ISE Daily, February 1 2012 – Day 2 by Intent Media (now Newbay Media Europe)

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Get with the (standards) programme, urges InfoComm The ability of standards to lend a cohesive effect to an evermore complex and potentially confusing AV world was among the primary themes of a Future Trends Summit session given by Joe Bocchiaro III, vice-president of InfoComm’s Standards and Industry Innovations Program. Developments in this area, suggested Bocchiaro, can occasionally be hindered by the fear that increasing standardisation might mean that “life will be boring Continued on page 4> ISE is a joint venture partnership of:

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Ninth ISE event set to smash all records Will attendee numbers exceed 40,000? By any measure ISE 2012 is the largest yet. The number of exhibitors has increased by 15% since last year, the gross area of floor space occupied at the R AI has increased by 18%, and preregistrations were up by 21% compared to 2011. Speaking just before ISE opened, Integrated Systems Events managing director Mike Blackman said that although the final number of attendees could only be conjecture, combining the 36,702

preregistrations with a typical onsite registration level of around 4,000 attendees suggested the total level would exceed 40,000 for the first time. “Our industry is defying Europe’s financial climate,” Blackman ob served. He estimated that ISE 2012 would see more than 1,000 techno logy launches and said he was proud that ISE was now the calendar date to which the industry’s R&D cycle was synchronised.

Delivering perfect Olympic audio

Additional signs of the growth of ISE include the growth of the education programme, now badged Continued on page 4>

Integrated Systems Russia expands Integrated Systems Events and their Russian partner MidExpo yesterday announced the expansion of its tradeshow into a second hall in Moscow Expocentre for 2012. Like the existing Pavilion 1, the new area in Pavilion 5 will be divided between ISR and its colocated show Hi-Tech Building. Digital signage will represent the majority of the ISR component, but the organisers stress that the event is increasingly being seen as a single

Partners: l-r Daria Petrova, Anna Tarasjuk and Alyone Burtseva of ISRussia, with Mike Blackman, managing director Integrated Systems Events, plus Elena Guseva and Elena Shabardina of Expocentre

Take control: Willsallen makes a point at the Dynamic Events conference

entity, driven by the convergence between professional AV and building automation. “We have always seen the co-location of ISR with MidExpo’s established Hi-Tech Building show as a major plus for both exhibitors and visitors,” said Mike Blackman, managing director, Integrated Systems Events. “What we saw in 2011 was a

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Covering an Olympic opening ceremony, or similar one-off event, is a “three-hour block of time where nothing can go wrong,” audio designer Scott Willsallen told the ISE Dynamic Events conference. “I’m constantly trying to design redundancy into everything,” said Gary Hardesty, chief audio designer for the Beijing opening and closing ceremonies, adding that this is difficult to achieve within budget, especially as technology gets more complicated and “there’s plenty to go wrong”, he cautioned. A problem Willsallen sees regularly is that a mix engineer for broadcast is typically highly experienced at covering athletics and other sporting events, but only gets three hours’ rehearsal for Continued on page 4> Newspaper distribution sponsored by

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Industry STEPs up to environmental challenge Installation projects could soon be rated for environmental impact as part of the new Sustainability Technology Environment Program launched by InfoComm International (one of the two partners behind ISE) and other industry bodies. “We’ve created a foundation to advance sustainability efforts in the industry, to help people use materials efficiently, without c r e a t i n g a l o t o f was t e, a n d t o r e d u c e energy consumption,” explained Randal Lemke, InfoComm CEO and chair of the STEP Foundation. Unlike the LEED rating system for buildings, which concentrates on planning, STEP ratings will look at planning, installation and

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operation, to ensure that what is planned actually happens, and full accreditation isn’t obtained until the systems are in operation. To encourage people to adopt STEP, Lemke points out that sustainability should mean cost and time savings, as it includes travelling less (STEP encourages video conferencing). “Unless you’re really saving money, it’s going to be hard to get everyone involved,” he said. InfoComm has already started 10 pilot projects, mainly in the US, and set up a Randal Lemke, InfoComm CEO website to explain the rating system (www.thestepfoundation.org), which will more seriously, InfoComm already gives a give examples of what can be done. To sustainability award. encourage the industry to take green matters Stand: 11N100

CEDIA educates the masses At this ISE, CEDIA is delivering a significant education programme. The trade association is providing a range of training and education opportunities, with many sessions new to the ISE audience. The organisation reports that delegate pre-bookings have been more than three times higher than in 2011. In total, CEDIA is offering 14 courses, doubling the number of sessions given at ISE 2011. The programme contains seven

new courses including ‘Choosing and using control systems’, ‘Embracing the Cloud’, ‘The art of project documentation’, ‘Practical media delivery over IP technologies’, ‘Developing profitable business processes’, ‘Delivering 3D’ and ‘Introduction to HVAC systems’. After its successful debut in 2011, another highlight this year is the running of CEDIA EST2 Certification in English, French and Spanish. CEDIA education offers a

structured Certification programme, allowing integrators to meet examination standards at four industry recognised levels and describe themselves as a CEDIA Certified Professional. EST2 (electronic systems technician) is the baseline technical certification for the industry. Currently, CEDIA members in the UK and Ireland must employ at least one CEDIA Certified Professional as a condition of membership.

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Floor plans and exhibitor listings Find your way around ISE’s 11 halls full of the latest technology and innovations ...............28 Everything in control and entertainment for today’s smart home ................ 41

ISE Education Zone An unparalleled programme of education and certification with the industry’s leading experts ....................... 53

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Now you see it… LG Displays Taking the opportunity afforded by ISE, LG Displays is showcasing its range of solutions for public display applications. With obvious applications in retail for highlighting products while delivering information about them is the C-Thru LCD panel. Available in sizes from 26in to 55in, it can be completely trans-

parent or function as a ‘normal’ display – or any combination of the two. Making its debut at ISE is the Super Narrow Bezel 55in multivision public display panel with FPR 3D. The multi-vision panel is said to be the world’s thinnest public display and has a bezel width of just 5.3mm. LG says that FPR 3D represents a significant improvement over shutter glass (SG) 3D technology with no

flicker, minimal cross talk and a brighter screen. Also, FPR glasses are made with curved lenses, like regular glasses, so are claimed to be much lighter, cheaper and healthier than SG glasses. Also highlighted on the LG Displays stand are the company’s offerings for outdoor deployment, including one that delivers 2000 nits of brightness for readability even in direct sunlight. LG says that its LCD panels employ a proprietary

liquid crystal structure technology that enables the screen to continue showing images even when the surface temperature of the panel rises

to 110°C: conventional LCD panels begin to turn black when surface temperatures exceed 75°C. Stand: 11N45

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[and] everything will look the same. But none of this is true. If we can learn to embrace them, standards can be a very good thing.” InfoComm is increasingly active in standards development, and has published three ANSIrecognised standards since 2008, These cover audio coverage uniformity; AV system design; and projected contrast ratio.

It’s a snip: Koen Pepermans, ISE Board director, Greg Jeffreys, president InfoComm, Randall Lemke, executive director and CEO InfoComm, Don Gilpin, COO CEDIA and Hans Bakker, CEO Amsterdam RAI cut the ribbon at the official opening of ISE 2012 yesterday

Delivering perfect Olympic audio the opening ceremony, a completely different type of production. For the London Games this summer, Willsallen said he intends to avoid this by putting a dedicated sound mixer in for the opening and closing ceremonies. When it comes to broadcasters, he told delegates: “Wherever possible I

recommend you take control of it and don’t let them cause more problems.” “Despite sending a perfect mix downstream, [broadcasters] can still mess it up,” added Chris Kennedy, founder Norwest Productions, especially when dealing with a 5.1 mix. “We don’t have control over what

the Education Zone. Blackman revealed that pre-registrations to CEDIA’s programme were considerably increased. “We decided to extend ISE to be more of an event, not just an exhibition,” said Blackman. “We feel our landscape changing as AV

vendors move more and more into IT.” He cited the new Unified Communications area in Hall 12, the opening of a second residential solutions area and the biggest digital signage section to date as examples of the way that ISE was continuing to evolve in order to meet the needs of the AV industry. “The future belongs to system integration,” Blackman affirmed.

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broadcasters do with it,” agreed Hardesty, who mentioned phase problems that NBC had with one event he worked on, which is why “we need more control of the broadcast”. “But, there is nothing we can do to control it, if presenters want to talk over the beautiful bits,” added Kennedy.

Continued from page 1> tangible cross-pollination between the shows, with the two sides of the hall essentially coming t o g e t h e r as o n e b i g , b u z z i n g B2B event.” These claims are reinforced by the statistics, which show that 9898 attendees came to ISR and

Hi-Tech Building in 2011 – compared to 8154 the previous year. This increase is believed to be a reflection of a dynamic local mark e t a n d a n ew ve n u e t h a t h as proved to be entirely suitable for the show. ISR 2012 will take place from Tuesday 30 October to Thursday 1 November at Moscow Expocentre.

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QSC brings Core to customers QSC New for ISE from QSC are the Q-Sys Core 500i and Q-Sys Core 250i which are described by the company as the most powerful and accessible audio networking solutions ever developed. “Historically, QSC has been dominant in major projects with significant networking demands,” said David Fuller, the company’s director of technical marketing (pictured). “What these new products do is to allow us to serve a whole new market – the middle of the pyramid, if you like – and bring our expertise to new customers.”

The Core500i is capable of handling up to 128 network channels while the Core 250i provides up to 64 channels. I/O is selectable via the various Q-Sys I/O cards. Options also include the MTP-64 and MTP-128 multitrack players which, according to Fuller, makes them unique in the market. Also available is a CobraNet interface which, said Fuller, makes it possible for customers to integrate legacy systems. In terms of networking, QSC is actively promoting its Q-LAN capability. “The big advantage of Q-LAN over alternatives such as AVB is that it is a Layer-3 technology and uses industry standard protocols ,” said Fuller. Stand: 3A84

BlueCore lights the way BenQ The new BlueCore next generation light engine from BenQ uses a laser light source, which is said to achieve much greater energy efficiency, improved projection performance and instant start-up. The short-throw BenQ LX60ST and LW61ST are the first education

projectors to incorporate BlueCore. The mercury-free light source is more environmentally friendly, and can dim the light source power by up to 90% to achieve a contrast ratio as high as 80000:1. It should also deliver 20000 hours of reliable performance, with no sudden decrease in brightness, plus nearly three times the lifetime of a mercury lamp. Stand: 4U35

The Elpro and Descender product ranges by Projecta have been expanded and are being presented in two new screen widths: 320cm and 340cm. Until now, both product lines have been limited to 300cm widths; however, in a bid to offer a more complete motorised screen range, Projecta has made these screen sizes available to its Tensioned Descender (RF) Electrol; Descender (RF) Electrol; Pre-Installation Box; Tensioned Elpro (RF) Electrol; Elpro (RF) Electrol; and Cinelpro (RF) Electrol products. Stand: 2C42

Meyer Sound Reflecting the increasing demand for its Constellation acoustic systems, Meyer Sound has added two new personnel to the Constellation team. Transferring from his position as education programmes coordinator, Mac Johnson becomes Constellation project manager. Meanwhile, Ana Lorente, formerly with the projects department of Meyer Sound Spain, will now serve as Constellation project designer. Stand: 1M80

Percon A ‘fast and easy solution to connect RJ45 connectors’ has been introduced by Percon that allows users to simply connect all standard cables up to 10Gb Ethernet without requiring special tools. Its compact design makes it ideal if space is limited. Stand: 5R104

Riedel Communications MediorNet Compact is the new, cost effective, easy-to-use entry into Riedel Communications’ MediorNet world of integrated media signal distribution and processing. It provides the flexibility of a true realtime media network, including integrated signal processing, at the cost of simple multiplexing pointto-point products. Its 50Gbps system has enough capacity for bi-directional transport of 12 HD-SDI signals, dozens of MADI streams or Gigabit Ethernet signals and hundreds of audio channels or intercom ports.

The 3RU MediorNet Compact provides connectivity for up to 12 3G/HD/SD-SDI signals, four AES ports and two MADI interfaces as well as four analogue audio I/Os with high-quality microphone preamps and a dynamic range of 117dB. It also has an interface for Riedel’s RockNet digital audio network, two DisplayPort outputs, three Gigabit Ethernet ports, connections for serial data and GPIs, and one sync input plus three sync outputs. Stand: 11C52

New for retail digital signage ComQi delayMirror is a new product from ComQi designed to complement retail digital signage. According to the company, it is a ‘video mirror’ that provides a continual delayed video feed which enables shoppers to see themselves as they were three seconds ago, allowing customers to twirl and see the clothes they are wearing from all angles in a dressing room. In addition to being a great way of trying on new clothes, says ComQi, it is also a fun in-store experience that shoppers cannot get online or via any other medium. “delayMirror is an interactive solution powered by ComQi’s EnGage platform,” said Max StevensGuille, ComQi’s chief technical officer. “When you look at yourself in the delayMirror it is almost as if you

were looking at someone else – a digital doppelganger. They look like you, dress like you – but they are doing what you did a few moments ago. delayMirror provides a magical experience for shoppers.” Stand: 10K118

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news RGBlink mixers There are two new multiviewer mixers from RGBlink showing for the first time at ISE this year. The VSP 729 is a five-layer seamless switcher that accepts a wide variety of video signals, including RGB computer video, HDTV and standard definition video. The VSP 729 is said to combine seamless switching with advanced scaling to deliver high-quality, high-resolution video presentations. The VSP 5162 multiviewer mixer supports fourlayer image processing, allows input signals from up to eight computers, and is said to benefit from seamless switching, with effect transition, plus programme and preview output. Stand: 11C34

Screen Research The most recent launch from Screen Research, E-Mask, is an evolution of the existing C-Mask model. E-Mask is a fixed screen with lateral or top/bottom masking. Features of the E-Mask product include a new anchoring system for the projection surface that is intended to ensure fast installation and constant tensioning through time. The new

screen also features two radio-integrated motors with synchronised encoders, created by Adeo’s R&D department. These motors are designed to enable high-precision masking adjustment and interfacing with Screen Research’s new MCS-N-RS232 control panels. Stand: 1M5 (Adeo)

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Neil Mirchandani co-owner of Keypad Depot and founder of Infowhyse

Dawn of a new Era Audience response systems join PCs and mobile telephones in the creativity driven world of apps or 20 years, audience response systems have been dominated by a handful of hardware manufacturers, often protected by patents and in many cases with a closed architecture that limited the creation of independent, cost-effective software applications. Today, however, third-party audience response applications are flourishing. This is because the likes of iPod Touch, iPad and Androidbased phones/tablets can be turned into wireless interactive audience response tools. While these devices have limitations – due to the need to use open wi-fi networks, bandwidth and a tendency to distract – they are influencing the drive toward apps across the whole audience response spectrum. For the foreseeable future, at least, there will be a need for hardware. However, as more and more software applications are crosspollinated between hardware platforms, the importance of specific hardware diminishes. The time has already come for the audience

response systems based on consumer keypads. Users are becoming more adept, not just with the technology but also with the whole concept of audience interaction. The industry is seeing a seismic shift from a hardware led decision making process to one almost wholly based on software driven applications.

turn results in an expectation that solutions providers give informed advice, and do not simply supply systems off-the-shelf. Focusing on the continuous development of customer/market needs is now more critical than ever to maintain competitive differentiation and sustainable growth. In order to meet these needs, Infowhyse set up Keypad Depot as

“The audience response industry is seeing a seismic shift…” As has befallen many industries before, the audience response sector has come of age and is undergoing a metamorphosis from a niche industry, led by the West, to a commoditised industry, led by an explosion of apps coupled with cost-effective hardware from the East. In this new era of audience response applications, customers are becoming more experienced and more knowledgeable. This in

a dedicated division, which – in addition to its own brands – has forged alliances with several hardware manufacturers and software developers. By combining off-the-shelf and customised solutions to meet every customer’s requirements, Keypad Depot has shaped what is believed to be the world’s first comprehensive audience response applications and solutions portfolio. Stand: 7S172

Audio? It’s a black and white subject

Analog Way d&b audiotechnik The OPS300 is a multi-layer mixer scaler seamless switcher with full high-resolution digital processing which Analog Way says is particularly adapted to rental, staging and high-end installations. The OPS300 offers 12 direct inputs including two fitted with digital DVI and two fitted with SDI. Thanks to its full frame and logo memory, it can display up to six layers. Live layers can be customised with various attributes (borders, movements, zoom, cut, fade, wipe or slide). Stand: 3A112

White versions of installationoriented loudspeakers that were o r i g i n a l l y o n l y ava i l a b l e i n black or specially ordered c o l o u rs a r e b e i n g s h ow n by d&b audiotechnik. Pride of place on the d&b stand is being given to White

range products from the xS- and xA-Series. The 4S, 5S and 8S are designed specifically as standalone two-way full-range loudspeakers for the permanent installation market, and can be supported by the dedicated 12S subwoofer – also on display.

While these loudspeakers were formerly only available in black or bespoke colours, the little White range cabinets can also be purchased in white as standard. d&b is also exhibiting the larger 10S and 12S loudspeakers, plus a three-cabinet array of the 10A loudspeaker from the xA-Series. The manufacturer is also holding system integration sessions and listening demos of its xS and xASeries loudspeakers in room 103. The sessions are taking place today (9:30, 11:30, 14:30, 16:30) and tomorrow (9:30, 11:30, 14:30). Stand: 1N28, E103 (demo lounge)

The Step-in switcher is described as a ‘revolutionary system’ that brings flexibility and versatility to any boardroom. Designed to be easy to use and install, the system comprises a switcher and up to 10 Step-in modules connected by twisted pair cable. It allows each of the participants to connect their laptop, as well as enabling each user to take control of the main display by pressing the Step-in button on their control module. Stand: 1F18

dnp Denmark dnp Denmark is showing enhanced versions of its Supernova products, alongside its Zenith rear-projection screen. The Supernova Core Screen allows viewers to achieve highquality front projection without a dedicated darkened room. dnp Denmark claims that its ‘easy to assemble’ principle has now been further improved, and that its new frame and hanging accessories will make it easier for users to wall-mount the display. Stand: 2A70/2A73

New BXB software Taiwanese conferencing systems manufacturer BXB has updated and improved its FCS-6071 conference management software. Previously, the default setting was 800x600 pixels of seating arrangement – meaning that when 256 microphones units were added, space was squeezed. Now, BXB has improved the function to make large-scale conference management easier and more efficient than before. No matter how many microphone units are installed, BXB says that users no longer need to worry about running out of screen space. Stand: 3A101

Lab.gruppen A new install-centric amplifier range offers ‘amazingly low power consumption’ that should reduce the total cost of ownership below that of conventional designs, according to manufacturer Lab.gruppen. The 1U-high E Series is said to offer ample power reserves, and is Energy Star 2.1 compliant, making it highly efficient both in terms of net operating efficiency and typical current draw. Stand: 5R92

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D-Tools partners KEF

We ask: Why does ISE continue to flourish when other industry shows are growing in single figures or flat-lining?

