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Axis Announces IP-Based Smart Sound System for Vertical Markets

Axis Communications developed an IP-based smart sound system for vertical markets such as retail applications, said the company in a Monday news release. The all-in-one speaker system -- combining an amplifier, mixer, digital signal processing, streaming functionality, mic, power supply…

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and loudspeaker -- requires a single cable using Power over Ethernet technology to send power and data to each unit. The speakers can by addressed and controlled individually or combined for universal commands. Speakers can be grouped into zones for targeted background music, live or prerecorded announcements with variable volume control, said the company. Retailers can create and schedule their own MP3 playlists from a speaker’s offline playlist on SD card or from audio streaming services, said Axis. Announcements can be scheduled from prerecorded audio files or triggered by an event captured by a surveillance camera, it said.