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Edmonton11442 Winterburn Rd. N.W.Edmonton, AB T5S 2Y3780.462.8275Fax 780.462.8238

Calgary3, 1815-27th Ave. N.E.Calgary, AB T2E 7E1403.291.5143Fax 403.291.5188

Toronto5170B Timberlea Blvd.Mississauga, ON L4W 2S5905.625.4321Fax 905.625.4333

Montréal7715, Boul. Henri-Bourassa OuestSt-Laurent, QC H4S 1P7514.333.3324 Fax 514.333.1512

SEPTEMBER 2011VOLUME 17 • ISSUE 3

THE TMXSTEPS INTO THE FUTURE WITH LEDToday, TMX Group is much more than Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), the cornerstone of Canada’s capital markets. TMX has expanded into energy trading and clearing with NGX; derivatives trading and clearing with Montréal Exchange, CDCC, EDX London and BOX; fixed income trading and information services with Shorcan and PC-Bond; and investor relations services with Equicom.

In 2002, Applied Electronics was contracted as the audio visual designer, supplier and integrator for the TMX Broadcast Centre Display wall, Gallery, and Broadcast Studio. The Broadcast Centre Display Wall

is used every business day by senior financial journalists from Canadian business media to interview leading figures in the world of finance. The Broadcast Centre Display wall is seen on many Canadian and international networks including Business News Network ,CNBC, FOX, SUN News Network and CityNews Channel and provides up-to-date information on the market at a glance. .The Gallery space is used for a variety of events including product launches, annual meetings, news conferences and seminars. Installed in the Gallery, AEL integrated 6 LCD monitors and two large 8 foot rear projection presentation screens along with a complete audio, video and control system.

Most recently, the TMX approached AEL to supply an upgraded display system which featured little to no maintenance cost for 5 to 7 years and still provided the reliability and colour saturation they and their viewing audience are accustomed to. AEL replaced the existing Xenon based projection engines with 14 Christie Digital RPMSP-LED01 LED rear screen tiling projectors. These LED light source based engines are designed for extended use applications, and provide significantly reduced operational cost and improved overall image quality and operational performance.

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AEL Project Team: Chris Randles, Wolfgang Pechmann and Grant Stockley

The 25th AEL Annual Golf Tournament was held at Nobleton Lakes Golf Club, in Nobleton, on Monday, August 8th. Once again we had a capacity turnout of clients and industry partners together to enjoy a great day of golf and a superb dinner. Our gratitude to all of our generous sponsors extends beyond a simple thank you: without your

support the tournament would simply not be the same. We look forward to seeing you all again next year!

TORONTO

Vancouver 604.439.7228 Fax 604.439.7210 • Edmonton 780.462.8275 Fax 780.462.8238 • Calgary 403.291.5143 Fax 403.291.5188

Toronto 905.625.4321 Fax 905.625.4333 • Montréal 514.333.3324 Fax 514.333.1512

We at Applied Electronics would like to

express our gratitude to our business partners

below for their generous sponsorship of our

25th annual Golf tournament.

