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Aveco (www.aveco.com) develops and manufactures TV equipment within Central and Eastern Europe. Due the high technical capabilities of Aveco's systems and the reliable customer support, Aveco is now one of the largest suppliers of TV automation in Germany. Aveco has installations in Belgium, England, Greece, Holland, India and Lebanon with interesting projects currently on bid in other countries.

CIS Technology Co., Ltd. (www.cistech.co.kr) provides Broadcasting solutions, especially in automation and broadcasting support systems. CIS Technology has developed the most efficient integrated digital media solutions for broadcasting and media work processes and has gained an excellent reputation for its functionality and reliability in the world market. In addition, CIS Technology has been a leader in state of the art integrated media technology such as integrated media solution of base band and broad band and Digital Archiving to meet new requirements of converging broadcasting, communications and IT industries.

Crispin Corporation (www.crispincorp.com) provides broadcast automation software, equipment, services and support. Modular in design, Crispin's flexible systems help small to large-scale facilities develop and customize cost-effective solutions designed to connect elements from existing and new systems into one, integrated, easy-to-use solution.

DNF Controls' (www.dnfcontrols.com/) provides hardware- and software-based control solutions for equipment used in the television broadcast, audio/video production, post-production and graphics markets. By partnering with industry-leading manufacturers and integrating client feedback into product development, DNF provides superior control tools that are innovative, reliable, and easy-to-use, in addition to outstanding technical support and customer service.

Editware (www.editware.com) develops, manufactures, sells, and supports the award winning Fastrack hybrid editing controller. Since 1996, Editware has supplied editors for the most demanding online editing applications worldwide. The Olympics, NASA, and virtually every TV broadcast station around the country utilizes video/broadcasting equipment designed and manufactured in Grass Valley, and still supported and maintained by Editware.

ETERE Automation (www.etere.com/) develops modular software which takes care of all aspects of a TV broadcasting station. We are experts on the sector: the first release of ETERE took place in 1989. ETERE AUTOMATION is used, at present, by more than 650 broadcasting stations all over the world; it allows you to manage commercial schedule, daily schedule and On Air.

For-A Automation (www.for-a.com) manufactures and distributes video and audio systems to the broadcast, postproduction and professional video markets. For-A is a market leader in the development, manufacture, production and sales of professional video equipment for various applications, development of application-specific software, plus import of electronics products for the Japanese market.

Harris Corporation (www.harris.com) is an international communications technology company focused on providing assured communications™ products, systems and services for government and commercial customers. The company´s operating divisions serve markets for government communications, tactical radio, broadcast, and microwave systems. Harris provides systems and service to customers in more than 150 countries.

Hi Tech Systems, Ltd. (www.hitechsys.co.uk) has been committed to the international television community since 1996, and is one of the leading companies developing and manufacturing remote controllers for VTR and disk servers that are used by broadcasters and facilities companies around the world. These offer controls at the production desk that exploit the full potential of the recording media for the enhancement of production and live action broadcasts.

Ibis Multimedia (www.ibismultimedia.co.uk) provides communication solutions based primarily around the moving image using video, DVD and the internet. Our clients include marketing and service industries, museums, training agencies, production companies, sales and marketing organisations, trade associations, charities and government agencies.

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NDT Group (www.ndtchina.com) is a distributor and system solution provider in the broadcast, telecommunication and other professional industries in China. Our area of services ranging from design, system integration, product distribution and consultant works. NDT’s business scope mainly focuses on program source, production, master-control and transmission areas. We provide end-to-end solution from signal source to digital content distribution.

NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. ( www.neom.com) provides mobile enterprise and marketing technology, bridging the physical and electronic world with innovative direct-to-mobile-Web technology solutions. NeoMedia's flagship qode service links the world's leading companies to the wireless, electronic world.

Ninsight ( www.ninsight.com) masters the whole process of multimedia and audiovisual techniques and tools with a comprehensive suite of reliable applications that automates Media Asset Management: the creation, editing, movement, storage, and retrieval of digital assets, as well as solutions for direct live subtitling for HD and SD.

