Avid Announces European Launch of Avid Unity for News.Business/Technology Editors IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention 2000 AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000 Avid Unity for News to Deliver Major Operational Benefits to News Production Workflow in any Broadcasting or Webcasting Environment At the International Broadcasting Convention The International Broadcasting Convention, more commonly known by its acronym IBC, is an annual trade show for broadcasters, content creators/providers, equipment manufacturers, professional and technical associations, and other participants in the broadcast industry. (IBC) 2000, Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID. Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) , Inc (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AVID), will launch Avid Unity(TM) for News for the first time in Europe. Avid Unity(TM) for News is a new workgroup solution for news production based on the highly popular Avid Unity family of shared storage products and network-based media service applications. Avid Unity for News is a new networked workgroup solution supporting NewsCutter v2, and will support Avid Media Composer, Symphony and Avid Xpress editing systems, and can accommodate a variety of third party applications. The product consists of the Avid Unity MediaNet shared media network, MediaManager v2.0 distributed media asset management system, and TransferManager v1.0 high-speed media transfer system. The integrated solution provides the ability to effectively manage widely distributed Adj. 1. widely distributed - growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" cosmopolitan bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms media assets in real-time and move media easily from ingest in·gest tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests 1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat. 2. , to play out, or between workgroups - even over long distances. The central point or hub of the solution is the Avid Unity MediaNet shared media network, which provides support for up to 24 simultaneous dual-stream DV25 editing clients, and mission-critical reliability, flexibility, and ease of use proven at over 400 Avid Unity sites worldwide. Avid Unity for News delivers major operational benefits to news production workflow in any broadcasting environment. "Avid Unity for News brings the unparalleled flexibility of Avid MediaNet to the news environment. It has been designed to support simultaneous acquisition, news editing, and encoding and uploading of news stories for Internet broadcast, all with instant media management and control," said David Schleifer, Avid's director of workgroup solutions. Pricing and Availability Complete Avid Unity for News systems are priced starting at approximately $97,000 US. Avid Unity for News can be purchased through Avid's worldwide reseller channel and will be available in Q4 2000. About Avid Technology, Inc. Avid Technology, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of digital media creation and distribution solutions. From its industry revolutionizing nonlinear editing See nonlinear video editing. and finishing solutions, to its standard-setting audio and animation tools, and high performance technology for delivering TV-quality video over the Internet, Avid gives customers the power to communicate to multiple audiences with creativity and ease. Avid solutions, which span a wide range of markets and price points, are used for Web, special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. , video, audio, film, television, broadcast news, music, the Internet and games. Projects using Avid products have been honored with Oscar(R), Emmy(R) and Grammy(R) awards, as well as a host of other global awards. Avid markets and sells its products globally, and maintains corporate headquarters in Tewksbury, MA. For more information, visit Avid's web site at www.avid.com. (c)2000 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product specifications and pricing are subject to change without notice. Avid, Digidesign, Media Composer and Avid Xpress are registered trademarks and AVX AVX Adult Video XXX AVX Avid Visual Extensions AVX anti Virus Expert , Symphony, Avid Unity and AudioSuite are trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and IntelliStation are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. 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