Business

A.C. Lighting name change

The name encapsulates the range of products, accessories, consumables and related services available through A.C.'s dedicated lighting, rigging, audio and video divisions. In addition, A.C.'s related services include in-house cable and scrolls manufacturing to order, product training, servicing and after-sales support. sister company, A.C. Special Projects, also provides bespoke technology…

Sonys PCS-XG80 wins innovation award

The Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated excellence in new products and technologies within its industry and this year, Sony has been selected for its commitment to technological innovation and new product development in the European videoconferencing endpoints Market.…

IS Russia ‘to double’ in size for 08

‘Last year we had 1,950 net square metres of space reserved for Integrated Systems Russia. This year the figure is 4,250 net square metres, and 85 per cent of that is now sold. With another three months to go before the show is due to open, we are confident that…

Christie News Update – LW600 Expands Widescreen Projectors

Digital Factory Planning: Six Christie HD8K Projectors Show Factory Floors in 3D HDA car manufacturer from Stuttgart in southern Germany, has trodden some innovative paths with their Digital Factory project. In their factory planning building, they have installed a digital planning room, in which specialists from all corporate divisions meet…

Staging Connections wins UAE Atlantis job

 The win is the culmination of almost two years of negotiations with Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah management by a joint taskforce comprising Staging Connections Group senior management from Dubai and Australia. The three-year deal sees Gearhouse Staging Connections as the sole a-v contractor at the spectacular Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah, when it…

Wave launches 3 studios in Amsterdam

The Amsterdam project is Wave's most ambitious venture since opening in 1999. Comprising three new studios, Wave Amsterdam is being established to service Dutch, pan-European and UK markets. Wave's co-owner and creative director, Warren Hamilton, commented: ‘The only difference between Wave London and Wave Amsterdam is 500-miles; the two offices…

Autocue refocuses

Autocue ceo Frank Hyman said, ‘In the last few years we have seen a marked trend toward customers buying rather than renting their prompting systems. Our clients clearly see the longer term benefits of buying versus renting and we are simply adapting to the market to continue to provide the…

Avistar signs double deal

Avistar has signed a strategic partnership agreement with City Information Services Limited (CityIS Ltd), a global visual communications company. The agreement offers CityIS' clients a desktop videoconferencing product built to interoperate with curent installations and extend video to the desktop, office, home or on the road. In making the announcement,…

Barco suffers weak Q2

Barco's sales in Q2 amounted to Euro179.6 million, a decrease of 6 per cent on Q2 in 2007.  Gross profit also declined 16 per cent to Euro62.4 million, from Euro74.7m the previous year. Referring to the 2Q08 results Barco ceo, Martin De Prycker, commented: 'The second quarter results were weak,…