Latest Industry News – Places/Events
Biamp Honored as Top 10 Company for Corporate Philanthropy by Portland Business Journal
November 14, 2018
In recognition of its exceptional service to the greater Portland, Oregon community, Biamp has received a 2018 Corporate Philanthropy Award from the Portland Business Journal. Biamp was one of only 10 Oregon corporate philanthropists chosen in the award’s large company category, with rankings based on 2017 charitable and in- kind donations. Read the full article…
QSC Opens New Training Center in Boulder, CO
November 14, 2018
QSC has opened its Boulder Training Center in Boulder, CO. The modern facility provides a hands-on learning environment to deliver QSC ecosystem training to integrators, programmers, consultants, and end users. Read the full article…
AVI-SPL Acquires Interactive Solutions
November 14, 2018
AVI-SPL has acquired Memphis/Nashville-based Interactive Solutions (ISI) and its employees have officially joined AVI-SPL, effective Nov. 1, 2018. Read the full article…
Yamaha Pro Audio Consolidates Training Under ‘Audioversity’ Initiative
November 14, 2018
Training seminars conducted by Yamaha Professional Audio sales subsidiaries around the world will consolidate under a new “Audioversity” banner and be expanded upon for even greater reach and effectiveness. Read the full article…
Latest Industry News – Products
BrightSign Digital Signage Media Players Now Support Foot-Traffic Analytics from BlueFox.io
November 14, 2018
BrightSign LLC® today announced that BlueFox has integrated its real-time mobile phone sensing technology into BrightSign’s portfolio of digital signage media players. The solution – BlueFox for BrightSign – enables optimization of digital signage messaging and increases display ROI by measuring real-time customer engagement. Read the full article…
Chief Releases XL Projector Accessories
November 14, 2018
Chief is now shipping two new projector mount accessories for large venue projectors, the PG4A large venue projector guard and the CMA348 large venue vibration isolating coupler. Read the full article…
NEC Launches New 27 Inch Desktop Display for ‘Future-Proof’ Office Productivity
November 14, 2018
NEC Display Solutions Europe has today (November 7) announces the launch of its new MultiSync EA271Q, an Quad HD resolution display for offices, control rooms and trading floors. Read the full article…
HARMAN Celebrates 30th Anniversary of AMX Touch Panels with New, Streamlined Control & Room Scheduling Panel Lineup
November 14, 2018
Today, HARMAN Professional Solutions announced a new lineup of control and room scheduling interfaces from its legendary AMX family of products – the new AMX Modero G5 Touch Panels and AMX Acendo Book Room Scheduling Panels. To better serve its customers, AMX has completely refined its touch panel product lines to create a single, five Read the full article…
Latest Industry News – Projects
ABAS Chooses Community Loudspeakers for the New Athens Marriott AV Systems
November 14, 2018
The new Athens Marriott on Syggrou Avenue has been created by an impressive renovation of the former Metropolitan Athens Hotel. The hotel is located opposite the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, a cultural complex that houses the National Library of Greece and the National Opera, and the hotel’s roof top bar overlooks the Acropolis, the Read the full article…
Christie HS Series Powers Projection Mapping at Chinese Museum
November 14, 2018
Christie’s longstanding Chinese partner Wincomn Technology delivered stunning visuals using the Christie HS Series 1DLP laser projectors for an integrated multimedia show at Dongyi Culture Museum in Linyi City, Shandong Province. Read the full article…
StormAudio Helps Installers Maximize Home Theater Performance and System Management via Alliances with Performance Media Industries and Domotz
October 31, 2018
StormAudio, today announced that it has built alliances with Performance Media Industries and Domotz, each recognized as a premier service in its respective category. Read the full article…
Community and Apart Provide Quality Audio for Croatia’s First Convention Center
October 31, 2018
HUST d.o.o. has completed the design and installation of the audio and video systems for the new Šibenik Convention Center at the Solaris Beach Resort. Located in Šibenik, on the beautiful Adriatic coast, the new state-of-the-art venue is the first convention center to be built since the independence of the Croatian state in 1991 and Read the full article…
Latest Industry News – People
South Central A\V Adds Industry Veteran as Vice President of Operations
November 14, 2018
South Central A\V announced recently the addition of Michael Shinn as Vice President of Operations. Read the full article…
Scott Wood’s Road from ‘Helper’ to Senior VP of Unified Technology Systems
October 31, 2018
Scott Wood has gone from a glorified “helper” to senior VP for Unified Technology Systems, one of the largest employee-owned operations in AV, plowing his own road to AV success. Read the full article…
Yamaha Pro Audio Hires Steve Mate
October 31, 2018
The Yamaha Professional Audio division (PAD) has appointed Steve Mate to the position of district manager for Commercial Audio and NEXO sales. He will cover northern/central CA, AZ, NV, OR, and UT as part of the continued expansion of the Yamaha Commercial Audio sales team. Read the full article…
Biamp Strengthens Commitment to Europe With the Hiring of Sandra Kellermann
October 17, 2018
Building on recent additions to its European sales organization, Biamp has hired Sandra Kellermann to support its sales channel throughout Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries. Read the full article…