UK - The official release of the ArKaos Stage Server will take place at at PLASA 2012 (Stand no 2-R23 in the White Light zone) where it will be shown for the first time in Europe.

The new Stage Server is billed as an affordable, easy-to-use media server for creating and controlling video content. It offers the perfect solution for live entertainment, theatre, educational, audio-visual and worship applications.

Designed for quick and easy set-up, ArKaos Stage Server operates using MediaMaster Express in 'Simple Mode' and offers LED mapping over Ethernet and two Full HD outputs which, combined with the powerful ArKaos graphics engine, produce smooth visuals. These can be easily triggered using just a few DMX channels on your lighting desk or notes on a MIDI controller.

(Jim Evan

UK - Once again, GLP will be exhibiting at the PLASA Show in London and using it as a launch pad for its latest LED fixture, the Volkslicht Spot, along with the UK premiere of the new impression X4. G-LEC will also be present and showing the latest additions to their range of creative video solutions on their stand (1-F8).

The German company continues to play a very active role in the show, and in addition to showcasing its expanding portfolio, it will also be helping to decorate the main PLASA entrance with fully rigged 'flower stands'.

On the stand, however, pride of place will be

UK - Gerriets will feature a number of new products at PLASA 2012, extending its textile, screens and technical product range.

The 'stretch family' is enlarged by the new white polyester Heavystretchfabric, 500 cm wide and flame retardant according DIN 4102 B1. And among the woven glasses the new Quality 96320 represents a new extra wide quality with its 320 cm width.

Paillette adds very well to the textile collection, is studded with sequins, notes a width of 140 cm and a weight of 295 g/m² and impresses by a variety of available colours. This fabric also solves a common but often

UK - Once again Duran Audio will be exhibiting at the PLASA Show. New for PLASA 2012 will be the Optocore DM1 interface. The DM1-TP is designed to provide SANE connectivity to powered Duran Audio loudspeakers, allowing for seamless integration of the company's loudspeakers into synchronous, low latency, redundant Optocore and SANE networks. Offering a non-proprietary open standard transport platform SANE is the first fully synchronous Cat 5 network solution for streaming and transmitting data in real time.

In addition to the synchronous, low latency digital audio distribution, DM1-TP

UK - The ShowTex Acoustic Baffle has been nominated for a Theatres Trust People's Choice Award and a PLASA Innovation Award.

This new flexible fabric panel is proof that stage technology and the environment can go hand in hand.

Independent laboratory research confirms the Acoustic Baffle from ShowTex achieves better sound absorption of very low frequency sound levels than any other baffle on the market today with just half the fabric thickness of other systems.

Made from 100% recycled material, the flame retardant baffle provides an ecological solution for sound absorption.

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