ISE is one of those events where you feel that you could be missing out on something by not being there – as both exhibitor and attendee. I remember my first show in Switzerland, particularly as I was held by Swiss customs for five hours without the correct paperwork. I knew this show was destined to fail unless there was a radical re-think about location and strategy. The rest is history as the show has gone from strength to strength ever since. The annual ‘kick off’ to the AV year is now a regular in the diary with same old faces and new faces coming together for the largest ‘networkfest’ of the year. Jeremy Stewart, sales & marketing director, TeamMate ISE continues to flourish because of good timing, great location and best choice of a winning theme. Even more importantly is the focus of the show: bringing together manufacturers, distributors, integrators, installers, specifiers and technology managers, all of them in one place discussing the latest and greatest in the professional AV and systems integration world is a winning ticket. Kramer Electronics chooses again and again to be part of a winning show. Ezra Ozer, marketing manager, Kramer Electronics ISE has delivered for us year-onyear thanks to its high degree of focus and relevance to our installed sound business – it attracts exactly the right demographic for us..The three-day format of the show is well balanced, and the combination of timing (first show of the calendar year) and location adds to its effectiveness as a key launch platform for new product technologies aimed squarely at the integration/installed sound sector. The cross-over between audio and

visual is logical in that many of our immediate sales channels and end-users operate in both of those technology fields – so the show delivers a higher proportion of new contacts for us than usual. This isn’t always the case with other expos where the technology focus can be diverse with narrower fields of relevance to any given visitor – we see limited cross-over between a touring focus and that of installed AV for example, so it’s harder to get maximum efficiency from a show that centres around both combined. Not so at ISE – it’s an indispensable part of our international show plans. Andrzej Sosna, managing director, Tannoy ISE has managed to mix a ‘detonating cocktail’ made up of: great international location; easy to reach venue; and a professional team, whether for stand build up or organising the event as a whole. The great success also comes from the quality of the courses, which bring people from different fields in this fast-moving electronics and systems world. ISE is Inspiration and Education for professionals. Cedric Aubriot, CEO and founder, Waterfall I believe that ISE provides a more rounded offering than other industry shows, and as such attracts a broader range of visitors. ISE also provides a world-class exhibition for European visitors, where previously travel to the US was required. This is additionally advantageous in the current economic climate. Adam Neale, director, 7thSense Design We always meet new potential customers at ISE – which is unlike most of the other trade shows we exhibit at – where we meet distributors and established customers. Both are extremely valid but new customers are the Holy Grail. Bill Woods, group sales & marketing director, MC2 Audio, XTA Electronics

The manufacturer claims to have enhanced its Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) program through a partnership with KEF America Inc, offering current system integrator users its detailed product information library. D-Tools says that KEF America shares its guiding principles: ground-breaking design, exceptional sound and an unshakeable commitment to excellence. D-Tools says its MVP program is designed to help provide system integrators with the most up-to-date product information on more than 3,000 companies using its System Integrator software. Stand: 1N40

WUXGA: one fibre, 500m

The DVFX-100 detachable DVI extender from Opticis’ new one fibre series is capable of driving uncompressed WUXGA (1920x1200) 60Hz DVI signal up to 500m over one SC multimode fibre. DVFX-100 offers easy connection to the user’s existing system

with minimum effort and no modification required, thanks to its compact design and inclusion of all industry standard connectors. The metallic diecasting enclosure is said to yield reliable installation, excellent EMI shields and heat dissipation in harsh and noisy environments. For greater installation flexibility, it offers patent-pending Self-EDID management, reading and restoring. The DVFX-100 is certified with IEC60601-1-2, FCC/CE and Class 3 Laser Eye Safety. Stand: 1Q20

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HQView and LEDView are highlighted today Elektrosil car concept

Curved LED screens for Milan retail complex TecnoVision The new Coin Excelsior department store in Milan has been supplied and installed with 320sqm of LED screens by TecnoVision. The turnkey project saw the company install curved indoor LED screens that run up around the seven floors of the building. The ambitious new store is the brainchild of Jean Nouvel. The

celebrated French architect worked with light reflections from glossy surfaces and LED screens in order to transform the existing space and create a highly distinctive ambience. TL8 Style model LED screens are used in conjunction with DLX Spot + Control Room systems. Stand: 1M14

DVI matrix switches 32 computers to 32 displays

Vestel uses Atom

Gefen The new GefenPRO 32x32 DVI matrix offers cross-point switching among 32 computers and displays, with a one-to-one or one-to-many distribution controlled by frontpanel selectors, RS232 ports, IR remote or any web browser. The matrix is a modular card cage system that allows different configurations of inputs/outputs, with the option to extend any number of outputs over Cat 5 cable. A fast switch with extremely low cross-talk between computers and displays makes this large-scale matrix a dependable solution. Although designed to access many different audio/video work-

Using a concept store for car dealers as a way to demonstrate its touch and embedded computing solutions for the digital signage market is exhibitor Elektrosil. Opportunities for interaction and visualisation include a 46in multitouch-table based on Elektrosil´s dreaMTouch IR technology, providing 32-point high-end multitouch for an interactive car configurator developed for BMW. Also on show is a multitouch-based electronic presenter with what the company describes as an iPad-like touch and feel. The Elektrosil stand also features an embedded PC based on AMD’s Fusion platform with multidisplay output via Displayport, and several hardware I/Os for lighting control, high-definition entertainment and support of a range building automation features. Elektrosil has been in business for 30 years, providing engineering, design and development of customer-specific applications. The company’s product range comprises touch systems and accessories, LCD, printers, power supplies, embedded systems and electromechanical components. Stand: 10S112

stations, it is also suitable for large presentations and video walls requiring access to various computer sources. The rack-mountable 32x32 DVI matrix comes with 24/7 customer support, dual internal power supplies to enhance performance, and can be combined with any of Gefen’s DVI extension solutions to deliver high-resolution video to remote displays. The front panel display provides easy-to-read status and switching information. The GefenPRO 32x32 DVI matrix is cross-platform in capability and supports high-resolution video to 1920x1200. Stand: 1M63

Powered by Intel Atom D400/D500 series processors, Vestel’s digital signage displays are available in 32in, 40in, 42in, 46in and 55in screen sizes. Content is managed via an internet site to which the client can connect in order to see or amend material on the company’s display network. In addition to allowing the user to amend content, Vestel Digital Signage Web Management Tool facilitates the amendment of scheduling on an individual or collective basis, as well as the selection of the user interface. Playback options include MPEG-2/MPEG-4 video formats, internet-based media, standard display images – and more. Stand: 9D141

Calibre UK Returning to ISE for the third year, processor, scaler, switcher and scan converter manufacturer Calibre UK is showcasing its HQView and LEDView ranges designed, says the company, for any installation ranging from architectural scale projection, digital signage, corporate presentation, collaboration and more. Described as the industry’s largest range of scalers and process o rs m a d e f o r s m a l l t o l a r g e installations at any resolution up to 2K, advanced features include geometry correction, projection mapping/image warping and soft edge blending. This includes the top-of-theline HQView520 Scaler, Switcher and Scan Converter with warp and

blend and 3G-SDI connectivity. Calibre UK’s LED video processors and scalers - developed for driving very large LED screens from video or graphics sources - are also being highlighted on the company’s stand. The new LEDView processors feature the Reon chip from IDT. The LEDView400 is described as a costeffective yet high quality LED video screen image scaler featuring 4-sided edge drag and drop for sizing an image to fit the LED screen. The LEDView510 is a LED video screen image scaler with 3G-SDI and multiple unit mode with autozoom, allowing several LEDView510s to drive largeLED walls comprising several screens. Stand: 3B104

High-resolution outdoor LED display ‘new standard’ Aoto The new M8 LED display from Aoto, with its 8-pixel pitch, is claimed to be ‘the highest resolution LED display for outdoor [use] in the world’, and ‘the new standard for the high-end events and installation market’. Aoto has been working on rental LED display research since 2004, and has found that users are annoyed by the incompatibility between systems, and want displays that are easy to maintain, cable and lock. “The market required a new standard with lightweight, high processing depth and nice appearance,” says the company. Aoto released its modular M

series products for fixed installation to some acclaim at ISE 2011. The estanlished range comprises 3mm, 4mm and 6mm M-series displays for indoors and 10mm and 12mm for indoor/ outdoor use, with the new rental M8 and M4.8 making their debut at ISE this year. The 20-bit, lown o i s e M 8 h as a slim 7.7cm design offering a wide view, with anti-UV, high contrast and high refresh rate (4,200Hz). Each tile weighs 9.5kg, has full IP65 weather resistance and high precision calibration technology. The tiles have a seamless connection, are curveable and 3D-ready. Stand: 11N60

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digital signage Vox Pop Rotapanel The Digital Advertising Display range of LCD screens come in sizes from 55in to 92in, New for ISE are doublesided and multitouch displays. Rotapanel says that its range features industrial quality 1920x1080 Samsung Pro DiD HD/LCD screens with high contrast and brightness of 700 cd/sqm. According to Rotapanel, its displays achieve a long life due to thermal management, while its Watchdog technology means that diagnoses can be made quickly in the event of failure. Modularity in design is said to reduce repair time. Stand: 10N146

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Locker gains LED allure Martin Professional Athletic footwear giant Foot Locker has installed an eye-catching LED display in the main window of its flagship store in Milan. The store opened last June and has a dynamic front window display comprising 39 Martin Professional EC-20 LED panels. “I was at Euroshop earlier in the year together with the client, who saw the EC-20 panels at the Martin stand,” explained designer James Breaks, associate director of rpa:group’s design division. “Foot Locker wanted the potential to create something startling and bold. They were looking to stand out and make a massive impression. The EC-20 display was just what they were looking for.” Although the store is in a

prime-site location, it is in a parade of units that sit back from the street, under the shadow of the historic architecture of the main building, which increased the need for a high-impact presentation. “We wanted to use performance technology from concerts – power and light – in a retail setting to create interest and appeal to the energy of youth, and it works well,” said Breaks. With 4,000 nits of brightness, 48-bit colour processing, excellent image quality, and the ability to show any type of digital image, the semi-transparent EC-20 indoor/outdoor screens are increasingly being used to integrate dynamic light and video in store design. Stand: 11D52

3D video wall just 93mm Aavara Planar Systems

The PB5000IR system is said to provide ultrahigh quality HDMI-over-IP video broadcasting for DooH/digital signage and other applications – and includes an IR control. It enables multicasting, as well as one-toone and one-tomany. It allows the use of a Gigabit Ethernet network without the need for a managed switch. Stand: 10K138

The Clarity Matrix 3D LCD video wall is designed for professional 3D visualisation environments needing a large-format, flicker-free, thin profile, stereoscopic display. The Clarity Matrix 3D extends the Matrix LCD video wall family, using the same design approach to give an install depth of only 93mm, integrated mounting system, and off-board electronics and power supply. The Matrix narrow bezel LCD’s technology is combined with a 3D optical system and passive glass that, when tiled together, enable viewing and analysis of 3D images across the entire video wall. This approach to 3D visualisation, according to Planar, provides a more comfortable viewing experience versus active glasses solutions. O t h e r b e n e f i t s t o p ass i ve glasses, says the company, include lighter weight, no batteries are

required, and they are less expensive than active solutions. The design also incorporates off-board power supply and electronic components which reduces the weight, heat load, noise, depth and points of failure at the LCD video wall, extending the lifetime and reducing the cost of ownership. The Clarity Matrix 3D uses micro-polarising optics on the surface of the LCD to provide constant 3D visualisation to each eye. This is done by polarising the light from each horizontal row of pixels matching the polarisation of the left and right eye in passive 3D glasses. The left eye only sees every other horizontal row of pixels, the right eye sees the remaining rows of pixels and the brain combines each eye’s view to create a single high-resolution image. Stand: 3A82

The new Touch digital signage system from Condeco promises to simplify how organisations look after room booking and management. Features include a checkin facility to ensure everybody knows who is using a room and for how long; this can also be used to generate management reports. Instant bookings can be made from the screen, allowing individuals greater control of meeting rooms. There is also an ordering system for catering and hospitality, plus the ability to create a schedule of videoconferencing. Stand: 4V35

Expromo As well as its range of standard products, Expromo Europe supplies customised LED solutions, manufacturing and marketing LED screens for applications with a focus on digital signage, sports advertising, digital facades and architecture solutions. Longestablished partners handle the installation and support of its products. Stand: 10S124, 10R126

We ask: What are the hottest trends in digital signage at the moment?

The hottest trends we at Innes observe include IPTV, with its ability to deliver multiple live content channels to any display, and digital signage video walls which allow the display of one large image for maximum impact or to display content on separate screens. We are also seeing the emergence of biometric recognition of consumers, allowing the identification of customers according to their age, gender and so on and to offer them the right products. Cloud-based digital signage is also a real trend, allowing digital signage to be offered as a Web service. SaaS has emerged as a popular solution because it is reliable and cost-efficient and can be deployed rapidly. Franck Dupin, CEO and founder, Innes Everyone is looking for better contrast, better grey scale, better viewing angles, higher brightness and low power consumption for their outdoor digital signage. Oval lamp LED displays used to be the only choice for outdoor

applications, but that it is no longer the case. SMD front- and rear-access LED panels are the hottest trend in the market. They are not only weatherproof, but also can provide much better viewing angles without colour shift. The latest technology can also remotely diagnose individual LED failure, so maintenance becomes more efficient. Jason Skillicorn, sales and marketing director, Lighthouse Technologies Audio has been a hot trend in digital signage projects recently. Traditionally, the difficulty of handling audio in a noisy space has prevented digital signage projects from installing any kind of audiorelated content. However, with the development of directional audio, audio content is starting to be used as a strong asset in digital signage projects. For example, Panphonics Sound Shower speakers are installed in all 7-Eleven stores in the USA and Canada. This is the world’s largest digital signage project. The effective use of audio content is seen as a strong asset in this project and the trend is expected to continue in the future for many other projects. Ryo Kumagai, sales manager, Panphonics

Fully configurable image processor for multiple I/O 3D Perception The new MegaWall Series 3000 WQXGA image processor from 3D Perception is fully configurable, allowing the user to specify the precise number and type of inputs and outputs. Designed for flexibility, ease of use and reliability, the MegaWall Series 3000 may be used with flat screens, video cubes or projectors. An intuitive GUI allows the output windows to be arranged across the visual display in any manner. Features include: up to 2560x1600 resolution; interactive positioning of windows; image alignment and blending; crop and

zoom functionality; redundant power supply option; hot swappable cards; full configurability; real-time hardware; overlap generator; diagnostic features; scaling; and presets. Stand: 7N200

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digital signage News Analysis

“Integrators need to speak to the marketing team – the custodians of company branding”

Ian McMurray detects a disparity between signage technology and the users’ ability to harness it

Oliver Schwede

Looking for all the signs Signage will be used as part of an overall information and marketing solution, not just standalone system t ISE a year ago, more than one analyst used the term ‘tipping point’ to describe the state of the digital signage market: in other words, it had reached a state where some significant shift would take place. One of those analysts was Oliver Schwede of Invidis Consulting, the company behind the DiSCO Digital Signage Conference at ISE. “Yes, that prediction proved to be true,” he says. “Digital communication at the point of sale or the point of information has become integral to the communication process.” Richard Topping, digital signage product manager at UK integrator Saville, isn’t so sure, saying: “I don’t think the market has yet reached that tipping point.” Even less convinced is Roland

Dreesden, managing director of integrator Reflex. “Certainly, manufacturers are extending and amending their product range and new entrants are entering the market,” he says. “However, I feel the development of systems and the take up by users is out of sync. “I would estimate that one in five digital signage solutions installed have either a static display or a screen that’s not used post-install,” Dreesden claims. “I also know there’s confusion out there. With the range of systems on the market it’s difficult for the end-user and, frankly, the integrator to choose.” Where Schwede and Dreesden are in agreement, however, is in the belief that for digital signage to succeed, it needs to be driven by an organisation’s marketing department. “On customer sites, we can see that the marketing people are really looking into digital signage now,” notes Schwede. “But there is still a know-how deficit, and people tend to discuss technical details rather than creating concepts.” Dreesden sees the same influence. “I would suggest that the conventional AV integrator normally speaks to the AV or IT

Signage needs to be based on concepts Pic courtesy Martin Professional

department,” he says, “where in truth they need to speak also with the marketing team, the custodians of company branding.” It is certainly the case that major brands are increasingly leveraging social media, and Saville’s Topping sees an opportunity there. “The use of social media as a signage application and tool has been the development I have noticed in the past 12 months,” he says. “The social media side of signage will continue to develop and will take a hold of most manufacturers’ ways of thinking and of the products that are coming to market. Signage will be used as

part of an overall information and marketing solution, not just standalone system.” Dreesden has noted the growing pervasiveness of Cloudbased digital signage, with its promise of lower cost and greater security, while Schwede has seen increasing consolidation in the industry together with a trend towards suppliers becoming service providers – both of which he argues are positive for the industry. But can growth in the digital signage market be sustained in the face of an economic climate that is, at best, uncertain? Topping has seen some impact on larger scale programmes, while Dreesden notes that budget pressures have so far had little impact on Reflex’s digital signage business. Schwede is cautiously optimistic. “2010 and 2011 have been very successful for the industry,” he says, “with some integrators managing to double their revenues. The economic situation will, though, see some slowing of growth in 2012. Marketing programmes are likely to be affected – but where digital signage can be shown to have a clear RoI, we expect the impact to be much less.”

Mura takes control of multiple video walls Matrox Graphics The latest Matrox Mura MPX Series video wall controller board and Matrox Avio KVM extender solutions are among Matrox Graphics’ priority items for ISE 2012. Featuring a four I/O board design, Mura can power multiple high-performance video walls – including a 3x3, nine-monitor platform – while Avio’s fibre-optic transmission technology will extend uncompressed HD content from the host system to a remote dual-monitor operator station. Matrox personnel are demonstrating the productivity enhancements gained by adding two monitors or projectors to a note-

book or desktop computer, courtesy of Matrox DualHead2Go external multi-monitor adapters. Based on PCI Express x16 Gen 2 technology, Mura is capable of driving conference and boardroomstyle presentation platforms of up to four displays with a single board. Multiple Mura boards can be combined to build larger, high-density, scalable video walls for digital signage or control room and other mission-critical environments. Matrox Avio KVM extenders can support one dual-link DVI or two single-link DVI displays, keyboard, mouse and USB devices at distances of up to 300m and 2,000m over a single fibre-optic cable in multi-mode and single-mode,

respectively. Matrox DualHead2Go external multi-monitor adapters connect two monitors or projectors to a laptop or desktop computer, and use the system’s existing GPU to provide uncompressed graphics

and video content across all monitors. The expanded onscreen desktop allows users to run full-screen applications on each display or open one program across both outputs. Stand: 1G122

Leurocom venture Led mediatecture is the name of a joint venture between Leurocom electronic displays and ag4 mediatecture. The intention is to offer everything needed to create media facades and architectural lighting. “The customer receives a complete service package: from the realisation of an idea to the media contents for individual lighting solution,” said a statement from the two managing directors: Michael Bredow, Leurocom and Ralf Müller, ag4. Its service encompasses everything from a media-based consultation and planning to inspection and maintenance work. Led mediatecture claims to offer extensive support from the first draft and content creation to installation. Its products, from the LED to the completed system, come from a single factory near Stuttgart. Stand: 11P73, 11P76

SpinetiX Web-based Bringing the latest version of its Fusion Web-based digital signage software to ISE 2012 is Swiss digital signage manufacturer SpinetiX. The software is pre-installed on the company’s HMP Hyper Media Player hardware - including the new HMP130 Hyper Media Player, which is being launched at the show. The software is designed to easily manage content on smallscale digital signage projects. Fusion digital signage software allows content to be managed via a Web browser interface and can be accessed either locally or remotely using a PC, Mac, Linux or iPad platform. Content can be uploaded, edited and published with minimal technical skill, according to the company. Stand: 10K120

Vogel’s Professional The new video wall mount system from Vogel’s Professional has been used to its full potential to create a 9x3m, 32-display video wall system at KIA headquarters in the Netherlands. Utilising the LG 47in LED Ultra Small screen bezel displays, the video wall is part of a bigger project undertaken by Dutch AV specialist Fidato. A special player provides a two-time synchronous full HD image signal that is combined to create one perfect image. Multimedia specialist Fidato created all the content in the form of a complete show-reel for the video wall. Stand: 1M45

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digital signage Advantech The HIT-W121 touchscreen is designed for hospitality and health centres. It has an 11.6in surface, and its Intel Atom D510 processor can run Windows, Android or Linux. Stand: 10S130

Larger screen, touch capability Elo TouchSystems A TE Connectivity brand, Elo is broadening its range of Interactive Digital Signage touch systems by launching a 55in model and introducing an additional touch technology. The new 55in model 5500L is a large-format touch display useful for interactive advertising, wayfinding, point-of-information and related applications. The company

says that the 5500L offers system integrators, value-added resellers and software developers a highperformance touch solution for interactive digital displays in hightraffic environments. The display is housed in a highly durable steel chassis, and features a thinner profile and an LED-backlit L CD panel that reduces power consumption and heat output. Optional highperformance computer modules

are well suited for running interactive media and are available with a choice of two processing models: ECM1 with the Intel Celeron dual core 2.2GHz and ECM2 with the Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz. The 5500L features a choice of two touchscreen technologies, each with pure glass construction for visual clarity. Optical touch provides multi-touch and gesture support. Stand: 10K144

