NEWS UNITED KINGDOM
NEWPARTNERS AC Lighting has been appointed as the exclusive North American distributor for the ArKaos range of show and lighting media server solutions. The distributor provides customers in the US, Mexico and Canada with access to ArKaos media server software solutions.
www.aclighting.com www.arkaos.net
Alcorn McBride has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Japan’s Electori. The company is well known in the theme park sector, a strong market for Alcorn McBride. The aim is to build sales and support for Alcorn McBride in the Japanese market.
www.alcorn.com www.electori.co.jp
Icron Technologies has extended its European sales channel with the addition of four distribution partners. Intronics BV will now represent Icron in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, while Intronics Spain will handle the Spanish market. In Germany and Austria Syscomtec has been appointed, while Via Design will cover France.
www.icron.com www.intronics.es www.intronics.nl www.syscomtec.com www.via-design.fr
Signagelive has announced the appointment of JBTec as its preferred distributor for the fast-growing Brazilian market. All Signagelive products are immediately available as a SaaS model in native Brazilian Portuguese.
www.jbtec.com.br www.signagelive.com
NuVo Technologies has strengthened its relationship with Audioprof: the company is now the manufacturer’s exclusive distributor in the Netherlands. This is in addition to Belgium and Luxembourg, for which the company has been responsible since 2002.
www.nuvotechnologies.com www.apart-audio.com
Canford has been appointed as a Sennheiser Supply Partner, following UK business growth and the introduction of centralised European stock management by the pro-audio manufacturer.
www.canford.co.uk www.sennheiser.co.uk
4 August 2012 Sound Technology opens demo room By James McGrath
SOUND Technology, UK distributor for Harman Professional, has opened its new pro audio demonstration facility at its headquarters in Letchworth Garden City. The 4,000sqft space provides
an environment for installers, consultants, resellers and hire companies to listen to a comprehensive selection of Harman Pro products. “We’ve invested a great deal in the building so our customers get that bit extra,” commented Ian Cullen, marketing manager at Sound Technology. “For two years we’ve had a project team to address the pro market. But for a long time we’ve recognised the need for this type of
facility. It’s just been a matter of finding a suitable location; and it was fortuitous that the building at our [HQ] site became available.” Kit at the Sound Technology
facility includes the latest JBL CBT passive line array columns, CDi and XTi amplifiers, and AKG DMS700 digital wireless system – with the entire setup networked over BSS Soundweb and controlled via Soundcraft’s Vi and Si Compact consoles. “This is an investment not to maintain what we’re doing already, but to increase what we’re doing, because it is a segment in which there is growth,” added Dave Marshall, managing director at Sound Technology. “Some segments such as MI are tough, but install is promising. We’ve never been
a distributor that’s purely a box shifter, and this new facility is our statement of intent.” Marshall also stated that the
demo room would be used by clients to show end users what the Harman family of products could offer them. It will also serve as a training space, with an EASE course and VTX training scheduled for October and September respectively. Cullen commented that this
Extron launches digital design workshop EUROPE
EXTRON has developed a new one-day educational event to be held at various locations across Europe. The Extron Workshop: Designing Digital Systems That Work is aimed at system designers and integrators and focuses on the practical aspects of designing digital AV systems. Instructors from the Extron Institute programme provide a full day of training and real- world demonstrations on how to solve common digital AV challenges by integrating a wide range of products such as cables and equalisers, extenders, signal processors,
switchers, matrix switchers and XTP systems into system designs. Additionally, coursework explores how to integrate a variety of devices and technologies into a working digital application, and methods to expand system designs in anticipation of future needs and technologies. Extron instructors also cover
troubleshooting techniques for digital systems, demonstrating how to determine and correct the point of failure in a given application. The first workshops will be held on 3-6 September in Frankfurt before running
simultaneously in Paris and London on 17-20 September, and Amersfoot in the Netherlands on 24-28. Additional dates and locations are set to be announced soon for Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. “The Workshop concentrates on the practicalities of system design and integration, sharing all the valuable lessons we’ve learned
might serve two purposes, as training day attendees may well also be impressed by the equipment capabilities. Pictured from left to right are Nick Boggon, marketing manager; Gert Sanner, Harman Pro EMEA tour sales market manager; Ian Cullen; Dave Marshall; Ben Todd, project engineer; Sam Brandon, project engineering manager.
www.soundtech.co.uk
in the lab and in the field during our long history with digital technologies,” said Andrew Edwards, president of Extron. “As I promised, we're reaching out to you, our customers, with more places and ways to learn about Extron digital technologies and products to grow your business.”
www.extron.com/extronworkshoppr
SOUTH KOREA: A highlight of the World Expo 2012, which runs in the South Korean city of Yeosu until 12 August, is the ‘Big O’ – which doubles as sculpture by day and the
focus of an Expo-themed show by night.
The outer rim of the O
features a 45m-high water projection screen, believed to be the largest ever built.
Medialon Manager V6 PRO
show control software synchronises the water screen, 24 moving water cannons, hundreds of water jets, 24 flame generators,
hundreds of mist nozzles, five lasers and 58 moving heads (1,500W) as well as six video projectors (35,000 lumens).
www.medialon.com
www.installation-international.com
Picture: Julien Panie
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