Abit

www.abit.co.uk

Abit has been producing quality automation products for the broadcasting industry for over ten years. Founded in 1992, Abit has consistently provided improvements and innovations in automation and media management. Station automation is a critical part of your operation. It is vital to choose a supplier that appreciates the very special nature of television while being founded on a solid computing and communications background.

AmberFin

www.amberfin.com

AmberFin's iCR software tools digitize, master and repurpose new and archived media content to enable viewing on any device. We understand complex file-based workflows and our unrivalled image quality strengths enable the delivery of superior looking HD and SD content at lower file sizes. Innovation and expertise is crucial and that is why we are trusted by the worlds leading content owners across genres including movies, sports, programs, news and live events. This includes Sony, NBA, Turner Broadcasting, BT, Channel 4, RTM and Warner Brothers.

For further information visit: www.amberfin.com

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. From headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ardendo supports a growing global customer base. Ardendo has several high-profile reference installations of systems for IT-based processing of digital media. The current customer base covers customers in news, general program production, playout services and post production. Ardendo founded in 1997 and became a part of Vizrt in April 2006. With the roots in academia and high-performance computing, Ardendo maintains an “extreme competence” corporate culture.

Autocue

www.autocue.com

The industry leader in broadcast prompting equipment, Autocue is rapidly becoming one of the leading suppliers of newsroom and transmission automation systems, applying the very latest technologies to a field which few companies know as well. Their QSeries consists of a number of modules which can be used standalone or together as a fully integrated solution. QNet is a networked scripting and prompting system; QNews offers a full range of newsroom administration, management and production tools; QTx is a comprehensive automation package, which can provide on-air transmission automation, and QMedia software, which allows customers to integrate ingest, browse, edit and manage media assets.

Aveco

www.aveco.com

AVECO provides TV and newsroom automation systems. Based on the QNX operating system and industrial PC hardware, the systems provide mission critical reliability and true real-time behavior. The architecture is flexible and supports any business model, workflow and technology. Aveco adopts open standards to allow for integration with the latest TV and IT devices, while legacy equipment is also strongly supported, and can be reused. Aveco customers can appreciate their full dedication to support. Using remote access via Internet or modem lines, they perform upgrades, expansions, configuration changes and problem tracking, while the customer system stays on air. Omneon products with AVECO automation, can deliver end-to-end solutions for small to multi-channel stations.

Building4Media

www.building4media.com

Building4Media's FORK/TV is among the most innovative playout automation systems for TV stations. They focus on creating added value for broadcasters and by investing in state-of-the-art software technologies. FORK/TV offers broadcasters the reliability, functionality, flexibility and efficiency they need. With FORK/TV, broadcasters can grow from a complete playout system on just one computer, to a multi-station playout system with full redundancy. FORK/TV also offers the best integration between editing and playout with its own desktop editing software. The software uses existing playout systems and office computers (saving infrastructure cost), and optimizes integration of high-end edit sets (for video files). When choosing a partner for a playout system, both Omneon and Building4Media are part of the new generation of companies working for broadcasters and using state-of-the-art technologies and open standards. The full power of this innovative team is realized through innovative use of technology and the best price/performance ratio offered.

CIS

www.cistech.co.kr

Established in 1993, CIS Technology Co., Ltd. has been a leader in Korean Broadcasting solutions, especially in automation and broadcasting support systems. CIS Technology has also completed numerous broadcasting projects over the last 12 years. Based on this experience, 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.

Comprompter

www.comprompter.com

Comprompter News & Automation™ has been a long time leader in integrated digital newsroom automation and sets the industry standard for simplicity, efficiency, and economy in live news operations. For 23 years, Comprompter has been recognized for its innovative approach to integrating newscast preparation and on-air presentation by incorporating your choice of production devices into an efficient and effective workflow.

Crispin

www.crispincorp.com

Crispin Corporation is a leading provider of reliable, cost-effective broadcast automation solutions for the commercial, news playback and program recording markets. Working in conjunction with the Omneon Spectrum Media Server System and most popular news and traffic systems, Crispin offers simple or full automation solutions plus video server mirroring, asset management and a variety of automatic reporting functions.

Dalet

www.dalet.com

Dalet Digital Media Systems and Omneon Video Networks have teamed up to deliver a reliable and scaleable end-to-end solution for producing, managing and broadcasting television news. DaletPlus News Suite reduces time-to-air by giving broadcasters full access and control over the entire news production process. DaletPlus News Suite offers flexible ingest, user-friendly desktop editing, robust asset management, powerful scheduling and playout control of Omneon video servers. Together, Dalet and Omneon offer broadcasters a modular, scalable architecture that adapts to any existing environment. Facilities can grow from a single channel to a large multi-channel system with ease. View the Dalet & Omneon relationship.