Applied Electronics Limited is Canada’s leading

designer, supplier and integrator of audio visual,

broadcast and post production technology. We can

offer the solution you need – a service, a product,

or a complete system build. We are your complete

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1. Winner Patricia Carr (Soundcraft/Studer) receiving the prize from Sue Stechly (AEL) for the Ladies’ Longest Drive 2. Winner Chad Midgley (The Fight Network) receiving the prize from Sue Stechly (AEL) for the Men’s Longest Drive 3. Winner Dave Dankmeyer (Municipality of Durham) receiving the prize from Brian Campanotti (Front Porch) for the Men’s Closest to the Pin 4. Winners Sue Stechly (AEL), Helen LeBeau (Corus), Deb Sanderson (The Shopping Network) and Samantha Gardener (Dome) receiving the prize from Jim Goessinger (AEL) for the Most Honest Team 5. Winner Patricia Carr (Soundcraft/Studer) receiving the prize from Brian Campanotti (Front Porch) for the Ladies Closest to the Pin 6. Winner William Hanna (Humber) receiving the prize from Eric Riehl (AEL) for the Biggest Splash 7. Winners Anthony Cicone (The Fight Network), Chad Midgley (The Fight Network), Eric Riehl (AEL) - prize given to Robert Miles (CTV) and Dave Rutherford (The Fight Network) receiving the prize from Jamie Easson (AEL) for the 2nd Place Team 8. Winners John Hallman (Christie Digital), Steve Coulter (CTV), Remy Fernandes (Hydro One Brampton) and Greg Mather (Hydro One Brampton) receiving the prize from Mike Dalton (AEL) for the 1st Place Team

CALGARYGOLF TOURNAMENTOn Wednesday, August 17th, 2011, we held our AEL 5th Annual Golf Tournament again at the D’Arcy Ranch Golf Club in Okotoks, Alberta. Applied would like to thank the D’Arcy staff for their professionalism and organization for this event which ran very smoothly. Applied would also like to send out a special thank you to our title sponsors: Crestron, Christie and Harris for their generous support.

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1. Check-in table 2. Luke Azevedo (Calgary Economic Development), Paul Stechly (AEL), Brian Vos (Jump Studios), and Dave Anson (Mount Royal University) 3. Winners Robert Mueller (Town of Okotoks), Paul Parzan (Compton Petroleum), Jo Ellen Krchnak (Pace Oil & Gas). Not pictured - Dan Cote (Compton Petroleum), receiving the prize from Kevin Stewart (AEL) for the Lowest Score 4. Pam Nagel, Rob Shakespear, Kara Battle and Keith Johnson (all from Forzani Group) 5. Dan Cote (Compton Petroleum), Robert Mueller (Town of Okotoks), Paul Parzan (Compton Petroleum) and Jo Ellen Krchnak (Pace Oil & Gas) 6. Scott Etzel (Stuart Olson), Barrie Vereshagin (Stuart Olson), Jonathan Williams (MHPM) and Ryan Bell (Crestron) winners of the Most Honest Team 7. Winner Howard Wirth (Joe Media) receives the draw prize from Kevin Stewart (AEL) 8. Winner Paul Parzan (Compton Petroleum) accepting for Men’s Longest Drive winner Dan Cote (Compton Petroleum) 9. Winner Luke Azevedo (Calgary Economic Development) receiving the prize from Kevin Stewart (AEL) for the Ball in the Water Draw 10. Paul Parzan (Compton Petroleum), Robert Mueller (Town of Okotoks) and Jo Ellen Krchnak (Pace Oil & Gas). Not pictured - Dan Cote (Compton Petroleum) 11. Ken Filewych (Heartland), Howard Wirth (Joe Media), Jeff August (Jump Studios) and Alan English (AEL) 12. Peter Stewart, Carlo Petrini, Chris Dunwald and Geordie Macleod (all from Calgary Flames) 13. Winners Ryan Bell (Crestron), Barrie Vereshagin (Stuart Olson), Scott Etzel (Stuart Olson) and Jonathan Williams (MHPM) receiving the prize for The Most Honest Team 14. Bruce Chapman (Target Project Management), Andrea Fichtner (Brookfield Properties) and Vicki Fretz (Brookfield Properties) and Mike Dalton (AEL) 15. Peter Golby (PG Consulting), Brad Marlborough (Provident Energy), Kevin Stewart (AEL) and Alan Spensley (Deloitte) 16. Peter Gillespie (AEL), Norm Michaelis (Shaw Media), Gary Shepherd (SAIT) and Dave Muscat (Christie Digital)

GOLF TOURNAMENT

GLOBAL SASKATCHEWAN MOBILE TWINSApplied Electronics and Frontline delivered a pair of new ENG vans to Shaw Media/Global News Saskatchewan this August. Seen here prior to donning their Shaw Media livery, the vans will be in daily service supporting the Global News operations in Saskatoon (CFSK) and Regina (CFRE). The vehicles are based on the Ford E350 V8 chassis – the Frontline configuration is known as ENG-LT. Notably these vans are equipped with MEPS 6.3kw on-engine power systems, which replace gasoline generator sets, and save about 200kg in weight. The vans have 14.7m (48’) Will-Burt masts, with Lukon coating to ward off the Saskatchewan ice fog!

