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The education buyer's guide to audio-visual systems & solutions 2006.


Easy-reference guide to manufacturers and vendors of A/V (1) (Audio/Video) Refers to equipment and applications that deal with sound and sight. The A/V world includes microphones, tape recorders, audio mixers, still and video cameras, film projectors, slide projectors, VCRs, CD and DVD players/recorders, amplifiers and  solutions for educational institutions.

Featuring categorized cat·e·go·rize  
tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es
To put into a category or categories; classify.



cat
 listings of companies providing the latest AV-related solutions including manufacturers, consultants and sellers of.

LCD and DLP (Digital Light Processing) A data projection technology from TI that produces clear, readable images on screens in lit rooms. DLP is used in all types of projection devices, from data projectors that weigh only a few pounds to large rear-projection TVs to electronic  Projectors Large Format Displays Digital Image Capture Systems Mulit-Media Production Systems Command and Control Systems and much more!

The 2006 Education Buyers Guide to Audio- Visual Systems & Solutions has been developed as a service to the purchasers of AV products and systems for education institutions. The guide is brought to you by District Administration magazine and University Business magazine, the leading publications for K12 and Higher Education higher education

Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art.
, respectively, and co-producers of the annual EduComm Conference at InfoComm.

The 2006 Education Buyers Guide to Audio-Visual Systems & Solutions is also available on our websites in PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format.  format for downloading and distribution to your colleagues. The online version is a 'living document' that will be updated with additional information and listings throughout the year.

In addition, interactive versions of the guide can also be accessed online through the Digital Editions of District Administration and University Business magazines. Simply go to www.DistrictAdministration.com or www. UniversityBusiness.com and click on the animated magazine image.

This Guide is based on information provided by each company listed. If you'd like to suggest a company not listed here for inclusion in next month's online update, please let us know by contacting Matt Golda at 508-995-2225, or email mgolda@edmediagroup.com.

This guide is produced by the custom publishing division of Professional Media Group LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 for informational and marketing purposes. For more information on Promedia's custom publishing services or for reprints of this guide, please email CustomPublishing@ProMediaGrp.com or call Laura Hagan at 203-663-0116.

A/V SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR

Daly Computers Inc.

22521 Gateway Center Drive

Clarksburg, MD 20871

301-670-0381

Extron Electronics

Extron Electronics

1230 South Lewis Street

Anaheim, CA 92805

800.633.9876 (USA/Canada)

714-491-1500

714-491-1517 fax

wwww.extron.com

Extron Electronics, headquartered in Anaheim, CA, is a leading manufacturer of professional A/V system integration products including computer-video interfaces, switchers, matrix switchers, system controllers, distribution amplifiers In electronics, a distribution amplifier is a device that accepts a single input signal and provides this same signal to multiple isolated outputs.

These devices are important in audio electronics because they allow an audio signal to be distributed to multiple destinations
, audio products, speakers, video scalers A video scaler is an algorithmic processing device for converting video signals between one arbitrary resolution/aspect-ratio and another resolution/aspect-ratio. In their most common application they are "upscaling" or "upconverting", taking a low resolution (Standard Definition) , scan converters A device that changes the video output from a computer to standard TV signals, allowing a regular TV to be used as a computer screen. A VCR can then also be used to record screen output. , signal processing See DSP.  devices, Ethernet control interfaces, and high resolution cable.

Extron products are used for integrating audio/video into presentation systems for today's high-tech boardrooms, training centers, classrooms, university lecture halls lecture hall nsala de conferencias;
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, and other communication environments.

Panasonic

Eugene Seagriff

One Panasonic Way

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201-271-3155

www.panasonic.com/education

Panasonic provides collaborative solutions and proven packages to meet the needs of educators and administrators. Let one of the largest and most-respected electronics companies in the world leverage their technical capabilities and education experience to help solve today's problems and position you to meet tomorrow's needs. Capabilities include: multimedia classroom solutions, video production facilities, surveillance systems, distributed video, digital signage Digital signage is a form of out-of-home advertising in which content and messages displayed on an electronic screen, or digital sign, can be changed without modification to the physical sign, typically with the goal of delivering targeted messages to specific locations at , food services food services Hospital services A 24/7 department in a hospital that provides for the nutritional needs of inpatients–eg, those needing special diets, preparing meals and transporting them to the floor and, through the cafeteria, the hospital staff and  technology, boardroom systems, document management, project management, and installation.