Dayang

www.dayang.com

Dayang is a world-leading developer of broadcast-quality digital equipment combining high reliability, affordability and ease of operation. The Dayang range includes SD/HD nonlinear editors, SD/HD character generators, asset-management systems, the MagicSet virtual set, MagicWall multidisplay, MagicBox modular interface products, PC-compatible graphic-processor cards.

Deyan Automation

www.deyanautomation.com

Deyan Automation Systems provides cost-effective solutions in master control automation, media management and archiving. The product range goes from simple video server, VTR and DVD controls, through shotboxes and automated server ingest to single and multi channel automation. Automation software is user friendly and easy to learn and includes manual control of each device. Since devices are controlled through com ports or TCP/IP converters it does not require dedicated hardware. In combination with Omneon it makes a perfect solution for any on-air situation.

ETERE

www.etere.eu

ETERE Automation is modular software that takes care of all aspects of a TV broadcasting station including automation, scheduling, indexing, browsing, traffic and archiving. ETERE Automation software does not require dedicated hardware and works on a standard PC. The ETERE Automation and Omneon partnership provides users with a very powerful, scalable and reliable system. ETERE is a single package, in a single interface and is suited for all kinds of broadcasting stations.

Florical

www.florical.com

Florical Systems is the technical leader in television automation for on-air broadcast presentation, media management and program asset acquisition. System solutions can be configured for a simple single channel or can be scaled to the needs of very large, multi-channel, fully redundant operations. As an expert in centralcasting automation, Florical offers the advanced ShareCasting system that shares broadcast control and media source between a hub and many regional stations. Florical products that support Omneon servers include: * AirBoss™ - On-air presentation automation * MediaMaster™ - Manage assets for automation * MediaFiler™ - Ingest assets for automation * MediaTimer™ - Segment program assets * ShowTimer™ - Program asset acquisition

Founder

www.founder.com

Founder Digital Video is a rapidly growing business division within Founder Group, providing standalone digital products, systems and solutions for broadcasters as well as other video-related operations. The Wuyou Automation System from Founder is a highly flexible, reliable and easy to use product suited to a wide range of operational environments, from single channel to multi-channel, from simple commercials automation to full station automation, from digital signal broadcast to DVB Broadcast. As a leading automation supplier in China, Founder's Wuyou Automation System has been provided to over two thirds of the province level TV stations in China. In May 2005, Founder completed the modification (in less than 3 months) of the Wuyou Automation Software for the first Omneon Spectrum system at Ningbo TV. Founder is one of the first automation software vendors to support the Omneon Spectrum media servers in China today.

Gallery SIENNA

www.sienna-tv.com

SIENNA offers state of the art MOS-integrated news and sports workflows. It leverages QuickTime as its native file format for ingest, asset management, Final Cut Pro edit integration, automation and archiving. SIENNA is fully integrated with Omneon MediaGrid for direct ingest and edit-in-place operations and also includes unique Macintosh-based networked automation of Spectrum and MediaDeck. Together the product suite combined with Omneon active storage systems creates the perfect synergy for an end-to-end digital media workflow.

GIP SmartMercial

www.smartmercial.de

GIP SmartMercial (located in Germany) offers data management solutions for the broadcast industry and business TV applications. In conjunction with the long-term experience of its sister company GIP Oryx managing data networks, helps to build highly innovative 'Video over IP' solutions providing special bandwidth and user management. Together with Omneon, GIP builds individual solutions which are integrated into existing workflows and applications. Targeted customer applications include recording, archiving, and playing video assets.

Harris Automation

www.broadcast.harris.com

The collaboration between Omneon and HARRIS Automation - formerly Louth Automation - began in 1999, and continues with the development of improved interfaces for the transmission marketplace. Omneon has adopted the widely used video disc control protocol (VDCP), strengthening the interface capabilities of both companies and underlining Omneon's commitment to preserving (and enhancing) their customers' legacy systems. Harris Automation now supports Omneon’s widely adopted Player API for Ethernet control on both their ADC 100 and next generation automation system (HRS). Omneon's file system simplifies the operation of Harris' media management function, and provides a powerful platform for interfacing with Harris automation systems. Omneon also has a proven solution with the Harris GMT product used in conjunction with archive managers (namely OTG) during the past two NAB conventions. Encoda Systems was acquired by Harris in late 2004. Encoda offers a full range of master control, ingest automation, asset management, remote automation and network monitoring systems that meet the engineering needs of TV and radio broadcasters, cable networks, cable operations and satellite operations. The DAL product family can be scaled from single station/channel operations up to 1,000 channel, centralized operations. Its systems allow broadcasters to support a wide range of operational models, whether everything is controlled from one location or multiple locations.

