Leitch SD/HD System to Support New CNN Pipeline Broadband On-Demand Video News Service
December 05 2005 - 2:11PM
PR Newswire (US)
CINCINNATI, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS) today announced that it has supplied CNN.com with a
complete SD/HD broadcast solution to support the news leader's
on-demand broadband video service, CNN Pipeline. Incorporating
Leitch's NEXIO(TM) HD server system, CNN Pipeline includes
processing, branding, master control, routing and transmission
products from Leitch's comprehensive line of SD/HD broadcast
solutions. CNN Pipeline, made generally available to the public
earlier this week, is an on-demand broadband video service designed
to revolutionize the way people view news online. CNN Pipeline
offers an unrivaled news experience by putting users in control of
multiple live video streams, CNN's video archives and on- demand
news clips from CNN's unmatched newsgathering operation around the
world. "We are proud to have supplied CNN Pipeline with our latest
server technology, and it is evolving needs like this across the
industry that have fueled our efforts to continuously expand our
SD/HD portfolio," said Tim Thorsteinson, president and CEO of
Leitch Technology. About Leitch An industry leader for more than 30
years, Leitch provides high- performance, multi-format solutions
for professional digital video. Through its two business segments
-- Digital Media and Infrastructure -- Leitch offers
standard-definition/high-definition (SD/HD) products and systems
that enable media companies to streamline workflow from production
through transmission. Leitch offers a comprehensive, award-winning
portfolio of processors, routers, servers, graphics and editing
solutions, master control and branding systems, digital signage,
network monitoring and control software, and test and measurement
instruments, along with premium customer support. Leitch is part of
the Broadcast Communications Division of Harris Corporation. About
Harris Harris is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 150 countries. With headquarters in Melbourne, Florida,
the company has annual sales of over $3 billion and more than
13,000 employees -- including 5,500 engineers and scientists --
dedicated to the development of best-in-class assured
communications(TM) products, systems, and services. The company's
operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF
communications, broadcast communications, and microwave
communications. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris
Corporation CONTACT: Laura Whitaker, Vice President, Leitch
Corporate Communications, +1-408-782-1201, or Web site:
http://www.harris.com/
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