WASHINGTON, D.C.--The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
announced today the winners of the second-annual Awards for Innovation in
Media (AIMs). Attendees at the NAB2004 exhibition voted April 19 and 20 for
the technological innovations that best addressed current and upcoming
issues in the electronic media industry by boosting efficiency, increasing
user flexibility and creativity, and lowering cost.
The top five products within each of the Content Creation, Content
Management, and Content Delivery categories received recognition during
NAB's Technology Luncheon, sponsored by Thales Broadcast & Multimedia and
held on Wednesday, April 21.
Within the Content Creation category, Apple's Motion, Leitch Incorporated's
VelocityHD, LitePanels' LitePanels, Panasonic Broadcast's P2 Series, and TM
Systems' Dubstation II received the highest number of attendee votes and
were each awarded a 2004 NAB AIM.
Winners in the Content Management category were BayStor / Karden Group's
BK-2500, ENCO Systems' Guardien, Fast Forward Video's Covert DVR, Maximum
Throughput Inc.'s Sledgehammer, and Thales Broadcast & Multimedia's CRYSTAL
Logo Inserter.
Also receiving AIMs, within the Content Delivery category, were
Decisionmark's Guide Channel, VBrick Systems, Inc.'s EtherneTV, Vela's
CineView Quad, Vyvx's HD VenueNet, and Wolf Coach, Inc.'s Sprinter.
"As the professionals who are using broadcasting technologies day in and
day out, NAB attendees are in a unique position to recognize the hottest
products emerging into the marketplace. The NAB would like to extend its
congratulations to all of the 2004 AIM winners who received this esteemed
recognition," said NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts.
A judging panel of editors from more than 20 key industry publications will
review the AIM-winning technologies and other new products exhibited at the
show to select an additional winner within each product category. The 2004
"Editors' Choice" award winners will be announced on Thursday, April 29.
NAB 2004, being held April 17 - 22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, is the
world's largest electronic media show covering the development, delivery,
and management of professional video and audio content across all
mediums.
The National Association of Broadcasters is a full-service trade
association that promotes and protects free, over-the-air local radio and
television stations' interests in Washington, D.C., and around the world.
NAB is the broadcaster's voice before Congress, federal agencies, and the
courts. NAB also serves a growing number of associate and international
broadcaster members. Information about NAB can be found at www.nab.org.
|
