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To: Michael E. Baldino who wrote (13530)	5/16/2000 8:25:00 AM
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MORE NEWS (ACMM)......... MENLO PARK, Calif., May 16, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Accom, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACMM) announced today that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the ABC) purchased nine Abekas(R) Dveous Digital Video Effects Systems. This purchase is part of a national rebuild program in which all of the ABC's Production Centers, located throughout Australia, are being upgraded to a full digital infrastructure. The ABC's Technology Strategy and Development group (TS&D) was responsible for coordinating the numerous responses to the ABC's tender and for making the technical and strategic choice. In February a number of key operational and maintenance personnel were flown to Sydney for the final "shootout" after which, the choice was unanimous. This panel of engineers and operators chose the Abekas Dveous because of its frame based 10-bit processing, 16 x 9 capabilities and its proven track record worldwide. ABC's TS&D insist that all equipment be "real" and demonstrated to their satisfaction. The Dveous was well favored as it integrates fully into their new digital production centers, which are currently under construction. The evaluation team found that the unit is extremely well engineered. Plug-in, multi-layered, state-of-the-art modules are housed in a well-ventilated chassis, providing the operator with a very reliable machine. In addition, Accom provides a high-level of serviceability, which is very important in a mission critical on-air environment. The ABC operational staff was very impressed with the enhanced capabilities and overall functionality of the Abekas Dveous. All nine units will be used in both live and post production environments. The units ordered are fully optioned with Target FrameStore, Color Correctors and Wide Range Defocus. The Sydney branch will initially be equipped with two units. The first unit, a dual-twin channel Dveous will be used in its only digital linear edit suite. This is to ensure that network promotions and programs, such as Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent and Quantum, as well as other prime time programs, will be able to conform to meet the new digital standards. While the live, on-air News/Caff Studio will be equipped with a single-twin channel unit to compliment the GVG(TM) Kalypso's(TM) internal DVEs. The other seven units are to be utilized in each of the state capitals, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, and Darwin and consist of single twin channel units with Target FrameStore, Wide Range Defocus and Color Correctors. About Accom Accom, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, designs, manufactures, sells, and supports a complete line of digital video production, disk recording, and editing tools for the professional worldwide television production, post production, broadcasting, and computer video marketplaces. For more information, visit the Accom web site at www.accom.com. SOURCE Accom, Inc. CONTACT: Susan Simon, Marketing Communications Manager of Accom, Inc., 650-328-3818, ext. 231 URL: accom.com prnewswire.com (C) 2000 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. -0- KEYWORD: California Australia INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CPR SUBJECT CODE: CON OTC * end of story *