LAS VEGAS, NV, JUNE 18, 2008 — Gepco (Booth C3419), an industry leader in the manufacturing of professional audio and video cables, is expanding its fiber cable assembly offerings to include Neutrik® OpticalCon® and Amphenol TAC-4 and TAC-12 cable assemblies. Gepco’s complete line of fiber cable assemblies will be on display at InfoComm 2008, June 18-20. more
ROANOKE, VA, June 2, 2008—Optical Cable Corporation (Nasdaq GM:OCCF) announced today that it has acquired Superior Modular Products Incorporated (doing business as SMP Data Communications), a leading supplier of fiber optic and copper connectivity products for the data communications industry. The transaction was consummated on May 30, 2008, and now SMP Data Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Optical Cable Corporation. Optical Cable Corporation acquired SMP Data Communications from Preformed Line Products Company (Nasdaq GM: PLPC) for a purchase price of $11.5 million, subject to certain minimum working capital requirements and related purchase price adjustments. The transaction was effected by an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 30, 2008, whereby SMP Data Communications merged with a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of Optical Cable Corporation.
“Our long-term strategy for Optical Cable includes expanding our product offerings to provide our customers with more complete cabling and connectivity solutions. This acquisition builds on Optical Cable’s strong presence in the enterprise market and is a major step toward fulfilling our long-term vision for Optical Cable,” stated Neil Wilkin, President and CEO of Optical Cable Corporation. more
Prism Sound, manufacturer of premium-quality interfaces and converters for the recording and broadcast markets, has acquired the business and intellectual property rights of SADiE, formerly owned by Studio Audio and Video Ltd.
The acquisition marks a new chapter in the histories of both businesses. The SADiE brand has long been held in high regard by the pro audio and broadcast industries for the quality and performance of its PC-based digital audio workstation products. Prism Sound is best known by this market for its high end A/D and D/A converters for mastering, tracking and post production. The merging of the two businesses under the Prism Sound name creates a stronger and more potent player in the market for high-quality audio production tools.
Prism Sound directors Graham Boswell and Ian Dennis negotiated the deal after learning that SADiE Studio Audio & Video Ltd had gone into administration in February. more
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Dec. 13, 2007 — Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems for the broadcast and digital content storage markets, today announced that it has acquired Castify Networks, a provider of software-based solutions for managing the distribution of digital content over the Internet and private Intranets. more
Agreement Combines Isilon Clustered Storage With OmniBus iTX Broadcast Playout System for Industry-Leading TV-by-IT Solution
DENVER — Aug. 23, 2007 – OmniBus Systems, the award-winning provider of comprehensive broadcast automation and content management solutions, today announced a strategic relationship with Isilon® Systems, the leader in clustered storage. Isilon IQ clustered storage systems will be offered as recommended storage for OmniBus iTX, the groundbreaking IT-based broadcast automation and playout system. more
July 30, 2007, Microwave Radio Communications today announced its US parent company, Vislink Holdings Inc has acquired Focus Communications, Inc, trading as Western Technical Services (WTS).
WTS, based in Orange County, California, specializes in the design and installation of video and data microwave communications, Electronic News Gathering (ENG), Airborne Law Enforcement (ALE), cellular and PCS, satellite, video surveillance, fiber optics and site control systems. WTS has been a Value Added Reseller (VAR) representing Microwave Radio Communications since its formation in 1990. WTS currently employs circa 20 people. The founders and management team are all remaining to expand the business substantially following the acquisition.
GLENDALE CA, July 23, 2007–National TeleConsultants (NTC), the nation‘s largest provider of strategic technology consulting, facility design, engineering, and systems-integration services for the media industry, has expanded its West Coast offices with a move to a 22-story premier commercial tower at 550 North Brand Boulevard, in Glendale, California. Located just a quarter-mile south of its previous West Coast headquarters, NTC‘s new office occupies two full floors at 550 North Brand Boulevard and more than doubles the company‘s floor space to over 32,000 square feet. NTC also maintains a major presence on the East Coast, with a New York office located at 1180 Avenue of the Americas, in midtown Manhattan, as well as a 15,000 sq. ft. Implementation and System Integration facility in Glendale.
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LAS VEGAS, NV, JUNE 18, 2008 — Gepco (Booth C3419), an industry leader in the manufacturing of professional audio and video cables, is expanding its fiber cable assembly offerings to include Neutrik® OpticalCon® and Amphenol TAC-4 and TAC-12 cable assemblies. Gepco’s complete line of fiber cable assemblies will be on display at InfoComm 2008, June 18-20. more