OmniBus Systems (www.omnibus.tv) provides broadcasting, cable, and satellite organizations with comprehensive automation, media content management and workflow solutions addressing every area of television-related operations. Its sports and newsroom, content, and workflow automation solutions include acquisition and recording of rich media material, media content management, and playout.

Pebble Beach Systems (www.pebble.tv) provides automation and media asset management solutions to broadcasters worldwide that are flexible, scalable, reliable and future proof. Products are available for both large and small broadcasters and are capable of handling acquisition, recording, low and high resolution editing, asset management and playout. Our solutions can be used for news and sports, multi-channel playout and interactive television.

Pharos Communications (www.pharos-comms.com) provides software architecture for broadcast process management. Pharos has developed a wide range of systems for automating the flow of material through broadcast facilities including playout presentation, media asset management, archiving, and facility management.

Pro-Bel (www.pro-bel.com) provides innovative automation, media management, and master control solutions, as well as outstanding routing, control, and modular infrastructure systems—all designed to be flexible and scalable, protecting the investment of the customer. Pro-Bel has a unique understanding of broadcast workflow, providing cost-effective solutions that compromise neither performance nor quality to international broadcast, post-production, cable, and satellite communities.

SI media (www.SI-media.tv) specializes in Broadcast Traffic and Automation Systems and MAM applications, which are built to be modular and stand-alone, yet they may be fully integrated in an harmonic and homogeneous workflow. MOS compliant, SImedia solutions will easily interface to any MAM and archive systems. All the system developed by SImedia are field-proven, based on .NET platform running over SQL and in a high availability clustering environment.

SGT- Société Générale de Téléinformatique (www.sgt.fr) is a European manufacturer and integrator of broadcast solutions on the international market. SGT has become a valued supplier to many broadcasters, who rely on our thorough understanding of the world of broadcasting and our expertise in cutting-edge technologies.

Sobey Digital Technology Co., Ltd (www.sobey.com) is also the largest video and multimedia equipment supplier in China, providing storage solutions and video editing systems to the Chinese Video and Broadcasting marketplace. Sobey has launched over 150 SANs built for video editing networks offerings, which include CG, Nonlinear Editing System, Virtual Set, Video Server and News/Post-production Editing Network System.

Sundance Digital (www.SundanceDigital.com) is an award-winning provider of high-performance television automation solutions. Sundance Digital has a strong commitment to technology, deep roots in all aspects of television, and is highly customer focused. Technical support is available "live" on a 24x7 basis from a team of highly skilled, broadcast-trained engineers.

Magna Systems (www.magnasys.tv) builds complete Networks, Playout Centres or Key Turnkey Solutions for leading broadcasters and telecommunications corporations. Magna Systems has remained focused becoming the world's largest distributor for such companies as SeaChange International and Harris Automation Solutions.

VCI - Automation Solutions (www.vcisolutions.com) has a broad portfolio of products including automation, traffic and business systems, to provide integrated, interoperable systems to maximize revenue, optimize operations, and facilitate future expansion and growth. VCI's highly respected traffic and business system, Orion™, manages selling, scheduling and billing for hundreds of customers.

Automation Solutions – autoXe ™ autoXe™ delivers value driven, smart media solutions for the broadcast and cable industry. VCI’s Automation Solution streamlines the complex workflow processes for the "digital supply chain" by providing an advanced, platform-based, services-oriented architecture for today’s broadcasters. autoXe™ is feature-rich, with easy expansion, redundancy and comprehensive device resource management. Utilizing exception-based on-air schedule management and a sophisticated SQL database to manage content and metadata, autoXe™ reliably manages single or multi-channel and multi-location operations.

