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Avid Technology, Inc. today announced major enhancements to a wide range of systems within its Broadcast News, Production, On-Air Graphics, and Play-to-Air product groups. With robust updates to a range of systems – including version 3.3 of the Avid® MediaStream™ playout server; version 2.6 of the Avid iNEWS® system; version 4.0 of DekoCast™ software; version [...]

Avid Technology, Inc. today introduced the Total Services program, a customizable suite of offerings that delivers advanced consulting, design, health monitoring, and support expertise to its customers. The program, which encompasses planning, installation, integration, and upgrades – as well as onsite training and support – helps customers get the most out of their Avid investments [...]

Avid Learning Excellerator (ALEX) debuts worldwide with free introductory offerings Avid Technology, Inc. today announced the Avid Learning Excellerator™, or ALEX – a first-of-its-kind web-based learning portal that is available immediately to broadcasters, postproduction teams, educational institutions, and individual users. Anyone with a Web connection can visit http://learn.avid.com to access the ALEX portal from virtually [...]

Deal broadens company’s broadcast workflow solutions with powerful automation capabilities Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that it has acquired Sundance Digital, Inc. for approximately $12 million in cash. Sundance – which is based in the Dallas, TX area – is a leading developer of automation and device control software for broadcast video servers, [...]

1,000th Console Goes to Disney Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that its audio division, Digidesign, hit a milestone sales figure for its ICON integrated console environment. The ICON|D-Control™ and ICON|D-Command™ digital consoles – which provide seamless control and integration with the Digidesign® Pro Tools® platform – have surpassed 1,000 units in sales worldwide [...]

CBS News has begun a migration to high-definition news acquisition. In March, the network’s owned-and-operated stations at WBZ-TV, in Boston, and WBBM-TV, in Chicago, will be the first to use Sony’s XDCAM HD Professional Disc system for its local programming. The other 15 CBS stations will begin converting to XDCAM HD throughout 2006 and 2007. [...]