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Audinate’s Dante Domain Manager Platform Now Available
by audioXpress Staff

Audinate’s Dante Domain Manager Platform Now Available

Audinate, developer of the industry-leading Dante media networking technology, announced that its Dante Domain Manager Platform is now commercially available through a global network of authorized resellers. Dante Domain Manager is Audinate’s new network management solution that brings enterprise-grade system administration to the AV world and makes audio networking more secure, scalable and manageable than ever before.
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OCA Alliance Demonstrates Expanding AES70 Interoperability at ISE 2018
by Joao Martins

OCA Alliance Demonstrates Expanding AES70 Interoperability at ISE 2018

The OCA Alliance is demonstrating the very latest developments in the AES70 standard and the technologies supporting it, at ISE 2018. Alliance member companies Archwave, Bosch, d&b audiotechnik GmbH, DeusO, Focusrite, Suzhou Fitcan Technology and Your Audio Systems GmbH are exhibiting numerous products and development tools to demonstrate the multiple facets of AES70 in a hands-on environment.
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Dan Dugan Triple Anniversary Celebration at ISE 2018
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Dan Dugan Triple Anniversary Celebration at ISE 2018

In 2018 Dan Dugan - inventor of the automatic microphone mixer - is celebrating his 50th year in business, his 75th birthday and his 35th year of his laboratory on Napoleon Street, San Francisco. Since 2011 Dan Dugan Sound Design technology has been a key component in Yamaha's digital mixing systems, so the company invited him to a surprise celebration on its stand at ISE 2018.
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Riedel Acquires Archwave and Cymatic Audio and Creates Zurich IP Engineering Hub
by Joao Martins

Riedel Acquires Archwave and Cymatic Audio and Creates Zurich IP Engineering Hub

Underlining its commitment to standards, Riedel is making continued investments in new technologies with its acquisition of Swiss engineering pioneer Archwave. The new partnership will create a strong research and development (R&D) hub in Zurich and increase Riedel’s global engineering team to over 100 engineers while expanding its R&D capabilities for IP and standards such as AES67, which will further boost interoperability in the broadcast world.
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Xiaomi Teams Up with Dirac Research on its Xiaomi Mi AI Smart Speaker
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Xiaomi Teams Up with Dirac Research on its Xiaomi Mi AI Smart Speaker

Marking Dirac’s debut in the smart speaker market segment, the Swedish company has teamed up with Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi to provide the Mi AI smart speaker with an improved listening experience – complete with louder audio, a wider soundstage, clearer and improved vocal separation, and richer acoustical details. This upgrade - which Xiaomi describes as “extraordinary” - has been delivered through a software update made available worldwide on January 26th, 2018.
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The GSMA Mobile World Congress 2018 Returns to Discuss the Future of Personal Technologies and Wearables
by Joao Martins

The GSMA Mobile World Congress 2018 Returns to Discuss the Future of Personal Technologies and Wearables

The Mobile World Congress returns in 2018, held 26 February – 1 March at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. The event brings more than 100,000 attendees from over 200 countries and 2,300 exhibitors together in one place, creating a dynamic environment of collaboration, innovation and education that will advance the mobile industry. Front and center in this year's edition will be once again the future of personal mobile technologies, wearables, and many innovations that will affect the audio industry.
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QSC Celebrates 50 Years and Major Product Milestones at NAMM 2018
by Joao Martins

QSC Celebrates 50 Years and Major Product Milestones at NAMM 2018

From its humble beginnings as the maker of garage-made guitar amplifiers to today’s leading brand of professional AV for live sound, cinema and corporate installations worldwide, QSC has good reasons to celebrate reaching its 50th anniversary. During NAMM 2018 the QSC founders were honored with a NAMM Milestone Award for 50 Years of Service in the music products industry. The company also celebrated the achievement of one million K Series loudspeakers sold, and introduced new products.
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Pascal Moves Into Expanded Headquarters with State-of-the-art EMC Test Laboratory
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Pascal Moves Into Expanded Headquarters with State-of-the-art EMC Test Laboratory

Following a year of continuing accelerated growth, Danish pro audio amplifier electronics manufacturer Pascal A/S kicked off 2018 with a transition to newly expanded headquarters and facilities, featuring a state-of-the-art EMC test laboratory. Completion of the 55 percent expansion of its HQ, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, was the closing high note of 2017, a year in which the company, once again, eclipsed its growth targets.
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XMOS Showcases Advanced True Stereo Voice Interface Solutions
by Joao Martins

XMOS Showcases Advanced True Stereo Voice Interface Solutions

XMOS will be showcasing their portfolio of far-field voice capture solutions for voice-enabled stereo smart TVs, soundbars, set-top boxes, and digital media adapter markets at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2018, Barcelona, 26th February to 1st March. XMOS will be demonstrating commercial solutions in development, and proof of concepts that capture voice commands accurately from across the room even when the audio appliances are playing content at high volume in complex noisy acoustic environments.
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Valens Adds New HDBaseT Chipsets to the Colligo Family for Plug-and-Play Product Design
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Valens Adds New HDBaseT Chipsets to the Colligo Family for Plug-and-Play Product Design

Valens, the developer of HDBaseT and founder of the HDBaseT Alliance, announced the availability of the VS200 and VS210 chipsets, for simpler HDBaseT installations where not all 5Play features are necessary. The addition of the VS200 and VS210 to the Valens Colligo family allows HDBaseT equipment vendors to design and manufacture a range of products, from high-end to low-end, using a common hardware platform.
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