Midwich has announced new signings to its Pro Audio and Home Divisions. The distributor has signed a sub-distribution agreement with Italian manufacturer RCF, plus distribution agreements with Erard and Marmitek.
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For more than a year, Casio has had the mainstream of the lampless projector market pretty much to itself. There has been competition at the pico level, and also at the high-end, but last month’s BETT show saw the introduction of new models in the volume education and business sectors. We take a look at what’s on offer and assess the impact of the growing lampless category on the channel.
This is a very well thought out projector for its intended markets in education and business meeting rooms. The styling, which owes a lot to the 1955 Ford Thunderbird, might suffer a bit of negative reaction, on the basis that it’s ‘a bit fancy for schools, but, if buyers look at the features on offer, the LW61ST ticks just about every item on the wish list.
Digital Projection (DP) has announced the appointment of Ciaran Doran as Head of International Sales & Marketing. In this role, Doran will be tasked with developing the company’s business in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, raising DP’s profile and growing market share in these strategically important markets.
Harris Broadcast Communications and PSCo Technical Distribution,have announced a distribution and market development agreement. This provides PSCo Technical Distribution with UK distribution rights for Harris Digital Out-Of-Home (DOOH) solutions and an undertaking for PSCo to carry out a market development programme to promote the role of digital signage in key vertical market sectors, such as retail, transport, corporate and leisure.
Specialist technical furniture manufacturer TeamMate is developing a market in the United States under the brand name of MediaMate.Following a number of meetings at InfoComm last year, the company has engaged Florida based Mediatech, a company involved in the research, design and manufacture of presentation and control systems, to represent their interests in the United States. As well as an obvious synergy with the TeamMate portfolio, Mediatech offers access to the Dell channel throughout the whole of the United States.
ISE 2012 attracted a record 40,869 visitors and an unprecedented 825 exhibitors, with the attendance up by more than 17% and the number of companies participating up by 15%. So ISE 2012 was definitely the biggest, however you measure it, but was it the best? AV News reports.
Cloud-based digital signage develops Camvine had called in the administrators. Rumours of the company’s fate were circulating at ISE 2012 when the company didn’t take up its booth space. The company was scheduled to show customised versions of its CODA platform.
So how do pick the highlights from an exhibition featuring 825 exhibitors? It’s almost impossible to be objective about it, so here is our highly subjective list of exhibits and trends that caught the eye of our editorial team.
Milestone AV Technologies has promoted Steve Durkee to the role of president of commercial products He will oversee both Da-Lite and Chief brands and all associated sales, marketing, and product development efforts.