Germany -At proLIght+Sound, Movecat is presenting the new I-Motion Basic S show controller. This compact system controls kinetic drives and has been developed for mobile applications. New in the 'S' version are an ID User Card function, a VGA output and the possibility of connecting external remote units such as Go, Speed Ratio and Emergency Off buttons or controllers or a dynamic joy stick.

The I-Motion Basic S show controller is recommended for setups with up to 60 drives. It offers the comfortable control and operation of all systems involving D8, D8 Plus and C1 drives at both fixed and variable speeds as well as supporting mixed configurations of all kinds. Depending upon the drives and controllers used, entire systems can be realized from SIL1 to SIL3. The option also exists

USA/UK - High End Systems has announced the hiring of Chris Ferrante as an international sales manager. Ferrante returns to High End Systems after spending the last two years working in the concert touring department of XL Video in the UK. In his new role at High End Systems, he is responsible for the territories of the UK, Ireland, Southern Europe, the Middles East, Africa, and India.

Ferrante says, "I am very pleased to be returning to High End Systems. The recent and upcoming fixture releases along with the product road map are very exciting. It is thrilling to get back to the

UK - Paul Molyneux, managing director of Sharp UK, has been appointed COO and deputy group general manager of Europe Group, and vice president of Sharp Electronics European Group (SEEG). The appointment comes following Molyneux's success heading up Sharp UK over the last six years, including relocating the business to London, rolling out the This Is Whybrand ethos, and achieving the accolade of one of Britain's top employers.

Molyneux, who was the first non-Japanese UK MD, will be responsible for all of Sharp's European sales subsidiaries and Sharp Microelectronics Europe, as w

Germany - At ProLight+Sound, Philips Entertainment lamps is showing entertainment industry lighting concepts "to enhance the on-stage experience with uplifted creativity, greater flexibility and superior energy efficiency".

Today's stage designs call for lighting solutions which deliver high brightness and high contrast beams to avoid shadow creation, as well as more compact luminaire and fixture designs to improve creative choice and design flexibility. Addressing this need, Philips Entertainment lamps has developed a powerful and lightweight, compact system - Philips MSR P

Australia - The Education Programme at ENTECH INTECH 2011 is shaping up, with the dual announcement of PLASA sponsored international keynote speaker Chris Higgs and Australia's leading music and entertainment technology education and training provider, JMC Academy confirming their participation this week.

Chris Higgs started work in the entertainment industry in 1973 and has since worked in most sectors, providing rigging and flying effects for drama, opera and ballet in both subsidised and commercial theatre, for television and for concert touring throughout the 80's and 90's. In 199

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