Sonnet Technologies has announced the immediate availability of the Fusion Fibre-for-4 package, which offers the Fusion RX1600Fibre rackmount 16-drive RAID 6 Fibre Channel (FC) shared storage system with a 4-port 8Gb FC interface, four 1-port 8Gb Fibre Channel PCIe host adapter cards, four fiber optic cables, and a 4-seat Tiger Technology metaSAN software license.

Sony Professional has announced a new range of Bravia digital displays. Research suggests that in 2012, 60% of the digital signage market will be covered by television products. In response to the proliferation of televisions used in the digital signage market, Sony Professional has created the range to satisfy the growing demand for functionality of a professional display with the usability of a television.

Playout automation specialist, Abit Ltd, has created an interface between its Present-it automation system and the Evertz HD QMC2-HD mixer. This addition of the Evertz mixer to Abit's automation portfolio of equipment drivers is part of the ongoing workflow drive to control both SD and HD material within the organisations file based workflow and subsequently at the point of playout transmission.

Camera Corps has named Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group's Services Division, as the exclusive United States distributor and rental agent for the Q-Ball HD/SD minicam system.

The Q-Ball is Camera Corps' latest robotic HD pan and tilt camera system combining both appearance and performance in the smallest system currently available.

HaiVision Network Video has announced its VFiControl technology, an iPhone/iPad application that simplifies the recording of live events in real time. VFiControl enables users to control the Furnace's recording process, apply real-time metadata (HotMarks) on the fly, and review video recording directly on the mobile device.

Telestream, provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, claims to take video encoding to the next level with its announcement of Episode 6. For the first time, users can pool resources to share encoding work across multiple computers in a mixed environment of Macs and PCs. Episode also brings cross-platform scalability from the desktop to the server, another industry-first.

Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced Adobe Creative Suite 5, a breakthrough release of the industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Focusing on interactivity, performance and maximising the impact of digital content and marketing campaigns across media and devices, the Creative Suite 5 product line brings exciting full-version upgrades of flagship creative tools while delivering significant workflow enhancements to designers and developers.

Snell has unveiled Kahuna 360, a revolutionary production switcher platform that breaks away from the tradition of fixed M/Es, fixed resources, and fixed formats while supporting 16 simultaneous broadcast productions in a single mainframe, an industry first. Engineered for the most demanding production requirements, Kahuna 360 boasts the ultimate switcher flexibility and scalability to give operators all the functionality they need to target a broader audience over a greater number of distribution platforms.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc has announced that, for professionals who rely on the most accurate measurement tools for colour-critical work, the new Dolby Professional Reference Monitor PRM-4200 delivers the accuracy of previous CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors with the versatility of flat-panel displays.

Snell will unveil the latest version of its flagship Alchemist Ph.C - HD motion-compensated standards converter at the 2010 NAB Show. In addition to enhanced support for Dolby E audio encoding, the new Alchemist Ph.C - HD now supports the emerging 1080p production standard for high-definition broadcasting.