http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom A virtual press conference from Sound & Video Contractor Fri, 09 May 2008 21:14:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hollywood, CA, May 8, 2008 – Dane Leon, guitarist for the Hollywood- based hip hop/rock band, downRising, is entrusting all the hard drive back-ups for its new self-titled album to Avastor’s HDX-800 triple interface drives. http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/05/09/%e2%80%9cdownrising%e2%80%9d-trusts-its-recording-projects-to-avastor-drives/ Netherlands-based Cinevideogroup caused a stir recently with the acquisition of two new RTS®-equipped high-definition OB vehicles. Cinevideogroup’s new OBV’s (Outside Broadcast Vans), equipped with high-end components including a RTS® ADAM matrix intercom, are widely used in mobile productions throughout Europe. Some recent productions include the games of the Spanish first ... http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/05/09/cinevideogroup-equips-state-of-the-art-high-def-broadcast-vans-with-rts%c2%ae-intercom/ Extreme CCTV announces that its REG® IP License Plate Capture camera is now compatible with the Milestone license plate recognition software, XProtect™ Analytics, which reads, detects and stores license plate information from a digital video stream. Incorporating Extreme’s field-proven DHC-Imaging™ and Ambient Rejection technologies, REG® IP overcomes capture problems ... http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/05/09/extreme-cctv%e2%80%99s-reg%c2%ae-ip-now-compatible-with-milestone-license-plate-recognition-software/ May 9, 2008: NOVI, Mich. – Over 33 million people in the United States receive free television programming with old analog TVs and equipment. But as the country readies itself to switch to all digital television in 2009, a new business has been launched to help analog customers receive digital ... http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/05/09/antennainstallscom-to-bring-analog-customers-into-digital-era/ AntennaPoint.com recently announced its new TV station locator Web site that will give people the information they need to select and aim the right antenna in order to watch TV after the digital transition in 2009. When TV programming switches to a digital format in 2009, more than 33 million ... http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/05/09/antennapointcom%e2%84%a2-introduces-new-easy-to-use-dtv-signal-locator/ Scharff Weisberg took an artful approach to supporting the Brooklyn Museum’s annual Brooklyn Ball when it supplied Bounce Event Marketing with lighting, video and audio equipment for the gala event on April 3. The Brooklyn Ball, a fundraiser for the museum’s educational programs, celebrated the opening of multimedia artist Takashi ... http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/05/09/scharff-weisberg-has-a-ball-at-the-brooklyn-museums-brooklyn-ball/ Demonstrating the continued international success of JBL VERTEC® line arrays, Corporacion Dynaco C.A. recently provided sound reinforcement for an outdoor concert in Venezuela featuring Marc Anthony. The show took place at the University of Caracas Baseball Stadium and drew an audience of approximately 15,000 people. http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/05/08/dynaco-ca-and-powered-jbl-vertec-line-arrays-rock-caracas-with-marc-anthony/ Chicago, IL (May 8, 2008)—Tripp Lite, a world-leading manufacturer of power protection and connectivity equipment, has introduced the B072-016-1-IP, its newest 16-Port NetCommander™ 1U Rackmount Cat5 KVM Switch, featuring on-board IP remote access, giving users the ability to access and manage server components remotely via the Internet. http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/05/08/tripp-lite-broadens-ip-remote-access-kvm-switch-lineup/ – Featuring a new 2,000-hour filter, the CP-X201, CP-X301 and CP-X401 LCD projectors address the demand for enhanced performance, reliability and security in education environments. – — Providing educators with an optimal combination of usability, quality and security, Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc., Business Group today introduced three new LCD projectors: ... http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/05/08/hitachi-introduces-three-new-lcd-projectors-for-the-education-market/ Brea, CA – May 2008… Altinex, a leading manufacturer of Modular AV Solutions™, is pleased to announce it is broadening its presence in AV control systems with the introduction of the new MultiTouch line of touch screen panels. With seven models featuring an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI), the new ... http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/05/08/altinex-announces-release-of-new-multitouch%e2%84%a2-touch-screen-panels/