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The Netherlands - As part of the most innovative line-up of products the company has ever showcased at Integrated Systems Europe, Norway's projectiondesign will be giving a European preview of the highest-resolution projector it has ever made, alongside its first-ever image processing module. These will be complemented by a full line-up of projectors for a wide range of professional applications, while hourly training sessions will underpin the variety of images with a serious educational message, says the company.

Pride of place on the projectiondesign booth will be the new F35 WQXGA, the first projector anywhere in the world to feature Texas Instruments' WQXGA DLP chip. This offers a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels - 78% more than WUXGA. The result is a display of high pixel

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Europe - GE Lighting today confirmed that two projects it filed under a European Commission initiative for cities (The Covenant of Mayors) are among the first to be awarded the Benchmark of Excellence. A Benchmark of Excellence is awarded to a city initiative that represents a world-class successful implementation of sustainable energy technologies. The successful cities that GE partnered with for the 'Benchmark of Excellence, are Motril (Spain) and Budapest (Hungary).

The Covenant of Mayors is a European Commission initiative under which more than 1000 cities have committed to reducing their CO2 emissions by more than 20% by 2020 exceeding the existing EU targets. As part of this initiative, the Commission developed the concept of Benchmarks of Excellence for energy efficient solutions in an urban setting with the aim of creating a best practice forum for c

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UK - Ian Bond of IPB Audio, owner of one of the first Midas PRO6 live audio systems to roll off the production line, has been using it on a 10-week European tour with five-piece progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. Bond has a long association with the band, having been their front of house engineer for 10 years.

Bond waited a long time before investing in a digital console for his rental company. "You can have all the recall, built in effects and features you like, but if it doesn't sound good it's pointless," he says. "I was waiting for someone to build a console that sounded like a real console. Midas has done this with the PRO6."

For the Porcupine Tree tour, where the musicians largely create the sound they want at source, Bond is using the console mainly to mix on the fly. However he is making good use of the PRO6's POPulation Group and VCA (variable c

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Italy - Last September, Proel organised a number of important strategic events. The Benelux Meeting was held in early September at Proel's headquarters in Sant'Omero. Organised together with the distributor Heuff Sound & Vision, this event concerned strategy sharing with dealers from the Netherlands.

After a visit to the production and logistics centres in Sant'Omero, they got to participate in demonstrations, seminars and presentations of the entire Proel product range, as well as a tasting of Italian specialties.

Soon after, Proel organised the Moto GP Show in Italy, travelling between Sant'Omero, Cattolica and Misano Adriatico.

In collaboration with Italiacorre, Proel held the first Moto GP Event, on the occasion of the San Marino Motorcycle Grand Prix, in Misano Adriatico (RN). In addition to guided visits to the Proel Headquarters and to the R&D centre in Cattoli

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Greece - DNA Systems, XTA's newly appointed distributor for Greece, recently hosted a training seminar for XTA users in Athens. Thirty pro audio professionals from all over the country gathered together in DNA's showroom to participate in the seminar given by design engineer Waring Hayes assisted by sales director Bill Woods.

"When we met the DNA guys at PLASA, we agreed that we would participate in a training seminar. Takis Tsonopoulos - DNA's managing director - contacted us with a date and an agenda. They told us that they expected 30 people to attend and that is exactly how many did come."

Hayes added: "The audience were largely very familiar with the workings of the DP226 and Audiocore so we concentrated on the DP4 Series, the newer features of Audiocore and the wireless interface. Then Bill gave an overview of some new products such as the DC1048 and the N

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USA - With millions of viewers tuning in to see her perform live on David Letterman's Late Show, Missy Elliot used AKG's wireless microphone to debut her chart topping hit Get Involved. Using her crystal stone AKG D 5 microphone, Elliot was able to showcase her Grammy nominated lyrics to a viewing audience of more than three million people without interruption.

The performance was the first time that Missy Elliot appeared on the Late Show, adding to Letterman's star-studded list of past performers that includes Paul McCartney, Janet Jackson, and Bon Jovi.

With her D 5 hand-held mics, Elliot was able to stand out from past performers thanks to the patented AKG laminated varimotion diaphragm that was able to pick up her most sensitive vocal tones. Also, the supercardiod polar pattern that comes standard on all D 5 mics ensured maximum gain before feedback, a

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France - Rental company Ace Event Group, suppliers of a range of audio-visual services from video and data-processing to LED video screens, has recently purchased 128 modules of digiLED T8S.

Based out of Biarritz, Ace Event Group will be using digiLED's latest product from the Tile series, the T8S for events such as sport, lifestyle company promotions, festival and concerts throughout the South of France. With the new company structure being launched, Ace Event Group was keen to update and increase its LED screen inventory and approached DisplayLED's managing director, Michiel Hettinga, to discuss selling its existing Lighthouse screens and upgrading to new digiLED screens.

