Press Release BMI Completes AV Install at Gallup Organization State-of-the-Art Training Center at Gallup University Showcases BMI Expertise Lincoln, NE, September 9, 2004 – Lincoln, Nebraska-based systems integrator Business Media, Inc. (BMI) recently announced the completion of the $2.5 million audiovisual installation at Gallup Organization’s Gallup University training center. The fifteen room facility includes four conference rooms, four seminar rooms, an executive board room and office, two auditoriums, a network operations center, a dining room, atrium, and a fitness center. Systems integrator BMI got involved in the project in December 2002 and won the bid for the project in February 2003. The BMI team, led by project manager Mark Voutas, worked above and beyond expectation to ensure that the installation occurred as smoothly as possible. The team received the consultant’s specifications and created a real-world, working design for the installation. BMI made decisions on exact products, system specifications and product requests, and confirmed the location of the equipment onsite. The BMI integration team also created extensive line drawings for the AV system, totaling thirty-two sheets in all. After three years of planning and construction, the new facility for the Gallup Organization’s Gallup University (GU) is now the central hub of activity for the world's foremost provider of strengths based management consulting and education. “With the new AV system, we can accommodate the varied needs of a large group. For example, last month there were 150+ people in concurrent meetings using almost every AV capability from Internet access to multimedia playback and presentations to audio or videoconferencing, all at the same time,” explained Kristin Schmidt, multimedia producer for GU. The backbone for the room-to-room integration is Biamp Systems’ AudiaFLEX digital audio platform which was designed by lead systems designer Matt Hodges and his team at BMI. “The routes are flexible in nature and permit a nearly endless combination of audio routes within the facility.  Audio can be routed from one room to another for overflow or routed to the control room for remote monitoring or recording,” said Hodges. Audio for video and audio conferencing is also handled on this digital backbone. BMI installed eight Clear-One audioconferencing codecs and five Tandberg videoconferencing codecs that can be routed to any room at GU. GU’s two auditoriums, Nebraska and Sand Hills, are both are similar in design and function. For the audio in each auditorium, BMI called on years of expertise in the AV field and designed a mix-minus system. BMI delayed the loudspeakers so that the audio image emanates from a specific location. BMI also specified and installed a state-of-the-art, flexible AV system in GU’s four seminar rooms. The rooms are divided by three air walls that can separate to create one large meeting space when necessary. About Business Media, Inc. (BMI) Based in Lincoln, Nebraska with offices in Omaha, Nebraska; Kansas City, Kansas and Des Moines, Iowa, BMI offers a wide range of AV services including consulting, needs analysis, system design, facility configuration, control systems, audio reinforcement, installation, training, maintenance, equipment rentals and video-conferencing facilities. BMI’s systems designers are ICIA CTS certified. BMI can be found online at www.bmiav.com. ** High resolution, print-quality photos available upon request. ** For more information: Jodi Dillon Business Manager, BMI Phone: (402) 476-6222 Email: jdillon@bmiav.com - end -