Germany - This month sees the launch of a new show control systems specialist company, The Fun Company show control systems Ltd - which promises to "put the fun back into the entertainment controls industry". The Fun Company is a developer and manufacturer of professional show control systems that will "bring a new level of sophistication and integration to lighting, video and audio environments".

The company has been formed by industry veterans who are dedicated to show control products that will make a real difference for operators, designers, and the audience. The company's products will incorporate innovative solutions for hardware, software, and networking, as well as what it claims will be unique user interfaces.

The-Fun-Company is a multinational enterprise, with offices in Germany, Scandinavia, North America, and the UK, enabling it to provide regional support for the products, as well as direct channels for user feedback to the product development team from the major markets in the industry.

"The-Fun-Company is currently in the middle of a development process for a whole new range of show control systems and we will in the near future schedule a presentation to the industry of the first working prototypes", says company co-founder and spokesman Oliver M Klaeffling.

Kaeffling's background includes working in R&D at AVAB in Sweden from 1994-1996, also running AVAB Germany (1995-96). After TransTechnik took over AVAB in 1996 he continued to work in TransTechnik as a product manager, before moving to LDDE in Austria in 1998 as leading concept designer and project manager for the highly acclaimed Solaris console. He has returned to the entertainment industry after two years running a e-learning enterprise.

(Lee Baldock)


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