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Best known as manufacturers of the leading systems for signal
distribution over Cat5 - the MultiView™ Series, the Mondo Matrix(tm)
and Morph-It™ - Magenta Research now offers the Infinea DVI™
Series. Infinea is the only system enabling UNLIMITED EXTENSION of DVI +
stereo + serial, over ONE fiber and/or cable. Call Magenta @ (860)
210-0546 to arrange a demo! For more information, click
here.
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Launching April 2007, the all-new Reel-Exchange.com will connect you with film and
video professionals, job/hiring opportunities, and potential global
collaborations for your next production.Go to www.reel-exchange.com/first2know to be among the
first to know more about Reel-Exchange.com.
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AV over Fiber Top Story
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AV Professionals Must Get Over
"Fear of Fiber" to Build Business
"People need to get over their fear of fiber," says
John Lopinto, CEO of Communications Specialties, urging AV professionals
to broaden their horizons as a means of broadening their business
opportunities. AV specialists interested in learning more about how
to install and use fiber have a wide variety of options available to
them. more>>
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Reel-Exchange
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Reel-Exchange is
coming
This April, Sound & Video Contractor bridges
the gap between content creation and content display, bringing content
creators together with content buyers through a whole new website: Reel-Exchange.com.
Reel-Exchange will give you a virtual space to post, search,
collaborate, and connect with fellow industry professionals, whether you
are creating and/or buying training videos, kiosk content, digital
signage material, worship content,
or museum and theme park content.
Reel-Exchange will launch this April. If you would like to be among the
first to know more about this exciting new communication tool, go to www.reel-exchange.com/first2know. By registering at
the site, you will receive the latest updates and be part of a select
group to receive a special offer before Reel-Exchange launches.
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From the Briefing Room
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Harman Pro Group Increases Gift
to the NSCA Education Foundation
Harman Pro Group is increasing its commitment to
industry education initiatives with a $50,000 donation to the NSCA
Education Foundation."One of the fundamental tenets of Harman
International Industry's core values is human development, so it is with
great pleasure that we make this sustained donation to the NSCA
Education Foundation with the goal of supporting tomorrow's system
integrators today," says Michael MacDonald, executive vice president of
marketing for the Harman Pro Group. Read on at Sound & Video Contractor's Briefing
Room.
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Product News
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Lanode Launches POF Converter
for Triple-Play Services
Lanode has announced a new Ethernet media converter.
The FIB-10/100POF has the ability to convert from a 10/100BaseTX copper
interface to 100BaseFX fiber interface using the latest plastic optical
fiber.According to the company, the FIB-10/100POF and the POF cable
solution is light, easy to install, and is ideal for the latest
converged triple-play applications, including data, VoIP, and IPTV.
more>>
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NTT Photonics Laboratories
Unveils Dual-mode Optical Fiber
NTT Photonics Laboratories unveiled a new optical
fiber that functions as both multimode and single-mode fiber, thereby
eliminating the need for expensive upgrades and reducing fiber
management and ownership costs.Until now, businesses have had to
choose between single-mode and multimode optical fiber for their data
transmission and data center needs. However, the dramatic growth in
higher-bandwidth connections and transmissions for voice, data, and
video from both business and consumers has caused many cable providers,
carriers, and data centers to exceed the capacity of their multimode
optical fiber. As a result, many have had to invest in major system
upgrades to the faster, more expensive single-mode optical fiber system
in order to support escalating demands. more>>
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U.S. FTTH Connections Continue
to Accelerate
The number of U.S. homes receiving video, Internet,
and voice services over direct fiber-optic connections has doubled over
the past year, reveals a new report sponsored by the Fiber-to-the-Home
(FTTH) Council and the Telecommunications Industry Association.According
to the study, 1.34 million homes are now connected to the Internet via
end-to-end fiber, with fiber now passing 7.9 million homes. more>>
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Worldwide PON Market Almost $1
Billion in 2006
Worldwide PON equipment sales sequentially grew 12
percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 and 71 percent for the full year,
reaching $308 million and $965 million, respectively, says Infonetics Research
in its latest "PON and FTTH Equipment and Subscribers" report. EPON
and GPON sales are growing rapidly, with GPON equipment revenue and
ports forecast to grow at triple-digit five-year compound annual growth
rates between 2006 and 2010, Infonetics says. more>>
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