Robert Smallwood, Smart AV's general manager operations and marketing, comments: "We are pleased to be working with Klotz Digital in the Asia Pacific region. The company has good coverage throughout the area and has a very conscientious and thorough attitude. Its strong technical background in digital audio and its readiness to configure our consoles with customers' choice of processing engine makes it an ideal partner for Smart AV."
Sales and support for the Asian region that includes China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand will be co-ordinated from Klotz Digital's regional headquarters in Malaysia. The Australian market will be managed from Klotz Digital Australia in Lane Cove, NSW.
"This partnership has great synergy for both companies. Our customers are accustomed to working with very innovative and reliable products that offer a fast and efficient mode of operation. Smart AV consoles combine the same advantages, so this adds a great product line to the Klotz Digital portfolio," explains André Sauer, Klotz Digital Asia Pacific's managing director. This distribution agreement builds on the technology collaboration that the two companies entered into in October 2004, which provided the basis for the integration of the Smart AV's console control surfaces with Klotz Digital's VADIS (Variable Audio Distribution Interface System) audio/media platform. Klotz Digital regional centres will also support the configuration of Smart Consoles with processing engines from Smart AV's other partners.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
