FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Harkness Screens named Jeff Samitt as group director, sales & marketing. In his new position, Samitt will create integrated marketing programs, build strategic customer relationships, initiate industry partnerships and develop new products and markets.
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Barco’s DL.3F is a fixed-installation version of High End Systems' DL.3 digital light. It features the same integrated media server and output capabilities as the DL.3, yet with reduced input/output capabilities.
Read More »LONDON — Martin Professional has unveiled their Martin RADAR, an RDM communicational protocol and information system powered by Wybron’s Infogate and Infostore technology, at PLASA 09.
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NEW YORK — Scharff Weisberg has recently added a number of Coemar Infinity Wash XL automated fixtures from Inner Circle Distribution, Sunrise, Fla. Some of the fixtures were used by LD Tom Kenny for the MTV 2009 Video Music Awards, broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall.
Read More »COLUMBIA, MD — Nemetschek North America announced the 2010 release of their Vectorworks line of design software, including: Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design, Fundamentals, and Renderworks.
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LAS VEGAS — This year’s Parnelli Awards will be presenting a new group of categories to honor distinguished products that are essential to live event production: the Indispensable Technology Awards. The “IT” Awards were created with the intention of providing recognition for the innovative manufacturers of our industry and their drive to enhance the experience of live events for both audience members and production crews.
Read More »In some areas of our industry, people are using media servers to serve images from a PowerPoint presentation instead of running it directly from a… Read More »Media Servers vs. Powerpoint
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LONDON — D.T.S. named Lightfactor its exclusive U.K. and Irish distributor. Lightfactor’s sales manager, Peter Coles, noted that Lightfactor will also be appointing a series of sub-distributors for selected D.T.S. product groups. Pictured here is Coles, left, with Franco Zaghini, DTS VP of sales.
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Roland Systems Group's LVS-800 is an eight-channel standard definition video mixer. The Edirol LVS-800 is well-suited for live events or installations requiring stability, ease of use and professional connectivity.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR — The First Pentecostal Church’s assistant pastor Nathan Holmes hired LD Gary Howard of SFH Productions for a LED lighting system that would give the church a new array of seasonal and special event looks. Howard used fixtures from Mega-Lite for the task.
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CHARLESTON, WV — Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia has been equipped with a 9.5-foot-by-6.5-foot Panasonic LED video display. It’s visible from the road and is being used to promote current and future events.
Read More »WARSAW, IN —Da Lite is marking its 100th year in business with the publication of a book on its founder, Adele De Berri. Titled First Lady of the Silver Screen, it chronicles De Berri’s invention of the “silver screen” and the company she founded in 1909, the De Berri Screen and Scenic Company, later renamed Da Lite Screen Company.
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