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Capture, Edit, Schedule, Deliver and Archive News and Music Programming. DaletPlus Radio Suite is a broadcast and asset management system designed for digital radio operations. It streamlines the production and delivery of news and music programming by maximizing resources while ensuring reliability. DaletPlus expertly handles workflow environments with time-sensitive production demands and mission critical delivery requirements. Incorporating a set of easy-to-use production tools and comprehensive workflow management, DaletPlus facilitates every step of the process: audio and newswire acquisition, search and retrieval, production, script editing with embedded audio, planning, scheduling, broadcast, and archiving. • PROVEN Thousands of radio stations worldwide use Dalet tools everyday. • RELIABLE DaletPlus' unique distributed server architecture results in systems with no single point of failure. • CUSTOMIZABLE DaletPlus OnAir offers a user interface and layout that can be configured to the needs of an individual broadcast studio or studio operator. • SCALABLE Enterprise-wide deployment, highly scalable (up to several hundred workstations on a single or multiple locations). • PRODUCTIVE DaletPlus offers a central, shared knowledge base across a user organization with layers of configurable security rights. • FAST A few seconds after a recording has started it can be either played on the air or edited while still recording. • OPEN Easy integration (XML/MOS) with Newsroom Computer Systems other than DaletPlus such as Dalet OpenMedia or ENPS. • STATE OF THE ART Simultaneous broadcast over new media outlets such as DAB, the Internet and interactive TV without requiring significant additional resources. Radio Suite Highlights www.dalet.com

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Capture, Edit, Schedule, Deliver and Archive News and Music Programming.DaletPlus Radio Suite is a broadcast and asset management

system designed for digital radio operations.

It streamlines the production and delivery of news and

music programming by maximizing resources while ensuring

reliability. DaletPlus expertly handles workflow environments

with time-sensitive production demands and mission critical

delivery requirements. Incorporating a set of easy-to-use

production tools and comprehensive workflow management,

DaletPlus facilitates every step of the process: audio and

newswire acquisition, search and retrieval, production,

script editing with embedded audio, planning, scheduling,

broadcast, and archiving.

• PROVENThousands of radio stationsworldwide use Dalet tools everyday.

• RELIABLE DaletPlus' unique distributedserver architecture results insystems with no single pointof failure.

• CUSTOMIZABLE DaletPlus OnAir offers a userinterface and layout that canbe configured to the needs ofan individual broadcast studioor studio operator.

• SCALABLE Enterprise-wide deployment,highly scalable (up to severalhundred workstations on asingle or multiple locations).

• PRODUCTIVEDaletPlus offers a central,shared knowledge base acrossa user organization with layersof configurable security rights.

• FASTA few seconds after a recording has started it can beeither played on the air or editedwhile still recording.

• OPEN Easy integration (XML/MOS)with Newsroom ComputerSystems other than DaletPlussuch as Dalet OpenMedia or ENPS.

• STATE OF THE ART Simultaneous broadcast overnew media outlets such asDAB, the Internet and interactiveTV without requiring significantadditional resources.

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News

DaletPlus offers an end-to-end solution for radio news operationsby merging the functionalities of a newsroom computer system,broadcast production system, and broadcast playout system.

A flexible workflow management platform allows DaletPlus toaccommodate a wide variety of newsroom workflows and operating models.

Key functions include:• Task Assignment and Approvals• Rundown Scheduling• Automatic Assignment Notification• Source Material Management (wires, audio bites, stories,

contacts, web...)• Multiple Media Editing (text, audio, image, and video)• Approval Management• Broadcast Operations• Instant Updates of Broadcast and RundownsRadio Suite

General Features• Integrated assignment desk

offers “one-stop” task planning and assignment.

• User configurable audio/visualalerts of new assignments,important wire arrival, andstory rejection/approval.

• Integrated instant messagingfacilitates user communicationsand collaboration.

• Fully redundant design provides reliable multi-user, multi-site, multi-station, and multi-rundown support.

• Easy 3rd party system integrationwith MOS protocol.

• Integrated workflow management streamlines task assignment and story approvalcycles.

DaletPlus NewsWireIntegrated wire management forreceiving, cataloging, and browsing wires.• Support for up to 64 incoming

wire feeds (internal/external).• Automatic extraction of

meta-data.• Full indexing of all wires.• Incoming wire notification via

audio and/or visual alerts.

• Multiple, programmable criteria-specific alerting levels.

• Simple Windows Explorer-likebrowsing.

