Smart news production and automation system launched at IBC

Jim Lucas and Engenius Prompting have announced the launch of one of the smartest News Production and Automation Systems into Europe at IBC.
"With dozens of installations in the USA, we are now ready to launch this unbelievably advanced yet affordable system outside of the Americas, " said Lucas.
This fully-integrated News Production, Prompting, and Automation System provides all the essential News Production and Presentation functions neatly and tightly bound into a single package.
Designed to run in virtually any local computer network running any Microsoft server Windows NT, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows 2003 Server, including Enterprise and Advanced operating Systems. In addition it can be run on networks served by the Linux Operating System.
All systems provide:

• Multilingual Script-writing - including Director, Editing, and Production Instructions;
• Show Production - including fully-configurable Rundowns, back timings;
• Show Templates - create and load as many show templates as you wish;
• Prompting - Full Colour, user-configurable Prompter - on every workstation if required.

The system can also include:

• Archiving;
• Archive Word Search - search any word or combination of words in the Archive;
• Wires from AP, Reuters, CNN, and numerous other wire service providers;
• Wire Word Search - search any word or combination of words in a wire story;
• Assignment Desk;
• Automation Services - these include Closed Captioning, Character Generator Control, and Interfaces to a host of automation systems including Video Servers, and Still Stores.

A 12-user system, with integrated prompting software, wires, assignment desk, archive module, character generator interface, the first year’s 24 x 7 technical support fee, installation, training, including accommodation and meals, is available for around £20,390.00 (Euros 30,000.00, US$ 37,000.00)
Visit www.prompting.tv for further information.
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