Sound and Communications - February 2008 Issue

NEWSLETTER
“As a…player in the markets we target with ES-100/spkr, Barix was an ideal and obvious launch
partner,” said Digigram president/CEO Philippe Delacroix. “We are confident that our joint efforts will
speed up the proliferation of EtherSound in markets where low-latency and other typically
EtherSound features were just a Holy Grail until now. That’s why we are really delighted to welcome
Barix among our community of proactive EtherSound licensees and to add a new EtherSound
Implementer, allowing manufacturers to quickly integrate network audio connectivity in their products.”
Digigram developed the ES-100/spkr solution to define a variant that could co-exist and interoperate
with ES-100 or ES-Giga networks for markets with other priorities, including live paging and background
music for public address systems. Visit www.barix.com or www.digigram.com for more.
GROUP ONE, DIGICO REACH DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Group One Ltd. (Farmingdale NY), a US pro audio distributor led by president Jack Kelly, has reached
an agreement with UK-based digital console manufacturer DiGiCo to distribute its products within the
US and Puerto Rico. The agreement was inked January 14 and is retroactive beginning January 1.
“DiGiCo has developed a strong brand in the US,” explained David Webster, marketing director. “Combining
this, the established DiGiCo US team and the distribution know-how of Group One gives us the
ideal marriage to further strengthen our position and fully implement the extensive plans we have
for the not-too-distant future.”
Kelly added, “I look forward to working with Allan Nichols [sales manager], Taidus Vallandi [technical
sales] and Amy Vallandi [sales and service support], all of whom will join the Group One team.”
For additional information, visit www.g1limited.com or www.digico.org.
NSCA FORMALIZES TECHWEEK PLANS
Beginning in Fall 2008, NSCA will debut NSCA TechWeek, an educational conference designed for
technicians, installers, design consultants and sales representatives, sponsored by InfoComm and
held in Dallas TX at the Hilton Anatole Hotel and Conference Center from October 27 to 31. Dedicated
primarily to education and industry training, TechWeek will feature education and certification programs
from both NSCA University and InfoComm Academy, along with manufacturer training and a
limited number of tabletop exhibits. This trade-only event will be exclusive to the commercial AV
channel and electronic systems integrators.
Describing the exhibit portion of the TechWeek offering to Sound & Communications, NSCA executive
director Chuck Wilson told us, “We’re returning to our roots, in a sense, in having very small-profile
tabletop displays that are easy to set up, easy to tear down and just a couple of people would need to
come from each company. It’ll be very engineering and technology focused.”
For more information, go to www.nsca.org or www.infocomm.org.
NCAST RECEIVES PATENT FOR MULTICAST VIDEOCONFERENCING
NCast Corp. (Sunnyvale CA), involved with rich-media communications and telepresentation technology,
has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent (US Patent No.
7,280,492) for NCast’s Telepresenter rich-media capture and production appliance. This invention
relates to VTC and, specifically, to an improved technique of implementing a multicast VTC system.
“This patent is an outshoot of NCast’s development work in the field of rich media collaboration,”
commented Dr. Henry Magnuski, CEO. “NCast’s advanced technologies in Capture are already well
known, but much of our emphasis throughout the past few years has been on the delivery mechanisms,
and this patent is central to that research and development effort. As our patent portfolio
continues to grow, it will further strengthen our position as a leading provider of next-generation
rich media communication technologies.”
The technologies embodied in the issued patent are a key part of NCast’s Telepresenter product
family, which includes the flagship Telepresenter M3, its smaller cousin the Telepresenter S3 and the
N-Way Server. For additional information, visit www.ncast.com.
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