• Fast keyword searching.• Dynamic customizable filters

to sort and organize wires.• User rights management to

regulate wires access.

DaletPlus NewsEditIntegrated rich-media word processor designed for newsscript writing.• Microsoft WordPad-like

interface and functionality.• Drag-and-drop inserts:

production notes, reader chan-ges, time reservations, and richmedia titles (audio, image, or video).

• “One-click” preview and editing of audio inserts.

• Produce broadcast readyscripts that can be:

- Placed in a rundown.- Used in another DaletPlus

OnAir application.- Repurposed on websites, iTV,

and other new media channels.

DaletPlus AudioSurferIntegrated, easy-to-use multi-trackaudio editor for producing news.

Rundown Management• Supports an unlimited number

of rundowns.• Create, place, and arrange

rundown items (story, block,rundown, etc.) via keyboardshortcuts or drag-and-drop.

• Independent timing calculations and studio assignments for rundowns and blocks.

• “One-click” suspension of anitem from rundown and/ortiming considerations.

• Placement of items into multiplerundowns.

• Insert “Breaking News” at anytime in any spot in the rundown.

• Color-coded display of storystatus (assigned/submitted/approved/rejected).

• Display, during broadcast,actual/remaining duration, andover/under time based uponread rates and duration ofembedded clips.

DaletPlus NewsCast News broadcast module formanaging the rundown and presenting scripts;

Scrolling/Prompting Features• “Prompter-like” view of the

rundown.• Self-scrolling script display

with prompter line guide.• Adjustable scrolling speeds.• Preview upcoming scripts.• Audio bites embedded directly

in the script.• Automatic or presenter-

controlled play out of audio bites.

Self-Operate Mode• Presenter reads scripts and

triggers audio play out.

Studio-Operator Assist Mode• Allows multiple people to read

scripts, trigger audio play out,and make rundown/storychanges.

• Synchronized view of latestscripts and rundowns amongall users.

• User customizable workspacesand views.

• User rights management regulatesaccess to scripts and rundowns.

Self-Operate Mode: NewsCast

NewsEditScripts withembeddedaudio bites

Studio-Operator Control RoomRundown and

Assignements

JournalistStudio Microphone

Studio-Operator Assist Mode

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Audio Editing

DaletPlus MediaCutterQuick clip extraction from incoming feeds while recording• Shared clipbins for

collabortive work.• One click mark-in/mark out.• Simple metadata entry.• Extract audio tracks

from video.• Save clips as a new file or

export EDLs to an editor.• Annotate while editing.

DaletPlus ClipBin• Allows easy collaborative

sharing.• Drag and drop for immediate

sharing by others.• One-click preview of clips.• Simultaneous editing available

to multiple users.• Clip-based timeline; rearrange

and save as a new file or EDL.• Supports audio and

video clips.• Full-text search, including

metadata with filters.• Displays link clip to

original recording.• Color-coded bars display the

original source recording relative to clip.

DaletPlus AudioSurferAn easy-to-use, professional multi-track audio editor.• Fast, Simple, “One-Click”

operations.• Single to multi-track editing

according to user preference.• Mix of multiple audio formats

in the same track: linear,MPEG-1 layer 2, and layer 3(MP3).

• Record, import, edit, andmerge multiple tracks.

• Edit while recording.• Record audio direct–to-timeline.• Configurable keyboard shortcuts.• Graphical fade-in/out control.• Track-by-track graphical gain

control and volume curves.• Simple voice-over recording,

editing, and dubbing.• Saving of edits as digital audio

files or broadcast-ready EDLs.• Clip time compression/expansion

(+/- 5%) without affectingpitch or introducing audibleartifacts.

• Frequency adjustment(up/down).

• Dynamic compression andexpansion.

• Multi-track time shifting

DirectX Plug-in Support• 3rd party DirectX effects can

be applied to any output onAudioSurfer. DirectX effectsinclude compressors, expanders,equalizers, reverbs, flangers,aural exciters etc…

Radio Suite

Dalet's AudioSurfer is used daily by thousands of radio professionals around the globe (we don't want toimply that you need to be an audio engineer; anybodycan use it). It serves as a world-wide reference in theradio industry.

DaletPlus introduces collaborative audio editing, an innovative feature for radio content producers.While incoming audio and video material (DaletPlusextracts audio tracks from video) is captured, editingcan begin while the feed is still being recorded.Journalists and producers can monitor all incomingfeeds directly from their desktops using DaletPlusMediaWall. With just one click, they can immediatelyreview ingested material, extract clips to the DaletPlusClipBin, and share them instantly with other users.

