released, the band has now set off on a major, two year world tour, with a DiGiCo D5 console at front of house and a D1 at monitors
The band‘s FoH engineer Michael Bauer has been a DiGiCo user since 2003 when, with no real training, he did his first show on a DiGiCo console with the Leningrad Cowboys. more

PARK RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 13, 2007 – Sony Electronics is expanding its IPELA ® line of Internet protocol (IP)-based collaborative communications products with the new PCS-TL33 videoconferencing system.
Designed for desktop use or for small meeting spaces, the new system is network-ready and features a built-in digital PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) camera, speakers and a microphone in a slim, lightweight body.
“As the quality of IP networks improves, business work styles are changing to include more effective use of communication tools to the point where compact, easy-to-use systems can function in a variety of ways,” said Mike Sekiguchi, general manager of Sony‘s IPELA Visual Communications group. “This new system is perfectly suited to the changing work styles of business professionals, serving as a desktop computer system or as an effective multi-point collaborative conferencing tool.”
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Medialon has helped TrygVesta, the second-largest supplier on the Nordic market for general insurance, inspire employees to develop new ideas with an innovative business lab in Denmark.

Danish AV company AVC set up the lab where all audio, video and lighting functions are controlled by Medialon Manager. The lab is a large space which can be divided and controlled as if it were several meeting rooms featuring projectors, smart boards, DVD players, touch panels, LED lighting and conventional lighting. more

Rob Drake, Mayor Of Beaverton, Signs Proclamation That Acknowledges AV Contribution To Communication, Entertainment And Education, Declares Week Of October 21-27, 2007 as AV Week.

BEAVERTON, OREGON, October 16, 2007 — Underscoring the contribution of audio video technology and members of the AV community to the advancement of entertainment, education and communication, Mr. Rob Drake, Mayor of Beaverton, Oregon today joined with Beaverton-based Biamp Systems and industry advocacy group, InfoComm, to officially declare October 21-27 as AV Week. A host of companies and organizations from around the world will celebrate AV Week with special events at schools, job fairs and community outreach activities. To learn more about the AV industry, please visit www.infocomm.org. more

A.C.T Lighting, exclusive distributor of grandMA consoles in North America, is pleased to announce that it has begun offering grandMA training at its Hackensack, New Jersey office. Sessions, consisting of small groups in a comfortable, no-pressure environment, will be led by Tara Kusky who recently joined A.C.T. Lighting as East Coast Training Manager. more

IRVINE, Calif. — Oct. 8, 2007 — ITC (Instant Tool-less Connector), a division of The Quest Group (parent company of AudioQuest), announces its new cost-effective series of coaxial connectors specifically designed for A/V installers in Europe and other regions with the same connector standards. ITC’s novel, patented system provides a quick and cost-effective alternative to soldering or compression methods. more

LIFE|WARE READY PROGRAM SETS BENCHMARKS FOR MEDIA CENTER CONSOLES

First-of-its-kind program establishes performance, environmental and product feature ratings for Life|media servers and third-party Windows Media Center-based consoles.

Columbus, OH – October 4, 2007 – Life|ware™, the leader in Microsoft Windows® Media Center hardware and software development, has created the Life|ware Ready™ program to rate vital aspects of their own Life|media™ servers as well as third-party Microsoft Windows Vista® entertainment-based consoles. more

RICHARDSON, Texas – Oct. 2, 2007 – AMX® announced today that it has acquired ProCon Technology, a UK-based manufacturer of audio/video (A/V) switching and control equipment. With this acquisition, AMX‘s product portfolio will include a new line up of configurable control keypad systems, switchers and distribution amplifiers specifically designed to simplify the way people interact with, and use, A/V equipment in simpler, single-room environments. more