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SAGINAW, TX – Saginaw Church of Christ is using Community Professional Loudspeakers' VERIS system as part of a long-awaited audio upgrade. The new system includes two VERIS 3294W 12-inch three-way loudspeakers. A pair of VERIS 28W dual 8-inch systems provide side fill.

NEW YORK – Come Fly Away, the Broadway musical that brings together the music of Frank Sinatra and the choreography of Twyla Tharp, is using Lectrosonics gear to enhance the sound and movement of the performers, which include a 19-piece band and 15 dancers.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Intuit Inc., makers of QuickBooks, has launched Intuit GoPayment to help small businesses process credit card payments on the go. Using it, for example, a sound provider could process a credit card payment right after a gig instead of waiting until they get back to the office.

ARLINGTON, TX – The 2010 NBA All Star Game brought some 108,000 basketball fans to the "Texas-sized" Dallas Cowboys Stadium, a record-breaking number for the sport, and featured a halftime show to match, with Shakira and Alicia Keys performing via more than 30 channels of Sennheiser 5000 and 2000 Series wireless microphones and G2 and G3 monitoring systems.

LANCASTER, PA – Blending the modern with the traditional is always a challenge, particularly when it comes to architectural landmarks. Such was the case with the Lancaster County Convention Center, a $170 million facility designed to fit within the classic 19th century Pennsylvania Dutch façade of the city's landmark Watt and Shand department store.

NEW YORK – Backline rental and entertainment services company SIR (Studio Instrument Rentals) recently added an Electro-Voice XLD line array loudspeaker system to the pro audio inventory at their New York office.

FRANKFURT, Germany – At last year's ProLight+ Sound, QSC launched the powered K Series loudspeakers. This year, the company extended the K Series platform with the KW Series. It features a second-generation Baltic birch enclosure and is more compact and lighter than previous birch enclosure designs.

LAS VEGAS – Lots of edgy stuff happens on a daily basis at the Penn & Teller Theater in the Las Vegas Rio Hotel. To make sure things don't go absolutely haywire, the sound crew relies heavily upon its wireless communications system.

WATCHUNG HILLS, NJ – Watchung Hills Regional High School's new 1,000-plus seat theater is used for plays, concerts, talent shows, and also for regional school board meetings. Audio Incorporated provided all of the programming and tuning services for the sound system, which includes a SymNet 8×8 DSP capable of auto mixing four microphones and a computer input.