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Belden New Generation® UTP Composite cables are a cost-effective alternative to coaxial cables in CCTV/security installations, plus they are smaller in size and easier to terminate. They require baluns to convert to 75-ohm impedance, but provide pan/tilt/zoom cameras with video, control and power functionality in a single, composite cable pull. www.belden.com/UTPCCTV

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Corporate Users in Spotlight at Upcoming InfoComm
Plummeting prices can create as many problems as they solve. Faced with projectors that cost less than $1,000 and plasma screens that are perennially on sale at the local Big Box, corporate AV users may find they don't need less help making sense of it all -- they need more.

Enter InfoComm, whose 2005 edition takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with the conference from June 4-10 and exhibits on the last three days.

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Click here for an animated look into Canon's Realis SX50, a revolutionary new multimedia projector with super-high (SXGA+) resolution that displays vibrant color and incredible detail (even small type). Whether it's home-theatre enthusiasts watching HD-quality movies, architects and engineers viewing intricate technical details, professional photographers scrutinizing digital photos, or teachers and business professionals presenting visual materials in vibrant color, the Realis SX50 projector's 1400 x 1050 SXGA+ performance exceeds expectations. Realis SX50 utilizes Canon's patented proprietary AISYS (Aspectual Illumination System) optical technology to deliver high brightness (2500 ANSI Lumens), high contrast (1000:1), outstanding image quality, and compact size (8.6lbs.), all at a surprisingly affordable price.

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New Orleans City Hall Parties With Symnet
Although noise, feedback, uneven coverage, and even unintelligibility are acceptable, perhaps even preferable, on Bourbon Street, they are totally unacceptable when governing bodies convene at New Orleans City Hall. Specifically, the concern centered around the main council chambers, the site of numerous meetings by panels handling the city's business, such as the city council and the planning commission.

The root of the problem lies in an antiquated analog sound system that grew increasingly incapable of handling mounting audio demands. Meetings were difficult. Participants were challenged whether listening or speaking. It was virtually impossible to process or route the audio. In short, it was time for a change.

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Extron Introduces New Online Interactive Connectivity Configurator
Extron Electronics has introduced a new Connectivity Configurator, an interactive online tool for designing custom architectural connector solutions for AV systems. The Connectivity Configurator presents an up-to-the-minute list of every Extron Architectural Adapter Plate (AAP) currently available.

With this intuitive interface, users can sort through dozens of AAPs by signal or connector type, drag-and-drop AAPs into place, change colors on the fly, and print a summary and an image of each individual configuration. All the components of each configuration can then be ordered using a simple three-step process (requires Extron Dealer website login). The Extron Connectivity Configurator is available now at www.extron.com.

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Don't miss this year's InfoComm, the world's largest pro-AV and information communications marketplace, promising the latest in audio, display, projection, conferencing, video production, digital signage, lighting, staging, residential, streaming media and presentations systems. Brush up on education, and meet old and new friends at this once-a-year grand event!

Las Vegas:
Conference: June 4-10;
Exhibition: June 8-10; www.infocommshow.org.

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Ergotron Unveils New Products at Infocomm
A select portfolio of new mounting solutions offering the broadest compatibility with the widest range of digital displays will be introduced to systems resellers and other pro AV professionals by Ergotron at the June 4-10 InfoComm show (Booth #3089).

The new AV Communications products, each enabled with Ergotron's proprietary Constant Force (CF) technology, include the Ergotron MC large-display mobile cart, the Ergotron TM large-display tilting wall mount, the Ergotron WM low-profile, large-display wall mount, the Ergotron LX wallmount arm, and the Neo-Flex wallmount lift.

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Just like being there. Catch up with our NAB blog at blog.millimeter.com for the collected updates from the show floor in Las Vegas. Experience the inside track through the eyes of Millimeter and Video Systems editors as they covered NAB 2005.

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