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Philips Public Signage Announced yesterday and designed for professional/commercial flatpanel applications is the BDL4785SL from MMD, the exclusive marketer and reseller for Philips-branded LCD monitors and public signage displays worldwide. The depth of the BDL4785SL is just 38mm, allowing it to be deployed in almost any environment. The display comes with a range of professional connection options, including a display port and DVI

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digital signage Rupérez for Sirkom

Updates to Announce Visix A new version of the Announce digital signage content management software has been launched. Features for version 1.3 include increased work area on screen; folder functionality has been added to media management tools to easily organise media files, such as animated wallpapers and message backgrounds, video and audio files and graphic images. Notification of content requiring approval has been added to every screen in the Web interface

for specified users; the RSS feed e x t e ns i o n m o d u l e h as b e e n improved to allow message creators to simply enter the RSS URL for any message template that uses the RSS module; smaller thumbnails and icon-only previews have been added to the template manager, program mana g e r a n d m ess a g e m a n a g e r screens; and the new software update utility streamlines updates to the software. Stand: 10S114

Bilbao-headquartered digital signage company Sirkom has announced the opening of a second office in Madrid. Chosen to manage the new office is Carlos Rupérez, who has extensive experience in the IT, audiovisual, digital signage and corporate markets. Rupérez comes to Sirkom from ViewSonic Spain where he was sales manager the past six years. His previous positions have included channel director at NEC Computers, country manager at GE Access and sales roles at Sun Microsystems and Siemens-Nixdorf. Stand: 10S126

CyberStream Two Carrefour Planet hyperstores opened in Athens are installed with CyberStream digital signage platform DSplay. The system is serving a number of media players, based on the Cisco DMP 4400G platform, and LCD touchscreens at various areas within the store, such as Baby Space, Multimedia Space and so on. Stand: 10K114

New 82in touchscreen Sahara Likely to catch the attention of those passing by the Sahara stand is the newly launched CleverLCD Touch 82in designed for use in high-demand areas such as retail shopping malls, public display areas and school halls. Its key features include the 82in diagonal LCD panel running full 1080p graphics and integrated optical camera systems that provide interaction by finger, pen, or any other suitable pointing device. The panel is protected by

5 m m t o u g h e n e d g l ass a n d encased in an all steel bezel to ensure durability. The Touch Dual 82in can be fitted with an embedded PC, an option for all of the CleverLCD Touch range. This PC has an Intel i5 processor at its core, large disk, HD graphics, card reader and Bluray DVD support. The PC is mounted in an easy access slot, and can be either fitted at purchase or at a later date if required. Stand: 3D99

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news

Converging on the opportunity IT/AV convergence potentially opens a whole new world of business for the AV integrator who is willing to adapt

Ian McMurray investigates whether IT is pushing conventional AV aside, or simply making it more versatile

ith the increasing pervasiveness of the network, and with videoconferencing, digital signage and command/control, for example, becoming as mission-critical as an organisation’s billing system or manufacturing management system, it’s starting to look very

Vox Pop We ask: Many manufacturers have jumped on the app bandwagon, but what should be the ultimate destination?

In Kramer Electronics’ eyes, the ultimate destination of the Pro AV industry is to reach a true solution in which full interoperability between any application and every system is made possible. It is Kramer Electronics belief that an Open System approach is what the installers are looking for. Kramer has reached a strategic decision to open up relevant parts of its control products protocol and followed this decision. Kramer’s customers can easily integrate

much like an IT-centric world. Should AV integrators be concerned? “It’s natural for some AV players to think they need to look over their shoulder apprehensively for IT players who might take away their market,” says Greg Jeffreys, newly elected president of InfoComm, “but we should never underestimate the difficulties – and costs – for others to enter new market spaces. I believe there are opportunities in partnerships, plus new and recurring revenue streams.” It becomes apparent that, to succeed in this new, converged world, integrators need to acquire two new sets of skills. The first of these is, unsurprisingly, an understanding of the network. “Saville recognised from an early point that specialist network skills were going to play a big part in the skill set we would require to support the developing videoconferencing market,” says the company’s southern region business manager, Darren Pitt. “This has continued to increase as the protocols for source distribution

and products such as Crestron Digital Media become standard deployed systems.” And, sometimes, as Jeffreys points out, integrators need to be able to prove that they have those skills. “The IT world is one of certifications, and we see many more AV leaders sporting impressive lists of Microsoft, Cisco and other certification,” he says. Those things are important to IT managers – and being able to respond to their needs gives rise to the second, and perhaps less obvious, set of skills that are required. “You need to understand the dynamics and drivers of IT networking people,” notes Roland Dreesden, managing director of integrator Reflex. “Quite rightly, they are protective of their network as it is the engine of their business – so the ability to empathise, understand and communicate in their terms is very important.” There is perhaps a third set of skills that integrators need to acquire as projects become more complex – and it’s something that InfoComm is aware of.

Sometimes, IT is simply more appropriate for the scale of the task “Larger, more sophisticated projects have given rise to the need for both hard and soft project management and communication skills,” says Jeffreys, “and InfoComm has a history of pioneering superb project management courses.” It seems that, for successful companies who might traditionally have called themselves AV integrators, the growing significance of IT is far from a threat. Ever since the beginning of the AV industry, evolution has been part of the fabric of the market – a point made by Pitt. “Saville has seen and adapted to many changes over the years,” he says. “If we had not been ready or able to embrace these chal-

lenges, then we wouldn’t be where we are now. We see the incursions of IT as something to embrace and an opportunity for us to continue to evolve and grow.” Dreesden’s view is almost certainly representative. “Far from being a threat,” he says, “IT/AV convergence is definitely an opportunity for any AV integrator. What could be better than strengthening your skill set? Remember, AV is still exciting and still new to a lot of people and our industry knows how to deliver that ‘wow!’ factor. The fact that AV now sits on networks and can talk to a wide range of technologies just makes it even more exciting.”

“The IT world is one of certifications” – Greg Jeffreys Kramer’s products with other products, regardless of the chosen OS or device. It is our belief that other companies will follow Kramer Electronics in this decision. The open source philosophy is what developers in the 21st century are looking for and Kramer Electronics will continue to provide it in our growing line of control products and software. Ezra Ozer, marketing manager, Kramer Electronics Platformindependent browser-based control, as all our current pro AV and broadcast products offer. It removes the need for the user to ensure they have the correct firmware and control app combination and avoids operating system incompatibilities. Apps are cute, but who really wants a nice-looking app, only to find it doesn’t connect to the version of product they find on site? Browser control ensures this

doesn’t ever happen and also ensures you can use whatever control device happens to be available, iPhone, Android, PC, Mac, whatever is to hand. Tim Brooksbank, chairman, Calibre UK Downloading an app is synonymous with loading software on your device, therefore subject to many of its shortcomings, like tying you to a specific machine, requiring availability of various versions for different hardware or operating systems, needing periodic updates, etc. With the rising popularity and acceptance of cloud computing I think IP-enabled AV devices should do the job of an app with just simple http connection via a shortcut that looks like an app icon. What apps do well is they optimise the user interface for the device they are running on. For example, if you have a smart phone with limited screen

area, the font sizes, field lengths, and screen formatting is optimised for your device. There is no reason a smart webpage cannot do that. The embedded webpage in our HDMI matrix switch first reads the width and height of the screen it is being displayed on and then renders the page accordingly. Ali Haghjoo, CEO, Hall Research Here at Dataton we’re on that same train. We have apps for all our products on various portable platforms. But my view remains the same. The new smartphones are fantastic tools, and their iconic status and worldwide recognition are important factors from a marketing point of view. But when it comes to commercial pro-AV applications, I think they will actually have a marginal effect. Can you imagine all visitors at a major museum (age range one to 100 years) using the same app? Don’t get me wrong, I

think the interactive features of the iPhones and iPads, etc, are truly amazing, and their user interface is second to none, but for a public AV installation, a well-designed, dedicated system is always superior. Fredrik Svahnberg, international marketing & communications manager, Dataton That the application adds value to the product(s) it works with, but that it does not become an end in itself. The core product should not be rendered inoperable without an additional app. Nick Cook, European marketing director, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems Europe App, Android, whatever – it should all communicate and work well together. I get sick of industry giants constantly trying to outsmart each other. Kim Donvig, founder Artcoustic

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news Screen problem solved Draper Europe A new upgrade to the E u r os c r e e n S e s a m e recessed projection case sets out to deal with a long-standing problem confronting projection screen manufacturers. Rough handling during transport or installation in a ceiling that is not completely level can cause a projection screen’s viewing surface to slide slightly on the roller, skewing the bottom dowel. Sesame version 2.1 features an adjustable inner bracket on each side of the case that, says Draper, allows the problem to be addressed ‘once and for all’. The adjustable inner bracket enables fine-tuning of the bottom dowel to more precisely cover the opening gap in the case. This

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Think inside the box Technology supplier ABtUS has devised an all-inclusive AV solution for the modern multimedia classroom. Several options are available, allowing users to select the package that best suits their classroom needs. All the products are designed and produced by ABtUS to work together perfectly, says the manufacturer, while the package has been devised to facilitate quick, hassle-free installation. Stand: 1P20

Sommer Cable allows the Sesame 2.1 closure to rest perfectly flush with the ceiling when the screen is retracted up into the case. The Sesame case, available both as non-tensioned and tabtensioned models, has been recognised on multiple occasions with industry awards for its innovative construction. It features a unique removable end-flange integrated with the case, and concealed drop function of the entire screen section. Stand: 1M22

The new Cat7 PUR XL 10Gbit cable from Sommer Cable is claimed to ensure optimal transmission properties even over long distances. It has a large wire cross-section, plus a high-quality foam/skin PE wire insulation and 100% shielding provided by a CU mesh screen and AL/PT foil-screened wire pairs (PimF). The rugged jacket compound guarantees a long life and outdoor temperature resistance. Stand: 5U110

Projected to be a winner

A table-based 3D decisionmaking and presentation tool that uses projectiondesign’s F35 wqxga projectors is being showcased today. The patented Mixed Reality Interface (MRI) system from Kommerz is designed to offer a simple and easy-to-use design and presentation tool for project managers and designers in Building Information Modelling, Product Lifestyle Management Systems and digital prototyping workflows. The creator of the MRI system, Thomas Kienzel at Kommerz, commented: “The MRI system can be

used with a range of realtime 3D software packages, including Autodesk Showcase and Navisworks alongside other popular design and presentation tools, to provide the most flexible collaboration platform available.” Viewing of the MRI system navigation takes advantage of the F35 wqxga projector at 2560x1600 pixel resolution. Viewing, presentation and navigation are manipulated and hand-controlled as part of the MRI system. Fredrik Brostrøm-Hansen, product marketing manager at projectiondesign, commented: “The F35 WQXGA delivers high resolution, broad bandwidth, and flawless image quality that is unmatched by any other projector in its price, performance and size category. The high resolution and ultra-precise colours provide the most accurate imaging from the MRI system and are suited for any kind of visualisation.” Stand: 1M27

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unified communications Licence-free bands Keeping a close watch on the council for conference use Vaddio Comm-Tec The company is showing Confidea, a new multiband wireless conference system. Confidea operates in the 2.4GHz band as well as in higher, licencefree bands around 5GHz. Comm-Tec says this enables a seamless deployment of a wireless conference system in environments with dense Wi-Fi presence, and that its 5GHz compatibility in particular means IT companies will no longer need to worry about the impact on their wireless IT infrastructure. The manufacturer claims that the product has been developed with reliability and confidentiality in mind, making use of fault-torrent errorcorrecting protocols and advanced encryption algorithms. That, and its multi-band capability, makes Confidea the most

robust and secure wireless connection available on the market today, according to the developer. Comm-Tec says the product raises the bar in wireless conferencing and overcomes the limitations of traditional, Wi-Fibased systems. The manufacturer claims that its multi-band capability expands the deployment possibilities of wireless conferencing systems considerably, and allows concurrent operation of multiple systems in the same building. Confidea comprises a full range of models catering for applications: from basic discussion, to units with voting or simultaneous interpretation. The product can work as a stand-alone system for basic discussion and voting. Stand: 2A70

Camera systems manufactured by Vaddio have been installed throughout the city council chamber and committee rooms of the new 180,000sqft City Hall complex in Vaughan, which is one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest-growing cities. In the Council Chamber itself, Vaddio WallView HD-19 and HE100 cameras provide inputs to the AV system, allowing their images to be broadcast throughout the facility or to be used in conjunction with the Polycom HD video conferencing system. Christie projectors and Crestronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DigitalMedia platform are among the other components of a very high-tech solution. With digital switching at 1080p/60 and 3-chip DLP projectors at 8,000 lumens, high-spec cameras were a necessity, according to Omar Prashad from the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s systems integrator, Duocom: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use Vaddio cameras, the

Clutter cut Aavara The MPS1000 allows the sharing of a meeting room projector by multiple PCs or laptops via a daisychained Cat-5e cable. It supports

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cameras would have been the weakest link in the chain. The quality in the projectors would have been negated; the switching infrastructure would have been negated. We wanted to pick out the highest quality camera that we could to take advantage of the rest of the design infrastructure.â&#x20AC;? Video can be broadcast from the Council Chamber to anywhere else in the building. If there is a high-interest council meeting, the public can view the event internally â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or listen externally via

Vaughan Radio. While only audio is exported to the residents of Vaughan at this stage, Vaughan TV is now under development. â&#x20AC;&#x153; We â&#x20AC;&#x2122; r e p r o b a b l y g o i n g t o incorporate a capture station with a media management server and s t r e a m t h e v i d e o , â&#x20AC;? o bs e rve d Prashad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the next generation of this system so residents can log on to the media server and see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in the council chamber from anywhere at any time.â&#x20AC;? Stand: 1F122

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sender to receiver is 150m, and resolutions up to 2048x1536 @ 60Hz are supported. An automatic video signal equaliser ensures optimum quality for long distance transmissions, while a specially designed control panel integrates video and audio cleanly and neatly into a meeting room desk. Stand: 10K138

Unveiling its FLX VoIP, the first wireless conference phone designed for VoIP networks, is Revolabs. The FLX VoIP supports a wde variety of IP switches, and Revolabs claims that it is the only conference phone that combines HD audio with the freedom of wireless mics and speakers. The product integrates directly with most IP telephone switches following the SIP standard, so new features, such as voice mail alerts and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;do not disturbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, can be offered. Stand: 12B92

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unified communications News Analysis Adrian Pennington finds even advocates of Unified Communications say there’s some way to go yet

USB speakerphones Being demonstrated on its ISE stand this year are ClearOne’s two latest USB speakerphones designed for personal desktop use in organisations using Microsoft Lync or Skype for audio conferencing via Windows. Just slightly larger than a typical computer mouse, the Chat 70-U (for Lync) and Chat 60-U (for Skype) each feature integrated call controls, including an end-call button on the device. The new models are also equipped with proprietary ClearOne technologies enabling, says the company, natural conversation without the clipping, echo, noise or tinny sound many people associate with speakerphone use. Both new Chat speakerphones, created for VoIP applications using PCs or unified communications software, are designed for ease of use and superior voice quality. They feature raised, push-button controls for speaker volume, mute, and call hook and include a blue LED which lights when a call is in progress. Stand: 3C112

DIS install in Qatar Conference specialist Danish Interpretation Systems (DIS) announced that system integrator Techno Q had recently installed 135 customised microphone units at Qatar University. The silver CM/DM 6580F units feature three buttons for voting, chip card reader, channel selector, 3.5mm headphone socket, loudspeaker and the new BM 6620 boundary microphone. The two distributed language channels at this location can be monitored through DH 6023 stethoscope headphones and the output box AO 6008 allows the use of up to eight channels for recording purposes. The SW 6000 software package gives additional features like delegate identification. As well as the customised DCS 6000 system in the auditorium, there is a press room in the building where a small-scale CDS 4000 system with one chairman and five delegate units has been installed. Stand: 3C119

The UC field is wide open but it may be too early to call the results

Unification – a distant goal ny-to-any across the board (voice, video, presence, IM) is still a long way away and progress is less than speedy. Unified Communications (UC) has become a buzzword, which many manufacturers apply to almost any product concerned with communication. Thanks to the ability of voice to break out onto the PSTN, any-to-any voice is relatively easy to achieve. But, video is still some way off, particularly with Microsoft’s plans for Lync and Skype still unclear. “Regarding video, we have many different platforms, different video codecs, old voice codecs. And the development of new things is very fast,” says Jörg Weisflog, CEO,

‘UC’ has become a buzz phrase, but a mass of protocols and broadband issues place limits on ‘any-to-any’ communication UC in some regions, while the integration of smartphones and tablets has to be seen as mobile PCs and a mobile data medium creating new challenges regarding security,” Weisflog adds.

help to establish a winner.” There is also the question of whether Europe has the broadband speeds it requires for the UC vision to be properly delivered, or whether the corporate world is headed for a two-tier internet. “Existing SVC video platforms are already pretty good and with a combination of protocol improvements and fibre and 4G deployment the situation will improve significantly,” says Masters. Weisflog notes that there are too many areas of disappointing performance on Europe’s broadband map. “Many people think Germany is well equipped with bandwidth, but it is not, there are too many white spots,” he says.

advertising campaign from Apple that clearly demonstrated those features and benefits,” he says. “Selling UC may not be as easy as TV ads featuring a phone, a finger and some jazzy screen shots but I think the industry will need to do some hard selling for a while.” And with the Apple iPhone revolution in mind it may also be worth reflecting on the importance of getting the UC user experience and user interface right. “The peripherals that UC users typically use (audio, webcam, pen tablet for whiteboarding...) are far from being optimised and free from failure,” warns Masters.

“The industry will need to do some hard selling” Dekom (formerly Vidofon). “Microsoft has its proprietary RTVideo and RTAudio. The video conferencing and telepresence world speaks H.264 AVC. H.265 is coming in 2012/2013. Microsoft and Polycom want to develop an SVC, and there is no SVC annex for H.265 on the horizon. “Social networks as public Cloud services are a competitor for

John Masters, AVM’s visual communications director, agrees: “As long as manufacturers think they have an opportunity to win the protocol war they will keep trying. However, customer and service provider demand for any-to-any will increase and push the emerging losers to conform to the emerging de facto standard. The recent emergence of, for example, the UCI Forum may

Listen Technologies

A significant enabler will be user appreciation of the benefits, as most people outside of the UC industry are unfamiliar with them. Masters observes that the mobile industry wrongly assumed that an appreciation of mobile data would spread simply by word of mouth.. “Then came a combination of a superior user interface and a huge consumer-focused

“Most users who plug in an audio device, then miss incoming call ring tones when they are not wearing that device. Webcam positioning also generally fails to deliver the illusion of eye contact when sending video (one still appears to be gazing at the shirt buttons for the video recipient, etc). There is plenty of room for improvement,” Masters concludes.

