OmniMount has hired World Marketing Associates, a well-known rep firm, to launch company product lines throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company has been growing over the last couple of years, with new product lines specifically targeting professional markets (hospitality, medical, education and large venue).

Francis Williams and Julian Young are the representatives hired at World Marketing Associates. They will be responsible for setting up a distributor network across the Atlantic.

The Mirage Media Server is a new device from Autonomic Controls that combines traditional media server functionality with Internet could technology that gives users global access to their content, as well as streaming media services.

The content on the server is stored over a private, secure digital locker on the web. This allows the server to automatically synchronize multiple units in remote locations, and it gives users access to their media on any portable or web-enabled device.

Ernie Carswell, a 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles real-estate market, is at the top of his game. While he started small in Dallas during the Oil Crisis, he represents double-digit million-dollar properties today. His clients include CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, entertainment studio executives, foreign dignitaries, government officials and regular folk. Luxury CE talks in-depth with the quintessential sales professional.

If you don't offer biometric access as part of your control package, you should. This sexy technology has a natural place within the luxury residential and commercial realms. Facial-, fingerprint- and retina scan-access never cease to fascinate. You're already including touchpanel control of pedestrian and driveway gates via electric door strikes. Biometric access is also a great complement to CCTV surveillance camera systems; typical systems are easily administered via a computer.

The HDBaseT Alliance, founded by LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Valens Semiconductor, was formed to promote and standardize the HDBaseT technology. This technology provides whole-home distribution of uncompressed high definition (HD) multimedia content, and is expected to replace the HDMI you have in your home, as it has officially finalized specification.

Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) has developed the RTIPanel app, which will allow any iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad control an XP series remote processor. The application will not be released until later this year.

Once the app is installed, users can have total control over RTI’s XP series of remote processors including the XP-8, and the upcoming XP-3 and XP-6.  Lighting, security, A/V and climate systems are all accessible from anywhere in the world.

As of last Monday, iMerge, a media server manufacturer ceased operations. VidaBox is taking this as an opportunity to obtain their former dealers, which is why they are offering a discount and trade-in program to former iMerge dealers.

“With support for everything from Blu-rays to DVDs, and music to photos, our VidaBox media centers are an excellent choice for any integrator looking for a media server alternative to their current offerings,” explains Steven Cheung, President of VidaBox, LLC. “Former iMerge integrators can choose from our comprehensive line-up of nine different media center products, without sacrificing features or ease-of-installation.”

The BFV145 is a new A/V stand from Sanus that offers high-performance at an affordable price. This stand is part of the company’s new Basic Series, and is the first product to be released from this furniture line.

“We are very excited to introduce our new Basic Series with the release of the BFV145 AV stand,” said Jason Schmidt, Sanus Product Manager. “The Basic Series brings a fresh look to our Foundations line at an affordable price point for value-conscious consumers and interior designers.”