SIGNALS
Sarah Lima Joins A.C.
ProMedia as AV Brand
Manager for Luminex & Harvey
A.C. ProMedia, a division
of A.C. Lighting and dis-
tributor of products and
technologies aimed at
the system integration
and architainment mar-
kets, has announced
the hiring of Sarah Lima
to the newly-developed
SARAH LIMA
role of AV brand man-
ager for the Luminex and Harvey product lines.
Reporting to Jean-Louis Blanchard, VP of
business development, Lima has previously
worked at Engineering Harmonics and Solo-
tech, and has entrepreneurial experience from
Lima Programming. She will be responsible
for managing two of A.C. ProMedia’s exclusive
brands, working directly with the brands on
product development, marketing plans, training
programs, tradeshow presence, and expanding
the network of dealers and users across North
America.
For more information, contact A.C. ProMedia:
416-255-9494, www.acpromedia.com.
Derek Black Launches New
AV Rep Firm, Black Star Media
Group
Canadian AV industry
veteran Derek Black has
announced the launch
of a new AV represen-
tation firm based in
Southwestern Ontario
called Black Star Media
Group. The company
will provide territory
management, profes-
DEREK BLACK
sional sales services,
pricing and project quotation, product demon-
strations, and support/design assistance for AV
integrators, end users, and AV/IT consultants.
In addition, Black Star is forming a strate-
gic partnership with BG Media Solutions Inc.
as sales director for Southwestern Ontario,
expanding the coverage and promotion of its
technology portfolio.
Black can be reached at salesatblackstar@
gmail.com or [email protected].
For more information, go to
www.blackstarmediagroup.ca.
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(L-R): TECHNI+CONTACT CANADA’S JULIE LEGAULT & JEAN-PIERRE XENOPOULOS WITH UTELOGY’S FRANK PELLKOFER
Techni+Contact Now the Canadian Distributor for
Utelogy
Utelogy, a software publisher for intelligent management and control for connected
workspaces, has signed a distribution agreement with Techni+Contact Canada.
“Our client base looks to us to continually offer best-of-breed technology that gives
them a leading edge in AV and collaboration solutions. The Utelogy platform offers a
level of innovation our clients desire to assist in monitoring, management, and provi-
sioning,” says Julie Legault, president of Techni+Contact Canada.
According to Utelogy, its standards-based architecture platform leverages existing
IT and AV infrastructure to provide advanced management, monitoring, and control
and can support any AV device with its built-in tool suites for easier provisioning and
configuration.
For more information, contact Techni+Contact Canada: 514-695-4883,
[email protected], www.technicontact.com.
SC Media Canada Names Noah Daoust as Marketing
Coordinator
SC Media Canada has announced the appointment of Noah
Daoust as marketing coordinator.
“Noah has grown up in the business,” says Patricia Carr,
National Sales Manager for SC Media’s LEA, iPort, Sonance,
and Aurora Multimedia brands. “He brings a tremendous
work ethic and we’re thrilled he’s decided to join our team at
a time we’re launching so many exciting new products into the
Canadian market.”
Rahim Nathu, National Sales Manager for SC Media’s Ab-
sen, Barco, and The Screen Works lines, adds, “Noah’s bringing
lot of new ideas, skills, and energy to our marketing depart-
NOAH DAOUST
ment. We’re glad to have him.”
Daoust may be reached at [email protected]. For more information,
contact SC Media Canada: 514-780-0808, [email protected],
www.scmediacanada.com