Crawford Communications Automates Workflow with Xytech Systems Media Business Software.BURBANK, Calif. & LONDON -- Xytech Systems Corporation, a leading provider of media business software and services for workflow management, resource scheduling, and media asset management, announced today that Crawford Communications, Inc., a leader in the electronic media services industry, has selected Xytech Systems' software for its workflow and production studio operations. Crawford Communications offers a full spectrum of video, film, audio, and satellite services that include film transfer; digital and HD postproduction post·pro·duc·tion n. A final stage in the production of a film or a television program, occurring after the action has been filmed or videotaped and typically involving editing and the addition of soundtracks. ; sound design and mixing; DVD authoring DVD authoring describes the process of creating a DVD video that can be played on a DVD player. DVD authoring software must conform to the specifications set by the DVD Forum group in 1995. ; streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. / webcasting; satellite transmission; satellite uplink truck services; multi-camera production trucks; studios; and remote video production. With Xytech Systems' software, Crawford Communications is now able to combine an array of manual and departmental systems into one complete end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. that runs the entire company, including workflow management, scheduling, asset library management, and integrated accounting and billing. The Xytech Enterprise software will be used to automate bidding, job and work order creation, invoicing, and posting of receivables to the software's accounting module. Xytech Enterprise's Scheduling capabilities will be used to schedule facilities, postproduction suites, satellite operations, and trucks. And two separate library databases will be consolidated in the Xytech Enterprise MetaVault[R] media asset library. "After careful review of all possible vendors, it became apparent that Xytech Systems' software was a complete solution that could meet our diverse and comprehensive media business requirements," said James Schuster, Senior Vice President for Crawford Communications. "We are very pleased to become a Xytech Enterprise user knowing that all of our operating divisions will be able to transition to one integrated system that leverages Microsoft's SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. database technology." "Crawford Communications has sophisticated postproduction and broadcasting operations with comprehensive functionality requirements," said Ron Peeters, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Xytech Systems. "We are honored that Crawford Communications has selected Xytech Systems over other scheduling and departmental solutions as its product of choice supported by a world-class professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and 24/7 support organization." About Xytech Systems Corporation: Xytech Systems Corporation is a leading provider of media business software and services for workflow management, resource scheduling, and media asset management for the media and entertainment industries. Customers include most film studios, many broadcasting companies Noun 1. broadcasting company - a company that manages tv or radio stations company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" , postproduction facilities, television networks, rental houses, cable networks, media content providers, and the media departments of numerous Fortune-1000 corporations. There are over 350 Xytech Systems software installations around the world supported by a global professional services team with extensive experience in studio, postproduction, and broadcasting. Xytech Systems is headquartered in Burbank, California For the community in Santa Clara County, California, see Burbank, Santa Clara County, California. For other uses, see Burbank. Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of 2004, the city had a population of 105,400. , and has regional offices in 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 and London, UK. For more information about Xytech Systems, please visit www.xytechsystems.com or call +1-818-303-7800 USA / +44 (0)20-7903-5170 UK All trademarks used herein, whether recognized or not, are the properties of their respective companies. |
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