COMPILED BY DAN FERRISI90 th birthday, it is clearly a very good time to endorse Dinesh’s leadership<strong>and</strong> his outst<strong>and</strong>ing team. I am confident that they will honor thecompany’s rich history <strong>and</strong> work effectively to build its future.”In his role as founder <strong>and</strong> chairman emeritus, Dr. Harman will contribute$2.5 million to endow a new Sidney Harman Scholarship Fund tobenefit continuing education by children <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>children of long-termcompany employees. The company will consider future participation inthis fund. The company is planning a variety of worldwide activities torecognize Dr. Harman’s contributions <strong>and</strong> to celebrate his more than50 years of service.Intava Projection Signage Creates Floating PhonesA five-foot rotating translucent Cellular South phone is among the IntavaCorp. digital displays showcased at the gr<strong>and</strong> opening of the CellularSouth.com concept store in Ridgel<strong>and</strong> MS. Intava provided CellularSouth with creative visual displays throughout the store, including thelarger-than-life phone image, projected onto holographic film with fullmotionvideo elements, <strong>and</strong> 40 dynamic product information screens,or “Digital Fact Tags.” The seven-inch high-resolution Digital Fact Tagscreens show up-to-date information on each Cellular South h<strong>and</strong>set,including photos, features, pricing <strong>and</strong> the latest promotions.The Intava technology solution provides deep product information onevery Cellular South h<strong>and</strong>set, as well as a flexible, scalable platform thatallows for remote system management. Intava’s system managementplatform allows the telecommunications leader to update its screenswith new product data, images, video <strong>and</strong> messages in minutes fromany remote location.According to Troy Carroll, Intava CEO, “The giant translucent phonedisplay grabs customers’ attention as they enter, while the Digital FactTags satisfy their need for…product information. Our Sphira technologyplatform gives Cellular South a foundation for evolving <strong>and</strong> enhancing itsretail displays, such as adding interactive experiences, tracking customerusage <strong>and</strong> managing ever-increasing system scale.”Paliwal To Succeed Dr. Harman As Harman ChairmanHarman International Industries’ founder <strong>and</strong> chairman, Dr. Sidney Harman,intends to retire from the Board of Directors when his current termexpires concurrent with the company’s annual shareholders meetingscheduled for December 3, <strong>2008</strong>. He recommended, <strong>and</strong> the boardelected, Dinesh C. Paliwal to assume the post of chairman <strong>and</strong> CEOas the company’s new fiscal year began on <strong>July</strong> 1. Paliwal has servedas president, CEO <strong>and</strong> vice chairman since joining the company in<strong>July</strong> 2007.“I recruited Dinesh Paliwal to become our CEO with high expectations,<strong>and</strong> he has validated my confidence by bringing remarkable energy<strong>and</strong> expertise to the company,” said Dr. Harman. “As I approach myDigital Signage Expo East Sets LineupDigital Signage Expo (DSE) has announced the conference lineup forits Digital Signage Expo East, which will debut September 16 to 18 inPhiladelphia PA. Chris Gibbs, executive VP of ExpoNation, LLC, producerof Digital Signage Expo <strong>and</strong> DSE East, said, “Because our big show[Digital Signage Expo] covers all components across the entire industry,Digital Signage Expo East is designed to address attendee requestsfor a forum that is focused in-depth on a specific industry challenge.Because ‘content’ has been the single most requested attendee topic,DSE East will focus almost exclusively on issues related to contentplanning, development <strong>and</strong> management.”A full day of sessions is scheduled for September 16: Creating <strong>and</strong> Interpretinga Digital Signage Brief; Managing the Content Mayhem; Howto Keep Content Fresh on a Budget; Managing the Content Process:Inception to Delivery; The Changing L<strong>and</strong>scape of Content Development:A Hollywood Perspective; Transcoding: Multi-Channel Content Requirements.The show will feature three “Super Sessions” <strong>and</strong>, in addition to16 Conference workshops, introduce a “Lunch & Learn” program thatwill be somewhat more “h<strong>and</strong>s-on,” allowing additional interaction.For information, call (770) 649-0300 or visit www.digitalsignageexpo.net.Martin Pro Acquires R&D InternationalMartin Professional continues its expansion into the LED <strong>and</strong> videotechnology fields through the acquisition of R&D International of Belgium,a company involved in the research <strong>and</strong> development of hardware<strong>and</strong> software for the lighting industry. R&D International has been alongtime partner of Martin, having developed the company’s Maxxyzlighting consoles <strong>and</strong> Maxedia media servers.According to Martin president/CEO Christian Engsted, “R&D International’ssubstantial competencies in the areas of media servers, lightingcontrol <strong>and</strong> system integration, as well as communication st<strong>and</strong>ards,provide a technology platform that will enable us to redefine how tocontrol <strong>and</strong> communicate with lighting fixtures <strong>and</strong> other facility infrastructure,while maintaining focus on the human interface.” He added,“With light <strong>and</strong> video continuing to merge, <strong>and</strong> the digitization of lighting<strong>and</strong> light sources such as LED moving forward, the synergies broughtabout by this acquisition will allow us to exp<strong>and</strong> into the video industrymore quickly <strong>and</strong> on a wider scale.”Through the acquisition, Martin gains the ability to manage optimally thedevelopment of content media servers, lighting desks <strong>and</strong> LED control.Engsted concluded, “The acquisition…opens the door to new marketsthat require easy control of communication, among them the advertisingindustry, corporate br<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> media entertainment.”64 <strong>Sound</strong> & <strong>Communications</strong>For more information about these companies, go to www.bluebookonline.net www.sound<strong>and</strong>communications.com
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