AudioSurfer Single to multi-track editing

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Audio Capture

DaletPlus AudioRecorder“One-Click” Recording• Record up to 8 simultaneous

channels per workstation. • Tape deck-like controls to

record, pause, and fast forward.• Auto-Trim erase

beginning/end silences.• Set cue points and markers• Set default mix parameters for

auto-segues.• Mono or stereo recording• Multiple compression and

audio formats supported.

Digital File Transfer• Exchange digital audio files

between Microsoft Windowsand DaletPlus by drag-and-drop from Windows Explorerto the DaletPlus Base Browserwindow.

DaletPlus TrackFilerFaster than real time transfersfrom CDs (through CD Rom drive)or Nagra Ares Recorder (throughUSB)• Inserts metadata directly to

DaletPlus database (fromwww.cddb.com for CDs andNagra titles).

• Auto-trim/Auto-normalize.• Supports multiple audio.

formats/definable list of formats• Converts and transfers tracks

from Nagra Ares-P/RCX220.

DaletPlus NewsDepot plug-inCollecting field contributions byphone or ISDN• DaletPlus gateway for Arbor

NewsDepot server.• Unattended, secure news

gathering via any network, anyformat: phone, PSTN, ISDN,GSM, UMTS, Internet, satellite,leased lines, G.722, MPEG,and file transfers.

• Automatic transfers fromNewsDepot to DaletPlus.

• Multi-channel hi-fi mail box.• Automatic detection and

conversion of incoming audio.

DaletPlus MediaWallLive desktop monitoring of incoming audio and video feeds.• Multiple feed monitoring.• Video or audio waveform display.• Microsoft Windows Media 9

multicasting.• “One-Click” audio muting.

DaletPlus ActiveLogScheduled recordings and logging for large-scale ingest.• Multiple bit rates, mono and

multi-track audio.• Immediate access to captured

material while recording.• Intuitive scheduling calendar

to automate every detail ofmultiple recording sessions.

• Distributed and redundant infrastructure, delivering maximum reliability and guaranteeing no single point of failure duringthe recording process.

• Detects and masks failures in real-time, and provides the continuous, uninterrupted writing and reading of audioand video material.

• “Never miss” a recording.All incoming material is captured continuously in thebackground in a temporarystorage buffer. If the beginning of the recording is missed, go backand "start" the recording inthe past.

• External device control such audio switchers.

• Optional automatic transcriptgeneration using advanced speech-to-text engine.

DaletPlus offers a variety of audio capture tools designed to capture CDs, live events, satellite feeds, Nagra recorders, digitalfiles, and other analog signals. Even the capture of non-audiomaterial such as news wires and video feeds are supported.

Key features include:• Automatic capture via scheduled ingest or manual recording tools.• Play and edit audio material while recording.• Multiple audio format and bit rate support.• DaletPlus fault tolerant distributed architecture with no single

point of failure.• Soundblaster compatible or Digigram Audio Cards (PCX 822,

924, 22, VX 222 and MixArt 8).

Radio Suite

AudioRecorder “One Click” recording TrackFiler Digital transfer oftracks from CDs and NagraAres-P/RCX220.

MediaWall Live monitoring of incoming audio and video feeds.

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Smart Scheduling

DaletPlus includes advanced scheduling tools to create and manage music playlists and news rundowns. Easy-to-use templates enable single, multi-station and multi-sitescheduling, including advanced status and notifications, and shared views.

Radio SuiteOverall Features• Radio and rich media (DRM,

DAB or IP) broadcasts.• Scheduling of various media

types (audio files, EDLs, stories,or macros).

• 3-level scheduling structure:item, block and rundown.

• Independent timing calculations and studio assignments for rundowns and blocks.

• Simultaneous multi-user collaboration on schedules.

• Controlled access through sophisticated user rights management granting permissions to view, create ormodify schedules.

• Live Updates - Immediatereflection of schedule changesthrough real time synchronisationwith broadcast applications.Changes are immediatelyreflected to all users.

DaletPlus BaseBrowserCreate, manage, and access rundowns and playlists.• Windows Explorer-like

navigational interface.• “One-Click” schedule creation

by applying pre-defined

scheduling templates (patterns)to a program or block of time.

• Unlimited number of patternsof various lengths (show, day, week, month).

• Multi-station schedule accessvia drop-down menu.

• Calendar view access.• User rights management regulates

schedule access and permissions.

