Bosch Communications Systems Announces New Vice President of Sales

Bosch Communication Systems is delighted to announce the appointment of Daniel Nix as Vice President of Sales – Americas for the Pro Audio Group.

Daniel previously served as principal of The Nix Agency, a southwest rep firm, and has been part of the Bosch family for the past five years. Prior to the Nix Agency, Daniel served as VP of Sales for a national contracting firm, Sales Manager for a national retail music chain, and has extensive experience in film and theatre technical production and digital music production. This diverse background, combined with 20+ years of industry relationships, provides Daniel broad insight into the A/V marketplace.

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ELECTROGRAPH AND MINICOM MAKE DIGITAL SIGNAGE PARTNERSHIP OFFICIAL

Fresh off the floor at the recent Digital Signage Expo (DSE), Electrograph Systems, Inc., the leading national distributor of display technology products and services, has finalized a partnership with Minicom Advanced Systems, a global leader in the manufacture of digital signage distribution systems. The agreement gives Electrograph resellers direct access to Minicom’s remote management, distribution and extension systems and strengthens Electrograph’s position as the number-one distributor of digital signage AV displays and accessories.

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BARCO AND IBM GLOBAL FINANCING ANNOUNCE CLM PROJECTION LEASE OFFERING FOR RENTAL AND STAGING COMPANIES

Belgian-based Barco (Euronext Brussels: BAR), a global technology company that designs and develops visualization products, including the special video and graphic effects behind big concerts like U2, George Michael and Kylie Minogue, has partnered with IBM Global Financing (IGF), the lending and leasing business segment of IBM (NYSE:IBM) to develop a new lease offering to help rental and staging companies more easily acquire Barco projector technology.

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Mitsubishi Electric celebrates a decade of success in the Russian market

Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. recently celebrated a decade of business in Russia and the CIS countries with a party to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Moscow office.

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TransAudio Group Launches New Drawmer A2D2 Converter

TransAudio Group, a premier sales and marketing
representative for high-end audio equipment based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has announced the availability of the Drawmer A2D2, an AES Grade 1 dual stereo output analog-to-digital converter. The stereo A/D converter offers dual
simultaneous stereo outputs, each with separately selectable sample rates, and additionally provides three word clock outputs, allowing the A2D2 to also act as a master clock generator.

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New 4-Channel Server From 360 Systems For Broadcast And Pro A/V

360 Systems’ new MAXX-2400 is a two-channel video recorder, a four-channel playout server, a graphics store with linked key-and-fill capability, plus 700 hours of storage time.

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FogScreen, Inc. AV Rental Partner Program Continues Rapid Expansion with Newest Additions

FogScreen, Inc., creators of the world’s first walk-through projection screen made of “dry” fog, today announced the newest additions to its rapidly growing AV Rental Partner Program. In the first quarter FogScreen, Inc. has added new partners domestically in the states of Arizona, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and the District of Columbia. FogScreen, Inc. is also proud to announce their first Canadian partner in British Columbia, as well as new international partners in Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Russia and Turkey.

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Adder Launches CATx KVM Switch to Provide SMBs with Enterprise-Grade Control and Flexibility over IT System Operations

Adder, a leading developer of KVM switches, extenders and KVM over IP solutions, today announced the launch of the AdderView CATx 1000. The AdderView CATx 1000 is a compact, multiplatform KVM switch with audio support that allows a user to control up to 16 computers connected to the CATx switch via CAT 5 cable locally at the switch or remotely up to 1,000 feet away.

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WEGENER® Receives $1.2 Million Order for Digital Signage Project

Wegener Corporation, a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced a $1.2 million order for a digital signage project for the financial services industry. The new order was received during WEGENER’s second quarter of fiscal 2008 and shipments are scheduled for delivery during WEGENER’s third quarter of fiscal 2008, which ends on May 30, 2008.

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Roku Announces BrightSign Digital Sign Products for European Market

Roku, a leading provider of high quality products for the digital sign market, today announced that its full line of BrightSign solid-state media players is now available in Europe.

BrightSign offers a simple and reliable platform for digital signage implementations in stores, museums and businesses.

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