Crown Offers Free Online Seminars For Network Design In Audio Projects

Providing system designers and integrators with leading amplifier technology and unmatched technical knowledge and support, Crown International is offering two online seminars focused on network design for audio projects. The free seminars are first-come, first-serve, with registration being limited to 50 participants per seminar. Each will be offered twice to accommodate individual schedules.

Each seminar will be led by Bradford Benn, Director of Application Engineering for Crown. Benn is Crown’s lead network design and development specialist and has worked on projects ranging from NFL stadiums and NASCAR racetracks to NHL arenas.

The first of the two seminars entitled Networking 101 will be a primer on Ethernet Networking.  It will include basic discussion of connectivity, addressing, and hardware options. It is designed to assist with the design of basic systems and provide a vocabulary to build from larger systems. The session will be offered at the following times:

Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009

Time: 2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time

Session number: 719 316 881

Date: Friday, December 4, 2009

Time: 9:00 am, Eastern Standard Time

Session number: 713 516 242

The second, Deconstructing an Arena, will discuss how one goes through designing a networked control system for an arena studio system. The concepts discussed will apply to all sizes of projects.  The session will be offered at the following times:

Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009

Time: 9:00 am, Eastern Standard Time

Session number: 717 500 457


Date: Friday, December 4, 2009

Time: 2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time

Session number: 719 014 996

For more information, or to register for any of the above seminars visit http://www.crownaudio.com/tutorials/webinars091203.htm.

These seminars will be conducted through WebEx Training Center. The requirements are an active internet connection, a web browser, and either a computer with audio capability. Exact requirements can be found at http://support.webex.com/support/system-requirements.html.

Crown is a unit of Harman International Industries, Incorporated (www.harman.com <http://www.harman.com/> ).  Harman International designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment products for the automotive, consumer and professional markets, and maintains a strong presence in the Americas, Europe and Asia, employing more than 11,000 people worldwide. The Harman International family of brands includes AKG®, Audioaccess®, Becker®, BSS®, Crown®, dbx®, DigiTech®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson®, Revel®, QNX®, Soundcraft® and Studer®. Harman International’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “NYSE: HAR.”