Electrosonic Systems Inc. (Electrosonic) teamed with Hunt Design of Pasadena, California to create the media wall welcoming visitors and patients to the new 100,000 square foot Mattel Children‘s Hospital at UCLA. The “Welcome Wall” is a dynamic and colorful entry statement in keeping with the warm, people-friendly spirit of the facility designed by celebrated architect I.M. Pei. The stunning hospital incorporates graceful curving forms and openness which are echoed in the curved Welcome Wall housed in the airy, light-filled lobby. (more…)

POMPTON PLAINS, N.J. — Aug. 1, 2007 – Zaxcom, a pioneering provider of professional audio equipment for the television and film industries, today announced a new entry into its family of wireless microphone systems, the IFB100 transmitter. Designed to integrate with the company’s popular TRX900 series of wireless microphones, the IFB100 transmits a single RF carrier — containing time code, IFB audio, and remote control signals — to any number of TRX900 wireless systems. The unit provides users with the patent-pending ability to record a group of channels and then play them back as a virtual multitrack recording. Additionally, the IFB100 can be used in conjunction with a bag-to-camera link to provide ongoing confidence monitoring with audio relayed directly to the sound mixer. (more…)

Telecorps, Wexler Video, and Coffey Sound Meet Carolinas‘ Demand for High-End Equipment Rental for Film and Television Production and Post

BURBANK, Calif. — July 31, 2007 – Telecorps Communications, along with its subsidiaries Wexler Video and Coffey Sound, today announced the opening of new offices in North Carolina and South Carolina. The two offices will provide rental of premium video equipment to the states’ booming film and television production industries. Telecorps, Wexler Video, and Coffey Sound will be represented in North Carolina by Jim Holladay and in South Carolina by Gary Ballard, both of whom have provided video sales and systems integration services to the region for nearly 35 years. (more…)

Madison, WI – July 31, 2007 – Born to remove the complexity of VoIP solutions, Simicomm™ today announced EasySpeak PBX, a software-based phone management system. This complete plug-and-play VoIP PBX provides a low-cost alternative to small to medium businesses. The EasySpeak software can be completely installed, including fully automated phone configuration, in only 15 minutes! (more…)

– Teachers who share digital lessons and activities on the Hitachi Software online Educators Resource Center are automatically entered to win Hitachi home electronics products and StarBoard tablets.–

Winning presentations to be chosen by a third-party panel of judges.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA www.hitachi.us, July 31, 2007 – Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. today announced the StarBoard® Summer School Sweepstakes, a program designed to encourage lesson sharing among K-12 educators via the Hitachi Software online Educators Resource Center. A strong supporter of open educator resources, Hitachi Software will offer prizes to the 10 most interactive and educational lesson plans, as determined by a third-party panel of judges. (more…)

PLEASANTON, Calif. – July 25, 2007 – Polycom, Inc. [NASDAQ: PLCM], the world‘s leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced that its market leading, industry standard VSX™ line of video conferencing products is the first from any vendor to receive Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Validation: Security Requirements for Cryptograhic Modules. This designation recognizes Polycom‘s commitment to providing government and enterprise customers with advanced security standards compliance. The Polycom VSX systems are the only video conferencing line on the market to achieve full FIPS 140-2 validation. (more…)

PLEASANTON, Calif. – July 24, 2007 – Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the world‘s leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced the Polycom HDX™ 4000 series, the only executive desktop video conferencing systems to offer a complete UltimateHD™ experience including HD voice, HD video and HD content-sharing capabilities. (more…)

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. — July 31, 2007 — BTX Technologies, Inc. today announced that it is now shipping its MaxBlox™ CD-MX9M (male) and CD-MX9F (female) patent-pending professional 9-pin D-sub connectors. The devices feature an innovative and rugged new design that eliminates soldering in the field for professional installers, integrators, and electrical contractors. (more…)

PLANO, Texas — July 31, 2007 – ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST), a leading global provider of high-quality audio and video encoding communication products, today announced the availability of a Web services software development kit (SDK) for its Niagara® Stream Control Extension (SCX) 5-series streaming media management software. The new SDK will allow third-party vendors, content providers, and content delivery systems developers to build integrated streaming media offerings between their own products or services and ViewCast’s Niagara SCX®-based Niagara media encoders. (more…)

NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, July 31, 2007 — Reinforcing JBL Professional VERTEC® line arrays as the most powerful and versatile in the industry, Studio Berar recently deployed a live sound reinforcement system for EXIT Noise Summer Fest, the largest music festival in southeastern Europe. The annual festival once again took place at a striking, historical castle fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia. (more…)