Omneon Video Networks to establish new Moscow Office

Omneon Video Networks has announced plans to establish new offices in Smolenskaya Square, located within the commercial district west of Central Moscow.
By establishing a physical presence in Russia, Omneon is set to build on the increasing volume of sales in that region and to provide a high level of pre- and post-sale support to the company's customers, integrators, and application developers.
Omneon's Reiner Frenken, manager for Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, and Eurasia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan), will oversee localized operations for the rapidly growing Russian broadcast market.
"We have seen a definite acceleration in Russian sales over the past year, largely because the country's broadcast market is increasingly looking to tapeless operations, one of the primary operational benefits made possible through implementation of our Spectrum media server system," said Greg Hoskin, Omneon VP of EMEA sales.
"In strengthening our presence in Russia, we're able to work more closely with local partners in meeting the rising demand for scalable and reliable platforms for both SD and HD playout in single- and multichannel environments.”
Omneon has partnered with systems integrators Qualitron, ISPA Engineering, VIDAU, Oltbert/Tivionica, and OKNO-TV in the Russian Federation; the Sherl company in the Ukraine; and Hannu Pro, TVC, and TVT for the CIS and the Baltic States. Other key partners include Russian application developers MeditProfi and Tract, both of which are developing applications designed to enhance operation of the Spectrum server system.
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