LifeSize

Integrating multiple sources Bridging the conferencing gap ListenPoint is described by its manufacturer as a unique collaboration system that brings together multiple audio sources to put anyone in the room right in the centre of the sound. The company says that ListenPoint provides high-quality audio from virtually any device to group meeting participants, and can bring audio from mobile devices such as tablets or smart phones using the wireless media interface. The ListenPoint range of products includes two versions of a control unit, a room module, a microphone/media interface, and optional speakers in ceiling or wall mount format. The C2 ListenPoint control unit

is the heart of a standard system and features a single control for adjusting volume and selecting audio sources. The unit connects to the room module using a Cat-5e cable. Extensive customisation of the system is said to be possible through a password-protected front panel or USB port. The unit can be wall, desk or rack mounted. The C6 ListenPoint control unit is said to be an ideal unit for audiovisual integration as it accommodates teleconferencing devices. Like the C2, it connects to the room module using a single Cat-5e cable. It includes pro audio inputs/outputs, a direct teleconferencing/Skype/VOIP port and USB. Stand: 3A122

The manufacturer is showing Bridge, its HD-quality solution for multiparty video conferencing. LifeSize says Bridge offers a lowrisk, cost-effective platform to extend HD video conferencing to more people across an organisation, with the lowest TCO. Bridge is designed to provide HD video collaboration that scales with an organisation’s needs, providing quality at a low price point for multi-party communications, and accommodating up to 48 participants on a single call. Interoperable and standardsbased, Bridge is said to be easy to

set up and easy to use. It also supports any codec, frame rate, call speed or resolution without loss of capacity or capability. The manufacturer claims that it offers 1080p30, 720p60, and 720p30 at the lowest cost perport in the industry. It has support for scheduled and/or on-demand HD video calls, with direct conference dialling, outbound dialling and a virtual operator; and the product also supports video devices from LifeSize and other vendors. Stand: 12B94, 12C92

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news New widescreen touchpanels AMX The manufacturer is demonstrating the capabilities of its new Modero X Series. The AMX Modero X Series is a family of frameless, panoramic and widescreen touchpanels, which the manufacturer says offers an intuitive user experience and a truly ergonomic design. The Modero X Series is said to redefine touchpanel technology by giving users a new control surface

on which to perform multiple activities, all at the same time. AMX says the series combines edge-2edge glass and a low profile, to deliver a more usable space and more engaging user experience. Also on show are AMX’s ICSLan Device Control Boxes, which enable the control of almost any device including AV, HVAC, lighting and blinds using IR, RS-232, I/O or relays. With embedded Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality, AMX says these units simplify installation and function as port expanders for a master controller, requiring only a

single category cable connection for control and power. Also on display are the new flush-mountable six-module, ninemodule and 12-module additions to the HydraPort Connection Port series. These units can connect and control laptops, projectors, document cameras, DVD players, audio equipment and other support devices. Completely configurable, they allow installers to easily adjust the modules to the specific AV and power needs of any room environment. Stand: 2C50

Yamaha in France An elaborate new entertainment complex encompassing two concert halls, a lobby bar, two studios and information/multimedia resources has opened its doors in Besançon, eastern France. Audio system designer ATES Thise has made extensive use of Yamaha technology for the new facility, which is called La Rodia. For the larger, 900-capacity hall, ATES selected a Yamaha PM5D at FOH and an M7CL48-ES for monitors. Six pairs of AD8HR head amp/AD convertors, an NAI48-ES EtherSound interface and SB168ES stage boxes make for a flexible and high-quality system. The smaller hall has a capacity of 320 and features an M7CL48-ES console for both FOH and monitors, with further SB168-ES stage boxes. Both halls feature Nexo PS15 monitors, while the studios each feature an 02R96VCM mixing console. Managed by an Auvitran AVM500ES controller, an EtherSound star topology network connects all of the spaces in La Rodia. Stand: 1H6

Da-Lite perf-ect! The manufacturer is introducing its HD Progressive 1.1 Perf material, an extension of its line of HD Progressive screen surfaces. The material is an acoustically transparent front-projection fabric that allows speakers to be placed directly behind the screen. Da-Lite claims in using this material, the user experiences “virtually no sound loss and excellent image quality”. The fabric is said to provide the same optical characteristics as the HD Progressive 1.1 screen surface, with specially designed perforations to allow the speakers to transmit the full range of an original soundtrack while providing maximum clarity. Stand: 2A42

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Vox Pop We ask: If you could change one thing about the industry, what would it be?

InfoComm has an ambition to become much more recognised as professional across the genders and I’d like to see more women employed and represented. If I look at my other professional friends who are lawyers and architects, I would characterise those professions as being well represented in gender. Greg Jeffreys, president, InfoComm International In the ‘selling’ sector I would challenge our sales people to look beyond a transactional sale approach and consider a consultative sales approach. The easiest thing we can do is to simply take an order of what a customer is requesting. Often clients are not asking for new technology because they simply are unaware. Instead of just giving them what they ask for we have an opportunity to build trust and credibility by probing and truly understanding what their needs are and then delivering a recommendation that best meets their needs. Cory Schaeffer, vice-president of sales worldwide, Listen Technologies

news If I could change one thing in our beloved industry it would be that the production is ordered first and the technology second (not vice versa, as we see all too often). Don’t get me wrong, as a manufacturer, Dataton loves to sell products in huge quantities. But in the long term, great productions benefit the whole industry, spurring people on to create even more exciting projects and generating more business for everyone. I would like to see projects starting out in the hands of good producers, designers and AV consultants and then making their way to the suppliers – manufacturers, staging – and installation companies. Fredrik Svahnberg, international marketing & communications manager, Dataton Apart from outlawing HDMI and HDCP? Seriously, I’d scrap HDCP. HDMI is actually not a bad interface, but HDCP gets it a bad name. Tim Brooksbank, chairman, Calibre UK Slow it down to enjoy the ride more – I can’t believe TD Maverick has been around for nearly 20 years. Jon Sidwick, director, Maverick Europe

We would like to change the poor understanding of the importance of audio. In recent years, audio information has been proven to be as influential as visual information. Digital signage is not very effective when installed without audio. However, the whole industry is still placing too much emphasis on delivering only visual content. As visual information is literally ‘visible’, the influence can also be easily investigated afterwards. It is extremely challenging to investigate the effectiveness of audio content in digital signage projects. However, a growing amount of data to support the effectiveness of audio are becoming available. Panphonics expects that the current poor understanding of the importance of audio will be a story of the past in the near future. Ryo Kumagai, sales manager, Panphonics There are many things that I’d like to change but one of these is to see an increased level of understanding of what the industry communicates to the end-user. It is a very specification-oriented industry and should be more tailored towards what the end-user wants to achieve with their AV investment. Anders Løkke, marketing director, projectiondesign I would like to change this trend towards everything audio being hidden! Many times projects have

been designed by designers and the installer is afraid to show the customer something different, but why hide products in walls when there are some superb and performing options available, like glass speakers? There should be some training initiated and organised by ISE for designers and installers with manufacturers who actually have something different to offer, so we could promote new ideas. We would be happy to support this idea and be actively involved. Cedric Aubriot, CEO and founder, Waterfall I would like to say goodbye to the phrase “... because that’s what we’ve always done”. More than any other industry, I believe the AV industry suffers from being slow to adopt new methods, approaches and technologies. Revolabs has been experiencing this inertia since 2006, when we introduced the first digital wireless microphone system specifically designed for the enterprise. Yes, it was different; and yes, it didn’t look like anything else people had used in previous projects. Through hard work and perseverance, we were able to convince the industry of the value that ‘hearing every word’ brings to enterprise customers. Now in our sixth year, Revolabs has an expansive product portfolio. Be willing to try something new, because that’s what you can expect from Revolabs! Martin Bodley, president and CEO, Revolabs

Expanding its business model Blackmagic Design has acquired Teranex Systems Inc, a leading manufacturer of high-performance video processing products for the post production and broadcast industries. Teranex is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackmagic Design. “Teranex is a strategic acquisition for Blackmagic Design,” explained Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design’s CEO. “Its technology, solutions and market complement our own efforts and its high-quality video processing technology enables us to provide our customers with even higher levels of video quality, extending Blackmagic Design’s product range for the broadcast, feature film and high-end post production markets.” Stand: 7C190, 7D224

Elipson sound tree The manufacturer’s loudspeakers recently took centre stage at Plaza Athénée as the Sound Tree installation arrived in France’s capital for the first time. Initially unveiled at the International Furniture Fair of Milan, the Sound Tree is the creation of designers Maurizio Galante and Tal Lancman for Elipson, commissioned by Jean Yves Le Porcher, creative director for the brand. The trunk-shaped base of the Sound Tree contains the subwoofer, while the cables spread from the base to the ceiling, like branches. Each of the round fruits is actually a speaker, and when standing under the tree, the listener is surrounded by sound. Stand: 2A50

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news Q&A

Planar Systems Jennifer Davis, VP marketing

What does the ISE show mean to you? ISE has grown in importance for Planar, as a way to connect to our European pro AV commercial partners and home theatre partners who represent our Runco brand. Both Planar and ISE are emphasising digital signage and this year weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited to unveil many exciting display innovations not only for digital signage but also display solutions designed for control rooms. What do you think are the key developments in, or threats to, your market sector at the current time? Planar provides solutions in a variety of vertical markets, including retail, hospitality, education, transportation and corporate environments. As digital signage growth expands and as more companies are capitalising

on the power of digital signage as an advertising platform and effective means for information dissemination and providing an enhanced customer experience, Planar is architecting display solutions that meet the requirements of these applications. Why should delegates visit your booth at ISE? At ISE you can see Planar showcase a diverse portfolio of new products, differentiated solutions for indoor and outdoor digital signage, and new product categories, like architectural video walls with the launch of Planar Mosaic. Planar will also unveil the new Clarity Matrix 3D video wall system, Clarity LED Series rearprojection displays and Indisys 2.0 image processing. Stand: 3A82

SKB military racks The company is showing its new 3RR series removable rack: slide out shock racks, available in seven sizes, ranging from 3U up to 14U, all specifically designed for the military and industrial markets. SKBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new 3RR series features a new â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;positive lockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; inner frame latch (patent pending), which the manufacturer claims will provide improved shock and vibration isolation versus its competition. All MIL-STD 810G testing has now been completed, and the standard 3RR case features a 2in deep front lid, 5in deep rear lid with wheels, lid hangars, a slide out inner rack, PRV, coupling straps, stainless steel hardware, and eight comfort grip spring-loaded handles. Although standard stock cases will come in black, they will also be available in desert tan and OD green on special order. Stand: 7V183

Four new switchers for studio professionals Gefen Devised to access multiple computers from a single high-resolution display, four new switchers on display on the Gefen stand are suitable for studio professionals working with several editing bays and post-production suites. In essence, these new switchers supply effective methods of computer system integration without networking. The 4x1 DisplayPort KVM switcher connects four computers to one display with support for a USB 2.0 keyboard/mouse and audio. One DisplayPort output delivers resolutions up to 2560x1600. The USB output drives any keyboard/mouse combination, while the audio output supports left and right speakers. Users switch between all four

computers by IR remote, front panel selector button or RS-232 connection. The 8x1 DisplayPort KVM switcher (pictured above) connects eight computers to one display with support for a USB 2.0 keyboard/mouse and audio. One DisplayPort output delivers resolutions up to 2560x1600. The USB output drives any keyboard/mouse combination while the audio output supports L/R speakers. Once again, users switch between all four computers by IR remote, front panel selector button or RS-232 connection. The other two new products are the 4x1 DisplayPort switcher and the larger 8x1 DisplayPort switcher. These are video switchers with no keyboard/mouse and audio switching. Stand: 1M63

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A AAC Systems 12B73 Aavara Innovation Corp 10K138 Abi China 3C123 ABtUS Singapore 1P20 Acclaim Lighting 11K52 Acoustic Energy 7V201 Active Audio 1H76 ad notam 7P190 AD-Systems 11K52 ada - Audio Design Associated 1N40 Adam Audio 7R172 Adam Hall 7F180 Adamson Systems Engineering 7E170 Adder Technology 6H132 Adeo Group - Adeo Screen Screen Research 1M5 ADJ Group Europe 11K52 Advantech Europe 10S130 Adwindow 3C82 AED Group 3A84 AEG Gesellschaft f체r moderne Informationssysteme 7F195 AF Electronics Co 4V50 AGATH 5S120 Airgoo Signage 9A136 AixSolve 3D132 Alcons Audio 6N132 Alcorn McBride 9D104 Aldous Systems Europe 5U88 Allen & Heath 1H90 AMC Baltic 5S86 Ampetronic 11D87 Amptec 7R172 AMX 2C50 Analog Way 3A112 Anovo Co 9B147 Anxin Science and Tech Co 7T180 AOpen 10N129 Apantac 11N67 APart Audioprof 1P110 APEX 7D170 APO International (HK) Co 5R120 Aquavision 5V115 Arbor Media 1E108 Arcam D302 Archean Technologies 7M201 Armagard 10R116 Armstrong Electronics 7S210 Arrive Systems 12C74 Artcoustic Loudspeakers Rasike seats & acoustics 7T185 Arthur Holm / Albiral Display Solutions 1N5 ARTSOUND 11N68 arvato entertainment europe 10K142, 10K146

Ashly Audio 7V214 ASL Intercom 1H90 Ateis Europe 7F205 Aten 11N59 Atlona Technologies 4U63 ATON 1N73 Attero Tech 7V217 Audac 5U92 audio network 1N48 Audio-Technica 1K78 Audiovox German Holdings 7S190 Audipack 1F40 Aurora Multimedia 11F38 Australian Monitor 11D80 AV INDUSTRY 2A50 AV Jobs & Lavajobs 7M219 AV Magazine/AV Europe 6N152 AV Stumpfl 1H17 AV-Euronet 7M200 AVC Group 1N73 Avenview Europe 1OQ143 AVer Information 12E90 Avers Screens 4U26 Aviom 3D140 Avitech International Corporation 11H51 AVnu Alliance 7Q220 AVTEK 11N56 AVuno 1E56, 1E58 Axel Joost Elektronik 3A130

B B-Tech International 1P62 BACATA 9D145 Bachmann Co 2A70, 2A73 Baldwin Boxall 11D85 Barco 11H65 Barix 2E70 barox Kommunikation 10P148 Barth Acoustic 11D86 Bay Audio 5R122 Beijing PowerCreator Information Technology Co 12A82 Beijing Really Sun Technology 11N31 BenQ Europe 4U35 beyerdynamic Co 1M100 Biamp Systems 1H80 Bittner Audio International 7F190 BitWise Controls 5U88 Black Box Network Services 10R136 Blackmagic Design 7C190 Bleu Comm Azur 7V197 BLiNKBLiNK/Fisheye 9A121 BlueFox 10N134 BMB Electronics 1P35, 1P22 Boeckeler Instruments 2E60 Bosch Security Systems 3B112 Bowers & Wilkins 11F84 Br채hler ICS Konferenztechnik 12A92 BrightSign 10K136, 2A70, 2A73

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C Cabasse 5R121 Cabletime - IPTV 3D106 Calibre U 3B104 Cambridge Consultants 7V208 CAMCO Produktions - und Vertriebs 1H76 Camvine 10S122 Canon Europe 1F80 Canton 11D44 Casio Europe 4R36 CAYIN Technology Co 10P116 CC Technic Taiwan Co 3B126 1Q66 CEDIA CeeLab 12C80 celexonCo 4U80 Ceratec Audio Design 11P40 CES Audio 7C170 Ceymsa Audiovisual 6N148 Chainzone Technology (Foshan) Co 11E32 Cheer Ascent International 7R180 Chief MFG 2A52, 2A70, 2A73 Christie 1H27, 1H40 CIMA DIGITEC 11C77 Cineak 1N90 CinemaTech 4R78 Cité LED technologies 9D145 Citygrow 5V96 Clear-Com 11D76 ClearOne Communications 3C112 clearvoice-systems 7E198 Click Effects 9B152 Clockaudio 11C66 Cloud Electronics 11D93 Colum Electronics Ind Corp 1E116 COMM Products Technologies 2E52 COMM-TEC Vertriebsgesellschaft 2A70, 2A73 Communications Business Solutions 12B70 Community Professional Loudspeakers 7M176 ComQi 10K118 Concept Digital 11H77 Concept International 10N149 Condeco Ltd 4V35 Conen Produkte & Co 11N52 Connessioni 7V220 Control4 EMEA 11H78 Coolux 7N176 Coptermotion 9A121 Corporate Karma 7C180 Cotina Co 11D84 Covid 4R68 Creatix Polymedia 3D132 Creator Corporation 11D60 Crestron International 1F2, 1F6, 1F7, 1F17 Cuanbo 1P2 CUE 1M122 Current Audio 5T86 curveLED 7H210 CYP UK 5T113

D D-BOX Technologies D-Tools D. Cronenberg D.A.S. Audio d&b audiotechnik Da-Lite Screen Company Daktronics Dalen Dali Darklight Technology Data Display Solution

1N40 1N40 3C131 1H78 1N28 2A42 1K2 3D130 7S180 9A122 10Q144

Dataton 7K170 Datavideo Technologies Europe 11C84 Definitive Technology 7S167 Delta Electronics 11E44 DEMCO CSI 10Q114 Designmate 4V34 Destination Audio 5U88 DeToma 1N64 Deutsche Telekom 12B80 Dexon Systems 3B120 DF Solutions 5V110 DiGiCo UK 1H90 Digigram 7H170 Digital Projection 4S82 DIS - Danish Interpretation Systems 3C119 DISE 10K110 DISPLAX Interactive Systems 10Q112 DIVUS 7V197 diz kiosks 10P153 DLS Sweden 5S114 dnp denmark 2A70, 2A73 domeprojection.com 9F135 Doremi Technologies 11N51 DPA Microphones 7R172 Draper 1M22 DSP4YOU 7N207 DSplay by Cyberstream 10K114 Duran Audio 11D64 DV Signage 9B138 DVIGEAR 1P49 DVS Digital Video Systems 7R217 DYMO 2A40 DYNACORD 1M90 DynaScan Technology 11C80 dZine 11H65

E E-audio benelux 1K80 E-J Electronics Co 3B140 Earthquake Sound Corp 1P140 easescreen 10N130 EAVS Benelux 7S215 EAW 1F115 ECEN Electronic Co 1E112 ECLER Laboratorio de Electroacústica 11H38 EDBAK 1P52 EET Group 9A138 EIKI Industrial Co 1F66 EKTA 11C79 ELAC Electroacustic 7Q200 ELAN Home Systems 1N73 Elation Professional 11K52 Electric Sound Benelux 1M90 Electro-Voice 1K80 Electrosonic 11C35 Elektrosil Systeme der Elektronik 10S112 Element One Multimedia 9F129 Elite Screens 1P5 ELMO EUROPE 4U62, 2A70, 2A73 Elo TouchSystems 10K144 empure 7V197 Entertainment Experience 1N40 Epiphan Systems 7F220 Epson Europe 1F52 Equipson 5R98 Ergonomic Solutions 9B144 Ergotron 1N80 ErgoXS 11N43 Essential Install 7T183 EuMediaNet 10P151 Euromet 9G118 European Service Point 7N190 Euroscreen 1N62 Evertz UK 9A111 Everything But The Box 7Q185 Expromo Europe 10S124, 10R126 Exterity Ltd 11E72 Extron Electronics

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F Fantek 7E220 Fasttel 7Q174 FBT Elettronica 7N180 Fisheye/BlinkBlink 9A121 FlatFrog Multitouch 1G100 Fleetwood 1M44 Flexible Picture Systems 7H172 Fohhn Audio 7K180 Foreground Europe 11H76 Forte A-BUS 5U88 Fortress . 1N40 Frame Jazz Display Co 10P113 Fraunhofer Institut Nachrichtentechnik 9C141 friendlyway 9A119 FSN 10K140 FSR 7P215 Funktion One 7E180 Furman Sound 1N80 Future Automation 4R70, 2A70, 2A73

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G G&BL 7E200 G+M Elektronik 7E174 GDS - Global Display Solutions 11P93 Gefen 1M63, 2A70, 2A73 Genelec 1K76 Gerriets 1N30 Gira Giersiepen & Co 7P170 Global Caché 2A70, 2A73 GLUX - LED Creative-Tech 11F52 Goldish Co 10N147 GONSIN Digital Equipment Corporation 12E78 Greensound Technology 7V210 Guang Zhou Grandview Crystal Screen Co 9B121

