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To: J Fieb who wrote (19829)	12/19/1998 12:54:00 PM
From: J Fieb	Respond to of 29386

So Philips is selling stuff now. Here is a little more detail where SGI products will be used with Philips products..... Philips and Silicon Graphics have announced here at NAB their plans to combine efforts by integrating the technologies of both companies to develop a new system designed for storage, streaming, editing, and management for the broadcast industry. According to Robert "Bo" Ewald, executive vice president of computer systems, Silicon, the system will be based on Philips' Media Pool, a multichannel, hard disk video server that uses Silicon's Origin video computing platform as a processing interface. Both companies will modify and develop their products as well as their peripheral hardware and software--and will be released under the Philips name. The companies first project is expected to be the integration of Silicon's Origin 200 server with Philips's NewsBreaker news editing system. The two companies have merged for earlier projects dating back to 1996 within the DTV, film, broadcast and post production fields........... Philips, SGI Combine Efforts For Broadcast Solutions Philips Digital Video Systems and Silicon Graphics, Inc. have joined forces to develop mission-critical solutions for worldwide broadcasting. These Philips-branded products and applications include "On-Air" scheduling and playback, broadcast news editing, and digital asset browsing and management, and are on display at both the Sands and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Under the terms of the alliance, Philips will integrate specific SGI video computing platform software and hardware products into applications and systems designed for the broadcasting, cable, and news media markets. At the heart of the newly formed alliance is the Philips Media Pool multi-channel tapeless video server. SGI will augment Media Pool with its video computing platform comprised of its Origin servers and software environments. This will facilitate digital asset management and media distribution, which will be incorporated into the development of new products. "Broadcasters are looking for workflow tools to facilitate their transition to the digital television standards," said Eric Carlson, vice president and general manager of Advanced Media Products, SGI. "The combined technological capabilities of Philips Media Pool and our video computing platform will enable broadcasters to more easily stream, store, browse, edit, and manage their digital media content." The first offspring of this union is the Philips integration of the SGI Origin200 server into its NewsBreaker news editor. Philips also plans to develop asset management applications with SGI Studio Central digital asset management software. Wouldn't it be great if an ANCR switch became a centerpiece for every digital studio being built? Good luck to Philips on their SGI integration efforts. .