Hi Tech Systems Ltd.

www.hitechsys.co.uk

Hi Tech Systems Ltd develops and manufactures a range of remote controllers for VTR and disk servers. These offer hands-on operation at the production desk to exploit the full potential of the recording media and enhance live action broadcasts. For the most part, the on-air replay of the Omneon video server is controlled by automation systems. But when it comes to inserts into live productions, such as sports, children’s programs and news, or where instant responses are needed in quiz shows, much more flexible control is needed. The actiV Filer-Video server controller offers live control of video with full random access to 1000 clips. This can be from either a play-list or defined on-the-fly. There are VTR-like controls – with jog/shuttle . The addition of Cart Box play out system offers the controls needed for easy on-air operation of the Omneon video server.

IBIS

www.ibis.tv

IBIS delivers solutions for integrated media management systems in television, post, delivery and content preservation. For almost twenty years, IBIS has worked with major content owners and providers to develop an integrated broadcast information system. Our MAM and newsroom management applications are in use 24/7 around the globe. IBIS iFind is a web-based MAM solution providing full control of material acquisition, movement, transcoding and delivery through the broadcast management workflow. iFind offers complete media management at a local, national and global level. IBIS systems integrate with many third party applications to enrich the media management workflow in order to accommodate e-commerce, hierarchical storage technologies, media formats, production and playout. IBIS MOS playout for News is fully integrated with all major NRCS providers providing reliable, dynamic and fast changing control of news bulletins.

Media IT Profy

www.mediaitpro.com

Since 1999 Media IT Profy has been developing modular software for the integration and building of IT solutions. The company has extensive experience in deploying a wide range of production solutions at more than 400 TV stations. Media IT Profy's modular software structure allows it to adapt solutions to individual customer requirements. The open architecture ensures seamless integration with incumbent applications and systems, allowing customers to streamline and extend the existing IT infrastructure. Media IT Profy closely cooperates with Omneon in development of the VPA broadcast automation system running on Omneon Spectrum and MediaDeck media servers.

MicroFirst

www.microfirst.com

Since 1989, MicroFirst Inc. has produced custom software and hardware solutions for major companies in the Broadcast, Multi-Media Display, and Gaming Industries. At NAB 2003, MicroFirst introduced their cost-effective Digital Automation System for broadcast and multi-media.

NINSIGHT

www.ninsight.com

Ninsight is a new company in television automation for on-air broadcast presentation, media management and program asset acquisition. Our highly reliable solutions serve as the cornerstone of many high profile operations including major broadcast and cable networks, individual network affiliates, and small TV channels System solutions can be configured for a simple single channel or can be scaled to the needs of very large, multi-channel, fully redundant operations. As an expert in central casting automation, Ninsight offers the advanced Multicasting system that shares broadcast control and media source between a hub and many regional stations. So regardless of the size of your operation, you can get automated with Spark Automation.

NOVUS Development

www.novusdevelopment.com

The NOVUS System is a group of integrated subsystems that includes NOVUS Satellite Record Manager, NOVUS Digital Librarian, NOVUS Library Manager, NOVUS MediaPrep, NOVUS Schedule Manager, NOVUS Realtime Control, NOVUS Time Delay, and NOVUS Digital Transport Stream Manager. The NOVUS System is especially suited for public stations, offering tight integration with the ProTrack and Scout traffic systems, and features to easily handle pledge breaks, voice over credits, and extended logo insertion. The NOVUS System interfaces to the OMNEON server platform for automatic satellite records, material timing and QC, on-air playback, and server management including the interface to nearline storage devices and server mirroring.

NVerzion

www.nverzion.com

NVERZION provides the full range of digital media tools to allow broadcast stations to efficiently acquire, prepare, manage, transmit and report crucial data and programs. In partnership with Omneon, the Ncontrol™ automation application interfaces to a station's existing hardware for a facility-wide solution. The Ncontrol product is scalable and upgradeable to NVERZION's archiving and asset management products.

