BitCentral Demonstrates Integrated SD/HD News Production and Collaborative Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Solution at NAB 2007

"BitCentral, a provider of video content management and distribution solutions to the broadcast market, featured a dynamic exhibition of Précis and Oasis at NAB 2007.

BitCentral provided live demonstrations illustrating how Précis and Oasis together give broadcasters the ability to create newscasts and allow content to be shared among other stations within an owner group or to a group of independent stations.

The BitCentral Précis News Production System is an integrated file-based workflow management and archive solution for broadcasters looking to improve speed-to-air and video quality of their SD and HD video assets from acquisition to air. Précis requires no changes to a station infrastructure and installation is quick. Précis is browser-based, making it fully scaleable to as many journalists as required, regardless of where they're located. The system comes with a complete scalable archive solution integrated with iNews and ENPS.

BitCentral’s Oasis transforms how news professionals access story information both on a local and national level. Oasis eliminates the cumbersome and time consuming process of shipping tapes back and forth by enabling convenient and streamlined file sharing between specific stations within an owner group or between several independent broadcast outlets, expediting the delivery of time sensitive material. The system is completely non-proprietary and interfaces with popular production systems so users can transparently share information that can be accessed anywhere via a browser interface. Oasis is offered as a standalone product or as a complement to BitCentral’s nationally established Précis News Production System."

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