Troxell Communications

4830 S. 38th St.

Phoenix, AZ 85040

Tel: 800.578.8858

Fax: 800.589.5939

www.trox.com

Troxell Communications, Inc. has been distributing audio visual equipment to schools, government agencies, and businesses since 1946. TodayTroxell is the nation's largest privately held AV distributor and the leading supplier-integrator of AV solutions to the educational market. Based in Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S.  with more than 50 offices strategically located nationwide, Troxell's extensive product line includes more than 50,000 products from hundreds of world-renowned technology manufacturers like Hitachi, Bretford, Califone, ELMO ELMO El Morro National Monument (US National Park Service)
ELMO Enough Let's Move On
ELMO Energy-Localized Molecular Orbital
ELMO Electronic Visual Evidence Presenter (projector used in legal/courtroom presentations) 
, AVerMedia, Peerless, Mitsubishi, Amplivox and Chief. Troxell's wide array of products includes: TVs; VCRs; cameras; camcorders; audio equipment; video, data and overhead projectors; AV furniture and accessories; security and surveillance.

AUDIO SYSTEMS ACCESSORIES

Extron Electronics

Extron Electronics

1230 South Lewis Street

Anaheim, CA 92805

800.633.9876 (USA / Canada)

714-491-1500

714-491-1517 fax

wwww.extron.com

Extron Electronics, headquartered in Anaheim, CA, is a leading manufacturer of professional A/V system integration products including computer-video interfaces, switchers, matrix switchers, system controllers, distribution amplifiers, audio products, speakers, video scalers, scan converters, signal processing devices, Ethernet control interfaces, and high resolution cable.

Extron products are used for integrating audio/video into presentation systems for today's high-tech boardrooms, training centers, classrooms, university lecture halls, and other communication environments.

CABLING/CONNECTORS

Avocent

One Dambrackas Way

Sunrise, Fl 33351

800-275-3500, Ext. 7110

Extron Elecronics

Extron Electronics

1230 South Lewis Street

Anaheim, CA 92805

800.633.9876 (USA / Canada)

714-491-1500

714-491-1517 fax

www.extron.com

Extron Electronics, headquartered in Anaheim, CA, is a leading manufacturer of professional A/V system integration products including computer video interfaces, switchers, matrix switchers, system controllers, distribution amplifiers, audio products, speakers, video scalers, scan converters, signal processing devices, Ethernet control interfaces, and high resolution cable.

Extron products are used for integrating audio/video into presentation systems for today's high-tech boardrooms, training centers, classrooms, university lecture halls, and other communication environments.

Kramer Electronics

96 Route 173 West Suite 1

Hampton, NJ 08827

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Common Goat Systems Inc.

2276 Regency Woods Drive

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n.
1. A fine, smooth, tightly twisted thread spun from long-stapled cotton.

2. Fabric knitted of this thread, used especially for hosiery and underwear.
, IL 60532

866-847-3405

COMPUTER SOLUTIONS

Seneca Data

7401 Round Pond London
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 Rd

N. Syracuse, NY 13212

315-438-1160

DIGITAL CAMERAS/CAMCORDERS

Canon U.S.A. Inc.

One Canon Plaza

Lake Success, NY 11042

education@cusa.canon.com

516-328-4829 fax

wvwv.usa.canon.com/educationalsales

Canon has created the Education Sales Division to be your ONE STOP SOLUTION for all of your institutional needs. From Photojournalism (film and digital cameras) to high quality (HD)Video recording, from Scanning to Printing, from IP addressable Reachable. When something is addressable, it can be identified and manipulated independently of its surroundings. For example, screen pixels and RAM memory are addressable. Each of the screen's picture elements can be individually turned on and off, and each of the memory's bytes can be  Security Camera Network systems to Laser image Copying, Canon's products all have the ability to interconnect (1) To attach one device to another.

(2) A physical port (plug, socket) or wireless port (transmitter, receiver) used to attach one device to another.
 (most products are Mac and PC certified See certification. ) making it one of the most versatile product lines available. We also have large format printers, calculators, Image-Stabilized Binoculars Image-stabilized binoculars are binoculars that have a mechanism for decreasing the apparent motion of the view due to binocular movement.

Image stabilized binoculars are designed to minimize image shaking in hand-held binoculars.
; High-Resolution Projectors (SX-50) and multifunction All-In-One Fax machines. From academics to your administration offices, Canon has the equipment to suit all of your institution's needs.