DaletPlus ScheduleView, edit, and manage rundowns and playlists.• Tabular display of scheduled

items (stories, media titles,machine commands), production,and timing information.

• Drag-and-drop and keyboardshortcut operations.

• User or group-level configurableviews and display formats(fonts, color, language).

• Scheduling of text strings and graphics for multimedia (Web,DAB, Satellite Radio, or DRM).

• Flexible and rich display oftiming information:Scheduled/computed start/endtime, computed/planned duration,current time, guide time, aired

start/end time and duration.• Mandatory time constraints:

automatic application of fillers,fade-outs, or cross-fades tosatisfy time constraints.

DaletPlus MixEditor User-friendly graphical interfacefor great sounding audio seguesand voice-overs.• Dynamic waveform display

allows for quick and precise mixes.

• Mixes can be prepared/modifiedin advance or live during abroadcast.

• Multiple transition effects: fade-in, fade-out, voice-overs,gain adjustments, voice ducking,and overlaps.

• Gain adjustments (- 60 dB to+12dB) for track segments or overall combined tracks.

• “One-Click” mixing - pre-definedmixes can applied with one click.

• Easy voice track recording andtrimming with innovative graphical voice ducking.

• Placement of unlimited numberof voice-overs anywhere in the transition.

• Unlimited undos and redos.

DaletPlus Music Scheduling A modern music rotation system• Multi-user operation

incorporating music scheduling workflow control.

• Music Rotation Engine usessophisticated rules respectingcross channel and day-wideseparation, implementingvarying recycle weights andpattern placements.

• Fully customizable by attribute,by genre, by channel.

• DaletPlus PrintForms for the customization of existingreports and the creation ofuser defined reports.

Workflow ManagementFull integration with DaletPlus workflow management features.• Assignment Desk - Task/Story

assignment and notification.• Status monitoring: Realtime

update of the status of each scheduled item. (submitted, approved, aired…)

• Customizable workflows.• “One-Click” approvals and

annotations directly fromschedule.

MixEditor Great sounding audio segues and voice-overs.DaletPlus Schedule View, edit, and manage rundowns and playlists.

DaletPlus BaseBrowserCreate, manage, and access rundowns and playlists.

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On Air

DaletPlus combines over 12 years of proven broadcast reliability witha new generation of full automation and live-assist user interfaces. With a modular approach, DaletPlus can create a custom tailoredstudio environment. These modules have been optimized for ease-of-use and efficient station operation. There are interfaces specifically for both news and music broadcasts, over traditional AMand FM signals, as well as rich-media platforms such as DAB, DRM and interactive media channels.

The broadcast capabilities of DaletPlus share a common foundation- the Dalet Broadcast Server - managing all tasks associated withscheduling and broadcasting. It operates on a distributed and redundant infrastructure, delivering maximum reliability and guaranteeing no single point of failure. DaletPlus Broadcast Serverdetects and masks failures in real-time and provides the continuous,uninterrupted playout of audio material. When one hardware orsoftware component is down or fails, the broadcast continueswithout any disruption.

Radio Suite

OnAir Player

Carts

DAB Multimedia

DaletPlus CartsCart-like interface for playingout audio clips.• News, music , and commercial

play out.• Keyboard/Mouse or Dalet

Control Panel operation.• Visual up/down counters.• Integrated broadcasts with

OnAir Player and/or Newscast.• Save and retrieve cart lists.• Chaining/Looping.• Configurable displays: cart

slots, fonts, size, color, and chain behavior.

• Waveform displays and scrubbing allow easy placementof begin and end cues.

DaletPlus NewsCast• “Prompter-like” view of

the rundown.• Self-scrolling script display

with adjustable scroll speeds.• Audio bites embedded directly

in the script with automatic orpresenter-controlled play out.

• Self-operated and control-room-operated liveassist modes.

• Allows last minute changes to script and audio bites.

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DaletPlus OnAir PlayerAutomated or operator assisted playlist/rundown player.• Scheduled play out of audio,

scripts, EDLs and macros.• Up to 4 discreet audio

output channels.• Autopilot mode for walk away

automatic play out. • External fader and GPI/O

control. • Drag-and-drop loading of

audio, scripts, and rundowns/playlists.

• Multi-format play out andmixing: Linear, MPEG 1 Layer2 and MPEG 1 Layer 3 (MP3).

• Customizable layout of buttons,display (fonts, colors, size), keyboard shortcuts, and fields.

• Up/down counters: CurrentItem, Radio Station, Time ofDay, Current/Next Block,Current/Next Playlist, StopWatch, Gap.