Key to Ace choosing the digiLED T8S was the fact that they could be involved in the production process, discussing with the displayLED team its special needs to customise the product to suit its requirement

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The Netherlands - Following last year's vsuccessful participation, Alcons Audio will again be exhibiting itspro-ribbon sound systems on 'home-turf', at the forthcoming Integrated Systems Europe show in Amsterdam.

ISE is one of the few shows, where Alcons displays both its product groups at the same time: The general product line and the AV / Digital Cinema product line.

Main focus this year will be on two products, of which one is the already established LR7 micro pro-ribbon line-array system, latest and smallest member of Alcons' successful pro-ribbon line-arrays. Featuring a single 6.5" woofer and the Alcons RBN401 4" pro-ribbon driver in a 15° vertical projection configuration. The 16 ohms impedance and a choice of 90° or 120° horizontal projection, makes the LR7 suitable for A/V projects, where very compact form factor with perfect line-array throw an

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USA - The Baby Grand is the smaller of two venues at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Delaware. The historic Grand first opened in 1871 and the Baby Grand debuted next to the Grand in September 2000. The Downtown Wilmington location where it now stands had once been occupied by the Aldine Theatre.

The 300-seat Baby Grand is an intimate venue, which hosts a variety of different performances and features many small independent musical acts. Its stage stretches 56ft, and has a proscenium arch opening that measures approximately 36ft wide by 17ft high. The Baby Grand and The Grand combine to draw approximately 100,000 people to their shows each year.

The Baby Grand's configuration made the installation team's job challenging. Howard Fulton, audio engineer for the Grand Opera House, explained that horizontal coverage was difficult because the Baby Grand's seating area is wider

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Australia - In keeping with their policy of constant product development and creating essential audio interfaces, ARX has announced the addition of the Q Switch Quad Channel Stereo Switcher to itspopular AudiBox range of precision audio tools.

Careful annotation and innovative passive design allows the Q Switch to be used in two modes, 1 : 4 for selecting powered loudspeakers and sub woofers, or 4 : 1 for selecting multiple signal sources in broadcast, installation and studio applications. The Q Switch accepts balanced and unbalanced signals.

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Germany - Loudspeaker systems manufacturer, Fohhn, has announced that the latest version of its powerful system control software, Fohhn Audio Soft 3.0, is now available for download.

Fohhn's networking technology enables up to 255 connected devices with integrated DSP to be controlled and monitored from a central location using a PC/laptop and Fohhn Audio Soft. The software's intuitive, graphic user interface gives direct access to the various DSP functions, provides information on the status of the connected devices and allows sound adaption to the room's architecture and acoustics in real time.

Fohhn Audio Soft 3.0 includes a re-designed user interface that offers "even greater control possibilities". Both active and passive speakers can now be graphically positioned on screen, showing their actual positions in the room. As a result, selecting the correct channel o

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USA - Held at the Twin Cities' largest live performance venue, the Xcel Energy Centre in St. Paul, the annual KDWB Jingle Ball kicked of the holiday season with big name entertainment and big sound to match, thanks to an Electro-Voice X-Line sound system deployed by local production company Eternal Systems, Inc. The 6 December event featured a host of top pop acts including Jordin Sparks, Pitbull, Colbie Caillat, Boys Like Girls, 3oh!3, Justin Bieber, Jay Sean, and local rising stars Owl City.

Eternal were among the first companies to take delivery of an X-line line array loudspeaker system when it was launched in 2000. In fact, they have the system used on the first major tour with X-Line - Diana Ross & the Supremes. Today their rig continues to pay serious sonic dividends on their original investment, aided by EV's NetMax N8000-1500 control platform.

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Italy - Sony BMG recording artist Eros Ramazzotti recently embarked on the first European leg of his Ali e Radici (Wings and Roots) world tour, an impressive 10-truck production trekking around 23 European nations' indoor arenas before South American dates, a series of European open-air summer shows, then off to the US and Australia. Audio and lighting on the show's huge AV set-up was supplied by Italian rental firm Agorà, and included three of the L'Aquila-based company's large stock of DiGiCo consoles: two SD7s and a D5.

Produced by Trident Management in collaboration with Live Nation Italia, the show features a production design by Lemon and Pepper, the creative and technical team that has worked with many of the world's top stars, as well as on previous shows by the Rome-born singer.

The system is set up so that from the analogue splitters on stage, the audio signa

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Belgium - Barco has announced the launch of the RLM-W6. The RLM-W6 is the world's first three-chip DLP projector with a WUXGA (1920x1200) resolution at the price of a single-chip DLP projector. With an extremely low noise level of 32dB, a power consumption 33% lower than comparable systems and a 6,000 lumens light output, it is a green, ergonomic and cost-conscious choice for boardrooms, lobbies and auditoriums, says the company.

Barco's RLM-W6 premieres the colour saturation and image stability of three-chip DLP technology in applications hitherto mostly reserved for single-chip DLP systems. In addition to its low price, the RLM-W6 offers a minimal total cost ownership due to its low energy consumption. In terms of ergonomics, its near-silent noise level is a significant improvement over competing three-chip DLP systems.

