MSE Audio announces a joint sales initiative with Attero Tech packaging Axiom Audio Wall Plates and Axon C1 Zone Control Wall Plate with the SoundTube Entertainment IDP-Hub2 and Remote Volume Control Plate.

The SoundTube Entertainment IPD-Hub2 brings IP-based PoE technology to both commercial and residential markets with an alternative to traditional audio distribution systems. The IPD-Hub2 uses Dante infrastructure and Attero Tech uniFY software to provide performance monitoring and EQ/DSP control to individual speakers from any computer with a network connection.

Through the partnership with Attero Tech the IPD-Hub2 and Remote Volume Control Plate create a highly integrated package solution. Paired with SoundTube Entertainment passive ceiling speakers, installers can design cost-effective single- and multi-zone audio systems. The IPD-Hub2 features a native Axiom port allowing the additions of Axiom wall plates to create local inputs to the Dante network. IPD-Hub2 setup and control is supported in uniFY software to enable a single control application for all SoundTube Entertainment and Attero Tech products in the system.

Extron announces the DMP 64 Plus series of compact Digital Matrix Processors featuring six DSP input channels with AEC, together with a flexible mix matrix, USB audio interface and 6x4 analog connectivity, in a half rack space.

The AT models can be powered by PoE+, and provide 32x16 Dante connectivity for Dante microphone arrays and other such devices. Meanwhile the V models include up to x8 VoIP lines for collaboration applications. An ACP bus for audio control panels, an expansion port for bidirectional digital audio connection with DTP CrossPoint or another DMP, x8 audio file players and configurable macros also make the DMP 64 Plus ideal for a wide variety of smaller ecosystems.

MSE announces the SoundTube Entertainment STNet Switch II-- a proprietary Power over Ethernet (PoE) rack-mountable switch designed for use in Dante networks featuring 16 ports.

Designed for pairing with STNet IPD speakers, the STNet Switch II is a 1-RU, 16-port gigabit switch. A 700W power supply guaranties a proprietary 40W PoE to each SoundTube IPD speaker on the switch. While optimised for Dante, the STNet Switch II also features advanced management flexibility through the addition of a user-adjustable built-in DHCP server and two SFP ports for fibre or additional ethernet connections.

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) releases version 2.0 of the DisplayPort (DP) standard-- a first major update since March 2016 providing an up to 3X increase in data bandwidth compared to the most recent version, DP 1.4a.

In total DP 2.0 handles up to 77.37Gbps of bandwidth, with a maximum link rate of 20Gbps/lane and more efficient 128b/132b channel encoding. Thus it promises to address the requirements of future displays, such as "beyond 8K" (7680 x 4320) resolutions, higher refresh rates and high dynamic range (HDR support at higher resolutions, improved multiple display configuration support and an improved user experience with augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) displays, including support for 4K-and-beyond VR resolutions.