Transcoding:

Anystream (www.anystream.com) provides easy-to-use, cost-effective solutions that maximize the value of video content. The company´s automated, mission-critical solutions tightly integrate with legacy production systems to extract video and enhance it with metadata for indexing, searching, deploying, advertising and distributing it through any system, to any device. Anystream has deployed media broadcast strategies of some of the world´s largest media companies, including Time Warner, Viacom and News Corp.

Marquis Broadcast (http://www.marquisbroadcast.com) specialises in the identification, design and implementation of new workflow practices in the broadcasting industry, and has been instrumental in the redesign of hundreds of television centres and newsrooms worldwide. Marquis is also a developer of project management and systems integration solutions that enable broadcasters and other users of digital media to achieve maximum efficiencies from their workflow processes.

Telestream (www.telestream.net) products provide leading media and entertainment companies, corporations, and government institutions with solutions for the encoding, organizing, and delivery of digital media. From plug-in components to desktop craft encoding applications to scalable enterprise-class transcoding-based workflow systems, Telestream´s solutions save users time, effort and money while increasing revenues. The company´s Workgroup & Enterprise solutions and Flip4Mac digital media tools for the Mac streamline media workflows for content owners, creators, and distributors in any industry segment.

Archive Managers and Data Movers:

EMC's (www.emc.com) Avalon Product Division is the world's leading supplier of intelligent data storage management software to the broadcast industry and is ideally suited for a growing number of IT environments. EMC AVALON is an information lifecycle management (ILM) solution specific to the broadcast industry. AVALON is an intelligent policy-based archive manager that joins tiers of disk and tape storage video servers, as well as solutions for the broadcast newsroom. Avalon also interfaces with leading automation controllers, encoders/transcoders, and digital asset management (DAM) systems to provide a central, federated broadcast archive.

ETERE Automation (www.etere.com/) is modular software which takes care of all aspects of a TV broadcasting station. ETERE Automation, used by more than 650 broadcasting stations all over the world, allows them to manage commercial schedule, daily schedule and On Air.

Front Porch Digital (www.fpdigital.com) provides Content Storage Management (CSM) solutions, delivering unique software, services, and integrated hardware solutions for CSM to broadcasters and media companies worldwide. Front Porch Digital’s patented CSM technologies are found in more than 150 installations in more than 40 countries, representing 4.5 million hours of content and more than 30 PB of data under management distinguished for superior functionality, scalability, performance, and customer satisfaction. Front Porch Digital’s award-winning DIVArchive technology manages the largest broadcast archives in operation for the world’s best-known media brands.

Masstech Group Inc. (www.masstech.com) develops software and embedded hardware solutions to enable management, conversion, distribution, and sharing of digital content across open IT storage/server platforms networking infrastructures. Masstech’s offerings in Media Lifecycle Management, Workflow Productivity Enhancement, Business Continuity & Compliance provide customers with value solutions developed through a combination of visionary products and engineering leadership.

Software Generation Limited, (www.sgluk.com/) is an archive management software company which provides digital video storage and archive management software. SGL´s expertise in mainstream data storage has led to nearly 5000 successful installations worldwide of our FlashNet software, in specialist markets including broadcast/video, pre-press and asset management applications.

Straylight Digital (www.straylightdigital.com/) develops software applications for the Television Broadcast industry. Located in Ontario, Canada, the company combines 20 years of broadcast experience with excellence in software development and open systems understanding.

Non-Linear & Linear Editors:

Apple (www.Apple.com) continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and iLife and professional video applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital music and video revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online music store.

Avid Technology, Inc. (www.avid.com) - Avid’s Oscar®, Grammy®, and Emmy® award-winning products and services have made it the world leader in digital nonlinear media creation, management, and distribution solutions, enabling film, video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast professionals to work more efficiently, productively, and creatively.

Editware (www.editware.com) develops, manufactures, sells, and supports the award winning Fastrack hybrid editing controller. Editware has supplied editors for the most demanding online editing applications worldwide, including the Olympics and NASA. Virtually every TV broadcast station around the country utilizes video/broadcasting equipment supported and maintained by Editware.

