BE_AUTOMATION CYCLE 2 Penton Media June 24, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/broadcastengineering_/v/169 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT (http://www.vsn-tv.com/en-up/tvautomation.htm) ---------------------------------------- TOP STORY --Should broadcasters build their own digital archives? Colin Lippitt of Infinity Group thinks that the virtual data center and 'the cloud' will be the best strategy moving forward. To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/automation/broadcasters-build-own-archives-0624 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Sundance Digital -- providing innovative automation solutions to hundreds of commercial and public television stations, cable channels, satellite uplinks centers, and corporate facilities worldwide since 1994. 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To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/automation/toolsonair-releases-justin-video-capture-0624 Compix provides full branding functionality in portable, cost-effective CG system The CompactCG system brings rich functionality and an extensive feature set to space-constrained broadcast and production applications. To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/products/compix-full-branding-functionality-portable-cg-system-0607/ Portalis poised to revolutionize control rooms with workstation integrator Control room operators can now monitor and control up to eight different systems from a single integrated workstation. To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/automation/portalis-revolutionize-control-rooms-workstation-integrator-0624 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Promotor -- the system that can automatically synchronize your graphics and on air content. 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