Yngve Sandboe, a renowned software developer and networking expert, is the company's director of software development. Sandboe's many achievements include the award-winning VLC Safari Lighting Control software and the unique SandNet network operating system.
Hans Lau is responsible for the company's manufacturing operations, as well as thehardware and firmware development. He has more than 25 years of experience in the lighting controls industry and an extensive record of product development and manufacturing management.
Lennart Knauf - long-time support expert for the transtechnik/AVAB/ETC group -is behind the conceptual design of the system hardware. Knauf has facilitated extensive design input from users and major venues around the world and will continue to develop the company's customer and dealer support programs.
Oliver M. Klaeffling, the company's spokesperson, is back after three years' absence from the industry, and is responsible for the user interface design and coordination of all user and distributor support and marketing operations.
Aiming at the professional theatrical and live markets, the console wraps new hardware and software concepts into an exceptionally powerful package. "The system offers the kind of functionality asked for by the most demanding users and will bring show control in sophisticated theatrical and live environments a giant step forward," said Knauf.
"This will be the first system specifically designed to incorporate all the features ofACN and therefore benefit from all that this ground-breaking technology has to offer,"commented Sandboe, who is actively working with the ESTA ACN (Advanced Control Network) Task Group.
"We are proud to be associated with such an innovative and exciting product andlook forward to a successful preview at the show," said Heinz Siller of RST, The-Fun-Company's German distributor. The console preview will be on display at RST's booth 8.0 J59 from 1 April 2004, the second day of the ProLight&Sound show.
(Lee Baldock)