IMC Technologies Inc. (www.incite-tech.com) specializes in the creation of video/audio production applications for broadcast and post production. IMC Technologies offers broadcasters a total solution that is modular, and thereby easily expandable. It provides open architecture with other Windows-based applications, and is transparent with future technologies, especially those technologies that focus on media acquisition, metadata transparency and 3rd party integration.

Video Encoders:

Digital Rapids Corporation (www.digital-rapids.com) develops professional hardware and software solutions for video ingest, encoding, transcoding, protection, streaming, and delivery. Digital Rapids offers solutions that scale from individual applications to enterprise and global workflows, with the proven expertise to help our customers maximize their productivity and the value of their content in the evolving digital media market. Digital Rapids products integrate seamlessly into new and existing post production, broadcast, institutional and media distribution environments, dramatically increasing the volume and quality of media produced while lowering overall costs.

Digital Vision (www.digitalvision.se) provides innovative image restoration, enhancement, colour correction and data conforming systems that major movie studios, television networks and post-production facilities use to produce and enhance feature films, TV programs and commercials. Digital Vision deploys a strong suite of products for tapeless and non linear grading of HD broadcast and 2K/4K digital intermediate productions. The company’s award-winning products are a standard of the media and entertainment industry and are deployed at top facilities and broadcasters around the world.

Harmonic, Inc. (www.harmonicinc.com) provides versatile and high performance video solutions that enable service providers to efficiently deliver the next generation of broadcast and on-demand services including high definition, video-on-demand, network personal video recording and time-shifted TV. Cable, satellite, broadcast and telecom service providers can increase revenues and lower operational expenditures using Harmonic's video pre-processing, noise reduction and statistical multiplexing technologies, which ensure that service operators can consistently maintain the highest video quality while minimizing bandwidth requirements.

JVC Company of America (www.jvc.com) develops and manufactures sophisticated audio and video products that use superior technologies to deliver high quality sound and images. JVC distributes a complete line of broadcast, professional and presentation equipment including cameras, professional camcorders, DVD recorders, VTRs, high definition monitors, editing equipment, video/data projectors, video data recorders, storage systems and video security products.

Modulus Video (www.modulusvideo.com) has focused 100 percent of its efforts on perfecting the use of the MPEG-4 AVC video compression standard. As a result, Modulus Video´s powerful MPEG-4 AVC encoders are now a critical component behind today´s most compelling IPTV deployments around the world, providing the most efficient use of available bandwidth and delivering outstanding standard definition and high definition television services over new and existing broadband infrastructure.

OpenCube (www.opencube.com) is the first commercial developer of navigation effects, with over 100,000 licenses for professional use in effect. OpenCube's new generation Menus are fully customizable in an advanced visual interface (Visual Infinite Menus), and employed on high profile index pages and nearly every Fortune 500 company and nearly 100,000 other corporations.

Tandberg Television (www.tandbergtv.com) offers the highest quality digital TV solutions including IPTV, HDTV, video-on-demand, advertising on-demand, and interactive TV applications to customers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Tandberg's award-winning solutions include broad suite of open, standards-based products used by the world´s leading network operators, broadcasters and content owners to deliver new viewer experiences and advertising opportunities.

Tiernan (www.tiernan.com) manufacturers a full line of High Definition and Standard Definition video encoders, video receivers, interface converters, and satellite audio broadcast equipment used by hundreds of network operators worldwide.

Digital Asset Management

Ardendo (www.ardendo.com) Ardendo is a software company with focus on integrated solutions for the broadcast industry. Ardendo delivers products and services for media asset management, ingest automation, digital archives, desktop media processing and system integration. The key strength of the Ardendo approach is the modular architecture which is built to serve customer requirements for scalability, availability and customized solutions.

Tedial (www.Tedial.com) – Tecnologias Digitales Audiovisuales – is a 100% Spanish company that focuses its work on the development of R+D+I products in audiovisual technologies sector, bringing custom-made solutions of digitizing, cataloguing and archive, using its own technology.

