March 2000
Departments
Electrosonic wins awards
Cindy Holst
Electrosonic won two awards at the A-V Business and Technology awards in London. The company was presented with the excellence in the use of videowall…
AVS launches Web site
Cindy Holst
Audio Video Supply has launched its Web site at avsupply.com. The site offers a variety of products from video security systems to professional broadcast…
Mackie and EAW sign letter of intent
Cindy Holst
Mackie Designs and Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) have signed a non-binding letter of intent by which Mackie will purchase all shares of EAW. Both companies…
Informission acquires Sederta
Cindy Holst
Informission Group announces an agreement to acquire Sederta, a company that designs and markets IEEE 1394/FireWire high-speed communication solutions….
Clarity signs OEM agreement with Philips
Cindy Holst
Clarity Visual Systems and Philips Consumer Electronics, acting through its creative display solutions business unit, announced the signing of an OEM…
ICIA launches Electronic Cinema Alliance
Cindy Holst
The International Communications Industries Association (ICIA) announced the launch of the Electronic Cinema Alliance (ECA), a coalition of more than…
Oval Window launches website
Cindy Holst
Oval Window Audio, Nederland, CO, announces the launch of its website at www.ovalwindowaudio.com. Visitors can find information and articles pertaining…
Miranda and DPS team
Cindy Holst
Miranda Technologies and Digital Processing Systems reached an agreement to share technology that allows DPS’ 470AV serial digital A-V synchronizer and…
DMX opens Denver office
Cindy Holst
DMX Music has opened a sales office in Denver. Eddie Hafner, Sound Product’s former owner, serves as general manger for the Denver office. Senior vice…
JLG and Riwal enter joint venture
Cindy Holst
JLG Industries has entered into a joint venture agreement for the operation of RiRent Europe, an equipment operation developed to service rental companies…
ECF awarded federal grant
Cindy Holst
The Dallas Community College District, the Educational Communications Foundation (ECF) and other partner institutions across the country announced that…
Sonance expands operations
Cindy Holst
Sonance has moved its center of operations to 212 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente, CA 92672. The headquarters consolidates personnel and services from…
Stento forms alliance with Ultrak
Cindy Holst
Stento USA, Kansas City, MO, has formed a non-exclusive strategic alliance with Ultrak, Lewisville, TX. By forming this alliance, both companies jointly…
Richmond Sound Design announces new phone numbers
Cindy Holst
Richmond Sound Design announces that new telephone numbers are in effect. The direct administration number is 604-718-0580; the direct sales number is…
CEA joins with tradeout.com
Cindy Holst
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced an alliance with TradeOut.com to provide CEA members with TradeOut.com’s business surplus exchange…
Richardson Electronics uses PowerFind.net
Cindy Holst
Richardson Electronics has added PowerFind.net to its roster of Internet inventory locator sites. PowerFind allows buyers and engineers to locate and…
Larson Davis announces new product group
Cindy Holst
Following the creation of its Industrial Product Group, Larson Davis announces the creation of Larson Davis Environmental. LDE has been created for focus…
Sony purchases information network
Cindy Holst
Sony Electronics has purchased the Sony Video Information Network, a video-on-demand videoconferencing resource. This tool, available via ISDN or the…
Da-Lite expands facility
Cindy Holst
Da-Lite Screen Company has expanded its Blue Ash, OH, facility, which formerly housed the company’s rear projection manufacturing operation. The expansion…
Security Associates acquires Monark Central Dispatch
Cindy Holst
Security Associates, Arlington Heights, IL, announces the acquisition of Monark Central Dispatch, Metairie, LA. The station monitors more than 25,000…
Willow Vale introduces design service
Cindy Holst
Willow Vale Electronics introduces a free sound consultation design and management service call De-Zine-Line. The service includes a consultant on call…
Studer expands
Cindy Holst
Studer North America, a distribution company of the Studer line of professional audio equipment, has been formed from a merger of Studer USA, Studer Nashville…
Panasonic and Simplex enter agreement
Cindy Holst
The Security Systems group of Panasonic Security & Digital Imaging has entered into a technology partnering agreement with Simplex Time Recorder. The…
NSCA teaches AIA members
Cindy Holst
The NSCA announces that the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has approved select NSCA education courses for its Architects Continuing Education…
Odyssey Design Labs announces name change and restructuring
Cindy Holst
Odyssey Design Labs will no longer manufacture under the Odyssey Design Labs label; the company has officially changed its name to ODL. ODL has also introduced…
Fluke acquires Wavetek division and product line
Cindy Holst
Fluke has acquired the precision measurement division of Wavetek Wandel Goltermann and the WWG test tools product line. Fluke will maintain the Wavetek…
Crown awards Soundelux
Cindy Holst
Crown named Soundelux Showworks its most improved contractor of the year. Soundelux Showworks, Orlando, FL, has installed Crown products in the American…
Theo Kalomirakis Theaters moves
Cindy Holst
Theo Kalomirakis Theaters has moved its offices. The new address is 35 W. 36th Street, 10th Floor East, New York, NY 10018. Contact the company by phone…
Otari relocates Southeast offices
Cindy Holst
Otari announces the relocation of its Southeast regional offices to Nashville, TN, at 1214 17th Avenue South. The new offices have a demonstration facility,…
Panja and StreamSearch.com enter agreement
Cindy Holst
Panja, Dallas, and StreamSearch.com, St. Louis, announced an agreement in which Panja customers and subscribers to its Broadband Blast service will have…
Articles
A look at line arrays
Glenn Leembruggen
The directional behavior of line arrays is due to three main factors. The first is the relative differences in the path length from a point in space to…
A TOUCH OF CLASS
Bruce Borgerson
Meeting the sound reinforcement needs of the Sydney Opera House’s Opera Theatre.The Sydney Opera House is certainly one of the busiest, if not the busiest,…
NSCAExpo2000:A preview
Chuck Wilson
From electrical contractors to the ever-evolving computer world, it seems that everyone would like a piece of our industry, and as technology advances…
Looking ahead
Kim Doyle
The NSCA University, originally featured at last year’s Expo, continues to present high-tech solutions for a technologically progressive industry.It may…
