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NEWSLETTER ANSI/ISO ACCREDITS INFOCOMM CERTIFICATION The International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO, Geneva, Switzerland; www.iso.org) United States representative, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI, Washington DC; www.ansi.org), has accredited InfoComm International’s (Fairfax VA; www.infocomm.org) Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) and Certified Technology Specialist-Installation (CTS-I) credentials under ISO/IEC 17024. ISO/IEC 17024 establishes a global benchmark for the certification of personnel; ANSI accredits standards developers, certification bodies and technical advisory groups to both the ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Sound & Communications spoke with InfoComm International executive director Randal A. Lemke, PhD, about how this accreditation will affect commercial AV practitioners. Lemke expressed his confidence that ANSI-accredited certification will enhance the AV industry’s public standing, saying, “This demonstrates ANSI/ISO seeing us as a distinct industry.” It also opens doors in the government sector; the accreditation meets the requirements of the US DoD (Department of Defense) Directive 8570.1, which mandates that its information assurance workers obtain an ANSI (or equivalent) commercial certification under the global ISO/IEC 17024 standard. Lemke explained that three driving forces pushed InfoComm to seek the recognition. “The first,” he said, “is that the ANSI/ISO accreditation represents a stamp of excellence on our program. It confirms that the CTS program—and how we manage and run it—is in accordance with international standards.” Secondly, ANSI standards led InfoComm to enhance its tests. “Going through this process really honed our ability to have the certification exam meet up with the actual job,” Lemke confirmed. Thirdly, ANSI/ISO represents fairness and equity in testing, qualities in which InfoComm strongly believes. Individuals already certified enjoy a fully ANSI-underwritten credential. InfoComm also offers a Certified Technology Specialist-Design (CTS-D) credential; that program is being revised. InfoComm and its independent certification committee are in the process of applying to ANSI for accreditation of this certification. Additional details, and more exclusive comments from Dr. Lemke, will appear in our May issue as part of our InfoComm exposition preview. HOSA TECHNOLOGY, DA-CAPPO MICRO MICROPHONES FORGE DISTRIBUTION PACT Hosa Technology (Buena Park CA; www.hosatech.com) is the exclusive distributor, throughout the Americas, of Da-Cappo Micro Microphones (Sydney, Australia; www.da-cappo.com), which offers microphones suited for theatrical, presentation and broadcast applications where the ability to visually conceal the microphone is important. Jonathan Pusey, Hosa Technology’s national marketing manager, noted, “We are delighted to be able to offer Da-Cappo microphones. Not only does this product group add to our company’s already diverse portfolio, it also presents sales opportunities in a number of new market segments.” NORTEL, TANDBERG TO DELIVER FULLY MANAGED TELEPRESENCE SERVICES Through a non-exclusive global agreement announced at VoiceCon Orlando 2008 last month, Nortel (Toronto, Ontario, Canada; www.nortel.com) and Tandberg (New York NY; www.tandberg.com) jointly will deliver fully managed telepresence and high-definition videoconferencing solutions to enterprises worldwide. These solutions will be offered through service providers or direct from Nortel. According to the companies, Nortel Telepresence Services with Tandberg’s enterprise-wide telepresence portfolio including Experia can help businesses decrease travel costs and carbon emissions. The joint Nortel-Tandberg offering provides life-size, full motion, natural communication experiences that are simple to set up and, according to the companies, as effective as in-person meetings. It includes performance guarantees and service-level agreements for “always on” convenience and reliability. Receive NEWSLETTER earlier, with hot links and info via email! Click on “Join Our Email NEWSLETTER” at www.soundandcommunications.com. April 2008 9
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