Avid Workgroup the Choice of Official Broadcast Provider for COMDEX 2000.Business/Technology Editors COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2000 TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2000 -- High Impact Television to Rely on Avid Xpress, Avid Media Composer and Avid Unity Systems to Deliver Daily News to Leading Broadcasters Worldwide-- 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) today announced that High Impact Television (HIT), the country's largest trade show news producer and the official broadcast provider for Comdex 2000, will rely on Avid(R) systems for daily broadcast and Webcast news delivery from the show next week in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada (November 13-17). HIT will use a solution consisting of the latest versions of Avid's industry-leading editorial systems, Avid Xpress(R) v4 and Media Composer(R) v10, connected via Avid's shared storage network, Avid Unity(TM) MediaNet, to provide breaking news to broadcasters across the U.S., as well as more than 30 global broadcasters onsite at the show, including ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. , CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. and MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company . "Our job is to get news from the show into the hands of broadcasters, as well as onto the Web. Tight daily deadlines make system reliability and time-saving capabilities a priority in selecting post production tools. The Avid workgroup is the optimum solution for our success," said Tore Dietrich, President of HIT. "Since all our media can be shared through Avid Unity MediaNet, we can maximize our production workflow by editing television news feeds, webcasts and even news packages for onsite broadcasters - all at the same time." At Comdex, HIT will have six editors divided between the four Avid stations, working in shifts from 6 AM to 10 PM. The Avid Media Composer system, the worldwide standard for editing, will be used to polish news feeds on "what's hot at the show" and play them out directly to the satellite truck so that they can be accessed by broadcasters around the world. Of the three broadcast-quality Avid Xpress systems, one will be devoted to digitizing and creating sequences for the news feeds; the second Avid Xpress v4 system will be exclusively used to create two-minute webcast news packages; and the third workstation will be made available to onsite broadcasters who will be able to utilize all their shared media for editing their own news packages. HIT plans to use the Avid workgroup at 12 more major trade shows in the coming year, including the PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than , Electronic Entertainment Expo, Wireless 2000, the National Hardware Show and the Detroit, LA, Chicago, and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of auto shows. To schedule a tour of the HIT broadcast facility at Comdex (booth #L5552) and/or to receive live demonstrations of Avid's latest solutions, please contact Alice Eubank at 978.640.3325, alice_eubank@avid.com 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, 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. About High Impact Television Located in Newport Beach, CA, HIT is the largest broadcast producer providing television networks and affiliates with news coverage from the country's most renowned trade shows and special events, including the Detroit, LA, NY and Chicago Auto Shows, COMDEX, PC Expo, E3, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Toy Fair and the National Hardware Show. Every major network and hundreds of affiliates have utilized HIT's feeds and services from these shows. To date, HIT has produced event broadcast footage and Webcasts seen by more than one billion television viewers and Internet users. For more information, visit HIT's web site at www.highimpacttv.com. (c)2000 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Avid, Media Composer and Avid Xpress are registered trademarks, and Avid Unity is a trademark of Avid Technology, Inc. Oscar is a trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Grammy is a trademark of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. Emmy is a registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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