Sound & Communications February 2009 Issue

CCS PresentationSystems, Inc.CCS Presentation Systems, Inc., has 25offices in 11 states across the US. Thefull-service AV and control integrator andinstaller has been serving customers inthe corporate, government and educationalsectors for nearly 20 years. In thattime, CCS expanded from a two-personoperation to a $100 million company withmore than 300 employees.Recent projects include the installationof rear-screen projection and integratedvideoconferencing in the executive conferenceroom at the Naval Hospital in CampPendleton near San Diego CA, and thedesign and installation of AV systems,including a one-ton pentagonal plasmavideo display system, in the new ServiceGroup of America (SGA) Corporate Center’shigh-end conference room, locatedin Kierland AZ, just outside of Scottsdale.Other clients include Strong Rock ChristianSchool in Locust Grove GA, the Phoenix(AZ) Elementary School District andthe Arizona Law Enforcement Academy.In 2008, CCS received an ACE (ArizonaCorporate Excellence) Award.The integrator recently introduced initiativesto emphasize green solutions forits clients, while developing user-friendlyrecycling programs and establishingstandards to reduce the company’s environmentalfootprint in all its offices. Thecompany’s recent TxDOT installation project,designed to reduce traffic congestionwithout building new roadways, exemplifiesthis commitment to environmentalawareness and sustainability.For additional information, go to www.ccspresentationsystems.com.EOC. “The news crews plug into thewall and 350 feet of conduit and cablingleads into the parking lot area wherethe news crew vans park, with theirsatellites on top to transmit the livefeed,” Ott explained. The viewing roomalso includes two 42-inch MitsubishiLCD displays connected to 4View processors.The large, divisible training room onthe first floor has extensive AV systemsof its own, controlled through an AMXVPX-CPNW wireless system. Projectionsystems include an NEC 2100 lumenVT-676 XGA LCD projector and a 100-inch diagonal Da-Lite Electrol screen.+++++Eight KSI ceiling speakers were installedfor reinforced sound. Ott notedthat the glass windows in the trainingroom created some acoustical challengeswith echoes and reverberation,“but not many, because they did sucha good job on the front-end with theengineering,” she said.All sound and video is routedthrough an Extron six-input Media-Link switcher and stereo amplifier.Dual WolfVision Visual Presentersand a rear-projection SMART Board3000i give speakers all the presentationcapabilities they might need. TheSMART Board is a standalone unit withan integrated high-resolution projectorand a control panel button that permitsoperators to switch inputs from the internalcomputer to a laptop or othermultimedia device. The Digital VisionTouch (DViT) technology lets presentersuse their finger as a mouse or writein digital ink on the screen using theincluded pen and eraser.The systems in the Emergency ManagementRoom are similar to those in thetraining room, with the same projectorTHE COMPLETE AUDIOSYSTEM FOR CONFERENCINGMIC/LINE INPUTSLINE INPUTSOUTPUTSCONVERGE PRO 8i 8 4 0 0CONVERGE PRO 880 8 4 12 0CONVERGE PRO 840T 4 4 9 1CONVERGE PRO TH20 0 2 2 1NEW!CONVERGE PRO 880T 8 4 13 1TELCO CHANNELSCONVERGE PRO is the next-generation professional audio platform from ClearOne.Building on our legacy as Gentner with our industry-standard XAP® platform, theConverge Pro is a complete automatic audio mixer, echo canceller, audio processor,and matrix mixer.BRAND-NEW 880T: offers increased value and greater application flexibilityNext-generation audio: ClearOne HDConference technology with ultra-wide bandwidthecho cancellation that delivers the ultimate in audio clarity and performance forconferencing and mixing applicationsNetwork management: web-based control console, built-in Ethernet andUSB, SNMP, SMTP, remote diagnosticsSimplified configuration: drag-and-drop object database, rapid configurationprogramming softwareApplication flexibility: ground-breaking sound reinforcement feature set, andautomated push-to-talk microphone AEC functionVisit www.clearone.com/convergepro or call 1-800-945-7730 to learn more about Converge Pro.