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Corporate A/V Top Story

Trends in Simultaneous Interpretation
By Jessaca Gutierrez
Listen closely, and you can hear it: corporations continuing to beat the global communications drum. In recent years, the beat has changed. Less muddled and confusing, more in tempo with the fast beat of communications—in every language.

The simultaneous interpretation (SI) market is largely pursued in temporary rental installations, but the demand in that segment has grown in the last five years, says Fardad Zabetian, president of Media Vision USA. Why has it grown? more>>

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Industry News

Peerless Launches Website to Provide Industry Professionals and Novice Mount Buyers with Technical Resources
Peerless Industries delivers a comprehensive online resource for installers, architects, designers, and the hands-on do-it-yourselfers. The newly redesigned website puts information in visitor's hands.

One-click navigation on the homepage gives visitors access to the Product Spotlight section, Product Center, Customer Center, and Peerless News. more>>

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Belden New Generation Banana Peel Composite Cables are ideal for any area that needs a Pan-Tilt-Zoom CCTV surveillance camera to monitor people, activities or assets. These composite cables feature Belden's patented Banana Peel design which eliminates the overall jacket for easy installation. For Product Bulletin #256, call 1.800.BELDEN.1 or www.belden.com/SVC256
From the Issue

Technology Showcase: Conference-room Boundary Microphones
By Bennett Liles

While conference-room microphone systems have grown increasingly sophisticated and multifeatured—with automatic mixing, chairman-override functions, priority mic selection, and other processor-controlled options—the boundary microphone still holds a strong place among conference-room microphones. Offering simpler wiring and a less obtrusive appearance, the boundary microphone, particularly in its newer recessed forms, becomes part of the table and is seldom even noticed. more>>

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From the Briefing Room

ITC Introduces Industry's First Instant Tool-less European Coaxial Connectors
ITC (Instant Tool-less Connector), a division of The Quest Group (parent company of AudioQuest), announces its new cost-effective series of coaxial connectors specifically designed for A/V installers in Europe and other regions with the same connector standards. ITC's novel, patented system provides a quick and cost-effective alternative to soldering or compression methods. more>>

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Canon U.S.A. Redefines Projection Color with Two New REALiS Multimedia Projectors
Continually advancing the features and performance of its acclaimed REALiS Multimedia Projector line, Canon U.S.A. announced the introduction of two new models: the REALiS SX7 and the REALiS X700. Canon U.S.A., Inc. leveraged its decades of experience as a global leader in optics and imaging technology to engineer these new Multimedia Projectors to satisfy the demands of users in the many markets demanding high-resolution and precise color reproduction. Both the REALiS SX7 and the REALiS X700 Multimedia Projectors feature Canon's patented, proprietary AISYS (Aspectual Illumination System) Optical Engine, which maximizes the display power of advanced LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) reflective panels to deliver exceptionally detailed, lattice-free motion and still images. more>>

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

News & Events

EK3 Technologies to Install Retail Narrowcasting Digital Displays in Wal-Mart Stores Across Canada
EK3 Technologies announced that its subsidiary company ShopCast has signed an exclusive agreement to install EK3 digital merchandising solutions in Wal-Mart Canada stores. Under the exclusive agreement, EK3 and ShopCast will install the narrowcasting system in 60 stores by the end of 2007 and eventually in all Wal-Mart Canada locations. more>>

Landmark Chevrolet of Houston to Implement Digital Signage Network
Landmark Chevrolet, the largest Chevy dealership in Houston and one of the largest U.S. parts distributor for General Motors, has partnered with San Diego-based technology provider, 42Media to implement its first digital signage network. The private TV network, which combines television programming with custom messages and advertisements from Landmark Chevrolet, allows the dealership to constantly stay in touch with its customers and employees in a way that is both informative and entertaining. more>>

Product News

L-Acoustics Debuts SB28 Subwoofer Enclosure
Designed as the successor to the SB218 subwoofer, L-Acoustics' new SB28 enclosure brings even more powerful low-frequency impact and improved bass articulation to tours, installations, and corporate productions using Kudo, V-DOSC, dV-DOSC and ARCS system. more>>

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