Applied Electronics completed the integration for both vans within two weeks of their arrival to Applied Electronics warehouse from Frontline’s conversion facility. Among the production goodies: Panasonic video switcher, Boland 20” and dual 8.4” monitors, Evertz video &

audio distribution and AVP patchfields, audio mixer and IFB control by Studio Technologies, Telex intercom and Lectrosonics wireless IFB systems.

ACCESSIBLE MEDIA’S NEW HOME

Identical ENG Twins!

Conversion by Frontline/Integration by AEL

Please contact Dave McGinn for information on your next News vehicle: dmcginn@appliedelectronics.com.

AEL Project Team: Dave McGinn, Syed Jafri, Jamie Easson, Jeff Dimock, Jason Shao

THE PROJECT INCLUDED:• Installing an HD router. • Installing HD DAs, QC and monitoring systems in CER. • Upgrading master control to enable the monitoring of 5.1

surround sound. • Installing an operator friendly QC monitoring and delegation

system in Master Control. • Supplying and programming an Extron control system to enable

monitoring of video and audio outgoing and return signals.• Installing A/V patch panels for easy access to points in the

various distribution chains.

Master control operators can now easily monitor video and stereo or 5.1 audio through an integrated Extron interface.

EQUIPMENT UTILIZED• Harris Panacea HD Router• AVP Patch panels• Alienware monitors• AJA converters • Denon receiver• Extron controller (programming by AEL)• Harris QMV6800 Multiviewer

Established in 1989, Accessible Media Inc. is a non-profit, multi-media organization that operates VoicePrint and The Accessible Channel – TACtv, making print and broadcast media accessible to more than 5 million Canadians with significant vision or hearing impairments. For two decades VoicePrint has been Canada’s leading provider of audio versions of published current news and information. VoicePrint is the world’s largest audio-reading service in terms of number of homes accessed. Launched in January 2009, The Accessible Channel broadcasts, 24/7, open-described and closed-captioned versions of popular, current TV shows and favourite movies to a broad audience.

AMI approached Applied Electronics to upgrade the infrastructure in their Hamilton Playout Facility. The challenge was to design a simple-to-use, semi-automated interface that allowed operators to select outgoing or return feeds, in stereo or in 5.1 surround sound, at the touch of a button. A secondary challenge was to keep AMI on the air while replacing their current infrastructure!

• Applied Electronics has a lot of dedicated employees. To keep that mojo going we drink A LOT of coffee. At our head office alone, we consume approximately 800 litres of coffee a year!

• Our shippers Kim, Wayne, Phil, Gerry, Isis and Lindsay are very busy throughout the year. They receive over 55,000 delivery pieces per year.

• AEL is always on the move! We have 23 service vehicles company wide, which travel a total 460,000 kms per year. With that many kilometers, our vehicles could drive from our Toronto office to our Burnaby office 138 times!

• Our Broadcast Systems Group and AV Division at Applied facilitates approximately 700 projects per year.

• 1 out of every 4 employees at Applied Electronics can either play a musical instrument, plays in a band currently, or can sing. We are a very talented bunch!!

• There is no town too small for our services. This year, our tech Morris Fenerty (AEL Edmonton) completed a job in the town of High Level, Alberta. The population of that town is 3887 people. This install was the smallest town that Applied Electronics completed a job this year.