OmniBus Systems

www.omnibus.tv

OmniBus Systems provides broadcasting, cable and satellite companies with comprehensive automation and media asset management solutions that address every area of television-related operations. Its newsroom, content and workflow automation solutions include acquisition and recording of rich media material, low-resolution editing, media asset management, and playout and transmission. OmniBus is a global company with headquarters in the UK and offices in the United States, Germany and Singapore.

Pebble Beach

www.pebble.tv

Pebble Beach Systems offers a suite of tools for Ingest, Media Management, and Playout. Neptune is a full-scale multi-channel automation system able to control a full range of devices, including, Omneon media servers, VTRs, cart machines, routers, master control switchers, character generators and logo inserters. Neptune’s flexible and scalable architecture makes it suitable for use in broadcast, pay-per-view, near video-on-demand and news and sports applications. Anchor is an integral part of Neptune and provides powerful media management capabilities centered on an SQL database with intelligent direct control of content movement between Omneon MediaGrid active storage, Omneon MediaDeck and Spectrum media servers, data tape libraries, and other near-line storage. Two types of browse tools are available; Razorfish - a cuts-only editor and Media Porthole – a content review application. Both can work either with MXF high resolution media or low-resolution proxies generated by the Omneon ProBrowse system. Razorfish can export EDLs via XML directly to Apple Final Cut Pro edit systems. Neptune Lite is an entry-level package that meets the needs of small broadcasters. It is a frame-accurate, effective, and easy-to-use tool that can run up to four television channels.

Pharos

www.pharos-comms.com

Pharos delivers solutions for better workflow management to broadcasters and service providers in television, radio, IPTV and telecommunications. For 10 years Pharos has continually developed the unique mediator, playtime and pilot desktop broadcast management solutions. Pharos solutions offer a next-generation platform to better manage media workflow for rapid expansion in playout, presentation and publishing. Using Pharos software architecture and integration services, broadcasters and transmission service providers can now integrate previously disparate broadcast and IT technology systems and processes under one unified enterprise. Pharos systems can accommodate many third party technology choices for library management, ingest, storage technology, media formats, transcoding, creative services and playout. Pharos is an open company embracing open standards, we are proud of our people and of our unique development philosophy. Potential clients are welcome to inspect our development methods and fully evaluate the Pharos software platform and its unique distributed systems architecture.

Pro-Bel

www.pro-bel.com

Working with the Omneon Spectrum media server, Pro-Bel offers proven play-to-air automation applications designed for single through to multi-channel operations. Pro–Bel's scalable solution address every area of transmission, from content ingest, storage and playout, to interfacing with back-office business systems.

SGT

www.sgt.eu

SGT is technology leader in workflow automation and offers the most comprehensive product line in the Broadcast and Media industries. SGT's VEDA" software suite manages video content and automates the media-related workflows of media companies and broadcasters. VEDA" comes with superior features, such as its unrivalled semantic search engine and the new VEDA" Automation. VEDA" is a seamless and modular end-to-end suite, based on a Service-Oriented Architecture. Customers just pick and place SGT's software components according to their own workflow. These components can be integrated easily into each client's environment.

Solutions for Media

www.s4m.de

S4M - Solutions for Media, is an international software and technology company serving the media industry. The company's fully integrated, cross-media, software suite and "cutting edge" business tools make S4M a leader in media enterprise technology. Whether air time sales or video archiving, whether program planning, licensing, ratings evaluation or cross media publishing -- today and tomorrow -- S4M solutions help manage the world's leading media businesses. The S4M solutions for Video Content Management and Rich Media / Cross Media Publishing work with partners for reliable technical solutions, and their partnership with Omneon provides all aspects of efficient data storage and management.

Sundance Digital

www.sundancedigital.com

Sundance Digital is a leading provider of broadcast automation solutions. Our Titan™ and FastBreak™ systems manage the on-air operations of commercial and public television stations, cable services, and corporate media facilities throughout the Americas and internationally. Sundance NewsLink™ integrates a rapidly growing number of major market digital newsrooms. Sundance automation was integral to the first U.S. installation of Omneon at WWSB in Sarasota, Florida. Since then, our companies have successfully partnered with group owners, such as Granite, Morgan Murphy and Raycom Media, as well as on numerous PBS station projects, including KLCS, KLRN, KOCE, KTCA and WNED. Since its founding in 1994, Sundance Digital has enjoyed significant growth and a reputation for innovative, high quality software. The company’s highly regarded technical and engineering teams have earned Sundance industry-wide recognition for customer satisfaction and support.

