Columbine JDS getting ready for end to end solutions(with DIVI encoders)
Denver, CO -- September, 1998 -- Columbine JDS today announced that it has appointed Joseph French
as Director of its new Engineering Solutions business unit, which will be responsible for all CJDS
products in the broadcast engineering marketplace.
The Engineering Solutions business unit has been formed to address changing needs in the industry
brought about by the advent of digital television and the continuing trend toward large media groups, both
of which require a greater degree of automation and more integrated end-to-end solutions. Products to be
included under the Engineering Solutions umbrella will include CJDS' Transmission Manager for
controlling the digital transmission process, as well as the company's market-leading MCAS master
control automation product line and other products that bridge CJDS' traffic solutions into the automation
and digital transmission market.
"The Engineering Solutions group is the next step in CJDS' commitment to provide an all-in-one solution
to the broadcast community with integrated applications and superior support services," said Wayne
Ruting, CJDS President and CEO. "Joe French's long and distinguished career in the broadcast and
video industries makes him an ideal person to lead this important initiative."
CJDS is the leading supplier of traffic solutions to the broadcast, cable, and advertising industries in
North America. With over 30 years of experience, CJDS has supplied thousands of broadcasters and
their advertisers with solutions to meet their traffic needs.
"The broadcast market is in the midst of the some of the greatest changes in its history, including the
new dynamics of large media groups and the advent of digital television," said French. "The Engineering
Solutions group is a creative approach to this new reality that will help us to merge complex engineering
applications with traffic operations within the broadcast environment -- and ultimately simplify the
management of broadcast operations." |
