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Harris
Corporation Will Demonstrate Integrated Technology Solutions
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Address Broadcasters' Key Challenges at IBC2008 |
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WINNERSH, England, August 8, 2008 - Harris Corporation
will show the latest developments in the Harris ONE(tm)
approach at the 2008 International Broadcasting Convention
(IBC). Harris will address the industry's most pressing
challenges - including file-based workflows, 3 Gb/s
infrastructure and multiplatform delivery - by demonstrating
integrated technology solutions that enable broadcasters
to move content and information seamlessly among products,
systems and facilities. This creates efficiencies that
allow broadcasters to stay competitive. |
File-Based
Workflows
Streamlined, file-based workflows have become essential
to broadcasters looking to efficiently manage resources,
assets and revenues and stay competitive. Harris is
the one company capable of integrating core services
and business operations into a unified system of interoperable
broadcast and media applications - providing software-based
infrastructure that facilitates rich media delivery
across multiple networks, channels, formats and devices.
Highlights include:
Media Software
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European debut of the new ADC-1000(tm) and D-Series
DSX(tm) automation systems - next-generation products
that feature tools for advanced digital file sharing
and multiplatform support
* Tight integration among Harris automation systems
and Comperio(tm) and Invenio(r) digital asset
management systems, Enterprise Management and
Harris business systems
* New media/VOD sales tool prototypes for Landmark(tm)
air-time sales enabling the system to handle multimode,
nonlinear ad sales, as well as nonlinear inventory
with Vision scheduling
* New version of the Broadcast Master(tm) scheduling
and sales suite, offering major advances to better
support sales bookings for growing television
markets |
Servers
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Introduction of NEXIO AMP(tm) 2.0, the powerful
new version of the award-winning advanced media
platform, featuring the ability to support four
HD channels (including two ingest channels) and
run the first software-enabled NEXIO AMP media
applications, which include integrated ADC(tm)
automation, channel branding, audio track manipulation
and multiviewer I/O monitoring
* File-based workflow enhancements for NEXIO AMP(tm),
including integrated codec support for the P2(r)/AVC-Intra(tm)
and XDCAM(r) HD 35/50 formats
* New scalability options for the NEXIO(tm) SAN,
including tripling of storage capacity to 72 TB;
60 percent boost in near-line storage to 1.6 PB;
and new Media Host architecture, which employs
Gigabit Ethernet to expand the number of clients
that can attach to the SAN |
News Production
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Introduction of the new NEXIO browse system, which
includes support for in-server, low-res proxy
generation and InstantOnline III(tm), an offline
render farm for conforming low-res and hi-res
EDLs
* Demo of the full NewsForce(tm) HD/SD news workflow,
showcasing transparent HD/SD operations and a
comprehensive range of editors, all of which offer
seamless integration with leading newsroom computer
systems to streamline the newsroom workflow
* Full integration of Apple(r) Final Cut Pro(r)
onto the NEXIO SAN, allowing editing to begin
during ingest and the sharing of media and timelines
with other NewsForce(tm) and Final Cut Pro editors
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Gb/s Infrastructure |
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With
1080p the next major step in HDTV, implementing 3 Gb/s
technology provides broadcasters with an insurance policy
for their future. Harris has made it easy and affordable
to migrate to 1080p; since most Harris 3 Gb/s products
are software-keyed, customers don't pay for 1080p support
until they need it. From signal processing to video
servers, Harris offers the industry's most comprehensive
range of cost-effective 3 Gb/s-ready products.
