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The Alliance, which was founded in 2011, supports the development and evolution of the AES70 standard and promotes its adoption through marketing, education and training. In addition, the Alliance develops new AES70 revisions and related materials to increase the value and usability of AES70 as an interoperability tool for the media systems industry.
"d&b has been a supporter of the Alliance since its founding, hence I am very excited for the opportunity to join the OCA Board of Directors and reaffirm d&b’s commitment to OCA and the open public standard for media network control," commented Biermann. "AV systems often work within complex networked environments. As AV media networking expands, Open Control Architecture assures compatibility with existing and future transport protocols."
"d&b is a founding member and long-time contributor to the OCA Alliance, and on behalf of the organization, we are pleased to welcome Jan to the board of directors," comments Bill Scott, OCA Alliance President. “We look forward to bringing Jan’s insights and experience to the organization to continue to drive the AES70 standard and OCA ecosystem."
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Biermann has been at d&b audiotechnik since August 2017. Prior to joining d&b he held positions at NewLogic Technologies and Bosch. Biermann’s position on the Board, joins existing board members Bill Scott of Bosch and Simon Jones of Focusrite.
d&b audiotechnik GmbH & Co. KG, the manufacturing side of the firm, is internationally regarded as a leading company for sound reinforcement systems in installed and mobile applications. In 2021 the company established d&b solutions GmbH & Co. KG, a service-focused business entity, offering end-to-end expertise in the areas of project development, manufacturing, system planning, installation and maintenance. Founded in Germany in 1981, d&b headquarters are located in Backnang, near Stuttgart, where research, development and production take place.
The OCA Alliance is a not-for-profit corporation formed to promote and support the AES70 standard for Open Control Architecture (OCA) as a media networking system control standard for professional applications.
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