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Table Of Contents
Getting It Right: K-12 Schools Opt for Control Systems
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University Gets Digital Signage
Tandberg Unveils PC Videoconferencing Solution
TOA Announces Availability of 9000 Series Digital Matrix Mixer/Amplifiers Programming
Kramer Electronics Introduces Four New Products to Solve Ground-loop Problems

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Top Story
Getting It Right: K-12 Schools Opt for Control Systems
Discussions about the adoption of AV systems in K-12 schools have grown from a whisper to a roar in recent years. Higher-education facilities began adopting AV technology many years before their K-12 brethren, who have been hampered by lack of public funding and the general notion that kids didn't need technology to learn effectively.

The tide is changing, with the proliferation of AV systems penetrating the K-12 market at a rapid pace. The 2006 InfoComm Market Forecast Survey, prepared by AWP Research and released earlier this year, found that the two leading markets for AV equipment in North America and Europe continue to be business/IT and education. "The education market is growing quickly. Kids are motivated by technology and want to be entertained -- at home and in the classroom," says Michael Frank, regional manager /consultant market development for Crestron, a control systems manufacturer based in Rockleigh, N.J. "Schools know that they need technology, but often don't realize that they need control over it too. Control systems are sometimes the last stop." more>>


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In Depth
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University Gets Digital Signage
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) became one of the first educational institutions in Singapore to deploy its very own inhouse network channel to serve as a dynamic visual communication platform for internal publicity and announcements within the campus. more>>

New Products
Tandberg Unveils PC Videoconferencing Solution
Imagine collaborating over video from your laptop with a colleague a continent away with one simple click. Now imagine that you are the IT administrator who has just united an entire organization with PC video without touching a single employee's laptop. Tandberg announced a first-of-its-kind PC videoconferencing solution, called Movi. Movi allows busy professionals to enjoy PC-based, visual communication from anywhere at any time without making an appointment with the IT department. more>>

TOA Announces Availability of 9000 Series Digital Matrix Mixer/Amplifiers Programming
TOA Electronics, manufacturer of high-performance amplifiers and mixer/amplifiers, announced the release of new programming software for the 9000 Series digital matrix mixer/amplifiers. Designed to provide fast and easy configuration of any 9000 Series unit from a Windows-based PC, the new software is available for download from the company's website. more>>

Kramer Electronics Introduces Four New Products to Solve Ground-loop Problems
Kramer Electronics is pleased to announce the introduction of four new isolation transformer models -- the TR-1, TR-1A, TR-2A, and TR-3 -- designed to eliminate noise in video and audio signals caused by ground-loop problems.more>>




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