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Corporate A/V Top Story

A Changed InfoComm International Preps in Las Vegas
By John McKeon
The AV industry audience that gathers in Anaheim, Calif., this week for InfoComm International will be a very different group, with very different priorities from the people who gathered at the InfoComm of a decade or so ago. What's more, these changes in the recent past point the way to more evolution in the years ahead.

Almost on the eve of the 2007 show, InfoComm announced plans to co-locate its 2008 event in Las Vegas with NXTComm, billed as "the only venue where the business and technology of communications, information and entertainment meet." Randal Lemke, PhD, executive director of InfoComm, commented that this alliance reflects the fact that the long-discussed AV-IT convergence has actually occurred, fundamentally changing the business priorities of nearly everyone in the professional AV environment. more>>

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Installation News

I-Tech AV Provides 700 Walton Street Project Executive Boardroom with Hitachi Software T-Series Display Panel
Demonstrating how Hitachi Software Engineering America's StarBoard interactive communications software can complete an AV/IT boardroom installation and provide executives with an easy-to-use, feature-packed toolset to improve presentations, enhance collaboration, and better archive meeting notes, Arkansas-based integrator I-Tech AV has just completed the installation of a sophisticated boardroom for financial services company 700 Walton Street Project, which features Hitachi Software's StarBoard T-Series display panel as it's executive interface. The boardroom, with seating for twelve plus an executive lectern, is located at the company's Dentonville, Ark., facility and features three 50in. plasma displays, Crestron AV system control, and other recording devices that record meetings and sync with the Hitachi Software StarBoard software to easily integrate and archive presentations and meeting video. more>>

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Industry News

Toshiba Plans Professional AV Programs
Toshiba's Digital Products, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, is expanding its pro AV channel focus in the third quarter with special programs to assist the channel in growth and profits, the company has announced. more>>

Product News

Chief Introduces an Ergonomic Solution with the FGL220 Dual Monitor Mount
Chief Manufacturing introduced the FGL220 Dual Monitor Mount with Laptop Tray. This combination provides the perfect ergonomic solution for turning an ordinary desktop into a highly efficient dual monitor workstation.

The FGL220 allows the user to use a laptop as a primary or secondary mounting screen, providing ergonomic viewing height and pivot/swing capability to create a work area that moves with the user. more>>

Gefen Offers Coax Cable and Cable-free Methods of HDMI Extension
Connectivity solutions provider Gefen announced the availability of two new professional quality video scalers. The HD-SDI to HDMI and HDMI to HD-SDI scalers offer high-end scaling abilities that broadcast professionals will appreciate when integrating and testing audio/video systems. more>>

Mackenzie Labs' Storecasting System Integrates CD Downloads and Local Record Audio Messages with Background Music
Mackenzie Laboratories introduces the DVCD-2000 MTS/LR compact disc auto-load Storecaster and Music-Thru System with local record.

The DVCD-2000 MTS/LR seamlessly combines marketing messages with an external music source, enhancing shopping or on-hold experiences. The DVCD-2000 MTS/LR offers 20 independent message locations, each with an individual enable switch. more>>

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