H Hagor 11K58 HAI Home Automation Inc 5U88 Haivision 10Q122 Hall Research 1M2 Hangzhou Gaoke Industry & Trade Co 7T210 Hangzhou Wanin Educational Multimedia Inc. 11P74 Hantarex Electronics/Samber Italia 11E70 Harman International 3C120 Harris 10N116, 10N118 HDBaseT Alliance 7K210 HDI Dune Europe 7M198 HDL 7V198 Heco 7S190 HETEC 3C140 HiddenWires 7P198 High Definition Golf 7T174 Highgrade Tech Co 5R114 Highlite International 11C67 Hitachi Europe 4S34 Hitachi Solutions Europe 2A70,2A73 HK Audio 7C215 Home Cinema Europe 1N40 HP 12C86 HPC Technology Inc 7M216 Huizhou DESAY Intelligent Technology Co 11D32 Humantechnik 6H148 HY-LINE Computer Components 12F85 Hylex Electronics Co 3A127 Hyundai IT Europe 10N120

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I i-Chips USA 7P225 I-Display 10N148 IAG 1N68 IBASE Technology Inc 10K125 ICE Cable Systems 7V180 ICT Innovative Communication Technologies 1F75 Iemke Roos Audio 1H76 IHSE 10R122 iiyama 9F141 iKON AVS 11E78 ilevia 7V182 ILS - Intelligent Lectern Systems 1E72, 1E68 IMAGE Systems 7S200, 7T200 Imerge 1M43 IML Worldwide 7M206 In akustik Co 5S102 InAVate 1Q35 Infinitus 10K121 INFITEC Global Sales 7H220 InfoComm International 11N100 InFocus Corporation 12C70, 12B80 Ingram Micro Distribution 9B150 Innes 10R144 InOut 1P100 Installation Europe 9C106 Intelix 1N34 interactive scape 11K37 Interactive Voting System 1E114 Intertek 11C76 Intuilab 7C180 IP Security Pavilion 9A138 IRIDE SISTEMI 9F146 iRidium Mobile 5R119 iRoom intelligente Technik 5V116 ISCE 7E214

J James Loudspeaker 11N58 Jansen Display 10P157 Jiangsu CnLamp Optoelectronics Technology Co 7H192 JK Screen 12A85 JNM Display Co 11D59 JoeCo Ltd 3D134 JTS Professional Co 7H190 Jung, Albrecht & Co 11K38 Jupiter Systems 2C49 Just Add Power 2A70, 2A73 Just Lamps 1H100

K KáCsa Audió Kaleidescape KAUBER KCEI KEF/GP Acoustics Kern & Stelly Medientechnik Key Digital keyneosoft KEYPAD DEPOT, a division of Infowhyse Kindermann Kindwin Technology Kinetik Labs Klewel Webcast Kling & Freitag KLOTZ Audio Interface Systems KNX KOMTECH Konftel Kramer Electronics Kuang Chien Computer Co

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Lake 5R92 LANG 1H74, 1F75 Laud Media 7T219 Lectrosonics 6H150 LED Diamond Optoelectrics 4V21 Legamaster International 11H45 Leurocom electronic displays 11P73, 11P76 LG Display 11N45 LG Electronics 11N75 LG PDP MultiVision 7S220 Liberty AV Solutions 1N34 Lifedomus 7Q180 Lifesize Communications 12B94, 12C92 Lighthouse Technologies 11E62 Lighting & Sound International 7T228 Lightware 3A134 Link 7M190 Listen Technologies 3A122 LiveDots 11H65 LMP Lichttechnik Vertriebs 7V218 Loewe 7P200 LOGOS Av Com 2A70, 2A73 Loxit 9F104 Lumens Digital Optics 1K100 Lumio 10R118 Lutron EA 5R86

NEXCOM EUROPE Nexio Co Nexo NextWindow Niles Audio Corporation Niveo Professional NOMCommunications Novus & Co NTi Audio NuVo Technologies

pakedge device & software 2A70, 2A73 Pan Acoustics 7F210 Panasonic Marketing Europe 1H56 Panphonics 10K113, 1E78 Paradigm Audio Visual 3A106 Partners in Enterprise 11 E77 Paul Clubbe Marketing 3B102 Peavey Electronics 3A111 Peerless AV Europe 11N65, 11E64 Penandfree Co 9A106 Percon 5R104 PeTa Bearbeitungstechnik 9B129 Philips Digital Projection Lighting 1M27 Philips Dynalite 5S99 Philips Public Signage 10N135, 10N141 Phoenix Audio Technologies 7V162 PhotonX 7V204 Picturall 9A121 PIE 11E77 Pinanson 6H152 Pixled 11C41 Planar Systems 3A82 Plastic Logic 9A136 Polycom 12C86, 12B80 Powersoft 1H90 Prase Engineering 1N100 Premier Mounts 4S56 Primare 7Q205 Pro Audio Stash 5U86 Pro Audio Technology 4R78 Pro Control 4S60 Procab 5V94 Procella Audio 7M186 ProDVX Europe 10P113 Proficient 1N80 Projecta 2C42 projectiondesign 1M27 Proscreens 11E74 Prysm 9C129 PS Audio 1P95 PTN Electronics 11K48 publitec Präsentationssysteme Eventservice 1F90 Pure Acoustics 11N64 PureLink 5S105 Pursonic 7P184 Pyramid Computer 7C180

M Production Company 11D38 M4B 9G144 Maas Electro Systems 4V74 Maestronic Co 9B100 Mafico 7V193 Magenta Research 4U30 Magnat Audio-Produkte 7S190 Marshall Electronics 2E40 Martin Audio 1F110 Martin Professional 11D52 Matrox Electronic Systems 1G122 Maverick 5U98 Media Sprint Joachim Gulba 5R128 MEDIALON 7P210, 2A70, 2A73 MediaTech Central Europe 4V32 memedia/miX-L-Digital Signage Software 10K146, 10K142 Merging Technologies 7E196 Meyer Sound 1M80 Microtech Gefell 7H205 Midas Consoles 3A100, 3A102 Middle Atlantic Products 2A70, 2A73 MilTec (UK) 11E73 Minicom Digital Signage – see ComQi 10K118 Mitsubishi Electric Europe 2A24, 2A25, 2A36 MK Sound 5R112 ML Audio + Carbons 5R105 mms mainstream media solutions 7C180 Mode Lighting 1P4 Mode-AL 11D66 ModernSolid Industrial Co 5R110 Mondiale Publishing 11L50 Monitor Audio 5T92 Montarbo 7E210 MSI 7P220 Multi Caisses Inc 12A80 MultiTouch 11K37 Multivision Screens 3C82 MuxLab 1H2

N Nanjing Magon Opto-Electrical Science and Technology Co 9A116 NAPAKEO-IPRESO 9D145 Nautilus 9A128 NEC Display Solutions 4R24, 4R20, 4S20, 4U19, 4U20 NEETS 3D128 Neutrik 1F69 New Invor BK007 NewHank Quality AV Products 7C175 Newstar Products Europe 4U70

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O Oehlbach Kabel OMB OmniMount Systems One Systems ONELAN Ophit Co Opticis Optoma Europe Opus Technologies Oray/Erard Pro Orion OXID eSALES

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R Radiant Opto-elec Technology Co 11N40 RADVISION 12B86 Rako Controls 1P80 RANE Corporation 7V172 Rayco Technologies 11N31 RBH Sound 1N40 RCF 7M180 RDL Europe 7M196 Realtime Visions 9G140 RedEye -ThinkFlood 4V62 Redleaf Audio Visual Equipment Co 3C123 Reference Laboratory 7E211 reflecta 7M210 Renkus-Heinz 1H90 Reprolux Screens 3C99 Retop LED Display Co 11P70 Revolabs 12B92 Revox 7P170 RGB Communications BK009 RGB Spectrum 3B106 RGBlink (Xiamen) Corporation 11C34 RGG LED 7R210 RH & L Technology 12A81 RichTech System 9C144 RIEDEL 11C52 RJS Electronics Ltd 4V33 Roland Systems Group 3A136 Ross Video 10Q142 Rotapanel International 10N146 RSF Europe 11C51 RTI 4S60 RTS TELEX Intercoms 1K80 Russound 1P18 Ryham Optoeletronics 7V216

S S. Siedle Söhne Telefon- und Telegrafenwerke 9A138 S.Y. Electronics 10R120 Sage Opto 11D58 Sahara Presentation Systems 3D99 Samsung Electronics 9C111 Samsung Semiconductor Europe 9C111 Samsung Techwin Co 2A70, 2A73 SANYO Sales & Marketing 1H50 Sat & Sound 10R124 Scala Connected Signage 10K122 Schneider Digital 7M218 Schneider Kreuznach 1N40 Schneider-Kreuznach 1N40 Schnick-Schnack-Systems 7T225 Schulte Elektrotechnik Co 5U90 Screen Excellence 7Q190

Screen Goo Systems 7Q176 Screen Innovations 1N40 SCREEN New Technologies 9C143 screenFOOD 10K116 ScreenLine 4S70 Seeburg 7H200 Sennheiser Nederland 2C66 Shanghai EASI Computer Technology Co 11K33 Shanghai Pallas Electric Co 9C102 Sharp Electronics Europe 11F78 Shenzhen A-OK Technology Grand Development Co 3C130 Shenzhen Absen Optoelectronic Co 11E52 Shenzhen AOTO Electronics Co 11N60 Shenzhen BAKO Optoelectronics Co 11P44, 11P42 Shenzhen Chip Optech Co 7P216 Shenzhen CLT Led Technology Co 11C36 Shenzhen Createk Electronic Co 9B117 Shenzhen Dicolor Optoelectronics Co 10K137 Shenzhen Eastar Electronic Co 11N37 Shenzhen Elnor Co 11P72 Shenzhen Gloshine Technology Co 7T215 Shenzhen Hiboled Photoeletricity Co 11C31 Shenzhen iBoard Technology 11C85 Shenzhen Infiled Electronics Co 11N44 Shenzhen Jonsung Electronics Technology Co 7C210 Shenzhen LAMP Technology Co 11N38 Shenzhen Leyard Opto-Electronic Co 11E34 Shenzhen Liantronics Co 11C58 Shenzhen Lightking Optoelectronics Tech Group 11P65 Shenzhen Lightlink Display Technology Co. 11K45 Shenzhen Mansion Electronic Co 7S170 Shenzhen Mary Photoelectricity Co 11G38 Shenzhen Newstar Optoelectronics Co 11K31 Shenzhen Reach Software Technology Co 1E79 Shenzhen Tendzone Intelligent Technology Co 7C178 Shenzhen Topvision Optoelectronic Technology 11C55 Shenzhen Uniview Led Co 11D38

Shenzhen Yaham Optoelectronics Co 11D46 Sherbourn Technologies 5U120 Show Solutions 11N36 Showkube 7H180 Shure Europe 3C88 Sierra Video 1F18 signagelive 10P115 SignPoint 9C148 SiliconCore Technology 7V181 SIM2 Multimedia 11F84 2E64 Simply Reliable Software SINEW TECHNOLOGY CO 10N132 SIRKOM Europe 10S126 SKB Europe 7V183 Smart Home Engineering Corp 4V36 Smart-e 5S92 SmartMetals Mounting Solutions 9D129 SMS Smart Media Solutions 4U24 Sommer Cable 5U110 Sonance 1N57 Sonic Foundry 3A120, 2A70, 2A73 Sonos Europe 11H58 SONUS 1N110 Sony 7H224 Sopar 12C73 Sound Control Technologies 12A70 Sound Leisure 11N70 Soundcast Systems 7V191 Soundtube 11E84 SP Controls 7V205 Space 3D Solutions 5S88 SpeakerCraft 1N80 SpectraCal 4V72 Speechi 4U61 SpinetiX S.A. 10K120 Split Box Media Centre Peter Harvey 7S200, 7T200 spo-comm 10K142, 10K146 Squadrat 9A100, 9A102 Stardraw.com 2A70, 2A73 Stealth Acoustics and AudioControl 5S110 Steinway Lyngdorf 9B102 Stewart Audio 7V217 Stewart Filmscreen Europe 1F30 Stinova 10K139, 10K150 Streamit 11C78 Structured Cable Products 11F70 Sunfire 1N73 SurgeX International 1N68 SVI 7S177 Symetrix 1H76 Syscomtec Distribution 10P122

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TAG/HORTUS AUDIO 11D53 Taiden Industrial Co 3C115 Tannoy 5R92 Taodyne 10N151 Tau Audio Solutions 11E85 tci 7V197 TDI Group 5V127 TeamMate 11E58 Tecco 3A83 Techflex 7P195 Techflow 10R130 Technomad 3D144 Tecnovision 1M14 TELETASK 7R170 Televic 3C128, 2A70, 2A73 Teracue - IPTV Systems 1E80 Texas Instruments DLP 4R56 THIEL Audio Products 7V193 Thinklogical 1F21 TM Audio/Pixelsource 1H90 TMB 7V166 Tonar International and Allitone 4R57 tonwelt 7P180 Toshiba Europe 11C90 TOTEM Acoustic 5S124 TouchIT Technologies 11N73 Trak-kit 7S200, 7T200 TransLook by VINYL I 9A114 Tri-Net Electronics Co 7V202 Triad Speakers 1P84 Tributaries Cable 1N40 TRIDELITY 10K123 Trinnov Audio 7R185 Tripleplay Services 11D74 trivum 7V190 TRUMEDIA with Digital Screens 10Q130 TSD Technology Co 10S118 TTL Network 7T218 TÜCHLER Bühnen-& Textiltechnik 3B100 Tutondo by ATEC 1E62, 1E66 TV One 3C106

U U.S. Commercial Service BK015 UK Pavilion/Intellect 11E75 UMAN Universal Access Network 7Q220 UNICOL 10R135 Unilumin Group Co 11P58 Unique Automation 1N2, 4U74 Unitech Systems EE 12E91 Universal Champion Electroacoustic Technology 3A110 UniVox Bo EDIN 7D172 URC 1P35 Utrema 5R121

V Vaddio 1F122 Valentini 7H191 Vantage Emea 1M17 VBrick Systems 10Q116 Velodyne Acoustics 1P130 Verrex 12A86 Vestel 9D141 VICOM 10P130 VidaBox 9B111 VidCAD 7V215 Video Furniture International 12A76 Vidistri 11N42 Vidyo 2A70, 2A73 ViewSonic Europe 4V18, 4V22 Vioso 4U73 10K146, 10K142 Visio-Tronic visiomatic 9A138 Vision AD 10K135 VisioSign 10P142 Visix 10S114 Viss Lighting (Shenzhen) Co 11D38 Vistaplus Co 11F66 Vitec Distribution 12B80 Vity 1K90 VIVATEQ 4U60 Vivitek Corporation 4R84 Vogel´s Products 1M45 Volfoni 7Q195 VQ 12F79 Vtron Technologies 1N130 Vutec Corporation 3D112 Waterfall Audio 5S122 WAVEINSIDE 12D70 Wealleys Technology Co 5V118 Weibel Lift 2A70, 2A73 Whirlwind 7H215 Williams Sound 6H148 Wolfvision 1M11 Woop Jobs 9B131 Wuxi Lexin AV Equipment Co 7S217 Wyrestorm Technologies 5U122

XYZ Xantech 1N73 Xiamen Interactive Technology Co 11C38 Xilica 7C175 XMOS Incorporated 7Q220 XPAND 3D 10R114 XTA Electronics/MC2 Audio 7F170 Yamaha Music Europe 1H6 YCD Multimedia 11E70 YESCO Electronics 9A129 YODN International 5V120 Zaag Technology Co 9B145 Zhuhai Lenscen Electric Co 7S175 ZTE Corporation 12E85

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Barix gets Extreamer

Cloud control Cloud Electronics has added two new models to its PM range of zone paging microphones. The PM4-SA and PM8-SA have all the functions of the existing PM4 and PM8, but introduce ‘spot announcement’ capabilities, giving users access to pre-recorded announcements. Typically, the spot announcements contain adverts, stings, alarm sounds, or even warnings, activated by the push of a button or fired by remote contact closure switches from a timer, PIR or similar device. The microphones can hold up to four (PM4-SA) or eight (PM8-SA) pre-recorded messages of any length. These are stored internally on a standard SD memory card in the base of the unit. Up to four or eight pre-announcement chimes can also be stored on the card, respectively. Stand:11D93

eyevis LCD monitor The EYE-LCD-6000-QHD-LD with Direct-LED backlight is the latest addition to eyevis’ EYE-LCD of highresolution LCD monitors. The new launch provides quad full HD resolution with 3840x2160 pixels on a 60in screen. The Direct-LED backlight technology is said to guarantee uniform image representation over the entire screen surface. The spec includes a brightness level of 500cd/m2, a contrast ratio of 5,000:1 and a response of only 6ms. The screen is controlled via four DVI inputs, with a specially developed input controller. Applications for the EYE-LCD-6000-QHD-LD include control rooms, medical facilities, broadcast post-production, and construction. Stand: 1N6

What does the ISE show mean to you? With its growing number of visitors, ISE is a unique opportunity for Apantac to reach a large customer base from EMEA as well as other regions. It is also a great venue to meet with our dealers and introduce them to our latest products. Our goal this year is to show products in an application context, which we feel, is better way of illustrating their capabilities. What do you think are the key developments in, or threats to, your market sector at the current time? It seems that the pro AV market is doing well despite the current economic turmoil in Europe. We see opportunities in providing innova-

tive products and solutions to the market by addressing specific needs. For example, we will exhibit a solution that combines a multiviewer accepting DVI, VGA, HDMI (with HDCP management) and more inputs and a software-based KVM switch. Why should delegates visit your stand at ISE? We are showing our range of Tahoma DE Hybrid and Tahoma DL Universal multiviewers that support both computer and broadcast inputs for viewing on a single screen. The Tahoma multiviewers will be demonstrated with the Cynergy KVM switch, our new software option that lets users control all computer inputs on one or multiple Tahoma multi-

viewers with a single mouse and keyboard. In addition, we are demonstrating the combined technology of our Hybrid multiviewer with a Roland V-1600 video switcher. This solutions provides an all-in-one multiinput, multi-channel, and multi-format switching/multiimage display solution that is ideal for live production. We are also focusing on new products from our MT HOOD extension solutions line including a new HDBaseT 100m HDMI extender over CATx. Stand: 11N67

Mastering AV control remotely Medialon The company is presenting CueMaster, its new iPad App, which is designed to control any AV equipment without the need for PC programming. CueMaster is a multi-touch app that integrates Medialon’s Show Control with the interface of an iPad. Users will be able to select a device and a command, and then apply it to a button. Several commands can be applied to the same button if required. A range of pre-existing button/slider/display combinations, designed by show operators, allows users to create an unlimited number of pages to organise commands and macros. A designated cue button also allows sequential

execution of cue lists each time it is hit, and random selection in the cue list is also possible. It is connectable via Wi-Fi or wire, and can control lighting and audio consoles, audio processors, video and media servers, lighting fixtures, and special effects. It pro-

vides two serial ports, one MIDI in/out, T CP/IP, one DMX output and four I/Os. Medialon is also showing Manager Kiosk software, designed for interactive kiosk applications, and to make programming more straightforward. Manager Kiosk allows user interfaces to be built using buttons, sliders, text displays, gauges, lists and text-entry fields, as well as embedded media or video playback without being a C++ or Adobe Flash programmer. Features include a programmable Web browser, controllable media playback, and using the Medialon On Network protocol users can link and synchronise kiosk applications with other Medialon controllers. Stand: 7P210

The manufacturer is introducing its new Extreamer 205 to its already established range of Extreamer IP audio decoders. Like its predecessor, the Extreamer 200, the 205 features a built-in 2x25w amplifier. However, the improved model includes a line-level stereo input to connect an audio source, such as an iPod, directly to the device. Barix says this new feature makes the product ideal for use in zoned audio systems streaming background music and other audio content to multiple points. As a result, Extreamer 205’s target markets include department stores, hotels, clubs, restaurants and worship facilities. A local audio source can be plugged into Extreamer 205 at any time, which will interrupt the main audio stream. Stand: 2E70

Haivision The manufacturer is showing two new encoders, one focused on the re-broadcast of HD video and the other, a software-based encoder that delivers live content to multiple sites. Haivision claims that the Makito encoder offers the most efficient and affordable distribution, capture, and re-broadcast of HD video. Makito represents the first and only full-featured highperformance compact encoder to combine the efficiencies of H.264 video compression and full HD video quality in a very small form factor – all at a very competitive price point – Haivision claims. Recently upgraded to revision 1.5, the Makito now supports constant bit rate (CBR) encoding. Stand: 10Q122