Panasonic

Eugene Seagriff

One Panasonic Way

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201-271-3155

www.panasonic.com/education

Panasonic provides collaborative solutions and proven packages to meet the needs of educators and administrators. Let one of the largest and most-respected electronics companies in the world leverage their technical capabilities and education experience to help solve today's problems and position you to meet tomorrow's needs. Capabilities include: multimedia classroom solutions, video production facilities, surveillance systems, distributed video, digital signage, food services technology, boardroom systems, document management, project management, and installation.

Sony Electronics Sony Electronics Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is the largest component of Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. holding company for Sony's U.S.-based electronics and entertainment businesses. , Inc.

One Sony Drive

Park Ridge Park Ridge, city (1990 pop. 36,175), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb adjacent to Chicago, on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1873. It is chiefly residential. Several national and international corporations have their headquarters in Park Ridge. Nearby is O'Hare International Airport. , NJ 07656

201 930 1000

www.sony.com/professional

Sony Electronics' Broadcast and Business Solutions Company (BBSC) develops and manufactures audio/video and information technology solutions for applications including event videography Event Videography is the art of capturing social and special events onto video. The term is used to describe the videography of any event, aside from weddings and wedding videography. , ENG/EFP, electronic cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography.
cinematography

Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special
 in movie and TV production, digital cinema, videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems , IP surveillance and security, and remote system diagnostics and monitoring. These technologies are used by professionals in such industries and market segments as broadcast, live event production, house of worship Noun 1. house of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer
house of God, house of prayer, place of worship

bethel - a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
, government, healthcare and education.

DIGITAL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY

Hitachi America Ltd.

601 Gateway Blvd. Suite 750

South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. , CA 94080

650-244-7880

www.hitachi-soft.com

www.hitachk.us

DIGITAL SIGNAGE

Daktronics, Inc.

331 32nd Ave

Brookings, SD 57006

605-697-4588

DLP PROJECTORS

Optoma Technology Inc.

715 Sycamore sycamore: see plane tree.
sycamore

Any of several distinct trees called by the same name though in different genera and families. In the U.S. the term refers to the American plane tree or buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis), a hardy street tree.
 Drive

Milpitas, CA 95035

888-289-6786

Panasonic

Eugene Seagriff

One Panasonic Way

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201-271-3155

www.panasonic.com/education

Panasonic provides collaborative solutions and proven packages to meet the needs of educators and administrators. Let one of the largest and most-respected electronics companies in the world leverage their technical capabilities and education experience to help solve today's problems and position you to meet tomorrow's needs. Capabilities include: multimedia classroom solutions, video production facilities, surveillance systems, distributed video, digital signage, food services technology, boardroom systems, document management, project management, and installation.

Panasonic

Eugene Seagriff

One Panasonic Way

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201 271-3158

www.panasonic.com/education

Panasonic provides collaborative solutions and proven packages to meet the needs of educators and administrators. Let one of the largest and most-respected electronics companies in the world leverage their technical capabilities and education experience to help solve today's problems and position you to meet tomorrow's needs. Capabilities include: multimedia classroom solutions, video production facilities, surveillance systems, distributed video, digital signage, food services technology, boardroom systems, document management, project management, and installation.

EASELS & PRESENTATIONS

Testrite Investment Co. Inc.

135 Monroe Street

Newark, NJ 07105

888-873-2785

ELECTRONIC

WHITEBOARD The electronic equivalent of chalk and blackboard, but between remote users. Whiteboard systems allow network participants to simultaneously view one or more users drawing on an on-screen blackboard or running an application.  

Numonics Corporation

101 Commerce Drive

Montgomeryville, PA 18936

215-362-2766

www.interactivewhiteboards.com

Numonics pioneered the first pen centric interactive whiteboard An interactive whiteboard is a large interactive display that connects to a computer and projector. A projector projects the computer’s desktop onto the board’s surface, where users control the computer using a pen, finger or other device.  utilizing patented electromagnetic technology in 1994 and is a recognized leader. For over a decade the Numonics has been developing innovative, award winning interactive presentation and group collaboration See collaborative software.  products for education. All products are "easy to use", recognizing teachers need to derive the maximum benefit from technology with a minimum effort. And they are the "most robust and durable", recognizing that schools need to purchase long-lasting products. All products utilize an active pen and unique user-definable Softkeys that can launch programs at a touch, access the internet, and activate presentation tools.

