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  • June 7, 2018

    Products & Solutions

    QSC Introduces Analog Telephony I/O Card for use with Q-SYS Core Processors and I/O Frame

    QSC, Costa Mesa, CA (June 7, 2018) [Fr, Es, De] – At InfoComm 2018 (June 6-7, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV), QSC introduces a new Analog Telephony Card (CTEL4) for use with Q-SYS Core processors or Q-SYS I/O Frames. It includes four RJ-11 interfaces (POTS) for integrators to easily connect Q-SYS to analog telephony environments. “As Q-SYS continues to proliferate into a wide range of meeting rooms, this new I/O card provides integrators additional options for connecting audio in teleconferencing environments,” says Mike Brandes, Product Management, Installed Systems, QSC. “Whether your installation needs audio via USB, VoIP or analog telephony integration, the Q-SYS Platform has a viable solution for nearly every remote communication requirement.” Visitors can learn more about the telephony solution in the QSC Conference Room at its booth N634. To sign up for a demo or to…

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  • June 6, 2018

    Alliances & Partnerships

    QSC Expands Reach of Q-SYS Platform with Global Caché Partnership

    Costa Mesa, CA and Jacksonville, OR - (June 6, 2018) [De, Es, Fr] – QSC and Global Caché are excited to announce a partnership that enables the Q-SYS Platform from QSC to easily control Global Caché iTach devices and GC-100 Network Adapters, as well as a connection to its Control Tower IR cloud database. Through these co-developed plugins, integrators can finally bridge the networking gap to IR devices by bringing software-based network control to over 200,000 non-networked IR devices via the Q-SYS Platform, and placing any of these controls onto native Q-SYS touch screen controllers. “The Q-SYS Platform is built around an open standard infrastructure, which has allowed us to advance our integrated control engine to connect to virtually any third-party end point with an available API,” says Greg Mattson, Product Manager for Installed Systems, QSC. “The new…

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  • June 1, 2018

    Corporate

    QSC Begins New Distribution for Systems Business with Industry Market Partners

    Sinsheim, Germany (1 June 2018) – [De, Es] – QSC today announced it has begun its partnership with new Industry Market Partners (IMPs) for its systems business, COMM-TEC in Germany and Audiologic in the UK and Ireland. As end users expect direct contact with manufacturers, QSC developed new business processes to better support and meet the needs of both end users and channel partners. The development of IMPs supports this initiative with two specific roles: act as full-service traditional distributors when dealing with national customers, and function as flexible service providers when dealing with the end user’s integrator in country. COMM-TEC serving Germany and Austria COMM-TEC, headquartered near Stuttgart, is a leading pan-European distribution partner and manufacturer of innovative communication technologies. As of January 2018, COMM-TEC also began distributing…

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  • May 31, 2018

    Products & Solutions

    QSC Introduces Premium Business Music Solutions

    QSC, Costa Mesa, CA (May 31, 2018) – [Fr, Es, De] – QSC introduces a portfolio of Premium Business Music Solutions, including multi-zone mixers, attractive wall controllers, configurable multi-channel amplifiers, SUB/SAT loudspeakers, as well as accompanying installation and management apps for easy configuration and system management. These new products will be showcased at the QSC Demo Room N115 at InfoComm 2018 (June 6-8, 2018) in Las Vegas, NV. “For over 50 years, QSC has been the trusted professional brand for corporate meeting rooms, cinema, sports stadiums, theme parks and everything in between,” says David Fuller, Senior Director Product Development, QSC. “When developing this portfolio, we worked closely with key influencers to really understand the needs of background and foreground music installations.” A recent report from LP Information has shown that…

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  • May 16, 2018

    Corporate

    QSC Founders Receive 2018 Adele De Berri Pioneer Award from AVIXA

    QSC, Costa Mesa, CA (May 16, 2018) – [De, Es] – QSC is proud to announce its founders, Pat Quilter, Barry Andrews and John Andrews were named this year’s recipients of the prestigious Adele De Berri Pioneer of AV award from AVIXA, the trade association representing the audiovisual industry worldwide. Each year AVIXA recognizes outstanding AV professionals for their contributions to the industry. The Adele de Berri award champions AV and information communications industries by recognizing pioneers who have made scientific breakthroughs resulting in new AV technology that impacts our industry. “In QSC’s first 50 years in business - Pat, Barry and John built a legacy in our industry with powerful, bulletproof and intuitive technologies,” said Joe Pham, President and CEO, QSC and Vice Chairman of the AVIXA Board of Directors. “In addition to our ground-breaking…

