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Apple Launches New iMac Pro for Professional Applications
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Apple Launches New iMac Pro for Professional Applications

As promised - and long overdue - Apple released its new iMac Pro, an entirely new product line designed for pro users, combining the all-in-one familiar design of the iMac with workstation-class performance and upgradability. With the latest Xeon processors with up to 18 cores, which Intel announced only in Mar 2017, the new computers provide up to 22 Teraflops of graphics performance, and support up to 128GB of DDR4 RAM.
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Music Reports’ Claiming System Marks a Million Tracks Claimed as Publisher Engagement Accelerates
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Music Reports’ Claiming System Marks a Million Tracks Claimed as Publisher Engagement Accelerates

Music Reports, the rights administration platform, has reached a new milestone with its Songdex Claiming System, which has now surpassed one million tracks claimed by music publishers. Songdex is the largest database of music rights and related business information in the world, containing detailed, relational data on tens of millions of songs, recordings, and their owners, covering virtually all of the commercially significant music in existence.
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Media Networking Alliance (MNA) and Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) Announce Merger
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Media Networking Alliance (MNA) and Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) Announce Merger

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) announced that it is merging with the Media Networking Alliance (MNA) to form a single trade association for promoting IP in the media and entertainment industry. The merger comes after a two-year history of collaboration, and it will enable the organizations to have an even greater impact on the industries they serve. The new joint organization will retain the AIMS name and will be governed by the existing AIMS bylaws.
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RME presents ADI-2 DAC 2-Channel DA Converter for Studio and Audio Enthusiasts
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RME presents ADI-2 DAC 2-Channel DA Converter for Studio and Audio Enthusiasts

German manufacturer RME Audio announced its new ADI-2 DAC, a two-channel high-end digital/analog converter in a 9.5”/1HE housing, featuring outstanding audio quality and a wide range of conversion options. The new ADI-2 DAC is a further development of the renowned ADI-2 Pro AD/DA reference converter, and it is targeted at both studio professionals and audiophiles. Story updated with price info and availability information.
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Audio Precision Enables A2B Multichannel Audio Test
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Audio Precision Enables A2B Multichannel Audio Test

Audio Precision announced support for multichannel audio performance testing of A2B systems and components in collaboration with Mentor, a Siemens business. The new software release for APx500 audio analyzers, supports connectivity with Mentor’s A2B Analyzer to deliver closed-loop, multichannel A2B audio testing. Following a technology demonstration at the AES 2017 International Conference on Automotive Audio in San Francisco, the solution is now available.
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Lawo Expands US Staff and Opens New Support & Logistics Hub in New York
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Lawo Expands US Staff and Opens New Support & Logistics Hub in New York

Lawo, a German manufacturer and pioneer on IP audio, video and control infrastructure solutions, is once again expanding its US operations, adding personnel and opening a new support and logistics hub in Elmsford, New York. Triple the size and capacity of its previous facility, Lawo’s new hub will serve as warehouse, test facility, training center and East Coast Sales and Support office. Lawo is still hiring.
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100 000th Symbol Landmark for Stardraw Design 7 Library
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100 000th Symbol Landmark for Stardraw Design 7 Library

Stardraw.com, the developer of the popular AV system design and documentation software, announced that a significant milestone has been reached for their unique symbols library: over 100,000 symbols of 34,586 products from 838 manufacturers currently comprise what is the largest, high-quality line-art library available to the professional AV industry from a single source.
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Pulse Electronics Releases New Nanocrystalline Common Mode Choke Series
by Cristina Costa

Pulse Electronics Releases New Nanocrystalline Common Mode Choke Series

Pulse Electronics Power BU, a leading provider of electronic components, announced the release of its new PH9455 series, the amorphous metal common mode choke. Expanding on the existing Pulse family of common mode chokes, the PH9455 series provide higher impedance per unit volume when compared to ferrite core solutions, and filters out common mode EMI noise while reducing size.
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New Juniper Research Report Forecasts Smart Audio Hardware Revenues to Grow by Over 300% in the Next 5 Years
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New Juniper Research Report Forecasts Smart Audio Hardware Revenues to Grow by Over 300% in the Next 5 Years

A new report by Juniper Research predicts that revenues from smart audio devices like the Amazon Echo and Sonos One will grow from an estimated $2.5 billion in 2017 to over $10 billion by 2022, as more audio brands integrate voice assistants into their devices. With competition heating up in the smart speaker space, the new research, "Smart Audio Devices: Strategies & Forecasts 2017-2022", looks at Amazon’s main challengers.
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MIPI Alliance Opens Access to MIPI I3C Sensor Interface Specification
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MIPI Alliance Opens Access to MIPI I3C Sensor Interface Specification

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, announced it is opening access to its sensor interface specification, MIPI I3C. All companies, including those not currently members of MIPI Alliance, may access the MIPI I3C v1.0 specification so they may evaluate the incorporation of the specification into their design applications.
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