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Signage Streamlines Cincinnati
Children's Hospital, Part 2
By John W. DeWitt
 Implementation of a digital-signage network at
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has helped to streamline
processes for hospital staff—and enhance the way the hospital
interacts with patients' parents. In Part 2 of Sound & Video
Contractor's interview with Brian Hicks, a systems analyst with the
hospital's information services department, Hicks talks more about
project integrator AVI-SPL and its deployment of networked NEC screens
along with teleconferencing and interactive kiosks at the hospital's
main location and at its new Liberty campus. more>>
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Installation News
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Christie Projectors Help Bowen
Technovation Pay Homage to Blues Legend at the New B.B. King
Musem
 Bowen Technovation selected Christie
projectors to bring the life and story of blues legend, B.B. King to the
B.B. King Museum and the Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, Miss.
The 20,000-square-foot museum traces the artist from his roots in the
Mississippi Delta to international fame as the King of Blues. It blends
traditional artifacts from B.B. King's 60-year career with graphics and
interactive media to celebrate his unique legacy and the rich musical
history of the Delta. more>>
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Scharff Weisberg Supports
Colorful National Design Awards Gala At The Cooper-Hewitt
Museum
 Scharff Weisberg worked closely with the
Cooper-Hewitt Museum to bring colorful, innovative scenic elements from
David Stark Design & Production to life with audio, lighting and video
support for the 2008 National Design Awards gala on Oct. 23. The
glittering evening, which took place in a tent connected to the museum,
numbered New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Dennis Hopper, Lauren
Zalaznick and Martha Stewart among its guests. more>>
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Industry News
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Electrograph Launches New
Digital-signage Webinar Series
Electrograph Systems, a leading national distributor
of display technology products and services, is giving resellers another
opportunity for free education and training with the launch of its new
webinar series, which kicks off Thursday, Nov. 20. more>>
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Synnex Canada Enhances
Portfolio with Rise Vision's Digital-signage Content-management
Solution
Rise Vision, a provider of a web-based content
management system for the control of digital-signage networks, has
announced that Synnex Canada Limited, a subsidiary of Synnex, will start
to sell the Rise Display Network to its reseller channels in Canada.
Synnex already distributes the Rise Display Network via its reseller
channels throughout the United States. more>>
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Pantel Waterproof "Mirror" LCD
HDTV Line Makes a Splash
 Pantel, the worldwide leader in outdoor
weatherproof TV solutions, is proud to announce that it will feature its
new waterproof "Mirror TV" product line at the 2009 Consumer Electronics
Show (CES), held in Las Vegas, Nev. from Jan. 8-11 at the Las Vegas
Convention Center, booth #S27024 (South Hall). The four new 17in.,
20in., 26in., and 32in. screen sizes will be available via special order
in Q4 2008, and are perfect not only for certain outdoor applications,
but specifically for indoor applications such as bathrooms, showers, and
saunas, as well. more>>
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Intelix Releases 4x4 HDMI 1.3
Matrix with Twisted-pair Extension Capability
 Intelix, U.S. manufacturer of audio/video
equipment and software, recently debuted the DIGI-HDMI-4X4, a true
matrix switcher which routes four high-definition sources to four
high-definition destinations. more>>
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1:5 Splitter for HDMI v1.3 from
Gefen
Connectivity solutions provider Gefen announced the
availability of its 1:5 splitter for HDMI v1.3. This high performance
distribution solution accepts one HDMI signal from Blu-ray players, DVD
players, set-top boxes, digital video recorders, and game systems, and
it delivers the same audio and video to five HDMI displays and
projectors at the same time. Greater signal distributions can be
achieved when cascading two or more Splitters together. more>>
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