Fujinon will introduce six new lenses in conjunction with its 3D Synchronous Control System for 3D production at the 2010 NAB Show (Booth C7425). The new lenses feature very high optical and mechanical specifications, along with precise zoom and focus servos.

AmberFin has announced the launch of the new iCR Smart Ingest system, complementing its award-winning iCR software range.

France Telecom, Europe's number one provider of IPTV services under its Orange brand, has selected Orca Interactive, an innovation leader in IPTV middleware and applications and a Viaccess subsidiary, to provide the COMPASS content discovery and recommendations platform for the implementation of a multi-screen content discovery and recommendation solution across all the Orange TV related services.

Camera Corps reports a world-first in dynamic sports coverage with the successful use of live RF helmet cameras during the February 2010 Vancouver Games. Working in cooperation with transmission specialist Broadcast RF Ltd, Camera Corps was able to deliver some of the most dramatic video coverage ever obtained from a winter sports event.

Exterity, Building IPTV specialist, has launched what it claims to be the industry's first DVB-T2 TVgateway products, designed to support the forthcoming DVB-T2 standard that will be used by broadcasters to deploy terrestrial HD TV channels.

SysMedia has launched a hosted version of its successful Plasma Gold interactive content production and management system. The hosted model minimises upfront capital outlay, enabling broadcasters, radio stations and other media outlets to extend their brand reach across multiple platforms.

The hosted service provides access to a full Plasma Gold system on servers managed by SysMedia. It allows customers to upload and edit their content and manage the service remotely, with real-time delivery to the platforms of choice - mobile, internet or digital TV.

Cisco has announced a major advancement in Internet networking - the Cisco® CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (CRS) - designed to serve as the foundation of the next-generation Internet and set the pace for the astonishing growth of video transmission, mobile devices and new online services through this decade and beyond.

As part of its strategy for offering solutions tailored to the full range of broadcast, corporate, government, and editorial workflows and budgets, Volicon has announced a significant expansion of its award-winning Observer family of digital video logging and monitoring systems.

AmberFin has launched the new iCR Standards Converter, joining its award-winning iCR software range.

Standards conversion is a key tool for monetising existing content in markets with different frame rates, and as companies migrate towards file-based working, there is increasing demand for file based standards conversion, that does not require costly videotape layback.

One of the drivers of the current success of Indie films is an improved image resulting from high resolution digital video cameras and high performance lenses. The combination is proving so successful that as cinematographers and directors make the move to feature films, they're bringing the technology with them.