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Welcome to the HB Press Room
This area includes press releases, publications and other collateral that feature our industry leading solutions. Please be sure to check back regularly for updates. If you have any questions, take a moment to contact us directly using our toll free number at 800.243.4414.
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System Contractor News names HB Communications, Inc. as #7 in their list of the SCN Top 50 I (.pdf) |
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HB Communications, Inc. awarded two-year Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC) contract MC09-B11 for Multi-Media Equipment. | |
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HB is Recognized at ACES Business Advisory Council Recognition Dinner (.pdf) |
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HB Communications is Awarded State of Connecticut 5 Year Contract (.pdf) |
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Used with permission of Testa Communications from the May 2005 50th Anniversary Issue of Sound & Communications magazine. For more information, go to www.soundandcommunications.com |
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HB Communications, North Haven, CT announced today the acquisition of certain assets of World Audio Visual Enterprises, WAVE, of Mountainside, New Jersey.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 14, 2006
Contact:
Jennifer Thompson
Marketing Director
60 Dodge Avenue
North Haven, CT
Phone: 800.243.4414
jthompson@hbcommunications.com
NORTH HAVEN, CT - HB Communications, Inc. announced today that it had completed the acquisition of certain assets of World Audio Visual Enterprises (WAVE), of Mountainside, New Jersey in a cash transaction. WAVE is an audio/visual integrator primarily focused on the Metro New York and New Jersey markets.
HB Communications, Inc., founded in 1946 as an audiovisual equipment distributor for the educational market, is one of the leading audio/visual communications company in the Northeast. "I'm looking forward to our expanding resources in the tri-state area. Increasing our presence in New York and New Jersey enables us to give more attention to those we serve," states Mackey Barron, President and Founder of HB. "This transaction will allow HB to provide service and integrated solutions more efficiently to our New York and New Jersey customers," adds Dana Barron, CEO of HB.
Mario Porto and Walter Vierschilling will join HB from WAVE. Each will serve as a Vice President of Sales and Administration and remarked, "We are excited to be a part of the history and tradition of HB Communications, and we look forward to enhancing HB's ability to deliver the expert audio/visual integration and service that customers require."
OPTIBASE PARTNERS WITH HB COMMUNICATIONS VIDEO SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS IN US MARKETS
HB Communications to Offer Optibase Professional Solutions for Advanced Video over IP Solutions to the Public and Private Sector
Mountain View, California, March 9, 2009 – Optibase (NASDAQ: OBAS), a leading provider of advanced video over IP solutions, today announced a partnership with HB Communications Inc., an award-winning provider of technology solutions for audiovisual (AV), video and professional audio needs, with over 60 years of expertise in the areas of streaming media, broadcast video, content creation, distance learning and system integration.
HB Communications will leverage Optibase’s IPTV platforms and video distribution systems as key elements in its “Total Solution Approach” to creating custom solutions that address its customers’ audio and video needs in boardrooms, conference centers, training rooms, distance learning centers, entertainment facilities, museums and houses of worship.
Through its partnership with Optibase, HB Communications can now provide its customers with a full line of video encoders, ranging from the carrier-grade MGW 5100, and the MGW FlashStreamer, which provides Internet encoding and streaming, to the exceptionally compact, rugged and cost-effective H.264 encoder - MGW Micro . Optibase encoders combine seamlessly with the EZ TV Video Portal to provide access across organizations to live, VOD and NPVR content from set-top-box, PC and Mac clients.
"We are thrilled that HB Communications has chosen to partner with us in delivering IPTV solutions.” said Joseph (Yossi) Aloni, President Optibase Inc., “Partnering with quality system integrators like HB Communications is key to our success in making innovative technologies such as real-time video streaming, H.264 format and advanced desktop video players accessible to customers who are leaders in the areas of education, corporate cost reduction, and entertainment."
"We are excited about delivering Optibase products to our customers as part of our Total Solutions Approach,” said Kevin Collins, Vice President, HB Communications. “Optibase's IPTV solutions will allow us to continue the tradition of providing our customers the highest quality systems the industry has to offer while enabling us to reach new customers that require complex carrier-grade audio-visual systems. We look forward to taking on new and challenging opportunities, with Optibase as an essential partner to our success."
About Optibase
Optibase provides video over IP solutions, specializing in video encoding, decoding and streaming for federal and state government agencies, Telco operators, enterprise organizations and the world's leading broadcast service providers. With a collection of open, standards-based products, Optibase enables its customers to take full advantage of video distribution over their IP network, ensuring superb video quality in a scale of bit-rates for simple and effective video streaming to desktops, STBs and VOD applications. For further information, please visit www.optibase.com.
About HB Communications
HB Communications Inc. has been the Northeast’s leading provider of audiovisual, video and professional audio solutions since 1946. HB’s headquarters is an innovative, 92,000 square-foot facility located in North Haven, Connecticut. With additional offices in Waltham, Massachusetts and Mountainside, New Jersey, HB has the capacity to deliver its expertise to the Northeast region and beyond. HB’s concept to completion methodology allows for custom design and seamless integration into any educational, corporate or residential environment. For further information, please visit www.hbcommunications.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning our marketing and operations plans. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made based on management's current expectations which involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks related to the video technologies market in general, and the evolving IPTV market in particular, competition, our ability to manage growth and expansion, general economic conditions and other risk factors. For a more detailed discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements in this news release, please refer to Optibase's most recent annual report on Form 20-F. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements made herein.
HB EARNS FIVE YEAR GSA CONTRACT
HB Communications earns GSA Schedule Contract GS-03F-0001V
North Haven, CT, April 16, 2009 – HB Communications Inc., the leading provider of technology solutions for audiovisual (AV), video and professional audio needs with over 60 years of expertise in the areas of streaming media, broadcast video, content creation, distance learning and system integration, announces that they have earned a GSA Contract for Federal Supply Group 58 I – Schedule Contract GS-03F-0001V.
With the GSA Contract schedule in place for 58-I and others planned to add, HB is able to leverage with valuable manufacturers to provide better technology and government pricing for all sectors of government. With our customers being able to take advantage of on-line shopping at the GSA Advantage we are able to offer instant savings to the government! The GSA Advantage website provides users with on‑line access to contract ordering information, terms and conditions, up‑to‑date pricing, and the option to create an electronic delivery order. The contract runs through until September 30, 2013.
Currently HB can sell Christie, Crestron, AMX, Sonic Foundry and JBL on the contract along with now adding the labor categories for system design, engineering, installation and service of audio video and video teleconference command and control systems. Also by adding Sonic Foundry and AMX we have strong multi-media offerings.
“One of the high points of serving our government customers with our new GSA Contract is we are now finally able to offer teaming solutions with HB’s strategic partners that can address any requirement that our profession offers. We can support our customers while offering pre-approved supporting labor rates for the expert design, engineering, installation and service that we have over 60 years of expertise in” stated Dana Baron, CEO of HB Communications, Inc..
The GSA Schedule Contract 58-I is for Professional Audio/Video Telemetry/Tracking, Recording/ Reproducing and Signal Data Solutions.
About HB Communications
HB Communications Inc. has been the Northeast’s leading provider of audiovisual, video and professional audio solutions since 1946. HB’s headquarters is an innovative, 92,000 square-foot facility located in North Haven, Connecticut. With additional offices in Waltham, Massachusetts and Mountainside, New Jersey, HB has the capacity to deliver its expertise to the Northeast region and beyond. HB’s concept to completion methodology allows for custom design and seamless integration into any educational, corporate or residential environment. For further information, please visit www.hbcommunications.com or call 800.243.4414.
