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Corporate A/V Top Story

Tiny Tools Drive Big Change in Displays
By John McKeon
Some very small components and fabrication processes are starting to have very large impacts on the projection and display business, and in the coming years may fill the corporate environment with new options to meet a wide range of needs.

Consider MEMS and its close cousin, MOEMS. MEMS, or Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (the added O in MOEMS is for optical), uses micro-fabrication techniques to combine electronics, sensors, actuators, and moving parts in a single assembly. The result is a "System-on-a-chip." more>>

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Contemporary Research leads the HDTV revolution with two key innovations. SignStream digital signage distributes media as HDTV and NTSC channels, sending content and control over a standard RF coax TV system. The IP-HDVR is an integration-friendly HD tuner and DVR, controllable via Ethernet, RS-232, and discrete IR commands. www.crwww.com
Installation News

Avitech Reaches New Depths With Deep Sea Video Monitoring
Avitech International Corp., a leader in multi-image display processors, announced that its line of multiviewers will be used by Schilling Robotics in a variety of applications for subsea ROVs (remote operated vehicle).

Schilling Robotics is a recognized leader in providing subsea equipment, including a range of technically sophisticated underwater robots. Their ROVs, which are designed for deep sea construction, maintenance, surveying, and inspection, are used specifically by the offshore oil and gas industries.

Schilling's orders with Avitech include a variety of MCC-8004 Production Modules, and VCC-4cIP Video Command Center modules. The MCC modules are being used specifically to monitor the video sources coming from multiple strategically placed deep sea cameras on the ROV, while the VCC modules are being used with VGA inputs to monitor computer signals coming from a PC-based sonar system. more>>

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ALTINEX, Inc.®
A leading manufacturer of signal management solutions, ALTINEX offers a complete line of computer video interfaces, distribution amplifiers, switchers, matrix switchers, special application products, cables and accessories. ALTINEX, Inc. is an ISO 9001 certified corporation, and conducts all design, manufacturing, and sales activities from its corporate headquarters in Brea, California.
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Product News

Extron Introduces New ISS 506 Seamless Switcher
Extron Electronics introduces the ISS 506 Six Input Seamless Switcher. The ISS 506 offers truly seamless, glitch-free switching between RGB, HDTV, and standard-definition video sources, and also features advanced scaling technologies for high quality, high-resolution video presentations using the latest displays. With presentation-enhancing features such as independent preview output, switching transition effects, the ability to insert logos and titles, and multiple possibilities for control, the ISS 506 is designed to deliver advanced capabilities to high-end applications such as corporate boardrooms, auditoriums, houses of worship, and other live event venues. more>>

Pioneer Introduces New Products
Pioneer Electronicsintroduced two new high-definition commercial plasmas that use PureDrive Pro circuitry, along with other proprietary technologies, to deliver exceptional picture quality for commercial applications at InfoComm.

PureDrive Pro, developed exclusively for professional displays, is one of the industry's most powerful signal processing engines to maintain the purest digital signal possible for minimal data loss from any signal type. The 60in. PDP-607CMX and 50in. PDP-507CMX stand apart from ordinary displays in their ability to deliver sharper, more focused images with improved efficiency using proprietary technologies, like PureDrive Pro, developed by Pioneer during the past eight years. more>>

Polycom Announces Polycom RPX
Polycom, the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, delivered a new class of communication and collaboration solutions designed to further eliminate the barriers of a geographically dispersed workforce by providing a unique and cost-effective immersive and interactive telepresence meeting experience.

The Polycom RPX RealPresence Experience solutions are symmetrically designed modular rooms featuring a sensory surround experience resulting from standards-based, TV-like video and near CD voice quality Polycom technology with integrated personal content displays and content sharing capabilities. more>>

Smart Unveils New Products At InfoComm '06
Smart Technologies Inc. has added eight new and updated products to its award-winning range of collaboration solutions for corporate and teaching environments, making this the largest product announcement in the company's 20-year history. more>>

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