Barco expands its true black indoor LED display range – Ideal for Rental & Staging Market

Shown for the first time at its Annual European Rental Partner meeting, currently being held in the Mediterranean islands of Malta, the NX-6 is a brand new 6mm indoor LED display based on the same revolutionary black LED platform as its 4mm sister, the NX-4. The NX series deliver the deepest black levels of any product on the market. Combined with a light output of 2,000 Nit, the NX series offers a phenomenal contrast ratio of 4000:1 for the NX-4 and 4200:1 for the NX-6.

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3LCD Technology Dominates ProAV Projector Market

3LCD the world’s projection technology leader, finished 2007 as the clear technology choice of the Pro AV market with more than 75 percent market share, according to data from Pacific Media Associates (PMA) for the period of January 2007 through December 2007.* Pro AV customers include the largest school systems, universities, corporations and high-end home theater enthusiasts.

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AVERMEDIA® LAUNCHES NEW TEACHER FORUM

AVerMedia® Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of digital multimedia and presentation technology, announced today the launch of their new Teacher Forum, located at www.avermedia-usa.com/presentation . This new forum is designed to be a central area where teachers can access resources, share ideas, find out about new technologies, and more. Sponsored by AVerMedia Technologies, this forum not only discusses document camera technology, but addresses a wide variety of the latest classroom technologies. The forum is also a great place for teachers to find out about the latest AVerMedia promotions, contests and events.

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PANTHER EXPRESS CLOSES $15.75M SERIES B FUNDING LED BY INDEX VENTURES

Panther Express, a leading global provider of content delivery services, today announced the completion of a $15.75 million Series B round of venture financing led by Index Ventures. Gold Hill Capital and existing investor Greylock Partners also participated. Panther will use the funds for international expansion and further infrastructure investment to support its growing list of customers.

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Tru-i Suite unveiled: first WPF based 360° software for Digital Signage, by TruKnox Technologies

TruKnox Technologies unveiled the first WPF based
dynamic, software solution Tru-i Suite in USA for digital signage at Digital Signage Expo, Las Vegas on 27th Feb 2008. Tru-i is a comprehensive 360° application suite
providing a clear choice for high-definition presentations for a narrow casting network, enabling single or global deployment using smart content scheduler.

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Media Vision USA has announced expansion of successful rental network in North America

Media Vision USA with the new MVUSA-CASE10 carrying case designed for 10 push-to-talk delegate microphones with detachable gooseneck, has been able to meet the requirements of today’s rental applications. The case can fit one main unit and ten microphones with cables, extension cable, and the goosenecks. Or it could be customized to carry up to 20 microphones.

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Samsung Expands Its Line of Digital Signage Solution with New 82-Inch Large Format Display

Samsung Electronics America, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, a world-leading manufacturer of professional LCD and PDP display products, today announced the availability of its largest and most powerful large format display, the SyncMaster 820DXn, designed for corporate and commercial digital signage applications. A selection of Samsung’s large format display portfolio will be on display during the 2008 Digital Signage Expo at the Samsung booth, #213, in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center from February 27-28.

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SHURE LAUNCHES NEW MICROFLEX CHOICES

Shure Incorporated has announced the availability of new Microflex microphones. Elegantly styled with a streamlined, low profile design ideally suited for boardroom, conferencing, and corporate applications, as well as anywhere else that unobtrusive integration is desired, each model in the product group provides versatile functionality, easy setup, and premium sound quality. Like their predecessors, the new gooseneck models all feature interchangeable cartridges as well.

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Orion Software voted Most Innovative Product – Software Category

Orion Software and their flagship product, Sirius Pro, have been honored with the 2007 award for the Innovative Product – Software Category by Rental Equipment Register Magazine at the ARA Rental Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This prestigious award was presented to Orion Software for their latest addition to Sirius Pro, an optional Electronic Signature capture and management system. Orion takes great pride in this achievement and it represents the culmination of over 20 years of experience providing Rental & Inventory Management software solutions to the Rental industry.
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Mitsubishi Electric introduced its newest and largest DLP® projection cube at ISE 2008

The new 80PH takes its place alongside Mitsubishi’s market-leading range of 67″ and 50″ DLP cubes, allowing systems integrators even greater flexibility and choice of display in applications ranging from control rooms to television studios.

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