Niles Audio Corporation, The First Name in Custom Installation®, has announced a complete and extensive lineup of manufacturer product training courses scheduled for CEDIA Expo 2010.  Niles will offer dealers the opportunity to attend educational courses on a range of custom installation solutions including digital entertainment, Niles’ revolutionary third generation Directed Soundfield “Designer” loudspeakers and the award-winning ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver. more

U.S. $95.00 course offered free, one per customer, through September 30, 2010 as part of Back to School promotion

TORONTO, CANADA, September 7, 2010 — In keeping with its revolutionary approach to online K-12 educational product training, Blossom Learning’s (www.blossomlearning.com) “Online Applied SMART Board Course� will be available to new users for free throughout the month of September. The announcement was made today by Blossom Learning’s General Manager, Paul Weatherhead. more

Egg Harbor Township, N.J.—Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. and ACIR Professional (Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey) will host a Digital Console Training Seminar at Shore Fellowship Church on Wednesday, September 8 from 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Yamaha training specialist Jose Perez and district sales manager, Bob Quinones, will be on hand for demonstration and Q&A. The event is open to all audio professionals. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.—Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems will hold a NEXO Loudspeaker Demo at the Paramount Arts Centre Theatre in Aurora, Illinois on Friday, September 10 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The event is free of charge and open to all audio professionals. more

FORT WAYNE, IN— Russ Berger, president of Russ Berger Design Group (RBDG), will be sharing his industry insight on acoustics for corporate installations at SynAudCon’s (Synergetic Audio Concepts) “Audio Acoustics for Conference Systems� seminar. The event will take place September 16-18, 2010 in the Performance Theatre at Sweetwater’s new headquarters in Fort Wayne, IN. more

Christie, a leader in simulation projection display and visualization solutions announces that Carleton University’s Advanced Cognitive Engineering Laboratory (ACE Lab) is using a custom-built structure and display that was designed, engineered and installed by Christie. Located in the Centre for Advanced Studies, Visualization, Simulation and Modelling (VSIM), the ACE Lab is using the Christie projection simulation display system to accommodate various simulators that are the test bed for human perception studies. The ACE Lab has a two-fold mission; A) To determine the fundamental principles of human perception and cognition and B) To apply these principles to the design, implementation and evaluation of large scale training simulators for fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and motor vehicles. more

The Academy of Production Technology has announced two new seminars for training in electricity, power distribution, and control systems. The classes are provided for every aspect of the entertainment industry including non-electricians and non-technicians as well as experienced electricians and technicians in lighting, video, and audio. more

Next Generation Solution for Media Distribution, Remote Display Management with Proof-Of-Performance

Zurich, Switzerland (August 23rd, 2010) – Minicom Digital Signage, leading manufacturer of advanced multimedia platforms and media distribution solutions for the Digital Signage industry, is launching its new solution platform which allows advanced media distribution, as well as network based control and monitoring capabilities of multiple remote displays – DS Visionâ„¢ Digital. DS Visionâ„¢ Digital is a powerful solution that distributes real-time digital non-compressed full HD content to multiple terminals and enables remote management with Proof–of-Performance technology. more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — Aug. 18, 2010 — Haivision Network Video today announced that it has collaborated with TrueVision(R), the leader in digital 3D visualization for microsurgery, to enable a unique 3D “Video over IP” streaming solution at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark. World-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Ali Krisht is using the Haivision Makito(TM) H.264 HD encoder along with a TrueVision TrueWare(TM) 7.0 3D visualization system and TrueZoom(TM) 3D surgical camera to stream real-time microsurgery images to remote conferencing centers for teaching staff and clinicians around the world. The system debuted at the International Durability and Efficiency in Microneurosurgery Conference. more

Nashville,Tenn.—Over 475 audio professionals braved the high heat and humidity in Nashville to attend the first Audioversity two-day event held by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS). End user customers, A/V integrators and consultants, students, house of worship audio staff, Yamaha dealers and NEXO reps, all agreed Yamaha Audioversity was an event not to be missed with many wishing it lasted a third day. Day one ended with a southern “back lot� barbeque and concert by rising Nashville star, Erika Jo. more