Agreements, Acquisitions and Partnerships

Biamp Systems, Portland, Ore., joined SIA Software's Smaart Partners. Biamp Advantage MSP-22 and MSP-11 processors can use Smaart device drivers. Download the drivers from SIA's Web site, www.siasoft.com.

Shure Incorporated purchased the Popper Stopper brand of studio pop filters from Middle Atlantic. Shure will offer the filters with its KSM studio microphones. Find these companies on the Web at www.shure.com and www.middleatlantic.com.

Stardraw.com Ltd. announced that Celestion is fully supporting and standardizing on Stardraw Audio. Celestion and Stardraw are working on a version of Stardraw Audio Lite to integrate Stardraw Celestion symbols into the program.

Selenium Electronics and Peavey Electronics Corporation formed a joint venture in Brazil. Peavey do Brazil LTDA's goal is to manufacture and sell products in Brazil's professional audio and musical instrument market. See www.selenium-usa.com and www.peavey.com.