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meeting from the screen. Numerous functions are
EKTA is a long-term ISE exhibitor but was at InfoComm MEA for the first time
microphone control package – the CP7851 – as well as showing its 6000 series. The Digital Discussion System DDS 5900 consists of a central unit and a single programmable multi-user unit. Every unit is configurable as either a delegate or chairman unit and can be configured for two- language interpretation. The CP7851 is a complete camera control package for easy integration with the DCS6000 Digital Conference System.
RISING TURNOVER According to international sales manager Aaron Lange, Gefen’s turnover in the Middle East is rising at 30% year-on-year. The company bought three new KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) over IP extenders to Dubai. Each model supports the connection of sender and receiver units through a LAN, allowing up to 100m of signal extension on the sender side and another 100m on the receiver side using one Cat5 cable. All three KVM extenders support audio, USB, RS-232 and IR connections in addition to DVI, HDMI or VGA for video. Personal relationships are important in business everywhere, but Kris Vermuyten of Apart Audio placed special emphasis on them in the Middle East. “Knowing people is more important here than in Europe,” he said. “People need to have confidence in you – once they start using your product they remain loyal.” The company was
highlighting its VINCI Series and the new OVO5P active speaker series. VINCI 5 and VINCI 7 are reference bookshelf speakers. VINCI 5 and VINCI 7 bass reflex cabinet speakers produce a
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pure and detailed bass sound and also have superb control of mid-range and high frequencies. A new amplifier, the VINCI 2125, has also been introduced. Released earlier this year, the OVO5P is an active speaker set that consists of an active and a passive speaker featuring clear voice reproduction and high sound level with 2 x 20W output power. The show also attracted
exhibitors completely new to the Middle East, such as display manufacturer EKTA, which has exhibited at ISE for many years but was showing its wares at InfoComm MEA for the first time. The company’s eye-catching stand had a large 9mm pitch
or LCD display – enabling end users to extract more value from existing screen inventory. The Pathfinder A/D and QuickScout A/D XL were highlights on the TSL stand. Both devices are designed to route signals without compression or conversion and consequent loss of quality. The Pathfinder A/D conference room system, which can handle analogue or digital signals, allows up to 36 connected users peripheral access to a common LCD screen and data/video projector in Full HD resolution as well as to an audio amplifier and the LAN – by a simple push of a button. QuickScout A/D XL can
30%
year-on-year increase in Gefen’s Middle East turnover
LED screen augmented by a smaller 4mm pitch screen moving across it. It wasn’t only
manufacturers from Europe, the US and China that were looking to grow their business at InfoComm MEA. Arrive (with its subsidiary brand Rave Interactive) has its headquarters in Dubai (with R&D operations in China and India). Falguni Jesrani, chief program manager, stated that the company’s business is very much in the Middle East, but it was looking to expand further afield.
Among the products on
display on its stand was a multi-user (up to six people) multi-touch (up to 32 simultaneous touchpoints) interactive touchtable that could work with any plasma
control playback devices by RS232, IR as well as screens and other 230V devices. By detecting the connected sources, or by the user pressing a button, the device puts a conference room in the optimum operating status. The analogue/digital switching of the display device is carried out automatically. Taiden focused on its flagship Paperless Multi- media Congress System HCS-8300 series. This system adds state-of-the art IT technology to conference technology by developing the contribution unit into a versatile multimedia terminal. The terminals are equipped with a 7in or 10in touchscreen and an integrated 3MP camera, allowing users to manage and control any
available from a terminal – such as contactless sign-in, discussion, voting, 64 channels of interpretation, speech text guidance, video intercom and Office Reader for paperless meetings. Magenta Research used the Dubai show to introduce recent additions to its Voyager and MultiView lines to the region. These included the Voyager four-port transmitter which, when combined with the daisy-chaining capability of Voyager receivers, enhances the range’s signal distribution options. The four- port transmitter core works with any of Voyager’s video modules, which are offered in VGA, component, HDMI (with HDCP) and DVI modes. It is a key component in enabling Voyager fibre-optic-based matrix switching to reach a maximum size of 640 total ports.
The Annuncicom VoIP and IP audio devices along with the Exstreamer IP audio decoders once again took centre stage on the Barix stand. The Annuncicom 60 and Annuncicom PS1 are both PoE-capable to simplify installations for integrators and end users, requiring only a single cable to connect to a network. The Exstreamer P5 and the Exstreamer 205 are said to be ideal as IP playout points for paging, public address and distributed audio streams. Chinese conference
systems manufacturer Gonsin is active in the Middle East, citing projects in countries such as Iraq and Saudia Arabia. The company was showing its Daya DCS conference system, which it launched last year. DCS stands for distributed congress system. According to international sales manager James Wang, the system is unique in its versatility: it can accommodate wired and wireless technology, and even web conferencing. It’s also possible to incorporate a multimedia control system. D.A.S. Audio opted to highlight the white version of its Aero 8AW powered line array system. Also new is the Road series, which comprises a 12in and a 15in two-way powered stage monitors – the Road 12A and the Road 15A respectively. The monitors incorporate Class D power amplification and a switch mode power supply (SMPS). The amplifier offers 550W for the low-frequency
way and 220W for the highs. L-Acoustics showed its 5XT
coaxial range and the ARCS WIDE constant curvature system. The 5XT is based on a two-way passive design with a nominal impedance of 16 ohms. The compact system contains a 1in diaphragm compression driver coaxially loaded by a 5in low-mid frequency transducer mounted in a bass-reflex tuned enclosure. The ARCS WIDE line source can be deployed as either a horizontal or vertical system. It is suited to achieving extensive coverage with few elements, offering a compact array that preserves sightlines. BrightSign used InfoComm MEA to announce the industry’s first line of solid- state digital signage media players with PC-class performance – the XD (see New Products, page 43). Jeff Hastings, BrightSign CEO, was suitably bullish about the XD’s potential in the marketplace. “We see the market exploding for this kind of product – no-one else can do it,” he said. TV One, which exhibited on the booth of Oasis Enterprises, its partner in the region, showcased its C3-540 CORIOmaster and C3-340 CORIOmatrix. The C3-540 video processor features CORIO3 technology, which allows the use of layouts that define where each output is used. Outputs can be grouped together or individually and can be independently rotated through 360° in real time, without adding additional delay, for use in creative videowall applications. Projectors can be used off axis, with brightness controls used to make an even distribution of the projected image. Warping controls allow for projection on curved screens, and multiple layouts can be used at the same time. Analog Way demonstrated a selection of its latest solutions. The Eikos multi- layer mixer scaler seamless switcher offers up to 12 inputs including four fitted with SDI and two fitted with DVI-D. Smart MatriX is a powerful scaled matrix with native high-resolution output equipped with four scalers. It outputs digital and analogue signals in DVI and VGA (RGBHV) simultaneously with a selection of many formats from HDTV to Computer 2K.
Additional reporting by Ian Graham.
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