The RLM-W6's WUXGA (1920x1200) resolution gives it the

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UK - The 500,000 fans attending 54 sold-out shows on Michael McIntryre's 2009 UK arena tour were able to see every nuance of the comedian's performance thanks to Lighthouse Technologies' R7-ER 7mm visual resolution LED screen, supplied by Creative Technology.

An impressive total of 150sq.m of R7-ER made up the LED backdrop, configured as a giant 16:9 aspect central screen, with two square IMAG side screens meaning that even the seats at the very back of the largest of the country's arenas was a viable prospect for the audience.

The majority of venues were supplied with a 10.16m x 6.1m central screen with the side screens measuring 5.08m x 5.34m.

CT's project manager for the tour, Steve Purkess, comments: "Our R7 screen has been used for a large number of high profile live events over the course of the year. For many applications it's the first choice and, because of its

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India - Most Technical India has announced the launch of its new website at www.mosttechnical.in. Facilitating access to all events and installations already designed, the website also gives an insight to the company's background, with a brief history of its directors Dave Parry, Isa Sapin and Arjun Bahl.

Best known for his design of the sound and light systems at London club Fabric, Dave Parry has also been responsible for systems at Ministry of Sound in London, Re-Hab in Leeds, Sub Club in Scotland, The W.A.G.G Club in Paris, Elevate in New Delhi and now Fabric's sister superclub, Matter, at the O2 in London.

Direct links to the social networking website Facebook and the video sharing website YouTube are also available with a simple click, giving easy access to anyone who wishes to become a fan of the company and see update

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USA - Xantech Corporation has announced the addition of Tom Harvey to its senior management team, in the position of director of sales. Harvey comes to Xantech with over 25 years' experience in the consumer electronics industry - over 15 years at the executive level - which includes roles in sales, marketing and executive management.

In his new position, Harvey will focus on driving sales for Xantech and its dealer network by working closely with Xantech dealers, distributors and sales representatives. He will also be developing new and creative sales programmes that will allow all dealers and distributors to grow and achieve even more profitability in these challenging times.

Xantech president Graham Hallett commented: "Tom's extensive experience in audio and video sales management perfectly aligns with Xantech's business strategy as we expand beyond our core control bus

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USA - Elation Professional's new Accent have an adhesive tape backing, which allows them to be mounted on almost any surface in minutes to provide a colourful, eye-popping accent or border of lights, says the company.

The thin, easy-to-use strips are available in two models: RGB and Cool White. The Accent Strip RGB features nine bright red, green and blue LEDs, which produce a smooth field of rich colour palettes through RGB mixing. An included control box allows users to select from seven vibrant colours - red, green, blue, yellow, pink, violet and white - and three operating modes. The Accent Strip CW is equipped with nine bright cool white 6,000K LEDs.

Designed for indoor applications, Accent Strips are suitable for highlighting design elements in nightclubs, bars, restaurants, casinos, limousines, cruise ships and other entertainment venues, as well as in retail stores, di

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UK - When the University of Hertfordshire's new £38m entertainment venue, The Forum, opened its doors for the new term after a four-year development cycle, it boasted a sophisticated technical infrastructure which had been put together by main AV contractors, TMC, following a competitive tender.

The centrepiece is the 1500-capacity main theatre, but this is supported by a second 310-capacity live/club (The Attic) and bar at balcony level, plus a 220-capacity cocktail bar, shops and café - all surrounding a giant atrium.

It was the venue's experienced technical manager (and mixing engineer), Iain Rendle, who specified the Soundcraft 48-input MH3 as his monitor desk - for many reasons.

The University has a long history with Soundcraft technology, running the popular SM12 for many years in its previous live entertainment venue.

"We were aware that the MH3 ha

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UK - PLASA - the leading professional trade body for the live events, entertainment, architectural and installation sectors - has appointed Linda Moore as its new sales and marketing director.

Linda joins PLASA from Stage Electrics where she has held the position of head of sales and marketing for the past 11 years and been a key member of the team that successfully developed the company into one of the leading players in the installation and events markets.

Linda already has considerable knowledge of the PLASA organisation having served for five years on PLASA's Executive Committee - the governing body of the organisation - and will bring extensive international sales and marketing experience to her new role.

Her appointment to the team of Directors comes at a key time for PLASA, which is currently delivering an ambitious strategy across its membership, events, media, profe

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Czech Republic - Trussing, roofing and staging systems manufacturer Milos is in the final stages of completing a new 60,000sq.ft building at its already extensive premises near Prague.

This will be fully operational from the start of 2010 and will be utilised to expand and streamline the current manufacturing process.

The new building has become necessary to meet the demand for products and orders that has continued throughout 2009, and this expansion has been financed entirely from existing cashflow, says the company.

Milos is known for its fast turnarounds. The additional space will ensure that even more efficiency and speed can be applied to deliveries, and it will also create more space for the construction of special and custom projects.

Milos' facility is designed to provide the space and the latest technologies to deal with all manufacturing needs in-house.

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