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New vServer has Blu-ray Drop-n-Rip capabilities VidaBox The new vServer series of multizone servers from VidaBox includes a built-in Blu-ray drive and has the capacity to archive any unencrypted disc with its Drop-n-Rip and DualRip capabilities. It then streams stored Blu-ray, DVD, music, photos, videos and other digital content to 10 or more VidaBox extenders losslessly over a single Ethernet cable. Other media players like HDI Dune, PopCorn Hour, TViX and XBMC may also be added as well, with the server’s third-party metadata compatibility. “The vServer is the most advanced and cost-effective series of media servers we’ve ever devised,” said Steven Cheung, president of VidaBox. “With clever engineering, we’ve been able to slash costs to 37% less than our current generation of servers, while maintaining the same great features like Drop-n-Rip, DualRip,

and optional R AID protection. When combined with third-party media players, native Blu-ray and DVD video distribution has never been easier or more affordable.” The systems are available with 2TB of standard storage with the vServer-200, and 6 or 9TB of R AID5-protected storage on the vServer-650 and vServer-950, respectively. Movie titles are archived bit-for-bit, losslessly preserving the original quality. DVDs can be archived into an MPEG file simultaneously for playback on portable devices. Music CDs can be stored in two separate formats with DualRip – such as MP3, FL AC, WMA lossless and WAV – for universal playback compatibility. The vServer series of systems is shipping and available after ISE for all VidaBox dealers. Stand: 9B111

The manufacturer has announced that Thomsun Group has been named as its sole distributor for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the musical instrument segment. Reference Laboratory is a provider of high-quality cable for the MI sector, and its Reference Cables will now be promoted in retail outlets as well as a string of music schools across the UAE, thanks to the new Thomsun Group collaboration. Thomsun Group was established in 1976 and has a 2,500-strong workforce operating in the Middle East and the Indian Sub Continent. “The [Reference Laboratory] products are very high quality cables that give customers a true experience of sound,” said a Thomsun spokesperson. “The highlight in terms of presentation at our selected outlets would be a corner where music enthusiasts and customers can come and experience the sound performance of their music instruments with the help of these instrument cables. We also hope the unique educational approach of Reference Laboratory will be insightful and useful for customers.” Stand: 7E211

Designer-friendly subs make debut Niles Audio The SW6.5 and the SW8 – two compact subwoofers engineered with designers in mind – are new from Niles Audio. The new models’ ultra-compact sizes and fingerprint-resistant piano-black finishes present an aesthetically pleasing profile that is easy to blend into any décor. Pairing a long-throw frontfiring woofer with dual long-throw side-mounted passive radiators, they are said to deliver the power of subwoofers four times their size. The SW6.5 produces 200W RMS power and up to 800W peak power through a 6.5in active driver and two 6.5in passive radiators with a frequency response of 42-200Hz. Meanwhile, the SW8 produces 300W RMS power and up to 1,200W peak power through an 8in active driver and two 8in passive radiators with a frequency response of 36-200Hz. Other features include automated turn-on via 12V trigger or

audio signal sensing, and a built-in bracket-mount compatible with the OmniMount 30.0 ST-MP to allow easy wall or ceiling mounting. “With these new stylishly designed compact subwoofers, installers can place a highpowered, highly attractive and easily concealed subwoofer virtually anywhere for a

home theatre or home audio system,” said Mike ‘Sparky’ Detmer, president of Niles. “These subwoofers outperform their larger rivals and offer superior sound quality and design for all residential and light commercial installations.” Stand: 1N73

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Opportunities beckon in 2012 The growing aging-in-place market is primed for upgrades that will make site management easier and home life more comfortable t the risk of going out on a limb, something I’ve been known to do from time to time, I want to state categorically that 2012 will offer CI dealers new opportunities for growth and business expansion on a scale not seen by this industry in almost three years. A series of specific trends are coming together at an accelerating pace that promise to generate new business opportunities for those residential and commercial custom installation dealers who are best prepared to take advantage of these converging trends – increasingly affordable entertainment and home control, energy management, and aging in place. For CI dealers, it’s essential to partner with a manufacturer or group of manufacturers that understand these trends. Being able to offer affordable home entertainment and control systems that include energy management features allows CI dealers to bid on big jobs, small jobs, and more jobs in general. The growing aging-in-place market is primed for upgrades

that will make site management easier for the facility operators and home life more comfortable for residents. Hungry dealers who pursue these larger jobs will begin to find that everyone now understands the value of these systems, whether for lighting control, HVAC control, security, surveillance or energy management. With solutions priced for every sized home or business, and builders beginning to suggest or spec integrated home systems, home control technology is ready to take the main stage and offer CI dealers what may be their biggest opportunity ever. Luckily for us, ISE brings together all of the industry’s best manufacturers, many of whom have recently introduced new products for both residential and commercial custom installations. ISE attendees who want to learn about the most innovative brands that are targeting these markets and are prepared for these emerging trends should visit The AVC Group stand. Stand: 1N73

When large isn’t large enough Vutec Sometimes, even large-screen plasma or LCD isn’t big enough and the requirement is for a projector and screen. For customers wanting to bring a screen down in front of the TV, Vutec is announcing the Reverse Roll front deploy projection screen. Reverse roll is commonly used to clear obstructions near the screen mounting surface and allows the screen material to roll off the front of the roller drum.

The new screen is available in two models: the Lectric I-RR features a self-supported surface, while the Lectric III-RR uses a tabtensioned surface. Both models come with features including Vutec’s EMS mounting system and FRS (fabric relief step) that eliminates horizontal lines in the fabric. White or black housing finishes are available, and screen sizes range from 72in to 180in (D) in several formats. Stand: 3D112

Take control of movies Kaleidescape A newly launched app allows Kaleidescape System users to browse and select movies and music using an iPad. Available now, the free app makes it possible to browse without interrupting playback. Users can filter instantly by actor, director or genre, as well as selecting any room to see what’s being viewed. “The free Kaleidescape iPad app is a real game-changer,” said Kris Hogg, director of Yorkshire, UKbased custom installation company Konnectiv. “It provides a reliable, convenient way to access, control and enjoy the extraordinary features of the Kaleidescape System. As an example, I can be outside, in the garden, selecting music. And, if I like what’s playing, I can easily save it to play again later.” Michael Malcolm, founder, c h a i r m a n a n d C E O o f Ka l e i descape, added: “Our new Kalei-

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descape-designed iPad app lives up to our reputation for simple user interfaces. We’re excited to be bringing it to the market as one of an exciting series of new Kaleidescape developments for our dealers and Kaleidescape System owners.” Stand: 1P90

Lower cost multi-zone amp/ controller integrates with g! Elan Home Systems The new Elan S1616A 16-channel multi-zone amplifier/controller combines the functionality of the Elan D16 amplifier and S128P multi-zone controller into one new component designed to simplify and lower the total cost of a system installation for dealers and their clients. Available for delivery in the US from this month, the Elan S1616A is designed to integrate exclusively with the Elan g! system. The new amplifier/controller is available in single- and dualchassis versions, both of which include high-pass and low-pass crossovers, RCA inputs, speaker level and banana plug outputs, and feature level, bass and treble adjustment for each output channel. Robert Ridenour, Elan product manager, commented: “With the S1616A, we’ve taken our popular D16 amplifier and upgraded it to include the multi-zone controller capabilities previously available in our S128P controller, giving our

dealers the simplest, most profitable solution for distributing whole-house audio with the Elan g! entertainment and control system. The S1616A is a 16-channel multi-zone amplifier with nearly unlimited configuration options – supporting eight stereo or 16 mono inputs and outputs, or any combination thereof. “With the ability to use the dual chassis model as a 16x16 matrix, this amplifier is perfect for any size residential installation – from small homes to mega-mansions,” Ridenour added. “And because dealers can stack up to 15 chassis to provide up to 120 stereo or 240 mono outputs and it seamlessly integrates with the Elan C2 Communications Controller, it is an ideal solution for any installation that requires high quality sound and ultimate flexibility in configuration no matter how large the project,” he concluded. Stand: 1N73

The Scandinavian manufacturer is showing its new ultra-slim Pre32/A34.2 pre/power system, which, it claims, combines highend functionality and as much trueto-life audio dynamism as it could muster. Primare says the new Pre32, which is an upgradeable audiophile pre-amplifier, is comparable to its I32 integrated amplifier, yet boasts more power, lower distortion, and greater audio separation. The Pre32 was designed to match the new A34.2 power amplifier, as well as all other Primare power amplifiers. It shares the cosmetic design and functionality of the I32, with a modular architecture, an OLED display, and the same user interface; and also features six pairs of inputs (two XLR and four RCA) and three pairs of outputs (one XLR and two RCA). The A34.2 has a similar chassis to the Pre32 and the I32, and is capable of generating 2 x 150W (8 ohm), bridgeable to 1 x 300W. It also has switchable RCA and XLR inputs and matches the I32 for bi-amping. Stand: 7Q205

Unique Automation A state-of-the-art Corian bath, the bathomatic bathler 005, being showcased by Unique Automation includes a fully automated bath management system for the most luxurious bathing experience imaginable. The bathomatic bathler 005 has its own dedicated stand at ISE, giving visitors the opportunity to take control of what is claimed to be the world’s most technically advanced bath. At the touch of a button, the bathomatic eco whirpool system delivers water depth control, temperature control, programmable presets, perfume and bubble bath dispensation (eight aromas), ‘chromatheraphy’ RGB LED light control, and a whirlpool system with 28 Corian stealth jets. The bath also incorporates a seamlessly integrated 24in media player top-top TV. Hidden when not in use, the waterproof TV offers multi-format support, video-ondemand, internet access, full HD video and audio support, support for social networks, and versatile connectivity. Stand: 4U74, 1N2

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residential systems LS-100d is a short throw projector for home use Runco The new LightStyle LS-100d with NEAR (Next generation Extreme Aligned Reflection) ultrashort throw (UST) lens system is being showcased by Runco at ISE. Delivering a 92in diagonal image, the company says that the L S100d comb i n e s unsurpassed performance and clever industrial design with an attractive price point. “With the LS-100d, we’ve capitalised on the deep knowledge of Planar’s short-throw systems for professional and commercial applications, giving us the ability to offer a superior viewing performance for our residential customers looking for a big screen experience in their home,” said Jennifer Davis, vice president of marketing at Runco. “Runco’s nearly maintenance-free, energy-efficient InfiniLight LED illumination

system delivers a stunning image in a form factor that reduces the complexity of a projection installation.” The LS-100d is said to maximise the benefits of Runco’s InfiniLight lampless LED illumination technology, resulting in 70% power saving and a lampless system with no maintenance. InfiniLight is calibrated at every start-up and the perceived brightness advantage of this architecture, an effect called ‘Q-lumens’, is claimed to be even more pronounced after 1,0002,000 hours of ordinary use. Also included in the LS-100d is Runco’s upgraded Digital High-Definition (DHD4) external video processor. Runco says that the DHD4 offers the most advanced alignment in the company’s history, allowing for ultraprecise installation geometries and more extreme installation scenarios, ensuring that the whole solution works as an integrated system. Stand: 3A82

Artcoustic Following 12 years ‘in search of the nearperfect loudspeaker design’, the manufacturer is presenting its new SL Range of array speakers. Artcoustic says that its SL range is the finest it has ever designed. Intended for the top-end hi-fi, home cinema and commercial applications, the company claims it has raised the bar in terms of the achievable in loudspeaker design. Stand: 7T185

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The Small Aperture Series speakers from James are claimed to be as unobtrusive as possible for ceiling or wall mounted units, but offer threeway, 38Hz22kHz reproduction, while fitting into a 3in (76mm) opening. All the 63SA-7 units use aircraftgrade aluminium construction, and are said to provide high volume levels, deep bass and wide coverage from the flush, seamless opening. The system contains a tweeter, 2in (50mm) titanium midrange driver and a 6.5in (165mm) Mini PowerPipe subwoofer. Stand: 11N58

Vox Pop We ask: What are the hottest trends in residential technology at the moment?

HDBaseT is as much of a game changer as HDMI was when it was launched in 2002. The fact that this standardsbased signal transport system unites everything an AV system integrator needs into a single, low-cost cable is a significant feat. As a standard, HDBaseT promises a level of interoperability across products and brands that hasn’t been seen since the analogue days. HDBaseT not only provides routing, power and control options for residential installations, but also reduces the cost of those options. This in turn makes complex multiroom AV systems accessible to those who may have balked at the high cost of wiring and accessories needed to accomplish similar systems without HDBaseT technology. Chris Bundy, director of marketing for Atlona Networked AV delivery is the trend that will consolidate AV infrastructure (single CAT-5/6 versus audio, data, control and speaker wiring), reduce installation wiring cost, and give the robust performance users expect. Mike Sims, director of marketing & sales, Attero Tech Environmental concerns will undoubtedly take home technology to the next level and this is an area where control systems come into their own. We can help homeowners make the most of their installed systems by giving them a simple, unified, control and energy management solution. Power monitoring and

the ability to have highly granular control over which devices powerup and when, is now a fundamental consideration when designing systems that help homeowners fulfil their green aspirations. While it has always been possible to provide solutions that switch off the majority of the equipment in a rack when the system is not in use, we now have products which take this one step further and offer control at racklevel. The data gathered be used to minimise energy usage. But, this is most beneficial if occupants understand what is going on, and can make choices. Our touchpanels offer an intuitive display, so that the homeowner can read, at a glance, their overall energy consumption and manage consumption intelligently and simply. Kevin Morrison, managing director Europe, AMX Streaming and media ondemand. Videos, audio and content anywhere at anytime – on mobile devices, home televisions, PCs, etc. Tom Mingo, VP of sales, Vaddio Limitless, portable, immediate access to content – any content. The demand is that everything you want should be, and seemingly now can be, available on almost every device you have. This is the hottest trend now, and I do not see it cooling off anytime soon. David Rodarte, president and CEO, NuVo Technologies

‘Total Control’ on offer BMB Electronics BMB Electronics is showcasing new products from URC, Parasound and Planet Waves. Fresh from URC is the Total Control Product Line, which enables URC to offer solutions that deliver whole home audio, automation, climate control, IP-

based surveillance and more. No matter what native protocols used by control devices or subsystems (IP, IR, RS-232, Relay, Sensor), Total Control allows any device to communicate with any other device, says the developer. Stand: 1P22, 1P35

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news Ross Video The CrossOver Series line of single MLE production switchers is being demonstrated on the ISE stand of Ross Video. CrossOver is designed for compact studios, outside broadcast vehicles, edit suites and flight packs. The CrossOver Series includes CrossOver Solo, 12, and 16. CrossOver Studio and Crossover Studio Elite are complete production suites which the company says combine the flexibility of ‘all-in-one’ production systems with Ross dedicated system components. Stand: 10Q142

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Prices up, power down? Rocketing energy prices are forcing householders to re-evaluate their usage but not necessarily to invest in control systems

PA, VA systems featured Bosch Security Systems As well as highlighting its new Omneo media networking architecture, Bosch Security Systems is using ISE to showcase its latest PA products. Bosch is demonstrating its voice alarm systems – the Plena Voice Alarm System and the fully digital Praesideo Public Address and Emergency Sound System, which have recently been granted EN54 certification. The certification, which Bosch says it was one of the first companies worldwide to champion, includes not only the central voice alarm

equipment, but also peripheral equipment such as loudspeakers. Additionally, the integrated ProAudio Public Address and Voice Evacuation System Promatrix 8000, recently certified to the EN54-16 fire safety standard, is being displayed. To give customers an overview of Bosch’s extensive portfolio of loudspeakers, as well as for information on the loudspeakers’ EN54 certification, Bosch has compiled a Loudspeaker Selection Guide. This tool, which will be available in print format and as an app, explains the different features of all types of loudspeakers and eases the process of choosing the right product. Stand: 3B112

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eeling broke and devoid of energy? Then you’re probably not Phil Bentley, chief executive of British Gas, whose basic salary alone for 2010 totalled a not-exactly-paltry £1.3m. With energy prices continuing to rise across the board, it’s hardly surprising that Bentley’s generous remuneration has become one focal point of an increasingly feverish debate about fuel profits – and fuel poverty. The energy markets are notoriously prone to feeling the effects of wider political and economic developments – from short-term factors like the temporary suspension of many German nuclear power plants following the Japanese crisis last year, to longer-term considerations pertaining to fuel security and gaps in supply as older power plants are taken out of service. Indeed, it would be difficult to argue that the outlook for the average customer is anything other than decidedly bleak. Double-digit price rises no longer seem to be out of bounds, while a number of governments are expected to introduce ‘green taxes’ to help finance the ongoing shift towards renewable energy sources. For the householder, an everexpanding range of off-the-shelf monitoring devices can help them to keep track of their energy expenditure. More sophisticated smart home technology, of course, has long been predicated on the notion of a progressive decline in individual energy usage, but it’s

doubly ironic that economic circumstances mean that even fewer people might be able to take advantage of its benefits. Reduced power consumption and standby modes have certainly become major selling points for smart home solutions, but are these emphases truly reflected by changes in consumer behaviour? Vincent McAtamney from UKbased integrator SMS Control Systems doesn’t sound entirely convinced: “With many mid- to high-end customers this appears to be less of an issue than [having] reliable and ‘impressive’ home technology, although I’ve found this to be more of a concern among older, more mature customers, whom it seems do have some environmental concerns.” The most apparent shift in this area, says McAtamney, has been in relation to new-generation lighting technologies. Even here, though, there is a feeling that this has been “due to an overall shift to LED, and in particular the ‘cool’ effects that are possible, and less driven by a desire to be energy-conscious”. There are some isolated examples of more profound behavioural changes on the part of customers. For example, McAtamney cites a client whose eco-minded specification of a bio-thermal transfer system to heat his swimming pool is unlikely to reap serious financial rewards for some years to come. The impetus towards the adoption of alternative energy sources will only become stronger in the years ahead, especially if it is supported by a legislative framework. In the shorter-term, systems integrators need to be encouraging their clients to review every aspect of their dayto-day usage patterns. After all, an installation that does not take proper account of the wider context for energy consumption could never hope to be worthy of the epithet ‘future-proofed’.

