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GERMANY
Acquisition creates Teracue eyevis VISUAL display solutions developer eyevis has acquired IPTV and video networking provider Teracue. The announcement came after an ISE 2014 show that saw eyevis leaning towards a more network-based product line with the launch of eyeCON MetaWall 2.0 solution – a product that has since been revealed as a joint effort between the two companies. Teracue is based in Odelzhausen near Munich, while eyevis is located 170km west in Reutlingen. Teracue’s employees, as
well as trademark rights, names and patents, have been transferred to a new company, Teracue eyevis. “By that, Teracue’s customers can be assured that the company’s expertise will be maintained in the future and will be further expanded,” explained Michael W Nagel, eyevis CEO. “With the increasing demand on high-quality streaming systems, together with Teracue we are offering unique solutions in the areas of control room, presentation and information, and
broadcast from one source,” underlined Nagel. “Teracue will benefit from our large international sales network which will significantly expand their existing sales channels.” eyevis hopes the acquisition will help the company expand its expertise in streaming as well as signal transmission over standard IP systems, adopting a twopronged approach for its customers by offering both networking and visualisation solutions. www.eyevis.de www.teracue.com
THREE KEY APPOINTMENTS FOR CORE BRANDS Core Brands has appointed three new executives: Yann Connan as director of product management for the audio group; Brett Faulk as executive director, strategic products; and Randall Logan as the director of channel marketing. AWE BROADENS 4K PORTFOLIO WITH SAMSUNG Custom install distributor AWE has bolstered its ultrahigh definition portfolio with the addition of Samsung’s UE55F9000 and UE65F9000 UHD displays.
CONTROL4 CATCHES SOCHI FEVER Control4 has highlighted three high-tech ski homes worthy of the Sochi treatment with gold, silver and bronze merits. Gold went to One Happo, Hakuba, Japan, which is said to be a world-class smart home. CEDIA REVEALS RESEARCH FINDINGS CEDIA’s latest research findings include the fact that around 1,250 companies are active in the UK residential CI sector; and that 60% of business comes from retrofit projects.
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US
ClearOne rewarded for conferencing success CLEARONE has been awarded the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Global Installed Audio Conferencing Systems Market Leadership Award, for its continued innovation in the installed audio conferencing market. The award is presented to the company that has captured the highest market share and leadership position within its industry. “ClearOne
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offers the most comprehensive, sophisticated, and feature-rich product lines on the market today,” said Ashwin Iyer, research director at Frost & Sullivan. “Frost & Sullivan firmly believes that ClearOne’s complete product line of audio conferencing systems, strategic focus on innovation, and product line expansion, as well as large channel partner network, will
help the company maintain its leadership position in the installed audio conferencing market.” Key factors cited by the research organisation include ClearOne’s complete professional audio conferencing systems product portfolio, its history of product innovation, its well-developed partner ecosystem, and expanded use cases that
allow the company to develop industry-specific solutions. “We remain focused on delivering superior value for our customers and partners worldwide,” said Zee Hakimoglu, chairman and CEO of ClearOne. “We are honoured to be selected by a prestigious global research organisation such as Frost & Sullivan for this award.” www.clearone.com/fsaward
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