ON-AIR Systems Chooses Matrox X.mio Platform for playKast Komplete v 4.10 "Channel-in-a-Box"Montreal, Canada, September 4, 2007 - Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that ON-AIR Systems has chosen the Matrox X.mio card, part of the Matrox DSX family of developer platforms, as the hardware engine for the full-featured version of its playKast Komplete v 4.10 Channel-in-a-Box application. PlayKast is the primary product of ON-AIR's K-Series range. It is a complete, easy-to-use, low-maintenance playout and schedule management system that provides a simple workflow with advanced scheduling capabilities. In one application and one system chassis, playKast replaces several items of alternative hardware, reducing energy consumption, footprint, and fixed asset expenditure."We chose Matrox X.mio because it lets us offer advanced features that are important to our broadcast customers," said Mark Errington, ON-AIR Systems CEO. "A variety of video formats including MXF, VBI/WSS trigger insertion, and advanced graphics and effects are key capabilities of Matrox X.mio that enable us to make the only genuine Channel-in-a-Box solution." ON-AIR Systems will showcase its products at IBC 2007 on stand 8.131a. The Matrox DSX product line will be demonstrated on stand 7.228. About ON-AIR playKast Not just a playout server, playKast is a multi-format playout solution including graphics overlays and a full range of controls and interfaces. playKast is modular and lets users select only those options needed to create their unique channel look and feel, and to work with the other media systems in their facility. A single PC performs all of the following functions:
About Matrox DSX Developer Products The Matrox DSX product line combines codec and effects technologies and a full range of professional audio and video hardware components with a comprehensive Windows XP-based Software Development Kit (SDK). The Matrox DSX platforms exploit Matrox's "Power of X" and "Flex" technologies to enable OEMs and developers to leverage scalable CPU and GPU power to create a wide variety of cost-effective products and applications including NLE systems, ingest/playout servers, character generators, clip and still stores, graphics/production servers, automation and master control units, multi-layer compositors, and CATV barker channels. Key features of the Matrox DSX platforms:
About ON-AIR Systems Headquartered in London, with a development facility in Zagreb, ON-AIR Systems is a specialist software developer of video automation solutions. An innovator in the development of tapeless automation, ON-AIR has been delivering PC-based solutions for over a decade to channels of all sizes. For more information visit www.on-air-systems.com. About Matrox Matrox Video Products Group is a technology and market leader in the field of HD and SD digital video hardware and software for realtime editing, DVD authoring, capture/playout servers, clip/still stores, and CGs. Matrox's Emmy award-winning technology powers a full range of content creation and delivery platforms used by broadcasters, post-production facilities, project studios, corporate communicators, and videographers worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. For more information visit www.matrox.com/video. #### Matrox is a registered trademark and Matrox DSX is a trademark of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged. |