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Corporate A/V Top Story

Consolidation in Rental and Staging Affect Corporate AV
By John McKeon

Corporate AV clients may soon experience a variety of effects from an ongoing wave of consolidation among providers of event staging and equipment rental services, according to the chair of InfoComm's Rental & Staging Council.

Tom Stimson of The Stimson Group believes at least some of these effects will be positive, because the current wave of mergers and acquisitions will be much more rational than the last time around. Stimson, who launched his own consulting firm last year, spent many years in the rental and staging business with Alford Media Services. more>>

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Installation News

EV and Dynacord Work Out At Illinois Gym
Featuring a wide range of distributed EV loudspeakers, a Dynacord ProAnnounce paging system installed by Commercial Electronic Systems (CES) is flexing its muscles at the recently extended Inwood Health & Wellness Center, Joliet, Ill. more>>

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Reel Exchange

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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Industry News

PMA Survey Predicts 1080p Projector Growth
Pacific Media Associates, global market information experts on large-screen displays, has completed its 2006 North American Reseller/Retailer Survey. This is the 11th year for this annual survey of dealers. This year's survey covered front projectors, flatpanel, and rear-projection displays. For the first time, the survey included results from dealers who sell primarily to consumers, in addition to dealers who sell primarily to businesses and professional users. One result of major interest from the consumer dealers is the prediction that the unit share of 1080p resolution front projectors will grow to 41 percent in 2007. more>>

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From the Briefing Room

Chuilli Joins Verrex as National Sales Executive
In continued support of growth initiatives and pursuit of national market opportunities, Verrex Corporation, a leading audio visual, videoconference and sound systems integrator, today announced AV industry veteran, Chris Chuilli, has joined the company as its National Sales Executive. In this newly created position Chuilli will be responsible for expanding business in the Southeast, New England and nationally and will report directly to SE Executive Director, Ed Rodriguez.

For this and other news, visit blog.svconline.com/briefingroom.

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Go to www.reel-exchange.com/first2know to be among the first to know more about Reel-Exchange.com and be entered to win Sony and Dell prizes.

Product News

Ergotron Launches New Training Program, Web Portal
Ergotron has launched an industry-leading training program and today unveils a web portal: training.ergotron.com. This innovative web portal offers quick access to training modules, webinars, and other sales tools designed to help Ergotron's partners including systems integrators, third-party vendors, and online retailers expand their market potential, increase their attach rates, and ultimately boost their profitability. more>>

Wideband Solutions Introduces Simphonix Si-400
WideBand Solutions, a provider of audio conferencing equipment, introduces Simphonix Si-400 for the continually merging AV, IT, and business telephony markets. Using the next generation of speech processing algorithms, the Simphonix Si-400 delivers unmatched performance without the complexity of other systems. Additionally, the Simphonix Si-400 functions as a standalone solution or can be easily integrated into a larger, existing system. more>>

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