Panasonic

Eugene Seagriff

One Panasonic Way

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201 271-3155

www.panasonic.com/education

Panasonic provides collaborative solutions and proven packages to meet the needs of educators and administrators. Let one of the largest and most-respected electronics companies in the world leverage their technical capabilities and education experience to help solve today's problems and position you to meet tomorrow's needs. Capabilities include: multimedia classroom solutions, video production facilities, surveillance systems, distributed video, digital signage, food services technology, boardroom systems, document management, project management, and installation.

PolyVision Corporation

3970 Johns Creek According to the USGS GNIS, there are 144 things in the United States named Johns Creek. These include:
  • Johns Creek, Georgia, a city
  • Johns Creek (north of Atlanta), Georgia, a tributary of the Chattahoochee River
 Ct, Ste 325

Suwanee, GA 30024

800-620-POLY (7659)

www.polyision.com

PolyVision focuses on creating products and services that inspire users to be more productive, effective, and creative when collaborating and communicating visually. Whether it is developing the world's number one selling writing surface, or creating ThunderTM Virtual FlipchartTM System the new generation of global collaboration, PolyVision's fifty year track record of new breakthroughs in the visual communication market is unparalleled PolyVision offers a broad portfolio of technology products ideal for K-12, higher education, corporate, government and military environments, including: the world's only Virtual FlipchartTM System and calibration-free interactive whiteboard, room scheduling systems, interactive panels, image capturing systems, and multimedia whiteboards.

Smart Technologies Inc.

1207-11 Avenue SW, Suite 300

Calgary, AB T3C 0M5

CANADA

888-42-SMART (Canada/US)

403-245-0333

info@smarttech.com

www.education.smarttech.com

Every day, tens of thousands of teachers around the world trust SMARTs products to create an engaging learning environment. Whether in the kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be  classroom or the university lecture hall, SMART is there. SMART products have been proven effective in improving student engagement, motivation and learning, and in helping educators streamline lesson preparation.

SMART Technologies Inc. is both the industry pioneer and global education market leader in easy-to-use interactive whiteboards and other group collaboration tools. SMART products include the family of award-winning SMART Board interactive whiteboards The SMART Board interactive whiteboard is a product of SMART Technologies. It is a large, touch-controlled screen that works with a projector and a computer. The projector throws the computer’s desktop image onto the interactive whiteboard, which acts as both a monitor and an input , as well as interactive pen displays and software. Visit www.education.smarttech.com for more information.

FLAT PANEL MONITORS See flat panel display.  

Panasonic

Eugene Seagriff

One Panasonic Way

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201-271-3155

www.panasonic.com/education

Panasonic provides collaborative solutions and proven packages to meet the needs of educators and administrators. Let one of the largest and most respected electronics companies in the world leverage their technical capabilities and education experience to help solve today's problems and position you to meet tomorrow's needs. Capabilities include: multimedia classroom solutions, video production facilities, surveillance systems, distributed video, digital signage, food services technology, boardroom systems, document management, project management, and installation.

FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES

Extron Electronics

Extron Electronics

1230 South Lewis Street

Anaheim, CA 92805

800.6339876 (USA / Canada)

714-491-1500

714-491-1517 fax

www.extron.com

Extron Electronics, headquartered in Anaheim, CA, is a leading manufacturer of professional A/V system integration products including computer video interfaces, switchers, matrix switchers, system controllers, distribution amplifiers, audio products, speakers, video scalers, scan converters, signal processing devices, Ethernet control interfaces, and high resolution cable.

Extron products are used for integrating audio/video into presentation systems for today's high-tech boardrooms, training centers, classrooms, university lecture halls, and other communication environments.

Video Furniture Int'l

165 McIntosh Drive

Markham, Ontario Markham (2006 Population 261,573[0]) is located in York Region, directly north of Toronto, and is part of Toronto's CMA. It is larger than many Canadian cities. Despite its qualifications regarding population, it has not had the title of city conferred upon it by the  

L3R 0N6

877-834-3876

905-9404 459

905-946-8025 fax

sales@video-furn.com

www.video-furn.com

INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

Educere

109 Ridings Way

Ambler, PA 19002

866-4EDUCER

785-987-7202

Smart Technologies Inc.

1207-11 Avenue SW, Suite 300

Calgary, AB T3C 0M5

CANADA

888-42-SMART (Canada/U.S.)

