It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Monte Wise, Systems Applications Specialist, Pro Sound, for Bosch’s Communications Systems Division.

Monte was an expert, a true professional. Monte’s ‘golden ears’ were second to none in the pro audio industry, and he helped perfect thousands of sound systems across the Americas, making friends everywhere he went.
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Acquisition of TANDBERG to Expand Cisco’s Collaboration Offering and Enable Customers to Transform How They Do Business Globally Video

Cisco today announced a definitive agreement for Cisco to launch a recommended voluntary cash offer to acquire TANDBERG.

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Epiphan Lecture Recorder (ELR) is an open source DVI/VGA capture, audio, and video capture device.

Designed specifically for capturing, broadcasting, and recording, Epiphan Lecture Recorder is an extremely powerful base for classroom and enterprise webcasting solutions.

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Limited Supply Available for Delivery in Time for the Holiday Season Digital Projection International (DPI), announced a limited supply of their brand-new M-Vision Cine LED projectors is now available for order.

The new Cine LED delivers 3-chip color saturation with the imaging fidelity of Texas Instruments’ DLP technology. The single-chip M-Vision Cine LED adds the first Lifetime Illumination display to DPI’s already extensive single-chip product line.

MSRP is between $15,995 and $16,995, depending on the lens selected.

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Atlona Technologies has added to their scaler line with the AT-PRO82.

This new professional video scaler designed especially for the educational market boasts eight inputs and 2 outputs. This device is designed to work not only as a scaler, but also as a switcher for multiple Audio/Video sources and VGA displays.

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New Mode Allows Users To Have Greater Control Over The Look Of Projected Images

Canon announced the addition of two new projectors to its acclaimed line of REALiS Multimedia LCOS Projectors, the WUX10 Mark II and SX80 Mark II. These projectors include a new Photo Image Mode allowing for advanced color management and adjustments for ambient lighting conditions.

This new mode is ideal for professionals with the most discerning image quality needs, including those in the fields of photography, education, engineering and the arts and sciences.

With the introduction of the Photo Image Mode, users can take advantage of added flexibility to improve the look and feel of images being projected. The new Ambient Light function allows users to adjust for lighting conditions by selecting from easy-to-use presets for both the type of lighting (Tungsten, Fluorescent and Fluorescent H) and intensity (Low, Medium or High).
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New ownership spurs strong growth, increased product development and focus on partner support

Norwegian high performance projector manufacturer, projectiondesign is capitalizing on the growing global demand for high-quality products as well as partner support with the announcement of a change in ownership to include Norwegian private equity firm Herkules Capital AS.

The move follows the purchase of a 54% share in projectiondesign from previous main shareholder, Eker Group AS headed by top Norwegian Industrial Designer Bård Eker.

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Russound and Colorado vNet today announced that the companies have signed an agreement under which Russound intends to acquire privately-held Colorado vNet, a Loveland, CO-based manufacturer of automation & control systems. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Crestron DM-MD6X1 Solves Digital Dilemma in Analog Rooms

Crestron announces the release of the DM-MD6X1 switcher, which brings the benefits of DigitalMedia (DM) to single-room applications. The DM-MD6X1 routes all analog, digital and HDMI audio/video from source to display, along with USB control plus DVI and DisplayPort multimode support.

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New Digital Extender HS-66M Plus and HS-88M Plus Feature DVI 1920×1200, HDMI 2-Channel, and HDMI Multichannel EDID Mode Select Function
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