A product list from the last 10Q. Notice the key word 'digital'. (HDTV is a digital format, so increasing demand for digital products will have to help ACMM.) Here is the current list of products:
Overview
Accom designs, manufactures, sells, and supports a complete line of digital video signal processing, editing, and disk recording tools, primarily for the worldwide professional video post- production, live broadcasting and computer video post-production marketplaces. The Company's systems are designed to be used by video professionals to create, edit and broadcast high quality video content such as television shows, commercials, news, music videos and video games. The following table summarizes the Company's products and the primary marketplaces they address: -
MARKETS / Product Primary Applications
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POST-PRODUCTION:
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Digital Signal Processors
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8150 Digital Digital switcher for on-line post-production editing
Switcher for commercials and long form television programs
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Digital Editors
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Axial(R)3000 Edit controller for on-line post-production editing
for commercials and long form television programs
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Sphere(TM) Integrated non-linear editing workstation for long
and short form programs and commercials using
compressed video
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AFFINITY(TM) Integrated non-linear workstation for long and short
form programs and commercials using multiple streams
of uncompressed video
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Video Digital Disk Recorders
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APR(TM)/Attache On-line post-production editing and effects and
on-air playback of graphics for broadcast
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WSD(R)2Xtreme Desktop computer graphics and animation production
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DISTRIBUTION:
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Digital Signal Processors
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Dveous(TM)and Brutus Digital Video Effects systems for news and sports
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Axess(TM) Creation and broadcast distribution of news graphics
and
short video segments
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Abekas(R)6000 Multi-user digital video server for broadcast
applications
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The Company's revenues are currently derived primarily from product sales. Additional revenues are derived primarily from customer service sales. Customer service revenues are represented herein in the "Other" market.
The Company's gross margin has historically fluctuated from quarter to quarter. Gross margins are dependent on the mix of higher and lower-priced products having various gross margin percentages and the percentage of sales made through direct and indirect distribution channels.
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