Innovation

Success Comes Naturally

Customer enthusiasm and commitment to Grass Valley products is growing.

  • New-product funnel
    20% on-going R&D investment

  • 50+ Profile systems sold January-March 2001
    (Profile XP Media Platform, Grass Valley Media Area Network systems)

  • More than 150 Kalypso systems shipped:
    29 systems shipped January-March 2001

  • Blue-chip media leaders worldwide:
    · Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    · BBC
    · CBS
    · China Central TV
    · Direct TV
    · Disney International
    · ESPN
    · FOX
    · France Telecom
    · Lucent Technologies
    · Merrill Lynch
    · New York Stock Exchange
    · National Mobile Truck Company
    · Paxson Communications
    · Ten Network Australia
    · Univision
    · Viacom/MTV Networks

  • "The Grass Valley Group's Aqua Internet encoder promises the kind of high-quality experience that broadcasters and other premier content providers need to make broadband content delivery and commerce a success."

    —Dave Fester, General Manager; Digital Media Division, Microsoft

  • "We are very satisfied with the first Kalypso Video Production Center system that we purchased in May. Our network clients are happy with it and indicated that they would be inclined to use our Voyager IV truck for more events if it were equipped with a Kalypso."

    —John Peers, Vice President of Engineering, Crosscreek Television Productions

  • "We chose the Vibrint systems because they can handle the pace of hard news: they're simple, easy to use, and let our editors work right at their desks."

    —Winn Boedeker, Main Studio Engineer; KJTV-TV

  • "The Profile XP Media Platform offers outstanding capabilities and flexibility for us to change our operational requirements when and if needed. The MAN solution provides us with true shared storage with the ability to expand channels and storage without disrupting our then current operation, including high definition. This is a vital issue when planning a facility and for future operational requirements."

    —Glenn Carrick, Senior Network Engineer; Ten Network (Australia)

  • "We have been looking for the most efficient way possible to reduce the number of steps it takes to repurpose our high-quality content for the Web. WebAble allows us to quickly relieve time crunches frequently found in demanding environments like ours."

    —Derek Gascon, Vice President, Convera