AdderView CATx 1000 KVM Switch Only Product of Its Kind to Deliver Stereo Audio and Unsurpassed Port Capacity

NEWBURYPORT, MA and LAS VEGAS – April 28, 2008 – Adder, a leading developer of KVM switches, extenders and KVM over IP solutions, today announced the launch of the AdderView CATx 1000. The AdderView CATx 1000 is a compact, multiplatform KVM switch with audio support that allows a user to control up to 16 computers connected to the CATx switch via CAT 5 cable locally at the switch or remotely up to 1,000 feet away. more

Survey to provide insight into footage buyer preferences and help footage companies better serve their customers. Participants to receive discount footage coupons from major footage suppliers.

San Francisco, CA - Thriving Archives is pleased to announce the launch of the Footage Buyer Survey – Non-Fiction USA, an independent market research study examining the things that matter most to footage buyers. more

MAXedit Web Edition Honored with Videography’s “2008 Best of Show” and TV Technology’s “STAR” Award

MONTREAL, Canada, April 24, 2008 – It was a show of force for Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com), developers of ultra high performance software-based solutions for networked storage infrastructure and media management, who took home awards for its newly unveiled MAXedit Web Edition, a subscription-based online editing service, during the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2008 convention last week in Las Vegas. Editors, writers and engineers from leading broadcast and production publications Videography and TV Technology awarded MAXedit Web Edition with their “2008 Best of Show” and “STAR” Award respectively. more

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Andrew Douglas of Anonymous Content introduces us to the artistic abilities of Tiger Woods for automaker Buick. The famed golf pro stands 10 yards in front of a blank canvas, carefully lining up his shot. As Woods crushes the ball, we are treated to a slow-mo shot of the sphere splattering into an arch of colorful paint. The canvas comes alive as the golf balls saturate the canvas with a rainbow of hues. The skill and craft it takes for this athlete to perfect his swing is the same dedication that Buick puts in to each of its premium vehicles. more

Mekanism continues their run of high-quality, hilarious integrated solutions with their latest project for Tostitos. The fully-interactive campaign housed at NOLAF.ORG incorporates a significant amount of live action into an integrated media campaign for viral syndication, as well as woven into the story-based interactive microsite. The full-screen video site showcases the fictional organization NOLAF’s (National Organization for Legislation Against Fun) crusade against Tostitos. The shorts include Q&A sessions with seven hopeful NOLAF members, meetings, and demonstrations that reveal how and why to fight fun, while subtlety alluding to the fight against one of their chief antagonists, the pleasure involved with eating Tostitos. In addition to handling all the live action and web production, Mekanism worked closely with Element 79 to develop the initial concept and content syndication strategy. more

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Malcolm Venville of Anonymous Content and Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo mastermind this inspiring look into the training ‘routines’ of Nike-sponsored pros. We warm up with several famed athletes training in their respective disciplines as the limits of their bodies are tested. We follow the exploits of hoopster Kobe Bryant, tennis greats Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, and track & field star Liu Xiang as well as boxer Manny Pacquiao, as they perfect their fine bodies to beat any opponent. As the calendar of days, weeks, and months scroll past, we see the determination dripping from our heroes’ brows. The final moments of their victories are revealed as each athlete basks in the glow of victory… not only from the win, but from the long, hard road it took to get there. more

The successful PBS documentary series e2: the economies of being environmentally conscious is now available for download on iTunes.com. Select e2 energy episodes from the series are featured in the iTunes Green Room, a special section dedicated to the environment. Launched in celebration of Earth Day, the Green Room (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=274777692&s=143441) provides music, audio, podcasts, images and TV shows that highlight some of the most popular issues facing the planet today. more

Aalborg, Denmark AVIT-Systems A/S is proud to announce Telex Intercoms as a new partner. By this, AVIT-Systems is now designated as distributor of RTS and Telex Intercoms’ complete product lines in Scandinavia for the broadcast market. A product line that includes RTS Digital Matrix Intercom, RTS Two-Wire Intercom, Telex Radiocom, Telex Audiocom, Telex Intercom Headsets, and Telex Legacy. The partnership is a great supplement to our unique portfolio.

Sales Manager, AVIT-Systems, Jens Peter Jensen stated:
“As a part of our System Integration Company it is with great pleasure to ad Telex RTS Intercom-systems to our existing product and agency portfolio within solutions for Radio and TV-Broadcast industry.” more

Bosch Communications Systems, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of professional audio, wireless, life safety, and communications equipment (Bosch, Dynacord, Electro-Voice, Klark Teknik, Midas, RTS, Telex), is pleased to announce the appointment of Ernesto Montañez as their new Sales Manager for Mexico. Based at the Robert Bosch office in Mexico City, Montañez will oversee all Bosch Communications Systems‘ current sales channel partners in Mexico, effective April 28th, 2008. more

Sound Devices is improving the workflow from field production to post production with the introduction of its revised Wave Agent utility software. Compatible with both Mac and PC platforms, it provides comprehensive metadata editing tools and file playback for sound files recorded with the company’s popular 7-Series Digital Recorders — the 702, 702T, 722 and 744T models as well as the newest recorder in the series – the 788T. The revised Wave Agent software made its debut at NAB 2008. more