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JL Audio Names Distributor of the Year By RS Staff, February 2, 2012 JL Audio has named their long time canadian distributor, Gem-Sen Marketing, as Distributor of the Year for 2011.     Gem-Sen Marketing, Distributor of the Year for 2011.George Jenkins, vice president of More..
Yamaha to Merge U.S. Subsidiaries By Joseph Palenchar, TWICE, February 2, 2012 Yamaha's board approved a merger effective April 1 of its U.S. home-audio subsidiary with its U.S.-based musical instruments and pro audio subsidiary, but the merged entity has no plans to merge sales or rep forces.The merger More..
ihiji Ships INV-APP-500 Monitoring Appliance By RS Staff, February 2, 2012 ihiji has begun shipping the new INV-APP-500, a low-cost and energy-efficient remote monitoring hardware appliance.   ihiji's new INV-APP-500 remote monitoring hardware appliance.When implemented, dealers More..
CEDIA Lifestyles Awards Now Open By RS Staff, February 2, 2012 CEDIA’s annual Electronic Lifestyles Awards competition is now underway, with the online entry system officially open. CEDIA members interested in entering may view guidelines and begin the entry process now at cedia.org More..
Industry Veteran Curt Barad Passes Away By Lindsey Adler, February 2, 2012 Thirty-five-year industry veteran Curt Barad has passed away at 57.Barad was the owner of Barad Audio Video, a custom design audio video integration company located in Oceanside, NY, about 26 miles east of New York City, on Long More..
Sony Names Hirai President and CEO By RS Staff, February 1, 2012 Sony Corporation has named Kazuo Hirai president and CEO, effective April 1, with current chairman, CEO and president Howard Stringer to become chairman of the board of directors in June 2012.   More..
Audio Authority Ships New HDBaseT Extender By RS Staff, February 1, 2012 Audio Authority is now shipping its new HBT200KIT long range HDMI extender kits based on HDBaseT technology.   Audio Authority's new HBT200KIT HDMI extender.David Acton, product development specialist for More..
D-Link Enhances Partner Program By RS Staff, February 1, 2012 D-Link has made enhancements to the company's Value in Partnership program, aimed at its resellers across the U.S, available Feb. 7. Under the new name Value in Partnership+, D-Link offers a partner program that it says will More..
Lutron Announces 2012 Opportunities Tour Dates By RS Staff, February 1, 2012 Lutron Electronics has announced a North American schedule for its 2012 Residential Opportunities Tour. Lutron launched this tour in 2011, training thousands of installers throughout the country at dozens of sold-out dates. The More..
AVC Introduces Home Control Solutions By RS Staff, February 1, 2012 The AVC Group announced that it will introduce a series of integrated, customized entertainment and control solutions for home builders next week at the 2012 International Home Builders Show, in Booth #W4959 of the Orlando More..
D-Tools Reveals Project:SUCCESS Winners By RS Staff, January 31, 2012 D-Tools has announced the winners of the 2011 D-Tools contest, Project:SUCCESS. This contest recognized excellence in system integration projects utilizing D-Tools System Integrator software. D-Tools held the contest to pursue More..
Azione Announces Vendor Members By RS Staff, January 31, 2012 Azione Unlimited (AU) announced the first wave of vendor members. Twenty vendors have joined forces with Azione. Another five manufacturers of video are available to dealer members through distribution partnerships. More programs More..
Crestron Labs Demos New Tech at ISE By RS Staff, January 31, 2012 Crestron Labs, the research arm of the engineering department of Crestron, is cooking up new technology to incorporate into Crestron control systems. Here are some of the latest innovations Crestron Labs and Crestron Dealers are More..
Control4 Ships HC-800 Controller By RS Staff, January 30, 2012 Control4 is now shipping its HC-800 controller and 7-inch Portable Touch Screen with Camera. The flagship HC-800 is a flexible, multi-zone controller designed to serve as the cornerstone of any Control4 installation. The HC-800’s More..
Capitol Webinar 'Cyber BLASTs' Customers By RS Staff, January 30, 2012 Capitol announced that it provided online Lutron BLAST certification on the new RadioRA 2 total light control system for 38 customers on January 26, 2012. As part of its Capitol Learning Institute’s ongoing program to support More..

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