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Table Of Contents
AV on a Budget
Michigan School District Installed Sony Digital Powered Mixers in High and Middle Schools
Symetrix Ships SymNet CobraLink Units with Full CobraNet Channel Counts
Hitachi Introduces Lightweight 3LCD Projector for the Education Market
Smart releases Smart Board software 9.5 for Linux

Top Story
AV on a Budget
They say that everything's bigger in Texas, but that's not always true. While the state may be home to the nation's largest scoreboard, it is also dotted with small towns that often struggle to provide the equipment for quality extracurricular activities due to budget constraints. Mike Utzman, president of the design/build firm Entertainment Systems Producers (ESP) of Texas, experiences these struggles firsthand as he helps his K-12 clients achieve professional AV systems on a budget. more>>

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In Depth
Michigan School District Installed Sony Digital Powered Mixers in High and Middle Schools
When the Lakeview School District of Battle Creek, Mich., makes a good decision, it sticks with it. In 2005 following the completion of the new High School, Dale Bartow, technology services director for the Lakeview School District, researched an affordable digital-powered AV mixer to meet the expanded integration needs of the school's sophisticated new classrooms. ICI, a Saginaw, Mich.-based AV integrator, recommended the Sony SRP-X500P. Following demos that illustrated the unit's power, flexibility, and ease of operation, Lakeview purchased SRP-X500Ps for each of the high school's 50+ classrooms. more>>

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New Products
Symetrix Ships SymNet CobraLink Units with Full CobraNet Channel Counts
Symetrix announces that it is now shipping all SymNet CobraLink units with fully-loaded CobraNet channel counts. With its history of innovation and customer-focused improvements, Symetrix continues the tradition by including the full 64 channels (32x32) of CobraNet audio capacity in its CobraLink product eliminating the hassle of upgrading or additional licensing down the road. This results in greater flexibility right out of the box and an instant cost savings for Symetrix customers. more>>

Hitachi Introduces Lightweight 3LCD Projector for the Education Market
Bringing unmatched performance and flexibility to the education market at an unprecedented price point, Hitachi America, Ubiquitous Platform Systems Division introduced the CP-X253 3LCD projector. The CP-X253 is ideal for the education market, weighing only 3.9lbs., with 2000 lumens of brightness and a wide-angle lens. more>>

Smart releases Smart Board software 9.5 for Linux
Smart Technologies announces Smart Board software 9.5 for Linux operating systems. Building on Smart's recent release of version 9.5 for Mac and Windows operating systems, this new release is a major upgrade to the Linux version of Smart Board software and the most feature-rich to date. This places Smart Board software for Linux, Mac, and Windows on a simultaneous development path, sharing new innovations and improvements across all platforms. This latest release will initially support three core distributions: Fedora Core 3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL 4), and SUSE 10. Smart Board software for the Linux operating system has been available since 1999. more>>




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