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precedent ASSOCIATION New Projector Use Study TFCinfo, a worldwide leader in AV market research, has announced the completion of their annual projector brand benchmarking study. The report, “US Projector Brand Customer Perception and Preference Study 2008,” provides information on projector brand strength and usage among experienced users and purchasers in the five most important market segments in the AV industry. According to TFCinfo, the most important factors to look at when purchasing a projector are: 1. Overall picture quality 2. Reliability/maintenance costs 3. Brightness 4. Price Experienced projector users and purchasers name Sony, Panasonic, and Mitsubishi as the top brands they consider to be high quality/reliable brands. Respondents name Dell, InFocus, and Epson as the brands that offer the best price (value), while UPDATES HOSPITALITY FINANCIAL AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS HFTP provides various opportunities for quality education, exhibition, and networking. Their upcoming Asian Hospitality Finance & Technology Conference takes place on April 23-25 at the Singapore Expo Center, Singapore. The new conference is co-located with FHA 2008 (Food & Hotel Asia) and features an education program that offers current information on essential issues to financial and technology hospitality professionals working in the Asian marketplace. Visit www.hftp.org. INFOCOMM INTERNATIONAL Register for InfoComm 2008, which runs June 1420 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Las Vegas, NV. InfoComm is a leading business-to-business marketplace for display, projection, audio, conferencing, lighting and staging, digital signage, internet streaming, and networked presentation and communications systems. This year’s show incorporates the NSCA Expo, and is co-located with NXTcomm, the IT/telecom show jointed owned by TIA and US Telecom. Visit www. infocomm.org. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS The 2008 NAB Show takes place April 11-17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. According to show officials, the NAB Show is “the ultimate destination for a global audience of media professionals who seek to deliver enriched content from concept to consumption.” Visit www.nab.org. NATIONAL SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION A new systems integration training event, NSCA TechWeek, sponsored by InfoComm, will take place October 20-24 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX. TechWeek will provide educational opportunities in popular applications, including professional audiovisual, fire and life safety, access control, closed-circuit television, and more. The event will feature expert education from NSCA University and the InfoComm Academy, manufacturer training, certification testing, networking opportunities, and tabletop exhibits. Classes will run throughout the week and will vary in length from two hours to four days depending on the subject matter. Registration will begin in July 2008. Visit www.nsca.org or www.infocomm.org. POPAI POPAI, The Global Association for Marketing atRetail, announces an upcoming session of “POPAI University On the Web” on Projector usage in various vertical markets Sony, Panasonic, and NEC are named as offering a “better investment” (higher price/higher quality). This 366-page report analyzes many attributes in large corporations, small/medium businesses, small offices/home users, education, and government, including: Aided and unaided brand awareness Brand perception Brands used Buying criteria Importance rating of buying criteria Brand image — compared to average and competitive brands Projector use For more information, contact Tanya Lippke, manager of survey market research, at 207-783-0055 or tmlippke@tfcinfo.com. 14 | AVTECHNOLOGY | march 2008 www.avtechnologyonline.com http://www.nab.org http://www.hftp.org http://www.nab.org http://www.nsca.org http://www.hftp.org http://www.infocomm.org http://www.nsca.org http://www.infocomm.org http://www.infocomm.org http://www.avtechnologyonline.com

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AV Technology - March 2008 Contents Precedent Corporate: Whose Job Is It Anyway? Education: There’s No Business Like Show Business Government: Technology and the New World Order Buying a Videoconference System They Will Actually Use AV After Hours The Sound of HD Conferencing Assembling the Design Team Concert Hall Acoustics on a High School Budget Audio Architecture Keeping a Watchful Eye Product Spotlight Tech Horizons Product Review New Products AV MO

AV Technology - March 2008

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