Premier Mounts Expands U.S. Field Sales Team

New hires in Northwest and South central territories prepare Premier for A/V market growth

ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Feb. 21, 2008) – Embarking on its third decade of developing and delivering innovative mounting solutions, Premier Mounts (www.mounts.com) has expanded its U.S. sales team. The addition of Nathan Armstrong as south central district sales manager and Dennis Dillinger as northwest district sales manager, reaffirms the company‘s commitment to providing industry expertise and exceptional customer service, while supplying superior mounting solutions. more

VALENCIA, Calif., Feb. 21, 2008 — LIFT-TECH (www.televisionlifts.com), the industry leader in motorized flat panel television lifts, has announced that its built-to-order motorized Up/Down LT-200 Series now comes with more available options, including the LT-200-BP. A slim profile backplate allows for even easier installations into ultra thin profile furniture and cabinetry, including mobile cases. more

STEVENSVILLE, Md., Feb. 21, 2008 — Video Mount Products (www.videomount.com), a leading provider of mounting solutions for the video, audio, and security industries, is proud to announce that it will debut the VH-005 Pipe/Ceiling Mast Electronic Component Holder at the Spring 2008 Electronic House Expo, held in Orlando, Fla. from March 13-15 at the Orange County Convention Center, booth 2123. more

Strategic Partnership with Noted Audio and Music Industries Exec Adds Depth to Design and Innovation Studio‘s New Product Development
PARK CITY, UT, Feb. 21, 2008 — David Wiener Ventures (DWV), an internationally acclaimed design house developing exclusive products under the DWV and Ferrari brands, has announced the appointment of Robin Sibucao as Managing Partner. Mr. Sibucao, a highly respected figure in the audio and music industries, will join DWV Founder and CEO David Wiener in managing the company‘s executive and creative teams. more

Avocent Wirelessly Delivers HD Video and Audio for Digital Signage

New MPX1500 lowers price, reduces size, and enhances manageability

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 28th, 2008 – Avocent Corporation (Nasdaq: AVCT) today introduced a new version of the Emerge® MPX extender, the MPX1500 high-definition (HD) multipoint extender, which wirelessly distributes HD content from a single source to multiple destinations. Emerge MPX extenders can be deployed for a variety of professional video applications, such as digital signage – providing panels with live content, entertainment and advertising in retail outlets, theaters, restaurants, airports, etc. The MPX1500 has added new functionality for centrally managing the MPX extender devices over the Internet. more

Connectivity solutions provider Gefen announces the availability of two new distribution amplifiers for component video systems.

The 1:4 Component/Audio CAT-5 Distribution Amplifier and the 1:8 Component/Audio CAT-5 Distribution Amplifier both enable the delivery of component video to multiple displays. Each solution is equipped with RCA (left/right) analog and digital (S/PDIF and TOSlink) audio inputs, offering an easy method of sending both audio and video to four or eight remote locations from a single source. more

In September 2007, DPA Sound took delivery of two DiGiCo consoles, a D1 and a CS-D5. The Danish company was so impressed with its purchase, it decided to invest in even more DiGiCo desks at the beginning of this year, with the addition of two more CS-D5s and another D1.

Kim Johansen, a consultant for the Danish DiGiCo distributors Soundware confirmed that DPA Sound Co A/S requested the three consoles; no selling of the products was required. According to Johansen, the reason DPA chose the desks again was because of the “flexibility of the DiGiCo systems, and of course the sound quality. DPA like the fact that the same consoles have the ability to do theatre, corporate and music. The company also received great feedback from other users.” more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, FEBRUARY 20, 2008 — Auralex has become the go-to manufacturer for acoustical treatments on ABC‘s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. In each episode, the Makeover team undertakes the monumental task of completely rebuilding a family‘s home in a one-week timeframe. NYC dealer Dale Pro Audio once again recommended Auralex‘s state-of-the-art products when acoustical treatments where needed for one of the family member‘s rooms. This episode marks the third time Auralex is involved in an acoustical renovation on the show. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.–Western Michigan University’s Miller Auditorium is used for touring Broadway productions, concerts by major touring musical artists, ballet, opera, and dance and is the home of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. The venue, which opened in 1968 and seats 3,500, recently installed a new custom designed Yamaha Active Field Control (AFC) reverberation enhancement system to enhance the acoustics of hall. more

Companies now can send alert messages to all displays via mobile phone browser interface for this web-based content management application

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – February 20, 2008 – Rise Vision, Inc., a provider of a web-based content management system for the control of digital signage networks, has issued the Winter ‘08 Release of its Rise Display Network (RDN) service. New features include a mobile phone interface, integrated alert messaging, and automated update options. more