Virage (www.virage.com) Bringing together complementary technologies from multimedia, security and infrastructure specialists, Virage develops Rich Media Management software and Intelligent Video Analytics. Virage makes television content fully searchable and accessible via IPTV as well as supplying and managing complex security systems.

Closed Caption and Subtitle Insertion

SoftNI Corporation (www.softni.com) creates viewer-oriented subtitling, closed captioning and dubbing solutions for the film, television, DVD and cable/satellite industries. SoftNI's goal is to develop systems which improve the understanding and enjoyment of motion pictures, television programs and live events across our Multilingual Global Village™.

Starfish Technologies Limited ( www.starfish.tv) offers a range of innovative solutions in technology areas that include: Closed Captioning and Subtitling, Audio Description, Compliance Logging, Local insertion Transmission Systems, Scheduling and Teletext. Starfish has developed a complete task management solution for Subtitle and Audio description workflow.

Telestream (www.telestream.net) products deliver solutions for encoding, organizing, and delivery of digital media. Telestream´s plug-in components, desktop craft encoding applications and scalable enterprise-class transcoding-based workflow systems, save users time, effort and money while increasing revenues. Telestream´s Workgroup & Enterprise solutions and Flip4Mac digital media tools for the Mac streamline media workflows for content owners, creators, and distributors in any industry segment.

MOG Solutions (www.mog-solutions.com) offers a diverse, award-winning product family of powerful MXF tools that enable accelerated development and migration to the next generation of IT-based multimedia content applications. These MXF applications enable users to easily have MXF in their desktop with a variety of functionalities ranging from the creation, manipulation and metadata logging of MXF files to the simple playout of MXF files. MOG Solutions products allow customers across all sectors of the industry - including broadcasting, digital cinema, advertising and distribution - to quickly adopt MXF.

Modular Products

Evertz Technologies Limited (www.evertz.com) designs, manufactures and markets video and audio infrastructure equipment for the production, post production, broadcast and internet protocol television ("IPTV") industry. Evertz’ solutions are purchased by content creators, broadcasters, specialty channels and television service providers to support their increasingly complex multi-channel digital and high definition television ("HDTV") broadcast environments and by telecommunications companies to roll-out IPTV. Evertz’ products allow its customers to generate additional revenue while reducing costs through the more efficient signal routing, distribution, monitoring and management of content as well as the automation of previously manual processes.

Miranda Technologies Inc. ( www.miranda.com) develops, manufactures and markets high-performance hardware and software for the television broadcast industry. Its solutions are purchased by content creators, broadcasters, specialty channels and television service providers to enable and enhance the transition to a complex multi-channel digital and HDTV broadcast environment. Miranda equipment allows customers to generate additional revenue while reducing costs through the more efficient distribution and management of content as well as the automation of previously manual processes.

Snell & Wilcox (www.snellwilcox.com) designs and builds the world's most advanced systems for video playout, mastering, repurposing, infrastructure, and live production switching. Providing solutions that deliver immediate value while enabling a controlled and cost-effective transition to HD and file-based systems, Snell & Wilcox serves a worldwide base of customers in the broadcast, postproduction, cable, satellite, mobile TV, and IPTV markets.

Production Systems

EVS Broadcast Equipment (www.evs.tv) designs media servers, with the associated control software and production networks, for the international television and motion picture communities. Their innovative Live Slow Motion system revolutionized live broadcasting and their technology is now widely used in nonlinear editing and High Definition across the television broadcast market worldwide.

Sony Corporation of America (www.sony.com) manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Sony's music, motion picture, television, computer entertainment, and online businesses make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., and a 50% interest in Sony BMG Music Entertainment, one of the largest recorded music companies in the world.

Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Co. (www.panasonic.com/broadcast) supplies broadcast and professional video products and systems. Panasonic Broadcast is a unit company of Panasonic Corporation of North America. The company is the North American headquarters of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan, and the hub of its U.S. marketing, sales, service and R & D operations.

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