Three spacesensitive models from the EAW VF Series of passive speakers – the VFR69 6in twoway full-range loudspeaker, the VFR89 8in two-way full-range loudspeaker, and the VFM109 10in two-way stage monitor – are being shown at ISE. The VF Series is intended for portable and install applications and environment. Stand: 1F115

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The new Work LM-5 Lightmouse Ethernet interface DMX player with recorder, ArtNet node and OSC server from Equipson, allows users and installers to create their own lighting console for iPhone, iPad or Android devices. The LM-5 can offer the simplicity of a small hardware console, with much of the power of lighting control software for computers that are often too complicated for end users, at an affordable price, says the developer. Stand: 5R98

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news The internet of things to come MultiTouch The embedded versions of the MultiTaction Cell 55in display from MultiTouch are available in Windows 7 and Linux versions. They are designed to provide faster processing and remote management. MultiTaction Cell 55in embedded units and MultiTouch TacMan management software are set to be shipped imminently. Customers can licence the remote management and the calibration packages separately. Stand: 11K37

Mics, mics – and more mics ISE visitors looking for microphones will want to check out the stand of Universal Champion Electroacoustic Technology Company. The company’s extensive line-up of products includes earset, headset, low noise RF, USB, dynamic, condenser, lavalier, boundary, drum, mini shotgun condenser, gooseneck and wireless microphones, together with a range of microphone accessories. Stand: 3A110

Tannoy The new VLS (Vertical Line Source) passive column range from Tannoy has a sleek curvilinear architectural profile designed for installation applications. It comes in three models using proven transducer technology adapted from Tannoy’s award-winning QFlex steerable column range. Also new are Tannoy’s VX Series and VXP Series, the latter featuring Lab.gruppen’s new IDEEA (Intelli-Drive Energy Efficient Amplifier) power module. Stand: 5R92

The ultimate evolution of the Cloud is sometimes called The Internet Of Things, where devices connect autonomously

Adrian Pennington discovers that the Cloud is already here for consumers but predicts hazy days ahead

he provision of applications ‘in the Cloud’ is likely to increase significantly over the next few years. Just look at media delivery, which has already changed irreversibly with Apple’s iCloud – just one sign of things to come from all of the major CE and media players in the near future. From a residential perspective, the Cloud is already changing the way we think about user experiences and system design. From offering clients access to media delivery services such as Spotify and Netflix, to enabling remote pro-active system monitoring via services such as ihiji, Nuage9 and Certified Cyber Solutions, designing for the Cloud has become core to the industry. “We are seeing it drive a convergence of services onto an

IP/Ethernet network that requires infrastructure that is less expensive, more scalable and far more future-ready than the legacy, proprietary systems of the past,” says Peter Aylett, director, Home Technology Associates. However there are downsides, primarily those of bandwidth and uptime. “When delivery of content, monitoring and other services are all both dependent on, and competing against each other for reliable internet bandwidth, we are still not at the stage, in the UK at least, where broadband internet can be completely relied upon,” observes Aylett. “A realtime HD movie stream is approximately 6Mbps. Though one of these is doable over many broadband connections, problems will arise where multiple streams are required in addition to the available bandwidth being contended (shared) between multiple homes at the exchange. “As with many subsystems in the industry, the pervasiveness of easy-to-install, commoditised media streaming hardware is eroding margins in what was previously specialised, limited distribution, high margin product,” Aylett adds. The ultimate evolution of the Cloud is sometimes called The Internet Of Things. Conceptually this is the result of connectivity becoming so pervasive that internet connected things will no longer be driven by the needs of

humans interfacing with devices, but by pervasive internet-connected things autonomously communicating with each other by design. “Driven and being enabled by IPv6, The Internet Of Things will mean that even the most mundane of devices such as fridges and security devices will use the Cloud to communicate in ways that changes the model from being server-based (both for media and control) to being distributed on a global scale,” notes Aylett. Allen Weidman, sustainability officer, InfoComm International, agrees that the provision of commercial applications in the Cloud is likely to increase greatly purely and simply since “Cloud computing enables users to store files and software remotely, rather than on a hard drive or server at their office, file storage for multimedia

(sound, video, music), SBT data, software, etc is an advantage.” Commercial Cloud applications include software as a service (SaaS), customer relationship management (CRM), file storage, file synchronisation and file back-up. “It can be cheaper and less labour intensive, so cost savings are significant drivers, for example replacing a LAN room with a Cloud server,” adds Weidman. “International companies will favour Cloud storage due to its universal access component.” There remain concerns over security, network availability and speed of connectivity. “These factors mean that the Cloud will be user and cost driven, not driven by technology,” Weidman concludes.

Peter Aylett speaks on Embracing the Cloud at a CEDIA-sponsored ISE Education Zone session today.

“Even fridges will use the Cloud to communicate”

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news Elo adds touch

Digital audio solution Xantech The new DDS Digital Delivery System from Xantech uses DIGI-5 patent-pending technology – the result of years of research to develop a scalable, easy-to-install distribution system that delivers high quality digital sound to multiple rooms or zones over a Cat5 wiring network, says the developer. The unit’s keypad features fivebutton control for volume, system power, mute, party mode and EQ adjustment. It has a built-in IR

receiver with an external IR input on the back for remote placement. The system is rated at 30W per channel. With intuitive operation, RS232 control compatibility, audio distribution to anywhere from four to 28 zones, Xantech’s DDS is said to be suitable for residential homes, apartment complexes, hotels, restaurants, resorts, coaches and more. Stand: 1N73

Mediasite 6 announced Sonic Foundry Mediasite 6, the latest version of Sonic Foundry’s lecture capture platform, has been launched. The announcement includes a family of features aimed, says the company, at radically accelerating the adoption of lecture capture and video content management for education institutions at all stages of the blended learning life cycle. New Mediasite 6 capabilities include live or on-demand streaming of a Mediasite presentation to iPad, iPhone, iPod, Blackberry or Android device using HTML5 and H.264. It will also perform a sys-

tem-wide search for words and phrases within a presentation, a presentation catalogue, or across a Mediasite library. In addition the latest version allows for captioning transcripts and presentation metadata; search engine optimisation for public Mediasite content by exposing more information about presentations, including metadata, slide text and closed captions, to the search engine; enhanced Mediasite analytics with embeddable analytics widgets and iOS-friendly reports; and ingestion support for H.264 video. Stand: 3A120

New for ISE 2012 are additional touch technologies for some of Elo TouchSystems’ most popular touchmonitor models. In addition, the zero-bezel design removes the frame found around standard monitors to create a seamless surface designed to showcase the widescreen, high-definition experience that today’s consumers have come to expect, according to the company. Elo says that zero-bezel projected capacitive (PCAP) touch technology gives a unique, aesthetically-pleasing seamless design resistant to water, impacts, scratches and other contaminants on the screen. With the Windows 7 operating system and compatible driver, multi-touch functionality is available. Stand: 10K144

Neets Designed for comprehensive yet intuitive control of complex AV systems in auditoriums and large conference rooms, Neets ControlAlFa is being launched at ISE. Said to be the largest and most sophisticated controller in the Neets product range, Neets Control-AlFa is claimed to install quickly, be easy to programme, and provide end users with one-touch control of a multitude of AV and additional device functions. All functions controllable by Neets Control-AlFa are available via a touchscreen panel on an Apple iOS or Android mobile device, or by a computer running Safari or Chrome web browsers. Custom graphical interfaces for even the most complex control requirements can be quickly programmed, says Neets, using the Neets Project Editor software. Stand: 3D128

Hed Kandi sounds dandy Martin Audio Installation company MSL has selected Martin Audio loudspeakers for the new Hed Kandi Bar flagship venue in Brighton on the south coast of England. The decision follows the success of a Martin Audio-based system at Hed Kandi’s first bar in London. Hed Kandi – part of the Ministry of Sound Group, a long-time user of Martin Audio products – is recognised for club events worldwide and a catalogue of dance music. While MSL project managers Darrel Olivier and Bradley Watson collaborated on a comprehensive solution for the main bar area, seated booths, VIP areas and basement-located Shooter Bar, it was Olivier’s responsibility (with Julian Taylor Associates) to produce a lighting and video solution for the public spaces. The resulting solution features an extensive contingent of Martin Audio equipment. A total of 15 wallmounted AQ8 (8in LF + 1in HF) full-range enclosures provide coverage throughout the ground-floor space, while low frequency extension is delivered by four floor-standing AQ212s (2x12in) and a single

Digital LED Canvas from Delta to give birth to your dreams DELTA expands its existing product portfolio of indoor LED display products by announcing the addition of the revolutionary 4 mm SMD indoor multi use display. The product boasts of amazing uniformity, symmetrical colours and high brightness levels enabled by adjusting brightness and color variation of each pixel on the display module. With 16-bit Color processing capable of delivering 281 trillion colors, this 4 mm LED display delivers striking & outstanding content capturing the audience's attention. A modular, compact & light-weight format allows for easy one man set-up .The modules are Front & Rear accessible to ensure easy installation and maintenance. The new series is highly reliable and efficient with Self diagnostic control and requires very little power. Delta also provides a wide range of LED products, control equipment and software for Indoor and Outdoor applications. A preview of these panels can be witnessed at the Delta Booth No.11E44, Hall No.11. at the ISE show.

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AQ210 (2x10in) sub-bass enclosure. Elsewhere, the reception spaces, outside facade and the Shooter Bar feature four C4.8T ceiling enclosures, while an AQ112 sub and separate DJ input will soon be added to the basement area. System management is provided by a BSS Soundweb London BLU-100, used in conjunction with a pair of BLU-BOB expansion extenders and remote BLU-3/BLU-8 control panels. The Martin Audio spec is completed by a pair of Blackline F8+ high-power enclosures for DJ monitoring. Other AV equipment selected for the project includes a Mitsubishi 4500 lumens projector, Kramer transmission technology, ShowCAD Artist 512 control system and Edirol MIDI keyboard. Explaining the choice of loudspeaker brand, Bradley Watson remarked that “Martin Audio was recommended because it’s a proven product, with longevity and reliability, and [the operators] were happy to go down that route. Although it’s not a nightclub it needs nightclub-type levels – and they were very comfortable with the brand.” Stand: 1F110

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Vox Pop We ask: What would you say has been the biggest change in your area of technology since the first ISE in 2004?

AMX is no longer in the traditional control systems market, I am not sure that market even exists today. Customers still want the simple, single user-interface they always did, but behind that interface they want efficiencies, cost-savings, sustainability, intelligence, remote management, global standards, real-time information, carbon footprint reduction and seamless interoperability with lots of other technology. This is a very different market than it was then, and one that is set to get even more exciting as we interface further with building management systems, telephony, security and other technologies. Kevin Morrison, managing director – Europe, AMX I can say the biggest change is the increase of the bandwidth for digital video transmission. At that time in 2004, fourfibre technology, having 1.6Gbps data band per each was dominant for transmitting WUXGA resolution video of RGB and clock. Now, onefibre technology is available even for 3D HD resolution, requiring 10Gbps data bandwidth. The technology has been developed by

way of wavelength multiplexing and also by using high-speed serialisation technology. Dr HK Shin, CEO, Opticis Probably three significant shifts have had the greatest impact. In pure technology terms, where loudspeaker development is concerned, the most significant evolution has been improved integration of DSP, allowing new levels of control – not just networked cross-over and EQ control but, most critically, new capabilities such as beam-steering, exemplified in Tannoy’s QFlex product. The second has been the driving pressure from the market for ‘value engineered’ solutions – delivering more focused capability in a product category at the best possible cost. Sideways application of technology to deliver product that bring real-world cost-saving benefits to our customers is key – easier to commission, quicker to install, more reliable and simpler for the end-user to interact with. Finally, the effect of legislative change has been notable, particularly in the installed sound market where emergency/mass notification systems is a key application for our products. Andrzej Sosna, managing director, Tannoy In 2004, LCOS was only for niche products, but we wanted to make the advantages widely available to

the professional market. Our first XEED projectors used our expertise in lens and imaging technology to allow us to use LCOS in a mid-range product. Through development of the XEED range, we have focused on refining our lens to the level that we’ve reached today – virtually no image distortion and real-life colourmatching. Most recently we have focused on the technology that sits outside the optical block – providing lens options that don’t reduce the brightness of the image. In short, since 2004 Canon and LCOS have delivered new levels of highperformance, high-brightness products, producing images of a higher quality than ever before. Julian Rutland, visual communication products and solutions director, Canon Over the past eight years, the most significant change has not been with the technology itself, but more with the education of the users and requesters of the technology. Through the growth, adoption and education of InfoComm throughout Europe, clients are now far more technically adept. Smarter clients breed smarter designs. John Lockwood, senior systems design engineer, Verrex The Smart Home and Smart Enterprise is no longer a fanciful concept. It is a practical reality that is fast becoming a business necessity. Three major trends are

shaping and propelling this new reality: aging in place, energy management, and consumer convenience. These trends are coming together at a unique time in our history and the fact that they are coming together now speaks loudly on behalf of the future health and vitality of our industry. Integrated commercial and residential system solutions capable of controlling entertainment and appliances are becoming more and more affordable to purchase, install, and maintain. The phrase ‘integrated systems’ has never been more important than it is today and it is totally synonymous with this show! Mark Terry, president, The AVC Group The biggest market change has been a race to zero driven by the recession, which started in 2008; prior to this time the market split into ‘bargain/ consumer’, ‘mid market’ and ‘premium’. There has been a marked reduction in budgets in each area, which has caused quality to be sacrificed in search of budget savings with step changes in the accepted price point, especially for very large display devices such as LED video walls and 3-chip DLP projectors. This has had a knock-on effect on the price point of support equipment, such that customer demand for ‘the best whatever it costs’ has almost evaporated and the ‘good enough’ culture has made its way into European purchasing decisions with resistance to spending more than is essential, even if a few euros more would purchase a significantly better product. Tim Brooksbank, chairman, Calibre UK

Far more networking solutions. Nick Cook, European marketing director, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems Europe The biggest changes for AV and control technologies are the prevalence of inexpensive touchpanels, plus HD audio-video becoming the new industry norm. Back in 2004, 480p DVD video with 5.1 sound and expensive touch controls were commonplace. Today, there are tons of touch tablets for less than €500, and 1080p 3D video, plus 7.1 lossless sound are the new standard. This continual evolution raises the bar for companies everywhere, and VidaBox is ready to take advantage and offer progressively higher quality products at lower costs, year-after-year. At ISE, we’re showcasing what we believe to be our first truly affordable, whole house multiroom audio, video, and control packages with our combined vServer, vPlayer, vStreamers, and LiivController. One can easily archive and play any movie or song to any location, and control any device, from any iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch – starting at less than €2,000. Steven W Cheung, president, VidaBox I think there has been a fundamental change. It can be explained in a phrase: the change from analogue to digital. Mariano Arranz, president and CEO, Tecco

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ISE Education Zone Meet some of the industry experts who will be sharing their insights and knowledge throughout today

Robert Simpson, presenting Unusual Display Applications 11.30-12.30, D202-D204

“Keeping track of new display technologies and their applications can be difficult because the field seems to be moving so fast. I think that it is important that AV professionals are aware of new possibilities and are reminded of the principles behind them. The ISE Training sessions are an efficient way of getting the information across, especially as all attendees get a copy of the presentation.”

10.00-11.00 Room: D202-D204 Is Digital Signage Losing its Impact? Tips for content, placement, and available technologies so your message is not lost in the crowd Speaker: Jason Litt, Prysm Presented by: InfoComm International Fee: Non-members: €80 Members: €60 EduBucks: €45 10.00-11.00 Room: D202-D204 Mounting Best Practices: Save time and do it safely Speaker: Mike Moon, Chief Mfg Presented by: InfoComm International Fee: Non-members: €80 Members: €60 EduBucks: €45 10.00-11.00 Room: D202-D204 Proven Presentation Techniques: How to create interest, enhance retention, and captivate your audience Speaker: Thomas Zangerle, WolfVision Presented by: InfoComm

International Fee: Non-members: €80 Members: €60 EduBucks: €45 10.00-11.00 Room: D201, D301-D304 HDMI Troubleshooting Speaker: Gordon Van Zuiden, cyberManor Presented by: CEDIA Fee: Non-members: €120 Members: €90 10.00-11.00 Room: D201, D301-D304 IP for Integrators Speaker: Geoff Meads, Presto Audio Visual Presented by: CEDIA

Fee: Non-members: €120 Members: €90 10.00-13.00 Room: D201, D301-D304 The Art of Project Documentation Speaker: Simon Buddle, SMC Presented by: CEDIA Fee: Non-members: €120 Members: €90 11.30-12.30 Room: D202-D204 AV Streaming Speaker: Jan Braams, Extron Presented by: InfoComm International Fee: Non-members: €80 Members: €60 EduBucks: €45 11.30-12.30 Room: D202-D204 Introduction to Acoustics Speaker: Michael H Weckesser & Conrad D Andrews, WADG acoustic-audiovisual-con Presented by: InfoComm International Fee: Non-members: €80 Members: €60 EduBucks: €45

Greg Jeffreys, presenting ANSI/INFOCOMM 3M-2011 Projected Image System Contrast Ratio 14.30-15.30, D202-D204

“This new ANSI Standard finally answers the question: what metrics are required in order to plan for, measure and sign-off the projected images in projects? This course explains the new standard and how to use it. Course materials include useful Excel worksheets and calculators.”

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Simon Buddle, presenting The Art of Project Documentation 10.00-13.00, D201, D301-D304

Gordon Van Zuiden, presenting Practical Media Delivery over IP Technologies 14.00-17.00, D202-D204

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Project documentation is fundamental to the success of any job. Good quality documentation creates the frame work that enables a project to run on time, on budget, and with a predictable outcome. This course will teach you how to use documentation to ensure just that. We will give you tips on how to lay out the documents as well as going through revision management. All delegates will be given a CD with sample drawings and documentation. This course forms part of CEDIA certification Designer level 1 track.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The course will explore and discuss how well-designed highbandwidth home networks can deliver premium quality audio and video experiences to network-ready audio video components. In addition, the course will review how professional installers can add value to home control systems with the best of breed of Apple iOS and Google Android applications written to control TV media zones, whole-house audio, lighting control, cameras and more.â&#x20AC;?

11.30-12.30 Room: D202-D204 Unusual Display Applications Speaker: Robert Simpson, Electrosonic Presented by: InfoComm Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź80 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60 EduBucks: â&#x201A;Ź45

13.00-14.00 Room: D202-D204 The Secret of a Good Sound System Design Speaker: Janko Ramuscak, d&b audiotechnik Presented by: InfoComm Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź80 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60 EduBucks: â&#x201A;Ź45

13.00-14.00 Room: D202-D204 HDBaseT, Fibre, Coax or Cat6: Selecting the way to extend your HDMI signal Speaker: Neta Lempert, Kramer Electronics Presented by: InfoComm Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź80 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60 EduBucks: â&#x201A;Ź45

13.00-14.00 Room: D202-D204 User Adoption Challenges: Finding Solutions for advanced AV & conferencing technologies Speaker: Todd Hutchins, Verrex Presented by: InfoComm Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź80 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60 EduBucks: â&#x201A;Ź45

Stephen Keith Platt, presenting Advancements in Content Development 16.00-17.00, D202-D204

Tim Brooksbank, presenting Projection Mapping 16.00-17.00, D202-D204

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The future of digital signage rests, in no small part, on the ability to mass-produce targeted, quality content. In this session, I will detail two of the components of an automated digital marketing system. These include: processing data to enable mass-customisation of targeted messages; and automated content management and generation. This platformÂ drives down production costs, dramatically reduces production time, and greatly expands the ability to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;masscustomiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; high-quality digital messages system wide.Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;This represents another great business opportunity that I will share with my audience.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Projection mapping, warpingÂ and edge blending used to be unusual, hard and expensive to implement, but have become mainstream with regular new items about installations and events using these techniques. What may seem a scarily complicated black art is really quite straightforward with the correct equipment and knowledge.Â This session will show you how to effectively implement geometric correction and image alignment with warp and blend to achieve a single seamless projection mapped image from multiple projectors together with geometric correction for the projection surface.â&#x20AC;?

14.00-17.00 Room: D201, D301-D304 Developing Profitable Business Processes Speaker: Matt Dodd, thinkingbricks Presented by: CEDIA Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź120 Members: â&#x201A;Ź90

14.00-15.30 Room: D201, D301-D304 Technology and Consumer Trends Speaker: Peter Aylett, Home Technology Associates Presented by: CEDIA Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź90 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60

14.00-17.00 Room: D201, D301-D304 Practical Media Delivery over IP Technologies Speaker: Gordon Van Zuiden, cyberManor Presented by: CEDIA Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź120 Members: â&#x201A;Ź90

Neta Lempert, presenting The Effective Way to Send an HDMI Signal to more than 15 metres 17.00-17.45, D403

â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can one find the best solutions to the many challenges that confront AV pros today when so many alternatives exist and the difference between them is so confusing? In this session, you will explore the most commonly used technologies, among which: HDBaseT, Fibre 14.30-15.30 Room: D202-D204 ANSI/INFOCOMM 3M-2011 Projected Image System Contrast Ratio Speaker: Greg Jeffreys, Paradigm AV Presented by: InfoComm International Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź80 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60 EduBucks: â&#x201A;Ź45 14.00-17.00 Room: D202-D204 Technical 3D Stereoscopic Imaging Speaker: Andre Jensen, projectiondesign Presented by: InfoComm International Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź80 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60 EduBucks: â&#x201A;Ź45

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education 14.00-17.00 Room: D202-D204 Troubleshooting Audio Systems Speaker: Gordon Moore, Lectrosonics Presented by: InfoComm International Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź80 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60 EduBucks: â&#x201A;Ź45

Exhibitor presentations 08.30-09.30 Room: D401 Introduction to HAI Speaker: Jason Moyer Presented by: HAI (Home Automation Inc)

15.45-17.15 Room: D201, D301-D304 Embracing the Cloud Speaker: Peter Aylett, Home Technology Associates Presented by: CEDIA Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź90 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60

09.30-10.30 Room: D401 Installing Structured Wiring and HAI System Speaker: Jason Moyer Presented by: HAI (Home Automation Inc) 10.00-10.45 Room: D403 The New Generation of AV Systems for Boardrooms: An easy way to mix digital and analogue formats in one room Speaker: Joakim Elm Presented by: Kramer Electronics 1030-1130 Room: D401 Programming Omni/Lumnia Systems with PC Access Speaker: Jason Moyer Presented by: HAI (Home Automation Inc.)

