Ross Video Partners with wTVision

Iroquois, ON, Canada – October 13, 2010 – Ross Video announces their partnership with wTVision, providing turnkey graphics solutions based on the Ross Video XPression platform.

wTVision is a multivendor platform player that integrates different graphic platforms and third party technologies with its own solutions. As one of the main European on-air Graphics Players, wTVision’s market focus is sports.

“wTVision is continuously developing its platform, with the goal of integrating it with new and powerful real-time on-air graphics engines,” said Mário Sousa, CEO, wTVision. “Xpression, due to its flexibility and capabilities, has now become one of the reference platforms for wTVision. We want to continue to develop this partnership and together build innovative projects and solutions.”

“We look forward to the partnership we are forging with wTVision,” said Sharon Quigley, Director of Sales, EAIME.  “With the combination of wTVision’s experience and Ross’ high end character generator, we are offering the perfect solution for our customers.”

About XPression
XPression is a high end 3D Character Generator and Motion Graphics System that can handle the most demanding applications. Ease-of-use, incredible horsepower, and true affordability make XPression the right choice for today’s graphics market.  XPression offers real time layering and animation of 3D models, 2D and 3D text, rendered animations, live video and web content.  Designed for the graphic designer, programmer, and on air operator, XPression advances the look of productions, making it easy to create, manage, and get to air. As a data-driven system, XPression is able to integrate real time data into 3D graphics and animations with live connections to spreadsheets, databases, RSS feeds, newsroom editorial systems and other live data sources.

About wTVision
wTVision is a software-house that develops and integrates information systems for the broadcast industry, specialized in real-time On-Air Graphics for TV. wTVision’s market focus is the area of sports and its expertise includes 40 different sports. As one of the major European On-Air Graphics players, wTVision produces 2500 Live Sport Broadcasts every year for a variety of TV’s and audiovisual producers around the world. To better serve its customers wTVision developed a full suite of turn-key products and offers to the market custom-made projects, services and full solutions. Main areas of activity include Sports, Elections, Digital Signage, Automation & Playout Systems, Entertainment Programs, Studio Solutions and Virtual Solutions.

About Ross Video
Ross Video designs, manufactures and supports a wide range of innovative products for use in live production applications. Ross’ award winning product line includes Vision, Vision Octane and CrossOver Video Production Switchers; openGear, RossGear and GearLite Terminal Equipment; SoftMetal Video Servers; OverDrive Production Control Systems and XPression Character Generators. Ross products are installed in over 100 countries around the world, where they are used daily by top broadcasters, production companies, sports stadiums, government agencies and houses of worship.

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For further information, please contact:
Sara Bell
Media Relations Co-ordinator
t. (613) 652-3020
f. (613) 652-4425
e. sbell@rossvideo.com