Highlights in the Harris "3 Gb/s Zone" at
IBC2008 include:
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Servers - NEXIO AMP(tm), the industry's first
video server to offer 1080p support
* Converters - NEO(r) XHD-3903, the industry's
first HDTV converter available with built-in 3
Gb/s 1080p 50/59.94 processing and conversion
capabilities
* Processors - X85(tm) 1RU all-in-one converter/synchronizer
with optional HD frame rate conversion
* Synchronizers - SFS6800+, industry's first 3
Gb/s audio/video synchronizer
* Test and Measurement - new 3 Gb/s dual-input
module for Videotek(r) TVM/VTM and AVM-717
* Routers - Platinum MX(tm), new 5RU version of
the industry-proven 3 Gb/s Platinum(tm) router
series |
Multiplatform
Delivery
As consumers increasingly demand content on multiple
devices in multiple formats - from HD and SD to IPTV,
Internet TV and Mobile TV - today's broadcasters are
challenged with readying their content for multiple
applications and channeling it through the right pipe,
in the right format, at the right time. Whether the
requirement is to move content within a facility or
across the country, Harris provides broadcasters with
the tools to streamline any delivery workflow. Highlights
include:
TV
Transmitters
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Harris once again asserts its leadership position
in transmitter technology with the worldwide launch
of the industry's most power-dense, solid-state,
liquid-cooled UHF TV transmitter - offering digital
power
levels up to 18.9 kW COFDM, analog levels up to
62.8 kW and the best footprint-to-power ratio
on the market
* Harris will also launch an air-cooled transmitter
that leverages the liquid-cooled architecture
and platform and provides a low-cost UHF transmission
solution with power levels from 10 W to 2 kW |
Radio Transmitters
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European debut of the expanded DMB 670 transmitter
line - with power levels from 125 W to 8 kW, best-in-class
power-density levels and support of DMB mobile
TV and DAB digital radio programming over the
same transmission channel. At IBC, Harris will
be demonstrating the air-cooled 4 kW DMB 670-4000
model |
Networking / Media Transport
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Introduction of IPS6800+, a two-channel, bidirectional
IP video gateway module that provides a cost-effective
alternative to transporting uncompressed SDI video
* European debut of MFD6800+, providing ASI or
IP-based MPEG-2 or H.264 SD or HD decoding
* A new video surveillance application for the
Intraplex(r) NetXpress(tm) audio over IP platform |
Digital Signage
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Harris has extended its capabilities to support
the content delivery chain for out-of-home displays
- addressing the entire workflow from production
through presentation
* Harris will present an extensive digital signage
demonstration featuring its InfoCaster(tm) product
line at the IBC Digital Signage Zone and at its
own booth, where it will used to convey the Harris
brand |
Broadcast Graphics and Master Control
Harris will demonstrate a range of advanced graphics
and master control solutions that enable today's broadcast
operation to differentiate its on-air look and protect
its brand. Highlights include:
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European launch of Inscriber(r) G7(tm) integrated
broadcast graphics system, which delivers 2D/3D
real-time graphics in SD or HD over two channels,
streamlines workflows by integrating DVE and Media
Store, and drives third-party specialized applications
without a separate playout device
* Launch of Inscriber Network Manager, which centrally
publishes media content to various Inscriber graphics
systems, giving operators control over where/how
resources are stored/distributed
* Debut of Inscriber RTX(tm) v2.0, featuring a
new interface as a native.NET API, support for
Unicode and more flexibility for developing custom
broadcast graphics applications
* New version 3.0 of IconMaster(tm) master control
switcher, offering a touch panel-driven software
control panel that connects multiple IconMaster
module sets and controls multiple channels |
Advanced Audio Processing
At IBC2008, Harris will demonstrate a range of advanced
audio solutions for TV that can reduce costs for broadcasters
and improves the listening experience for consumers.
Highlights include:
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Videotek(r) QuiC(tm) media analysis server, which
now combines loudness monitoring technology with
automated quality control and correction tools
to eliminate volume swells for the home viewer
* Introduction of the world's first embedded audio
processing router, which eliminates the need to
use separate routers and external signal processing
equipment to manipulate embedded solutions
* Introduction of Dolby(r) processing to the popular
6800+(tm) platform
* New, compact loudness control solution that
combines the Neural THX(r)-Surround Multimerge
product and Neural Loudness Control(tm) |
Multi-Source Display Processing
Harris will showcase the industry's broadest portfolio
of multiviewers - including products from Zandar Technologies,
which Harris acquired in November 2007. Highlights include:
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Debut of 1RU version (4, 8, 12 inputs) of the
Zandar(tm) Predator II(tm) range, which offers
highly scalable, auto-sensing solution for control
rooms, production centers and monitoring facilities
* New integration between the Harris multiviewer
offering and CCS Navigator(tm) monitoring and
control software and NUCLEUS(tm) user-configurable
network control panels |
Test & Measurement
Harris will showcase a full range of precision test
and measurement solutions that enable broadcast and
cable engineers to simplify and automate the quality
control process. Highlights include:
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Introduction of ASI-STAR(tm), a handheld troubleshooting
device for pinpointing failures and other problems
in an ASI transport stream
* Debut of GEN-STAR(tm) handheld, which offers
HD-SDI/SD-SDI generation, discrete AES audio output,
and genlock capabilities through a reference input
* Launch of TVM-4DG low-cost, HD signal monitor
to the Videotek TVM series of test instruments |
Apple and Final Cut Pro are registered trademarks of
Apple Inc.
Neural Loudness Control is a trademark of Neural Audio
Corporation.
THX is a registered trademark of THX Ltd.
P2 is a registered trademark of Matsushita Electric
Industrial Co., Ltd
AVC-Intra is a trademark of Matsushita Electric Industrial
Co., Ltd.
XDCAM is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.
Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories..
Stand
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Société
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Auteur
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Agence
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10/08/2008
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CP/Mail
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Harris
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Meriam
Khan
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MKM
Mktg. Comm.
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JPL
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Audio,
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