Ross Video and Evertz to Demonstrate Commitment to Open IP Standards at IBC2017

Wednesday, September 13^th, 2017 [Ottawa, Ontario, Canada] – Today, Ross Video® (Hall 11, Stand C10/B08/C23), the leader in smart production, and Evertz (Hall 1, Stand D31/F29), the leader in media and entertainment technology solutions, announced they will jointly demonstrate the successful implementation of AMWA’s latest specification for open connection management in IP control systems at IBC2017. Show attendees can see the Evertz MAGNUM orchestration and control system directing the Ross RAPTOR-EDGE IP gateway via the AMWA IS-04 and IS-05 specifications for NMOS discovery, registration, and connection management APIs.

Both Ross and Evertz are committed to industry interoperability and are working at the forefront of IP standards and specifications including SMPTE ST 2110, AMWA IS-04 and IS-05. As well, both companies offer a suite of IP-enabled products including Media Gateways (RAPTOR-EDGE, BACH), Graphics (XPression), and Production Switchers (Acuity) from Ross; and Media Gateways (570IPG and 7890MG), Multiviewers (3067VIP10G), and Software-Defined Compute Platform (evEDGE) from Evertz.

“The transition to IP is happening now.  With over 80 large scale IP-deployments globally, we continue our support for open standards to ensure vendor interoperability within IP facilities,” commented Mo Goyal, Sr. Director, International Business Development, Evertz. “Both Evertz and Ross are active members of AIMS, the ASPEN Community, SMPTE, VSF, and AMWA and are working together with other industry partners to realize this goal.”

“Ross is committed to promoting and realizing vendor neutral network control that supports robust and deterministic routing with our One Network vision. This is our belief that the key to realizing value in the migration to full-scale IP facilities is to converge all production signals including video, audio, synchronization control and file transfer onto a single network with intelligent network management to guarantee quality of service,” stated Nestor Amaya, founder of COVELOZ, a Ross Video company, and now also Director of IP Solutions and Infrastructure Product Marketing for Ross Video. “We are extremely pleased to highlight our interoperability with Evertz, offering our joint customers unprecedented freedom of choice.”

At the IBC IP Showcase (located at RAI, Room E106), both Ross and Evertz are involved in the Playout, Live Production, and IS-05 control areas interoperability demonstrations. As well, both companies will be presenting at the IP Showcase theater. 

Ross Video is Smart Production
Ross powers video productions for billions of global viewers daily with the industry’s widest range of smart production solutions. Ross makes it easy to create compelling news, weather and sports broadcasts, engaging material for sports stadium screens, entertainment shows and rock concerts, educational institutions, legislative assemblies, corporate applications, and inspiring content for houses of worship. Ross solutions have impressed the audiences and marketing partners of NBC Sunday Night Football, Google YouTube Space London and China’s eSports powerhouse VSPN. Ross delivers an unrivalled range of products and services comprising virtual studios, real-time motion graphics, cameras, robotic camera systems, production switchers, video servers, infrastructure and routers, social media management, newsroom systems and mobile live events.

About Evertz
Evertz Technologies Limited designs, manufactures and markets video and audio infrastructure solutions for the television, telecommunications and new-media industries. Evertz provides complete end-to-end solutions to content creators, broadcasters, specialty channels and television service providers to support their increasingly complex multi-channel digital, ultra high definition (UHD) and next generation high bandwidth low-latency IP network environments. Evertz’ solutions enable its customers to generate additional revenue while reducing costs through the more efficient signal routing, distribution, monitoring and management of content as well as the automation of previously manual processes. For additional information, visit www.evertz.com.

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Ross Video Media Contact:

Sara Bell
Media Relations Specialist
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Ross Video Media Contact – EMEA:

Stuart G. Russell
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Ross Video Media Contact – Asia Pacific:

Vivian Yu
Marketing & Operations Manager, Asia Pacific
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Email:  vyu@rossvideo.com
Twitter: @ross_video
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