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  • May 11, 2018

    Corporate

    QSC Opens New Offices and Training Centre in London

    Sinsheim, Germany (11 May, 2018) [Fr, Es, De] – QSC today announced two new facilities in the UK - the QSC Showroom in London and a QSC Office and Training Centre in Weybridge. As the company continues to focus on building direct relationships with end customers and channel partners, these facilities allow QSC to expand its footprint in the UK and bolster in-region training, demonstration and support services for system customers. Located in the heart of the financial district in London, the QSC Showroom allows customers to experience a holistic QSC approach to the modern meeting room. The demonstration showcases the Q-SYS Platform, a software-based audio, video and control (AV&C) eco-system that enables centralized processing and integration of popular native and third-party end points on a managed, IT-centric platform. It features native PTZ conference cameras,…

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  • April 30, 2018

    Products & Solutions

    QSC to Showcase IT Centric Conference Room Solutions at UC EXPO 2018

    Sinsheim, Germany (April 30, 2018) – QSC will make its debut at the UC EXPO in London 16-17 May 2018. Show attendees will experience the QSC Conference Room solution as part of the Q-SYS Platform, a scalable, software-based audio, video, and control (AV&C) platform designed on mainstream, standards-based IT technology. Leveraging the power of Intel™ processing, the robustness and mission-critical reliability of a Linux™ real-time operating system, and the interoperability of IEEE networking standards, the Q-SYS Platform goes beyond the status quo of proprietary AV hardware-based solutions, to deliver a truly integrated AV&C software / hardware ecosystem that the IT end user can deploy within their environment. The Q-SYS Platform, provides world-class audio processing and native video conference cameras for integration with popular soft codec applications like Zoom,…

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  • April 23, 2018

    Featured Case Studies

    Nordisk Film’s multi-level Cineplex

    Nordisk Film’s multi-level Cineplex at Scandinavia’s largest shopping centre in Denmark has installed a fully integrated Q-SYS audio and video platform.

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  • April 20, 2018

    Products & Solutions

    QSC Announces New Products at CinemaCon 2018

    QSC, Costa Mesa, CA (April 20, 2018) – QSC, a leading global manufacturer of cinema solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of seven new products to the most comprehensive line of cinema products in the industry. New products include additions to the Media Server, Test and Measurement, Loudspeaker, and Digital Cinema Monitor categories. CMS-5000 Cinema Media Server The CMS-5000 is a next-generation media server that combines all of the functions of an integrated media block with onboard solid state storage. It offers several ways to quickly ingest content and integrates seamlessly with Q-SYS™, a sound, picture, and control platform. The CMS-5000 features include two terabytes of reliable onboard solid-state storage, dual HDMI 2.0 ports for alternate content, and a 10Gb Ethernet port for exceptionally fast DCP ingest of content and live streaming ¬– up to 10…

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  • April 20, 2018

    Products & Solutions

    QSC Announces Q-SYS™ Ready CMS-5000 Cinema Media Server

    QSC, Costa Mesa, CA (April  20, 2018) — QSC,  a leading global manufacturer, expands its comprehensive catalog of cinema solutions by introducing the next-generation cinema media server, the innovative CMS-5000. The CMS-5000 combines the functions of a full-featured media server while bringing new capabilities to the category including exceptionally fast DCP ingest and seamless integration with Q-SYS™, an integrated sound, picture, and control platform for the networked digital cinema complex. The CMS-5000 features include two terabytes of reliable onboard solid-state storage, dual HDMI 2.0 ports for alternate content, and a 10Gb Ethernet port for exceptionally fast DCP ingest of content and live streaming — up to 10 times faster than other servers. Operating at typical ingest speeds of 800 MB per second, the 10Gb Ethernet port allows full-length motion picture DCP…