• Assignable rights to access andedit rundowns.

• Full integration with scheduling – last minute changes are automatically updated system-wide.

DaletPlus NetbackBackup for disaster recovery.• Manual or automated backup

of logs, spots and sound files.• Multiple simultaneous

backup sessions.• Immediate fail-over to backup

platforms for instant broadcast resumption.

• Supports a wide variety ofbackup schemes and models.

• Monitoring of log and file transfer statistics.

Dalet Broadcast Server Underlying broadcast platformfor all on-air applications.• Supports multi-channel and

multi-destination broadcasts.• Simultaneous rundown/playlist

collaboration among multiple users.

• Reliable non-stop broadcastingthrough a multi-tier distributedarchitecture allowing for nosingle point of failure configurations.

• Multimedia broadcasting of graphics, video, HTML, XML.

• Simplified 3rd party integrationand customization with anopen architecture.

Multi-Platform BroadcastingExtend playlists/rundowns tonew media channels (DAB, HDRadio, DRM, webcasts,Interactive TV, etc.)• Incorporate multimedia material

into programming: ProgramAssociated Data (PAD) and Non-Program Associated Data.

• RDS through RS-422 orTCP/IP.

• Synchronized delivery of mediaand meta-data via HTML, XMLor text-based protocols.

• IP-streaming and webcasting(Real Media and WindowsMedia Compatibility) with cus-tomizable player skin.

Dalet Control Panels Studio control hardware user interfaces• Selection for accessing titles in

the DaletPlus BaseBrowser.• Carts for dedicated control of

DaletPlus carts broadcast application.

• Navigator for dedicated playlisttriggering in OnAir Player.

Interactive TV

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Transfer Request

DaletPlus Servers

ContentCatalogue

InterWeb Internet

Transfer Module

DaletPlus Servers

ContentCatalogue

Central Site Regional Site

File Transfer (FTP)Processed in backgroundfollowing rules

Workstations on regional site (LAN)

Transfer Request

Group Connectivity

DaletPlus InterWeb is the most versatile web-based newsroom collaboration tool. Through Internet Explorer, journalists can access,edit, exchange and store audio, scripts, wires, and feeds in real time. Locate source materials – current or archived – immediately.Share information and source materials between multiple news locations or different news organizations.

Journalists in the field

Remote Sites

Database Replication

Radio groups with stations in multiple locations can take advantageof DaletPlus distributed infrastructure toshare resources. This infrastructure integratesapplication data and processes by coordinating, converting, and distributing audio files and playlists via Internet.News content can be automatically replicated from regionalstations to a central location. Playlists can be created in onesite and automatically sent to other sites, with the associatedsound files. A Remote DJ feature allows groups to extend thereach of a popular on-air personality by having him or herrecord voice-tracks in one location and automatically transferring it to other stations for playout.

Web Distribution

All material (text, audio, images,video) can be automaticallyconverted and easily re-purposed for publicationonto the web, interactive TVand new generation mobiles.

DaletPlus Servers

ContentCatalogue

InterWeb

PC or Mac with Web browser

Internet

Users in remote sites can drag and drop material from a remote database into their local database. Administrators can define priorities for transferring audio based upon user, categories and priority flags in other to utilize the bandwidth available.

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ceManaging the complete content lifecycle

Tighter workflow managementDaletPlus improves productivity byfacilitating collaboration across multiple teams. Approval management is optimized to simplify time-sensitive production andensure mission critical delivery.With advanced security and status features, DaletPlus provides the tools to easilyimplement and maintain sophisticated workflows.

Reliability for fail-safe broadcastingDaletPlus Radio Suite benefitsfrom an advanced client/serverarchitecture designed to ensurereliable non-stop broadcasts,from live events to fully automated schedules. If an on-air workstation client or abroadcast server experiences problems, a hierarchy of automated recovery modes ensures that broadcast continues uninterrupted.

Easy system integrationDaletPlus can be implemented asan extension to legacy digitaland automation systems. It supports multiple stations andstudios, multi-lingual environmentsand fully exploits MOS andActiveX technologies.

Extension to Dalet 5.1 systemsDaletPlus can be implemented asan extension to Dalet 5.1 andDalet TeamNews, operating on topof existing infrastructures. It provides enhanced functionalitywhilst allowing for incrementaldeployment and migration.

