Hauppauge, NY – Communications Specialties, Inc. (CSI), the leading industry manufacturer of fiber optic systems for the AV Market, introduces an addition to the Pure Digital Fiberlink® 7500 Series fiber optic transmission system for DVI and Stereo Audio over one fiber – now available in both single mode and multimode versions. For a limited time, 250 meters of multimode fiber will be included for free with each pair of 7500 multimode versions purchased. more

LAKEWOOD, NJ, MARCH 3, 2008 – In order to help InfoComm bring the latest industry trends to professionals working in all areas of the pro AV market through its Academy Installation Courses, Neutrik, designer and manufacturer of the XX series XLR cable connector, recently donated thousands of connectors to the organization‘s educational services. Now, attendees can get a first-hand-look at connectivity. more

New NSCA Zone, Education and Events Debut at InfoComm

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, February 21, 2008 — The consolidation of NSCA‘s Systems Integration Expo® into InfoComm‘s annual trade show will save industry professionals time and money by offering everything they need under one big roof. NSCA‘s full slate of educational courses, in addition to many popular Expo events and activities, will debut at InfoComm 08 in Las Vegas, June 14-20. more

IANILED, the latest LED lighting technology from Ianiro, captured the attention of many of the UK‘s leading production companies when it was shown at Broadcast Live by Ianiro UK.

“We are delighted with the amount of interest these revolutionary products generated,” says Ianiro UK‘s managing director Nick Allen Miles. “Representatives from SKY, the BBC and many other top production companies came to see them at Broadcast Live because they recognised that IANILED is the most exciting development to hit the production lighting business for years.”

The UK dealer channel was also drawn to the Ianiro UK stand and was quick to place orders for the new lights. In fact, business was so brisk that Ianiro UK‘s first batch of stock from the Italian manufacturer was completely sold out by the end of the show. more

MUSIC LOADING SIMPLICITY REDEFINED

Westlake Village, CA (February 25, 2008) – Qsonix clients are now elevated to a service level enjoyed by Hollywood stars and recording industry executives with the latest Qsonix offering – time-saving turnkey CD conversion made available through a strategic alliance with ReadyToPlay. Already the creator of the simplest and fastest user-interface for lossless digital music storage and management as well as developer of the industry‘s simplest and fastest drag-and-drop user interface, Qsonix‘s deal with ReadyToPlay attracts dealers and integrators with yet another premium service for discerning customers. more

Las Vegas, NV, February 25, 2008 – RF Central, a leading digital microwave technology provider, is unveiling its RFX-CMT-II camera-mounted transmitters in both 2 GHz and 5.8 GHz at NAB 2008 (Booth C6622). While the 2 GHz unit is designed for live ENG news and sports broadcast applications and the 5.8 GHz unit is geared for live sports stadium, arena coverage and license free applications, both offer complete HD upgradeability with the latest in high-quality, low-latency, HD encoding technology. more

Experience Touch First-Hand With NextWindow Large Format Technology

Emeryville, CA – February 22, 2008 – With touch screens becoming de rigueur for the digital signage industry, one standout company, NextWindow, Ltd., the international leader in optical touch screen technology, will feature its interactive displays in partner booths throughout the Digital Signage Expo held on February 27 and 28, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The expo will feature NextWindow‘s 2400 Series Screen Overlays, and 2100 Touch Screen Kits in many exhibitors‘ booths, including NEC (Booth #113), Ingram Micro (Booth #369), Electrograph (Booth #469), Scala (Booth #305), Alive Promo, and others. more

Las Vegas, NV, February 21, 2008 – Nucomm, Inc. is unveiling its new 7 Series HD and HD ready product at NAB 2008 (Booth C3007). Nucomm‘s entire ENG/OB product line is now capable of HD operation using built in encoding/decoding technology. Presenting today‘s broadcast arena with the convenience of field upgradeability, all 7 Series products can be delivered with HD capability or delivered as SD and can be easily field upgraded to HD via a software key. Prior to this announcement Nucomm‘s HD product line consisted of the CamPac 2 HD/SD wireless camera transmitter and Newscaster DR HD/SD diversity receiver that have been well received as the premier wireless camera system in the industry. The 7 Series displaces the SD product line as Nucomm‘s standard product. 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

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