Combined force will enhance market position, expand product offering and extend market presence

POWAY, CA, APRIL 2, 2010 ─ HM Electronics Inc. (HME), the first to develop the wireless intercom system for the pro audio industry today announces a definitive agreement to acquire Clear-Com Communication Systems, a business unit of The Vitec Group plc. a leading provider of mission-critical voice communication systems for broadcast, live performance, military, federal government and professional audio markets. more

LYNX Technik Inc, provider of signal processing solutions for the broadcast and professional AV industries, welcomes K. (Jay) Jayaraman as the Vice President of Business Development for the United States. In this newly created position Jay will manage sales, market development, and channel management for the region. more

Extron Electronics today announced that it has purchased the Products Engineering and Development Division of Electrosonic Group a premier worldwide AV systems integration and service provider. more

Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) and Davis Audio Visual (Davis), a Denver based company, jointly announced PRG’s acquisition of Davis. The acquisition reinforces PRG’s position as the foremost provider of client services, equipment and technology in the entertainment, meetings and events industry. more

Newly patented StreamNet® technology provides elegant solution for streaming media applications such as digital signage, audio and video distribution, command and control centers, corporate AV communications systems and audio paging over data networks.

Salt Lake City, UT – January 7, 2010 – NetStreams, recently acquired by ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO), the leading global provider of audio conferencing solutions, today announced it was granted patent # 7,643,894 for its Audio Network Distribution System on January 5th, 2010 by the United States Patent Office. The patent is for streaming synchronized time-sensitive audio and video over Local Area Networks. more

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(BOSTON, MA – October, 2009) Focal Press, a division of Elsevier, is pleased to announce the publication of Sound Systems: Design and Optimization, 2e by Bob McCarthy.

With this definitive guide to sound reinforcement alignment and design, Bob McCarthy shares his expert knowledge and effective methodology from years of teaching audio professionals. more

NetStreams Brings ClearOne Audio and Video IP-based Network Solutions

Salt Lake City, UT – November 3, 2009 – ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO), the leading global provider of audio conferencing solutions today announced it has acquired NetStreams, Inc.

NetStreams is the global leader in digital media networks based on Internet Protocol (IP) technology that is used in a wide variety of applications, including digital signage, corporate video distribution, network operations centers and government facilities, and large venues in such industries as hospitality, entertainment and casinos. NetStreams’ digital streaming media and control systems support virtually any number of digital or analog sources, including high definition audio and video content to nearly an unlimited number of networked endpoints. more

October 6, 2009, Fredrikstad, Norway – Norwegian high performance projector manufacturer, projectiondesign is capitalizing on the growing global demand for high-quality products as well as partner support with the announcement of a change in ownership to include Norwegian private equity firm Herkules Capital AS.

The move follows the purchase of a 54% share in projectiondesign from previous main shareholder, Eker Group AS headed by top Norwegian Industrial Designer BÃ¥rd Eker.

projectiondesign has emerged as an industry leader in the creation, development, design and manufacture of high-quality projectors for specialist professional, industrial and private sector applications. The company currently has 135 employees, including in-house product testing, research & development in electronic, optical and mechanical system design, and has shown strong growth since being established in 2001.

“projectiondesign is an exciting growth company, and is an attractive opportunity for Herkules. We have been familiar with the company for more

South Hackensack, New Jersey:

Comprehensive is pleased to announce the addition of the CSC-7850 Scaler/Switcher to an already extensive line of Interface Electronics. The CSC-7850 is a 9-input scaler/switcher for analog and digital video and unbalanced stereo and S/PDIF audio signals. It scales any composite, s-video (Y/C), component video (YUV), HDMI or computer graphic’s video signal and jpeg files via USB, up or down, to a selectable graphics or HDTV output resolution. more

SSL Media Import/Export Plug-In Improves Workflow for Final Cut Workgroups and End Users

NEW YORK – Solid State Logic is pleased to announce a new Final Cut Pro® media import/export plug-in for the Gravity Media Asset Management system. The plug-in streamlines Apple Final Cut users import and export functions to and from Gravity’s shared storage. The plug-in is designed to further integrate Gravity’s media asset capabilities with Final Cut workgroups and end users. more