A significant project that required the system integration (SI) skills of Jasco Broadcast
Solutions was for the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).
The broadcaster had been making use of an Avid iNEWS system supplied by Jasco for
the past nine years but when the hardware on this legacy system became obsolete, they
turned to Jasco to deliver an upgraded system.
Jasco supplied NBC with a new iNEWS central server core that delivers enhanced
functionality from editing to player control and distribution.
The latest ISIS 5000 centralised storage solution delivers real-time, media optimised
shared storage for NBC’s news and production departments. This solution also
incorporates Avid Interplay Production Asset Management (PAM), which enables
integrated management and control of all media assets on the system.
“In addition we supplied a new Front Porch Digital archive tape storage solution that is
going to be incorporated as part of a new extension to NBC’s current Avid Media Asset
Management (MAM) system,’ says Rupert Dalton, sales executive for Jasco ICT
Solutions.
Dalton stresses that an understanding of how the client’s entire eco-system works is
imperative, and gaining an in-depth insight into the client’s environment is the
foundation of SI. “Broadcast environments incorporate many components that all come
together to deliver the outcome, but there are many other components involved. There
are a multitude of solutions available from a variety of vendors and it is crucial to ensure
that the integration of these products is seamless,’ comments Dalton.