AEL FASTFACTS

Applied Electronics is pleased to receive the Christie National Dealer of the Year for 2010. Christie and Applied Electronics have worked in partnership for over 20 years and we hope to continue this strong business relationship for many years to come. A special Thank You goes to Christie Digital and Dave Muscat (far right) for this prestigious award.

15 YEARS SID DODD (AUGUST 19, 1996)Born in the town of Hexham, England, Sid’s technical training began in the Royal Air Force at the age of 17. He later worked at his first television station in 1959 at Tyne - Tees Television in the U.K. In 1971 he then moved to Canada and worked at Advertel and then at VTR productions. He then joined the Broadcast department in 1996 as a Broadcast technician. Sid enjoys spending time gardening with his wife of 55 years, Mabel. Sid has 4 sons, John Michael, Ian and Richard. Thank you for all your hard work Sid!

NEW HIRE ELSON JIANG (APRIL 11, 2011)Elson joined our AEL Mississauga office as a Network Administrator. Elson comes to AEL with a strong educational background. He has a computer science degree from the University of Toronto, a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Civil Building, and a Master’s degree in Bridge Structural Design. His main duties are to maintain the infrastructure of our five offices IT

network under IT Manager, Phil Savage’s direction. Welcome to Applied Elson!

NEW HIRE GREG HAGAN (MAY 2, 2011)Greg joins our A/V Division as the A/V inside sales support representative. Greg has over 10 years of A/V sales and distribution experience and is responsible for all customer service and inside sales inquiries through our head office. Greg is a multi-talented instrumentalist, who enjoys writing, recording and performing his own compositions.

Welcome to the team Greg!

NEW HIRE ISIS MARK (MAY 2, 2011) (EDMONTON)The friendly new voice on the phone in our Edmonton office is that of Isis Mark. She comes to AEL Edmonton with over 6 years of experience holding various administrative positions. Isis was born and raised in Edmonton but lived in Toronto for two years. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her 9 year old son, Demari, and working with her sister as

Fashion Stylists. Welcome to the team Isis!

APPLIED ELECTRONICSRECEIVES CHRISTIE’S NATIONAL DEALER OF THE YEAR AWARD

10 YEARS ANGELA THORPE (JULY 9, 2001)Angela is our Senior Accounts Receivable Credit and Collections Associate who has been in the AEL accounting department since 2001. After graduating from college, she started her career in various accounting and business administration positions, and decided to then focus more on the accounting side of business. Angela is multilingual, speaking

French and Italian fluently and enjoys spending time with her husband of 9 years, James and two children Marcus (5) and Samantha (3). Angela is very proud of her two children, especially of Marcus, who recently scored the winning soccer goal to win the championship game! Congratulations Marcus! Thank you Angela for 10 years of dedicated service.

10 YEARS GLENN COLE (SEPTEMBER 19, 2001)Glen joined AEL in 2001 as a CAD Designer after graduating from Sheridan College. He currently oversees AV building designs, equipment layouts and fabrication design in our Mississauga office. He has worked on various major designs for AEL including Corus and McMaster University design layouts. Thank you for 10 years of dedication to our

CAD department Glenn! Glenn and his wife, Janet, will be celebrating their 20th anniversary in February, congratulations Glenn and Janet!

10 YEARS WAYNE OWEN (SEPTEMBER 2001)Born and raised in Toronto, Wayne joined AEL in 2001 working alongside Kim O’Grady in our Mississauga shipping and receiving department. Wayne started with AEL through an agency during the transition phase from our previous building and then was offered a full time position as warehouse shipping and receiving attendant once the move was

complete. Wayne is a handyman at heart; he is a Class A licensed Mechanic and enjoys building and repairing cars in his spare time. He has 3 step children, Angela, Allannah and Christopher. Thank you Wayne, for 10 years of dedication to AEL!

AEL Viewfinder Staff I Editor: Andre Beadle I Co-Editor: Gord Ballantyne I Design: Infinite Graphics Inc.THANKS TO ALL AEL STAFF WHO HAVE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS EDITION