Avid Technology, Inc. has announced the next- generation of its high-performance storage disk arrays - Avid VideoRAID ST and Avid VideoRAID SR solutions - which combine real-time performance, cost-effective SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) drive technology, and the security of fail- safe data protection in the event of a disk drive failure.

1 Beyond, a provider of digital video editing and compositing systems, announced the immediate availability of the 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex Rugged video editing system designed specifically for live Electronic News Gathering (ENG) broadcast trucks converting to tapeless High Definition.

International Contract Assembly Group, LLC. (ICAG) has announced the acquisition of well-known industry supplier, Audio Technologies Inc.

New funding and management provided by ICAG will allow ATI to modernize and expand its product line to better serve its target markets.

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, has announced it will acquire the Broadband Media Processing (BMP) business of Conexant Systems, Inc.

Snell & Wilcox's Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switcher is now under the control of the OmniBus Columbus broadcast automation and control system.

The powerful integration of the two solutions enables broadcasters to automate the delivery of on-air news content from a variety of sources and formats, and facilitates HD news broadcasts without requiring upconversion of SD content.

This new family of professional filtration tools is based on the company's renowned Classic Soft filters for cine and broadcast cameras. HD Classic Softs deliver the same subtle, effective softening performance for shooting in the 1/4", 1/3", 1/2" and 2/3" HD formats.

Sonarae offers an input mode selector for up to eight AES/EBU data streams or 16 individual audio channels which allows the user to switch from the main AES/EBU inputs to STEM recorder preview inputs or to an external tone generator.

NASCAR Media Group, which provides production services and content generation for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, has selected Front Porch Digital's DIVArchive to manage storage of incoming footage as well as an irreplaceable archive containing more than 50,000 hours of NASCAR film and video, some dating as far back as 1948 when NASCAR was founded.

1 Beyond has introduced the industry's first laptop featuring Intel quad-core desktop processors with RAID 5 protection, optimized for HD video and graphics production, as well as two new rugged laptops.

Harris won Broadcast Engineering magazine's Pick Hit award for the X85 enhanced all-in-one processor and for the NEXIO AMP advanced media platform, the industry's first 3 Gb/s-ready broadcast server.

Global's installation of three Hydra audio networking systems and six Omega consoles with Bluefin High Density Signal Processing (HDSP) is part of a major technology upgrade accompanying construction of central news production centers at Global's regional facilities in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary.

Marcel Fontaine joins the sales team after working for Ross as a Demonstration Artist and Trainer for 6 years.

The new office will initially focus on accelerating enhancements to the Ventura product line, and also provide engineering resources to further synergies between Network Electronics and VPG equipment.