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Corporate A/V Top Story

Audio Podcast: DT Research on Digital Signage
On Monday, Oct. 1 DT Research will deliver its latest digital signage initiative—a whole-box interactive digital signage system for commercial use. Sound & Video Contractor Online Editor Jessaca Gutierrez talks with John Ochoa, director of business development, digital signage at DT Research, about this latest product and the changing shape of the digital signage arena. To listen, click here

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Installation News

Audio Under Control at Peoria Civic Center
PSA-Dewberry, a leading audio design firm, selected a JBL Control 300 series in-ceiling loudspeaker system for the expansion of the Peoria Civic Center in Illinois. The $55 million project included the development of a 25,000-square-foot multipurpose meeting room, an addition to an existing exhibition hall, a new three-story administrative office space, a box office, entrance hall, and arena loading facility. more>>

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From the Issue

Technology Showcase: Interactive Presentations
By Jay Ankeney
Even under the onrush of digital communication, for many personal presentation purposes, the most effective communications tool is the ultimate in analog -- the human hand. If you need to stand in front of a conference-room meeting -- or for that matter before a classroom of students -- there is nothing like being able to write grandly handwritten letters on a presentation surface, add dramatic swoops for emphasis, or lasso an emphatic circle around key words. Just as Picasso was said to be incapable of drawing an inartistic line, meeting-room presenters know that an element of personal expression is inherently added with the human touch. more>>

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From the Briefing Room

Vista Systems' Spyder Helps Attract Crowds To Boston Financial Institution Lobby
Boston-based AV Helpdesk, Inc. has selected Vista Systems' Spyder to be at the heart of a new video display installation in the lobby of one of the world's largest financial institutions in Boston, MA. The Spyder's efficient and powerful image processing capabilities made it an "easy choice" for the modular plasma display which is drawing crowds to the public space, report Collin Hogan and Steve Grace, principals at AV Helpdesk. more>>

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Capitol Sales Company Chosen to Carry Panasonic's IP-Based Telephone Systems
Capitol Sales Company has been selected by Panasonic as one of the few distributors to carry the new KX-TDE line of converged IP-PBX Telephone Systems. The IP-based systems are anticipated to be popular with small businesses that have more than one location, staff that travels frequently or employees working from remote offices. more>>

For more Corporate AV-specific news, visit The Briefing Room.

Product News

Kramer Introduces 4x1:2 SDI/HD-SDI Switcher
Kramer Electronics announced the introduction of the VS-41HD switcher for SDI (SMPTE 259M and SMPTE 344M) and HD-SDI (SMPTE 292M) digital video signals. The VS-41HD will switch one of four inputs to two identical outputs. more>>

Toshiba Announces Extreme Short-throw Projector
Toshiba's Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, announced the company's latest premier DLP BrilliantColor mobile projector with "extreme short projection" capabilities for greater luminance and larger images from a shorter distance. The TDP-EX20U projector features Windows Vista networking capabilities, integrated wireles functionality for quick setup and sequential presentations, as well as remote network management and extensive multimedia connectivity. more>>

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