Scalability for enterprise-widedeploymentsDaletPlus Radio Suite can be setup in all kinds of operations:from the smallest self-operatedstudios, to the largest enterprise-scale networks. Up to several thousand users canbe sharing broadcast qualitycontent across wide area networks and across multiplelocations. Broadcast operationscan even be monitored andcontrolled remotely.

DaletPlus is an enterprise-widemedia asset management system providing radio stations with an end-to-end,turnkey solution capable ofmanaging the complete lifecycle of audio material –from ingest and production toscheduling and broadcast –across multiple sites.

Altogether, these DaletPlus capabilities translate into abroadcast solution that guarantees a lower total costof ownership and provides asignificant return on investment.

Radio Suite

• One-click recording.• 1 to 8 stereo inputs.

AudioRecorder Source

• CD grabbing with CDDB™automatic titling.

TrackFiler CD

• USB File transfer from Nagra Recorder.

TrackFiler for Nagra

• Exchange of meta-data titles and programs through MOS or more advanced XML interfaces.

J2EE Java Integration Platform

with 3rd Party Systems • Database replication and automated distribution to multiple destinations.• Workflow and User Rights across multiple sites.

Multi-Site Support

A Ingest

• Storyboarding.Instant sharing of clips between users.

ClipBin

B Editing

• News rundown, commercial blocks and music shows.• Multiple sites, stations and studios.• Assignments and approval cycle.• Multiple views.

Scheduler

• Easy voice track recording and segue editing.

MixEditor

Music Rotation

C Scheduling D Broadcast

• Music programming, • Multi-station, Multiple users, unlimited constraints rules engine.

Storage and Media Asset Management

Remote SiteRemote SiteRemote Site

E Distribute

• Remote contributions by phone or ISDN.

NewsDepot

• Monitoring of live audio and video feeds right on the desktop.

MediaWall

• Scheduled and manual recording of multiple audio and video feeds.

ActiveLog Recorder

• IPTC and NewsML text feeds.• Automatic categorization.

Agency Wire feeds

1, 2, 4 and 8 track editing.

AudioSurfer

MediaCutter

• Mark in/out while recording. • Real-time annotations• Searches on audio tracks.

• Rich text format word processing.• Embedded audio bites, production notes and time reservations.• Multiple readers and read-rates.

NewsEdit

• Customizable user fields for cataloguing material.

RichMedia Forms • Interface with third-party scheduling and traffic systems.

Impex

• Fully configurable cartwalls.• Chained slots.• Easy cueing and loops.

Carts

• 1 to 4 stereo outputs.• Walk-away or live-assist.• Customizable displays • Fault tolerance.

OnAir Player

• Text prompter with audio clips play out.• Self-operated or control-room/studio.

NewsCast

NetBack

• Automatic backup of playlists and audio titles.

• Automated ASCII output.

RDS ASCII Exporter

OnAirNow! for DAB

• Multimedia broadcast.

OnAirNow! for WebCasters

• Direct multimedia streaming Windows Media and Real.

• Conversion to/from MPEG (layer II and III) and Linear (BWF, RAW, PCM).

Audio Conversion Server

• Conversion to/from JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIF.

Image Conversion Server

F Archive

• Manual archiving on CD and DVD.

ArcLite

• On-Line, Near-Line and Off-Line storage.

HSM Interface

• Scripts, Photos, Graphics, Audio, Video, Production Logs, PDFs, URLs or files of any type can be stored in DaletPlus • Highly scalable and flexible architecture.• Compatible with standard storage solutions: hard disk, storage servers, SANs, and HSM systems.• Automatic, rule-based transfer of files from online to archival storage. Meta-data remains online allowing archived assets to be included in future searches.• Automated text, images, audio and video format conversion.

• Status Management. • Check In/Out prevents simultaneous access conflicts through asset locking and notification.• Version management, tracking and history. Revert, at any time, to any previous version.• Instant messaging and automatic notification, with links to media assets in the database.• Edit while recording.

Teamwork & Workflow Tools

• User profiles define rights to use tools and grant approvals.• Approval process is integrated into the workflow and fully configurable.

Approval Management

• User profiles define access rights (view, edit, etc.) to the media content catalogue, meta-data fields, rundowns and DaletPlus modules.• Rights assignment on a group of users and/or individual level.

Access Rights

• Automatic publishing in HTML, WML or XML.

Dalet Web Portal

• Secure Web access to DaletPlus database.

InterWeb

• Rules-based format conversion and distribution.

Distribution and

Conversion Agents

• “One-click” full-text search • Advanced search (AND, OR, NOT, NEAR or Fuzzy search - words that differ by a given number of letters).

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