SunUP Digital

www.sunup.com

SunUp Digital Systems and Omneon Video Networks have teamed up to deliver a reliable and scaleable end-to-end solution for content management and scheduled and demand-based distribution for delivery in single and multi-channel environments for the Broadcast, Cable and Satellite markets. SunUp Digital System’s principal product is the SunUp Traffic and Control System (TCS), a cost-effective and flexible solution that, as an operating system and automating resource, provides single-channel and multi-channel broadcasters with total and integrated control of plant resource scheduling, contract/content and compression management. Robust and scalable, TCS software is a standards-based solution fully compatible with all leading content delivery systems. Together, SunUp Digital Systems and Omneon offer broadcasters a modular, scalable architecture that adapts to any existing environment. Facilities can grow from a single channel to a large multi-channel system with ease.

TMD

www.tmd.tv

TMD are one of the leading suppliers of real-world Media Asset and Workflow management solutions to organizations and departments whose business is based on media content. This includes broadcasters, media owners, distributors and archive operations. The Mediaflex TM application suite provides a solution that enables the transition from physical linear based media content to the evolving world of digital file based content, managing both aspects in a coherent and consistent manner. Mediaflex TM is supplied as a suite of modules allowing organisations to implement the solution in a phased approach. Mediaflex allows those people working with media to track, catalog and browse the content irrespective of the format. Digital Video formats currently supported include SD and HD, MPEG2, MPEG 1, Quicktime and WM9.

UID

www.uid.com

UID manufactures tools for broadcast video automation. The Live Broadcast Assistant (LBA) works with the Omneon Server, supporting numerous functions for live or automated playout, recording and clip management. All functions are grouped into easily accessible pages.

VCI Solutions

www.vcisolutions.com

VCI delivers value-driven smart media revenue solutions to the broadcast and cable industry. VCI’s revolutionary and unrivaled new business platform, Xe, helps customers optimize and streamline the content lifecycle workflow. VCI Automation developed this architecture to address workflow complexities and provide improved resource management. With over 22 years experience and more than 450 customers world-wide, VCI has become a trusted and reliable business systems partner. VCI products and services help customers improve the management of all key functions to maximize revenue, streamline operations and facilitate future revenue stream expansion.

Video Tech Laboratories

www.videotech.co.jp

Since established in 1981, Video Tech Laboratories does the video production business and the development sales of video related system. Sales of Automatic Program Controller “VATIC 200” series for CATV operators with an original technology began in 1982. After 2 years, Video Tech Laboratories Inc. was formally established, and successor VATIC500 series was completed. The state of the art, with highly reliability and durability that Video Tech’s Automation Systems have been deployed into the nation, Video Tech matches the system that can control all processes from playout data, the server management program to the DVD playout to customer's needs and customized. Up to today, more than 120 broadcast stations have been used their systems in nation wide.

Vivesta

Vivesta delivers comprehensive workflow-based media management, traffic and scheduling and automation solutions for TV, VOD, IPTV and mobile TV services. The flagship product, MediaFlow, is a reliable and scalable solution providing customers with complete media management, content library management, rights management, scheduling and control from ingest to broadcast, and on-demand services via one integrated workflow. Within MediaFlow, multiple organizations can collaborate to manage their content and upload it ready for use in cross-media publishing on different platforms. MediaFlow also offers full broadcast device control and automation, and our integration with Omneon maximizes efficiency for a dynamic, sophisticated and very cost-effective workflow.

Vizrt

www.vizrt.com

Vizrt is the world’s leading provider of real-time 2D and true 3D broadcast graphics. The company’s software suite offers a complete graphics solution including: character generation, content management and newsroom integration, 3D tickers, virtual studio, weather data integration, virtual sports analysis, information display and virtual effects. Production houses and corporate institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange, are Vizrt customers. For further information please refer to www.vizrt.com.

WideOrbit

www.wideorbit.com

WideOrbit is committed to providing an end-to-end solution to television broadcasters and has recently added WO Automation to our suite of products. WO Automation is WideOrbit's integrated on-air automation solution including sub-systems that automate the processes of interfacing with traffic, recording from satellite, media preparation, video server and archive management, on-air schedule management and realtime processing. Live log update and realtime reconciliation are just two of the many features available when traffic and automation are supplied by a single vendor. WideOrbit Automation interfaces to the Omneon server platform for automatic satellite records, material timing and QC, on-air playback, and server management including the interface to nearline storage devices and server mirroring.