403-245-0333

info@smarttech.com

www.education.smarttech.com

Every day, tens of thousands of teachers around the world trust SMARTs products to create an engaging learning environment. Whether in the kindergarten classroom or the university lecture hall, SMART is there. SMART products have been proven effective in improving student engagement, motivation and learning, and in helping educators streamline lesson preparation.

SMART Technologies Inc. is both the industry pioneer and global education market leader in easy-to use interactive whiteboards and other group collaboration tools. SMART products include the family of award winning SMART Board interactive whiteboards, as well as interactive pen displays and software. Visit www.education.smarttech.com for more information.

Software Express Inc.

4128-A South Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28209

704-522-7638

LCD PROJECTORS See LCD TV, data projector and LCD panel.  

3M Visual Systems

Building A 147-5N-01

6801 River Place Blvd.

Austin, TX 78720-9000

800-328-1371

Hitachi America Ltd.

Digital Media Division

2000 Sierra Point Sierra Point is the name of several locations:
  • Sierra Point, Brisbane, California, a small peninsula in Brisbane, California.
  • Sierra Point, Yosemite, California, a hiking trail and vista in Yosemite National Park.
 Pkwy, MS: 800

Brisbane, CA 94005-1835

650.244.7880

www.hitachi.us/digitalmedia

Hitachi America, Ltd., Ubiquitous Platform Systems Division, produces and markets a wide variety of digital products for business and consumers. The division's Consumer Group markets high-definition plasma televisions and monitors, LCD projection and flat panel HDTVs, LCD projectors, and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 camcorders and DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. . The division's Business Group markets LCD projectors, professional plasma monitors, electronic whiteboards and security and observation system products through value added resellers See VAR.

(company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software).
, system integrators, distributors and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and . For business products, please visit www.hitachi.us/ digitalmedia. For more information about electronic whiteboards and Starboard software, please visit Hitachi Software at www.hitachi-soft.com

Panasonic

Eugene Seagriff

One Panasonic Way

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201-271-3185

www.panasonic.com/education

Panasonic provides collaborative solutions and proven packages to meet the needs of educators and administrators. Let one of the largest and most-respected electronics companies in the world leverage their technical capabilities and education experience to help solve today's problems and position you to meet tomorrow's needs. Capabilities include: multimedia classroom solutions, video production facilities, surveillance systems, distributed video, digital signage, food services technology, boardroom systems, document management, project management, and installation.

Sanyo Fisher Company

21605 Plummer St.

Chatsworth, CA 91311

888-337-1215

wwwsanyolcd.com

SANYO is one of the world's largest manufacturers of LCD projectors, ad-on modules and accessories. SANYO offers LCD projectors for many applications including large fixed (fixed venue), fixed, portable, ultraportable and micro-mobile. Wide 16:9 projectors and networking connectivity with optional modules/boards are also available.

LIGHTING CONTROLS

Lutron

Lutron Electronics

7200 Suter Rd.

Coopersburg, PA 18036

877-258-8766

www.lutron.com

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., headquartered in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania Coopersburg is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

The population of Coopersburg was 2,582 at the 2000 census.
, is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of lighting controls, lighting control systems and shading See Phong shading, Gouraud shading, flat shading and programmable shading.  solutions for residential and commercial applications. For the K-12 market, Lutron manufactures a full line of cost-effective lighting controls and systems for every area in a school. These controls and systems enable districts to significantly reduce energy spending while improving the learning environment. Lutron has built its reputation upon delivering its customers best-in-class solutions with unmatched support.

MOBILE COMPUTING Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings  

ELectrovaya

2645 Royal Windsor Dr.

Mississauga, Ontario For the First Nation, see .

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, Canada L5J 1KN

MOUNTING SYSTEMS

Draper drap·er  
n. Chiefly British
A dealer in cloth or clothing and dry goods.



[Middle English, weaver or seller of cloth, from Old French drapier, from drap, cloth; see
 Inc.

411 S. Pearl Street

Spiceland, IN 47385

786-987-7202

Extron Electronics

1230 South Lewis Street

Anaheim, CA 92805

800.633.9876 (USA / Canada)

714-491-1500

714-491-1517 fax

www.extron.com

Extron Electronics, headquartered in Anaheim, CA, is a leading manufacturer of professional A/V system integration products including computer video interfaces, switchers, matrix switchers, system controllers, distribution amplifiers, audio products, speakers, video scalers, scan converters, signal processing devices, Ethernet control interfaces, and high resolution cable.

Extron products are used for integrating audio/video into presentation systems for today's high-tech boardrooms, training centers, classrooms, university lecture halls, and other communication environments.