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  • April 5, 2018

    Corporate

    Jay Wyatt Joins QSC as Sales Engineer

    QSC Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA (April  5, 2018) – QSC, LLC, a leading global manufacturer of cinema solutions, is pleased to announce that Jay Wyatt has joined the QSC Cinema team as Sales Engineer.  In his new role, Jay will be primarily responsible for pre-sales technical support, product training, and cinema system design consulting.  Jay graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a degree in Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies, where he concentrated in Audio Engineering and completed coursework on electrical engineering, computer science, and music theory. He most recently worked at GDC Technology as a sound engineer contributing to the rollout of immersive sound products and providing cinema sound support.  Prior to GDC, Jay got his start at Ultra-Stereo Labs (USL) in San Luis Obispo as an assistant engineer, where he became…

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  • March 12, 2018

    Products & Solutions

    Wycliffe Corporate Headquarters Selects Visionary Solutions and the Q-SYS Platform

    Wycliffe Bible Translators provide access to Scripture for more than 3,000 languages with a goal to start translation in the remaining 1,600 living languages by 2025. With its ambitious global mission, excellent audio and video capabilities were increasingly essential for internal staff conferences and other meetings at Wycliffe's corporate headquarters in Orlando, FL. To ensure a quality system that is both feature-rich and easy to use, Wycliffe Media Systems Engineer, Eli Garrett, CTS, upgraded the company's conference room systems with AV encoders and decoders from Visionary Solutions. "I designed the conference room as a live venue, much like you find at a mid-sized church," relates Garrett. One issue with our venue is all the conduit comes to our front-of-house through the floor. Unfortunately, we don't have enough conduit there to accommodate everything we want…

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  • March 6, 2018

    Corporate

    QSC Names New Director Sales and Marketing in India

    Costa Mesa, CA (March 6, 2018) – QSC announces Rajesh Mittal as Director Sales and Marketing, QSC India. In this role, Rajesh will lead the local sales and marketing team that serves the Systems, Live Sound and Cinema businesses for QSC. Rajesh joins QSC following his career at Samsung India Electronics where he served as General Manager of Visual Display Solutions. During his tenure, Rajesh played a key role in developing Samsung into a market leader in Large Format Displays. “We opened offices in India last year to offer a local and dedicated sales and support team to our customers in the SAARC region,” said Ron Marchant, Senior Director Sales, QSC Systems, EMEASA. “Rajesh brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to QSC, and we look forward to his integral role in helping us further develop our sales and marketing capabilities in the region.” “I am honored to…

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  • March 1, 2018

    Corporate

    QSC Professional Appoints the INTERTON Group as Distribution Partner in Austria

    Costa Mesa, CA (March 1st, 2018) — [DE] — QSC is pleased to announce the appointment of the INTERTON Group as its Austrian distribution partner for the company’s Pro division. The company already represents the QSC Professional portfolio of live sound products and solutions throughout Hungary and will now expand their territory to include Austria. The INTERTON Group brings a history of success and a stellar reputation for unsurpassed customer service and support in the region.  "The INTERTON Group has done an excellent job representing QSC Professional in Hungary and have consistently set the bar in Europe for their outstanding service and support of customers,” says Mark Bailey, Director of Sales for QSC Professional in EMEA, “We are therefore delighted to expand their territory and to introduce them as the authorised distributor for QSC Professional in Austria.” …

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  • February 6, 2018

    Corporate

    QSC Introduces New Distribution Model for Systems Business in EMEA

    Sinsheim, Germany (6 February 2018) – [De, Es]– Following the opening of its regional headquarters in Sinsheim, Germany and the announcement of new business development offices in the UK and Germany, QSC today announces the introduction of its new systems distribution model for the EMEA region. “The corporate market is a major focus of long-term growth strategy for QSC,” says Markus Winkler, Senior Vice President, QSC Systems and Managing Director, QSC EMEA. “Multinational companies, in particular, will be a significant driver of that growth and our distribution model is evolving to align with how those clients want to conduct business.” Winkler adds, “With AV/IT convergence long underway, multinational clients and their regional subsidiaries increasingly expect direct contact from manufacturers to inform both technology investment decisions and to support global…

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