Monroe Electronics and its subsidiary Digital Alert Systems today announced a major software upgrade for the One-Net and DASDEC platforms for advanced Emergency Alert System and Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) messaging compliance. Version 3.1, gives One-Net and DASDEC users the latest compliance mandates, operational improvements and security features. It also provides MPEG-DASH message playout. The […]
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Acrodyne Announces First U.S. Progira Software Sales
RF engineering consultant Merrill Weiss of Merrill Weiss Group and David Sanderford of MARSAND are the first two U.S. customers for the Progira broadcast planning software being offered by Acrodyne Services, the company announced this week. Among its features are CRC-Predict and other propagation models that have been used successfully around the world to predict […]
Dielectric Releases Web-based Antenna Planning Software
Antenna and RF component specialist Dielectric has released a web-based version of its Dielectric Antenna Systems Planning, DASP, software as a free online service. The release, version 7.0, is the first to be web-based, thus eliminating the need to download and install the software. The latest version adds an interactive user interface and new features […]
Inmarsat OKs Quicklink Software For Sat Fleet Use
Quicklink Windows Bonded Live Software is ready to use over on the Inmarsat global fleet of L-band satellites, the satellite communications service provider announced today. The software makes it possible for broadcasters and others in the media to compress and transmit live video via the WindowsLive platform, it said. The solution reduces the equipment broadcasters […]
Raycom Media Inks Edius Support Agreement With Grass Valley
Raycom Media has signed a multi-year support agreement with Grass Valley, effectively upgrading its existing Edius software licenses and expanding use of the nonlinear editor across all 33 of Raycom’s news-producing markets, the company said today. According to David Burke, Raycom VP technology, the new support agreement will provide the broadcaster with access to software upgrades that […]
Quicklink Makes Free Offer On New Bonding Software
Quicklink will make its newly launched Bondio bandwidth bonding software available for free with the purchase of its Skype TX professional broadcast server, the company said today. Bondio improves bandwidth availability by combining a variety of Internet connections, including Wi-Fi, 3G/4G USB dongles, WiMAX and Ethernet. To learn more, visit the Quicklink website.
Stampede-Vidyo Offer ‘Drone Video Conferencing’
https://youtu.be/RHr1hMjBljU A lot of news releases pop up in my in-box every day. Some I use, some I discard, and some I pass along. But I am really not sure what to do with this one. On one hand, it seems like it could be of interest to broadcasters who have drones on their minds. […]
Quicklink, BGAN To Deliver K2 Ascent Reports
Within the next six days, David Tait, a trustee for the U.K.’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), will arrive at his base camp for an ascent of K2, beginning his latest fundraising mission for the charity. Tait will be filing footage of his climb of the world’s second tallest mountain to the […]
Renewed Vision Enters Broadcast Market
Producers, news directors and set designers looking for a new alternative to expensive on-set display control technology may want to check out ProPresenter 6 software from Renewed Vision. The company is new to the broadcast industry but has built a presence in other markets that rely on display of visuals, lyrics and dynamic information across […]
Sony Updates Camera Software
Sony has announced new software updates to its range of professional digital cameras, including the PXW-X180, the PXW-X70, PXW-X200 and PXW-Z100. Free upgrades include: PXW-X180 — system software v2.0, which activates the Picture Cache Rec function, and network software V1.3, which adds streaming. With the optional CBK-NA1 kit, the camera becomes compatible with 3G/4G/LTE modems and […]