MULTIMEDIA MONITORS

Panasonic

Eugene Seagriff

One Panasonic Way

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201-271-3155

www.panasonic.com/education

Panasonic provides collaborative solutions and proven packages to meet the needs of educators and administrators. Let one of the largest and most-respected electronics companies in the world leverage their technical capabilities and education experience to help solve today's problems and position you to meet tomorrow's needs Capabilities include: multimedia classroom solutions, video production facilities, surveillance systems, distributed video, digital signage, food services technology, boardroom systems, document management, project management, and installation.

ON-LINE TOOLS OR INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

Collaborative Learning Collaborative learning is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches in education that involve joint intellectual effort by students or students and teachers. Collaborative learning refers to methodologies and environments in which learners engage in a common task in which each  Inc.

Home of Curriculum Mapper, WebGrader and Professional Learning Associates

825 N. Cass Ave., Suite 101

Westmont, IL 60559

800-318-4555

PRINTERS/COPIERS/SCANNERS

Old Data Americas, Inc.

2000 Bishops Gate Blvd.

Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

856-235-2600

856-222-5320 fax

SECURITY

Extron Electronics

Extron Electronics

1230 South Lewis Street

Anaheim, CA 92805

800.633.9876 (USA / Canada)

714-491-1500

714-491-1517 fax

www.extron.com

Extron Electronics, headquartered in Anaheim, CA, is a leading manufacturer of professional A/V system integration products including computer-video interfaces, switchers, matrix switchers, system controllers, distribution amplifiers, audio products, speakers, video scalers, scan converters, signal processing devices, Ethernet control interfaces, and high resolution cable.

Extron products are used for integrating audio/video into presentation systems for today's high-tech boardrooms, training centers, classrooms, university lecture halls, and other communication environments.

Panasonic

Eugene Seagriff

One Panasonic Way

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201-271-3155

www.panasonic.com/education

Panasonic provides collaborative solutions and proven packages to meet the needs of educators and administrators. Let one of the largest and most-respected electronics companies in the world leverage their technical capabilities and education experience to help solve today's problems and position you to meet tomorrow's needs. Capabilities include: multimedia classroom solutions, video production facilities, surveillance systems, distributed video, digital signage, food services technology, boardroom systems, document management, project management, and installation.

SIGNAL DISTRIBUTOR

Sierra Video Systems

96 Route 173 West Suite 1

Hampton, NJ 08827

888-275-6311

STREAMING & WEBCASTING

Sonic Foundry Sonic Foundry is the former developer of various media software suites, which were purchased by Sony in late 2003. Sonic Foundry's current product line consists of the webcasting, presentation software Mediasite. , Inc.

222 West Washington Avenue Washington Avenue can refer to:
  • Washington Avenue (Minneapolis), a major street in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Washington Avenue Loft District in Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Washington Avenue (Washington, D.C.
 

Madison, WI 53703

877-783-7987

www.sonicfoundry.com

Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
: SOFO SOFO Student Organization Financial Office (University of Colorado at Boulder) ) is a technology leader in the emerging rich media communications marketplace, providing enterprise solutions and services that link an information driven world Sonic Foundry is changing the way organizations communicate vie the Web and how people around the globe receive vital information needed for work, professional advancement, safety and education. The company's integrated Webcasting and Web presentation solutions are trusted by Fortune 500 companies, education institutions and government agencies for a variety of critical communication needs. Sonic Foundry is based in Madison, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed.
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Vbrick

12 Beaumont Road Beaumont Road is a housing estate located in the Leyton ward of East London. It is the largest housing estate in the borough of Waltham Forest, and is now the last high rise estate (with 20-plus-storey towers) in Leyton.  

Wallingford, CT 06492

203-303-0101

VBrick Systems manufactures "Video over IP" digital video distribution systems for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. The products are used for distance learning, event broadcasting, video-on-demand, virtual fieldtrips, and cable TV distribution. VBrick's video solutions are used by various school districts such as New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
 schools, Desert Sands (CA), Edina Schools (MN), and Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 393,069), independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1906. In 1963, Princess Anne co. and the former small town of Virginia Beach were merged, giving the present city an area of 302 sq mi (782 sq km).  Schools to enhance education and reduce costs by eliminating video tapes, DVDs, and VCRs.

VIDEO CONFERENCE

PicturePhone

200 Commerce Drive

Rochester, NY 14623

800-621-5454

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