S4M nominated for AIB Media Excellence Awards 2007

Airtime Sales System S4AdSales shortlisted as “Gear of the Year”

Cologne based systems and consulting company S4M – Solutions for Media has reached the final round of this year’s AIB Media Excellence Awards – with S4AdSales, a highly integrated cross-media sales system.

The Media Excellence Awards are assigned by the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) for outstanding achievements in broadcasting and new media. And the nomination by itself is already an honour. Last year, AIB rece

Ran Around the World Three Times With a PDA

Ran Around the World Three Times With a PDA

In February 2007 athletes from all over the world installed the newly released sports software "Run.GPS" on their PDAs and Smartphones. Using a built-in GPS device this software makes it possible for runners, cyclists, hikers and other sports people to navigate off the beaten track. Since the first release users have covered more than 78000 miles with a Run.GPS enabled PDA – this equals more than three times around the earth. This number includes only the training sessions uploaded to

BMC Messsysteme GmbH first-time represented at PRODUCTRONICA 2007

BMC Messsysteme GmbH first-time represented at PRODUCTRONICA 2007

Maisach/Munich/Germany. The "bavarian measurement company munich" (bmcm), manufacturer for PC-based data acquisition and PC technology continues its course of expansion. Under the motto "From sensor to analysis" BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm) presents itself for the first time as a direct distributor at the World’s leading trade fair for electronics production in Munich.

Cortado to Present Mobile Business Trends at the Cortado Summit 2008

Cortado to Present Mobile Business Trends at the Cortado Summit 2008

Cortado invites resellers and users to the Cortado Summit 2008 at the Dorint Royal Golfresort & Spa Camp de Mar in Mallorca, Spain, on January 14 and 15, 2008. Participants will learn about new possibilities in the mobile business area through hands-on presentations, and get an exclusive look at forthcoming Cortado developments. For more information, visit http://summit.cortado.com.

S4M’s VPMS PlayoutControl at MDR

Video Content Management: MDR expands its VPMS campus license

German public station „Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk“ (MDR) expands its VPMS campus license by implementing the module PlayoutControl, devised by Cologne based S4M – Solutions for Media. Serving as a control tool for video servers, it will support MDR’s control room staff.

Since the end of 2003, MDR employs S4M’s modularly designed Video Production Management System (VPMS) for its playout center in Leipzig. The system takes a crucial ro