16.00-17.00 Room: D202-D204 Projection Mapping Speaker: Tim Brooksbank & Mark Lusby, Calibre UK Presented by: InfoComm International Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź80 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60 EduBucks: â&#x201A;Ź45

11.00-13.00 Room: D504 2- Way Programming Overview Speaker: Clint Forberg Presented by: RTI

09.00-11.30 Room: D503 Xantech Residential Training Speaker: Kenneth Johnsen Presented by: AVC Group

16.00-17.00 Room: D202-D204 Global Sustainability Standards and the Audiovisual Perspective Speaker: Joseph Bocchiaro III Presented by: InfoComm International Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź80 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60 EduBucks: â&#x201A;Ź45

11.00-12.00 Room: G107 Designing AV Systems for the Digital Future Speaker: Edwin Bausewein Presented by: Extron Electronics

08.30-10.30 Room: D504 RTI Product Orientation Speaker: Clint Forberg Presented by: RTI

16.00-17.00 Room: D202-D204 Advancements in Visual Content Development Speaker: Steven Keith Platt, Platt Retail Institute Presented by: InfoComm International Fee: Non-members: â&#x201A;Ź80 Members: â&#x201A;Ź60 EduBucks: â&#x201A;Ź45

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12.00-13.00 Room: D401 Home Area Networking for Smart Grids Speaker: Thomas Pickral Presented by: HAI (Home Automation Inc.) 12.00-16.30 Room: D503 Xantech Commercial Training Speaker: Kenneth Johnsen Presented by: AVC Group 12.30-13.30 Room: G107 Fibre Optic Implementation Challenges and Solutions Speaker: Edwin Bausewein Presented by: Extron Electronics

11.00-11.45 Room: D403 De Nieuwe Generatie AV Oplossingen voor Vergaderruimtes: Eenvoudigste manier om in ĂŠĂŠn ruimte digitale en analoge signalen te verwerken

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12.00-12.45 Room: D403 Best Practices for Designing and Installing Loudspeakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Setups Speaker: Yagel Eisen Presented by: Kramer Electronics

13.00-13.45 Room: D403 How to Benefit from Using Broadcast Equipment in AV Installations Speaker: Paul Robertson Presented by: Kramer Electronics

Presented by: HAI (Home Automation Inc.)

13.00-15.00 Room: G102 Behind the Scenes of DVI and HDMI Speaker: Tibor Fejes Presented by: Lightware 13.15-14.15 Room: D401 HAI Omnibus Lighting Control Speaker: Jason Moyer Presented by: HAI (Home Automation Inc) 14.00-14.45 Room: D403 The New Generation of AV Systems for Boardrooms Speaker: John Dijkstra Presented by: Kramer Electronics 14.00-15.00 Room: G107 Designing AV Systems for the Digital Future Speaker: Jan Braams Presented by: Extron Electronics

15.30-17.30 Room: G102 Behind the Scenes of DVI and HDMI Speaker: Tibor Fejes Presented by: Lightware 16.00-16.45 Room: D403 How to Benefit from Using Broadcast Equipment in AV Installations Speaker: Stefano Angusti Presented by: Kramer Electronics 16.15-17.15 Room: D401 HAI for Building Automation Speaker: Jason Moyer Presented by: HAI (Home Automation Inc.)

14.00-16.00 Room: D504 Programming the RTiPanel Speaker: Clint Forberg Presented by: RTI

16.30-18.30 Room: D504 Driver Development using SDK Speaker: Clint Forberg Presented by: RTI

14.15-15.15 Room: D401 Design and Installation of a Distributed Audio System Speaker: Jason Moyer Presented by: HAI (Home Automation Inc.) 15.00-15.45 Room: D403 3D, HDMI Revisions, DisplayPort and Thunderbolt: Putting some sense into the digital formatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chaos Speaker: Piotr Debski Presented by: Kramer Electronics 15.15-16.15 Room: D401 Selling Integrated Systems Speaker: Jason Moyer

15.30-16.30 Room: G107 Configurable Control System: Touchpanel Design and Implementation made simple! Speaker: Jan Braams Presented by: Extron Electronics

17.00-17.45 Room: D403 The Effective Way to Send an HDMI Signal to more than 15 metres: HDBaseT, Fibre, Coax, Cat6 or Copper? Speaker: Neta Lempert Presented by: Kramer Electronics 17.15-18.15 Room: D401 HAI Delta Technical and New Products Speaker: Jason Moyer Presented by: HAI (Home Automation Inc.)

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R-Series deployed for US stadium

Designed to enhance the capabilities of the company’s Q-Sys integrated system platform, QSC is premiering the Q-Sys CCN32 CobraNet audio I/O card, which enables system bridging between Q-Sys and a CobraNet legacy platform. The CCN32 fits in either a Q-Sys core or I/O frame and provides up to 32x32 channels of CobraNet audio in/out of a Q-Sys system. Stand: 3A84

Premier Mounts A new projector mounting plate from Premier Mounts uses a 50mm tube adapter to allow a tube of any length to slide up and down to achieve perfect positioning for the projector. The adapter eliminates the need to cut the tube to length. Once it is installed, wing nuts allow quick alterations to how far the tube extends, without the use of any tools, says the manufacturer. A security screw holds the tube securely in place once the projector is in the desired position. Stand: 4S56

Community The manufacturer’s R-Series loudspeakers were recently deployed into Yakima Valley SunDome in Washington’s State Fair Park. The 6,195seat venue hosts touring concerts, basketball, wrestling and volleyball tournaments, truck-pulls, trade shows and other regional events. Sousley Sound & Communications was contracted by the city of Yakima to design and install a new

distributed audio system capable of providing zoned coverage. The newly commissioned system includes 24 Community R-Series loudspeakers and six iHP Series dual 15in subwoofers. The loudspeakers are powered by 13 Ashly Audio amplifiers, with matrix routing and configuration presets provided by Ashly Protea DSPs. In addition, the system is the first installation to use Community’s new dSPEC226 loudspeaker

processor, the manufacturer’s Ethernet-controlled processor that provides the functions expected of high-quality DSP, while implementing a number of features to speed up the process of system configuration, multi-level limiter setting, and system commissioning. Owner and general manager of Sousley Sound & Communications Leo Lee says previous sound systems have proven to be a bit of an ‘achilles heel’ for the venue, but says the new Community system works exactly as it was designed and that everyone involved is very happy with the sound quality. “The SunDome was built in the 1990s, and at the time it was fairly typical to install centre-cluster loudspeaker systems in domed stadiums; most centre-cluster technology isn’t able to meet the current audio demands for a venue like the SunDome,” he explained. “But we’ve received many accolades about the new Community audio system; you can hear every word clearly no matter where you sit in the arena, and the sound distribution is exceptionally even.” Stand: 7M176

Interior speakers The flush-fitting in-wall and inceiling loudspeakers in the Interior range are a recent development from Magnat. With their integral design and easy-mounting system, the new speakers provide a virtually invisible sound experience, says the developer. Magnat claims that its Interior range sets new quality standards in its product category, as the cones on all the woofers are made from a weave of carbon and fibre-glass strands – a composite that results in a high degree of stiffness and durability. Stand: 7S190

New screens Billing itself as France’s premier projection screen manufacturer, Oray has ISE as the opportunity for visitors to test that assertion, as the company is highlighting its range. According to Oray, its HCM4 screen is proof that a screen can feature a high-quality projection surface, be aesthetically pleasing, be silent in operation and feature a remote control – yet still be priced very competitively. Stand: 3C82

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news Vox Pop We ask: Have the recent eurozone financial difficulties had any repercussions on your business?

It is hard to say, since the growth of Active Audio has not been affected. It is clear that turnover would increase quicker without the eurozone crisis. I’m afraid that it is not a temporary crisis, but a new way of life we’ll have to live by in Europe. Company strategies must take this into account and react accordingly. Regis Cazin, managing director, Active Audio Obviously, there is less demand in the market in terms of new projects. Now we have to increase our creativity to offer new appealing solutions to the market, squeezing

the investment proposals and magnifying the ROI for our customers. Carlos Rupérez, sales & marketing director, Sirkom Europe Yes. Customers have cut back on their purchasing plans. That means our orders decrease. Sophy Yao, export department manager, Anxin Science and Tech Co We operate out of Switzerland, and the exchange rate has been extremely challenging. Our usual growth (25% year over year) has been completely erased by the rise of the Swiss franc. We produced roughly 30% more devices compared to last year, but revenue has been flat when accounted in Swiss francs. Fortunately, we can cope since we produce in the USD region. Johannes G. Rietschel, CEO and founder of Barix

In recent years, Adamson installation products have made their way into the hands of more contractors and varied types of installations in comparison to previous years, but Adamson also remains deeply rooted in the touring and live sound business. During the financial crisis it turned out that even when times are tough people around the globe still love to be entertained and distracted by real human beings, performing live on stage. Today, Adamson is represented worldwide, and we are quite optimistic in terms of continuous global growth rates, despite the European crisis. Jochen Sommer, director of European operations, Adamson Systems Engineering Yes, the current turbulence on financial markets had serious implications on our dealers’ businesses. Many end-customers are putting projects on hold and waiting for clarification of the situation. Others simply cut the budgets by some amount. This, paradoxically,

has a positive influence on Avtek’s business, because we can still make small installations possible thanks to a good quality/ price ratio. Unlike many screen and accessories suppliers, we see substantial growth of the business this year, because our partners are looking for more budget-friendly solutions to compete against other economy brands. Tomasz Kliczkowski, vice president, Avtek Vidis We had growth of over 25% in 2011. I think this is thanks to not being scared of taking chances in these financial difficulties. We did not cut costs in production, marketing or R&D. In fact we have a lot of exciting things to show you at ISE 2012. Tom Van de Sande, Marketing manager, Audac Yes, immense. Our professional clients suffer from economic

depression and all people as well as companies suffer from the continuous tax austerity measures that drain financial resources from investments. Cleopatra Argiriou, export controller, Unitech Systems (based in Greece) We have seen an increase in demand from businesses coping with the European financial deficit. Interest in HD video communications for remote or flexible working has risen, especially for organisations that have a flexible working policy in place. Video communications can help businesses deliver an experience that can replace many of the reasons to travel and improve both customer and supplier experiences, while reducing costs. Andreas Wienold, vice president of sales EMEA, LifeSize

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news Exhibitor View Grant Stewart, President, Stewart Filmscreen Corp

Being ahead of the 4k curve Stewart’s aerospace customers use resolutions in excess of 4k video for scientific imaging here’s no doubt the last few years have provided challenges on a global scale for everyone, including manufacturers and our integrator partners. Interestingly, however, the overall negative climate has not dampened the industry’s continuous cycle of innovation and re-invention. If anything, the challenges provided by the global economy have led to opportunities for our industry to provide even more value for our commercial and residential customers. Our commercial integrators are seeing opportunities surrounding communication and collaboration technology, no doubt influenced in some measure by the endcustomer’s need to curtail travel and other costs. However, the innovation within this vertical goes well beyond simple video conferencing. Great efficiencies have been realised through the delivery and consolidation of multiple streams of information and media onto one screen. Media walls and similar technology have been enabled by the convergence of IT and AV and we’re now only scratching the surface of the benefits of bringing these previously disparate entities together. Similarly, advancements in projector technology have pushed the limits and, in many ways, continue to redefine the playing

field for projection technology. 3D has been a topic of much focus and attention in recent years, as the presence of content and applications are catching up to the technology. 4K seems to be the next wave, and Japanese broadcast and Digital Cinema sectors have been exploring and driving toward the technology for a long time. It’s not a new goal for Stewart Filmscreen to produce a perfectly planar surface, with perfect high resolution performance putting each pixel in a perfect setting. Stewart’s aerospace customers have demanded and received resolutions for scientific imaging in excess of what 4k video projection requires. Now, advances in one sector are reaping great benefits elsewhere. By focusing on the leading edge of technology, Stewart and our partners will continue to redefine the market for projection technology in innovative, valueenhancing ways. ISE is the marketplace from which the ingredients of innovation (inspiration, education, new products and services) will be on display for the leading-edge European integrators to absorb. To this end, we at Stewart Filmscreen have been looking forward to another outstanding show and to a very prosperous future for ourselves and our partners. Stand: 1F30

Coolux German manufacturer Coolux is presenting the new V5 of its Pandoras Box hardware and software, which it claims will set a new standard in the area of creative realtime media control. Coolux says V5 is the highly anticipated next step in the Pandoras Box family, and that it will now be possible for users to use the product all the way from the inception of a project idea, right up until the actual production. V5 incorporates the company’s Aeon FX engine and Firefly 3D particle system, and includes a host of other new features including video export and recording, a quad HD output, and ASIO multi-channel audio. V5 also includes Pandoras Box editor and player LT software, and integrates new hardware: quad server, quad player, broadcast server and dual player. Stand: 7N176

Unusual Display Applications session Out-of-the-ordinary aspects of electronic image presentation will be the theme of the ‘Unusual Display Applications’ seminar at 11.30am in the ISE Education Zone attached to Hall 12. It will be presented by Robert Simpson, co-founder of Electrosonic, author of such publications as Lighting Control Technology and Applications and a frequent lecturer on AV and lighting control. The seminar is complementary to Simpson’s Technology Trends in High Resolution Displays presentation at the InfoComm Future Trends Summit on Monday, but stands alone and does not assume attendance at the earlier talk. He will look at progress in some of the more unusual aspects of electronic image presentation, and topics will include: simulation, auto stereoscopic displays, true 3D without glasses, media façades, spectacular staging, volumetric displays, micro-displays, high contrast displays, and unconventional projection surfaces. Part of the presentation will give a historical perspective showing how the delivery of large projected images has progressed over the years. Stand: 11C35

Panphonics going in one direction Sound Shower directional speakers are designed to deliver high-quality, focused audio to a desired area, without disturbing the surroundings, says manufacturer Panphonics. They are widely used in a range of applications including museums, banks, retail stores, airports and the like. Panphonics says that the speakers provide clear voice reproduction even at low volumes, making it easy for the listener to understand messages, even in a noisy environment. Several speakers can be placed close to each other and, even then, different audio messages do not disturb each other due to the speakers’ high directivity. Stand: 10K113/1E78

Christie

All the fun of the fair A 3D mapping wall making use of J Series projectors and the largest MicroTiles installation at any trade show to date are among the many focal points of Christie’s ISE 2012 presence. While one MicroTiles feature on the Christie stand incorporates no fewer than 126 blocks, approximately 500 have been deployed across the exhibition site, including on the stands of partner companies. MicroTiles is also part of a broadcast set that includes M Series projectors, the multi-touch Interactivity Kit and the JumpStart front-end content solution. Christie has recently reported a series of broadcast sector installations, among them the studios of BFM Business in France. Additionally, show visitors have the opportunity to find out more about the expanded LCD range, the ‘reassuringly inexpensive’ E Series, the J Series and Christie Nitro Solutions. Speaking to The ISE Daily, EMEA vice-president Dale Miller confirmed that the exhibition is “very important” for Christie. “ISE sets the trend [for the year] and provides an opportunity to see how the market is reacting,” he remarked. Stand: 1H27, 1H40

Multi-zone matrix systems Audac The MTX series is the latest addition to the Audac range of matrix systems, filling the gap for ‘a very cost efficient matrix system for a wide area of multi-zone audio applications,’ which the company hopes will become the new standard for multi-zone audio. Two models have launched at ISE with the same features, but with different zone possibilities. The MTX48 can control up to four different stereo zones while the MTX88 can control up to eight different stereo zones. Besides all the standard functions expected from a mid-market audio matrix, they offer features that were previously only available

in high-end products, such as a fully functional web based interface to control and configure an audio system from any device connected in a LAN. Other features include apps for iPhone and iPad to control the system and the potential to add additional control panels and wall audio input units to zones. The MTX also includes two microphone inputs with priority, p h a n t o m p owe r, t h r e e - b a n d tone control, four line inputs, with four (MTX48) or eight (MTX88) output zones. The systems will be available by the end of February. Stands: 5U92, 5V94

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Projection made green Casio

Titan turns a new corner Digital Projection The new Titan Quad from Digital Projection has highly sophisticated warp and blend abilities that allow it to project into a corner without losing focus. For its ISE demonstration, the exhibitor is projecting on a corner screen and maintaining focus at the edge about 2m away.

The four-lamp projector can also be used with just two lamps, depending on the power needed, with 12000 to 17000 lumens available, and comes in SXGA, 1080p and WUXGA (1920x 1200) versions. It also has a full stereoscopic 3D mode, for active shutter glasses, up to 144Hz. Stand: 4S82

Casio’s energy-saving new Green Slim projectors use long-life (20000 hours) laser LED technology, avoiding the pollution from mercury lamps. The range’s small size makes it ‘ultra mobile’ and particularly useful for presentations on the go as “we can connect it to the iPad, iPhone or any smartphone,” explained project manager Ron Hira (pictured). They have intelligent brightness control, depending on ambient light conditions, helping to save further energy. Also included is a 2x optical zoom, and versions at each resolution will come with both wireless LAN and USB connectivity. There are six models in the range, covering XGA at 2500 lumens and WXGA at both 2500 and 3000 lumens. Stand 4R36

Waterproof TVs make a splash Aquavision

G-Wall displays enhanced GDS The new G-Wall optically enhanced video wall from GDS is designed for improved read ability in high ambient light conditions. It is suitable for digital signage and public

information in mall, arena, railway station or airport terminal applications. The video wall uses 46in LCD displays, with G-Bond lamination, which reduces internal reflections, increases contrast ratio and makes the content more readable. The bonding also improves safety, while the narrow bezel between the screens gives a seamless view from long distance. G-Wall has recently been installed as a public information display in the National Theatre railway station in Oslo for Jernbaneverket (JBV) and in the Utrecht Central Railway Station in the Netherlands for Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). Stand: 11P93

New high-end Series 4 TV sets from Aquavision come as 19in, 26in, 32in and 40in screens, with RS 232 connection and infrared codes to integrate with most home automation systems. They have a polished stainless steel surround and heated screens to avoid misting for use in bathrooms, showers and wet rooms and include two HDMI inputs, full SCART input, IR connections and audio output. The LCD range is compatible with hotel centralised systems and

comes with IPTV input and accessory socket, plus a waterproof remote control. There is also a MirrorVision version that works as a mirror when the TV is turned off. In addition, a 65in version is available as a special order in either LCD or Series 4 specification. All new Aquavision sets now come with a two year warranty. “We believe we are the first waterproof television company to offer our customers a two year in-home warranty as standard and will continue to introduce new innovations such as these during the coming year,” said Aquavision MD Richard Henton. Also new are its 19in and 26in frameless models designed for bathroom retailers, hotel and new build markets, and a framed range that can be fitted with classic frames to surround the MirrorVision screen to make it look like a traditional mirror. Stand: 5V115

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Now also available in 3D-stereo

Liquid-cooled video walls – now also in 3D Barco expands its portfolio of LED video walls with a 3D-stereo version. The new OLS series builds upon the proven benefits of the award winning OL range and adds stereoscopy to the list of differentiators. Combined with Barco’s unique liquid cooling technology and Sense6 auto-calibration system, these LED video walls offer: • vivid 3D using active shutter glasses • 30% less power consumption • 80,000 hours lifetime • usability in 24/7 applications • 1920 x 1080 (full HD) resolution • display sizes from 50” to 70” • optional front access

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