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Broadcasters Show Daily 1 3 Tuesday, April 25, 2017 COMPROMPTER RELEASES LIVE MULTI-SPEAKER CLOSED CAPTIONING SYSTEM Caption Central Multi (CCM) is designed to solve four major problems of closed captioning: Completeness CCM passes through scripted ENT cap- tioning and supplements any unscripted comments, segments or complete shows with live voice captioning. Thus, 100 percent of any show is captioned. Multiple Voice Recognition Caption Central Multi tracks up to 40 speak- ers backed by a 300,000-plus word diction- ary plus hundreds of custom local vocabu- lary words sharable by all speakers. Producers can set up newscasts and other shows with the studio location and mic num- ber, profile name and an on-air name and title for up to eight simultaneous speakers, then save that setting using a show or pro- gram name. With a single click, those set- tings can be loaded and within 20 seconds the proper mics, speakers' profile, names and titles are ready to go to air. The impor- tance of this is that CCM then identifies each speaker by name and title when they speak. For example: Bill McWha, Baptist Minister >> "The Law steps in only when individual moral- ity has failed…" Charlie Williams, Agnostic Society >> "Granted, but the moral issue of right and wrong does not have to be based solely on religion." Thus, for the first time, the hearing impaired viewers know who is saying those words and can attach meaning by knowing the point of view of that speaker. Real-Time Transcription Hand captioning typically deliv- ers captions four to eight sec- onds behind the speaker with no link to who said those words. CCM keeps every conversation in sequence, regardless of the number of on-set speakers, or the order in which they speak. CCM presents the words spoken in the studio in the real-time sequence and identifies who spoke them. Typically, Caption Central Multi's text output runs about two seconds behind real-time, and each word is spell checked and context checked prior to sending it to air to assure CCM chooses the best and most logical word. Emergency Broadcast Delays Emergency broadcast delays are mostly caused by the time it takes to make arrangements with a captioning service for a typist. CCM is ready to go as soon as the anchors have their mics on and are camera-ready – a simple click of the AD- LIB button creates the script and encodes the text live while they speak. Caption Central Multi supports many English accents in order to fine tune pro- nunciations and speech patterns for each speaker, different regions and even national origin. English accents include: Standard American, Inland Northern U.S., Southern U.S., Australian, British, Indian, Spanish and Asian. Many foreign languages include: U.K. English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Japanese. The Caption Central Multiple Profile system (CCM) comes packaged as a plug and play rack-mount system configured as a four- or eight-speaker system. The system includes built-in LAN and audio input support. CCM is compatible with any broadcast newsroom system and cap- tion encoder. See Caption Central Multi in the North Hall, NAB booth #N6014. SOLVE WORKFLOW CHALLENGES WITH QOS SERVER Although the company has been attend- ing NAB for many years, this year's show marks an exciting landmark for QOS Server. QOS Server delivers easy-to-use, ultra fast storage servers with unlimited capabilities to solve your everyday work- flow challenges. This year the company will be presenting its new server UI that makes working with Avid, Adobe and FC even more simple and secure. Its storage server does multi-stream of 4K, can hold up to 500TB of storage and does not require air conditioning. Ask about the Production SAN Box™, an all-in-one system that allows you to deliver your complete show out of one box. QOS Server Ltd. is also presenting its new Serenity Enterprise Data server product line that will be rolling out in the coming month to meet the high demand for on site and cloud server technology. Lawrence Carota, President and Owner, will be meeting with cus- tomers to discuss new exciting data storage products. This technology is designed to meet the demands from the Horizontal Applications areas such as High Performance Computing, Big Data, Cloud Deployment, Artificial Intelligence and general internet server requirements. QOS Server's commitment to designing green storage technology starts from the bottom up, by using only the most energy efficient server motherboards, power supplies, hard drives and server drive enclosures and chassis, that can be reused and recycled. QOS Server calls it "End- to-End-Green," an intelligent way of sav- ing data, energy and the environment. For more information, go to www.qosserver.com or stop by booth #SL8827. PATENTED HIGH PERFORMANCE SMARTPHONE SOLAR CHARGING CASE iPowerUp, a smartphone power case design and manufacturing company, announces the release of the "Fusion," the first high per- formance solar integrated multi-charging iPhone 6/6S/7 power case that delivers. The Fusion is a cleverly designed semi-rugged form fitted smartphone power case design that provides meaningful solar power, 2500 mA internal backup battery and an integrat- ed digital milliamp meter displaying "real time" performance that fits in your pocket. The smartphone today is the "all-in device" and running out of power is com- monplace. You now can have an addition- al green backup power source to maintain your daily lifestyle and be prepared for any communication emergencies. The security and comfort of knowing you have a high- ly convenient performance based alterna- tive power resource on your phone to com- municate is priceless. The Fusion Performance The Fusion has two 22.4 percent efficient solar modules, and provides faster perform- ance than anything before it in this unique form factor. One hour solar charging pro- vides up to 500 mAs of power, equaling four hours of talk time or 1.8 hours of online time. In 3.6-3.8 hours, it can refill your iPhone 6/6S or 7s internal battery, or in 5.5- 6 hours, you can refill the internal (2500 mAh) battery. It provides the highest solar performance in the smallest design ever and is extremely useful when plugging in is not an option. It provides significant talk time in as little as 30 minutes from solar. The Fusion is available online at www.ipowerup.com or www.sharperim- age.com. iPowerUp develops designs and manufactures a series of slim tradi- tional and unique semi rugged hybrid smartphone multi-charging backup power cases for the current Apple and Samsung smartphones. The company was founded in 2007 as an R&D engi- neering product development firm. For more information, visit www.ipowerup.com. MANAGING DIABETES WITH DEXCOM By Chelsea Gelbart, Young Professional by Day, Mountain Climber by Weekend, Type 1 for Life My Hardest Climb In April 2015, I was climbing Mt. Whitney in California and training for a much more rigorous climb of Mt. Blanc in France. I had always dreamed of summiting Mt. Blanc and had received a grant for the climb through the American Alpine Club. During the Mt. Whitney climb, I felt horrible, but chalked it up to the altitude sickness since I started feeling a little better on the way down. When I got home, I still wasn't feel- ing well. I was extremely thirsty and visit- ing the bathroom a lot more than usual. Soon after the climb, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 24. CGM First I walked into my endocrinologist's office and said 'what do I need to do to get this under control so I can continue to climb?' My endo and diabetes educator became my team. They said they'll help me get there, but first I needed the Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System. Although my diagnosis was overwhelming, I decided to focus on my goals to keep climbing. My family and supporters helped me remain focused and continue on with my dreams. Climbing Partners Once I got started on the Dexcom CGM System, I fell into a rhythm right away. By seeing the glucose readings every five minutes, I quickly understood how my body was working and how food and exercise affected my glucose levels. It was because of climbing that I also became aware of the role altitude played on my glucose levels. The Dexcom CGM Systems quickly became a vital part of my climbing tool kit. Climbing Up and Moving Forward Getting to a place where I could accom- plish my goal of climbing Mt. Blanc meant so much to me. I proved to myself that although I have diabetes, I can still accomplish my dreams and live life to the fullest. Without the Dexcom CGM System, I wouldn't have felt comfortable going on these climbs. It has been an invaluable tool since the beginning. Since being diagnosed, I have decided that I wanted to contribute and be part of diabetes care and research. To help achieve this goal, I have decided to go to nursing school and become a nurse prac- titioner. Some days, diabetes feels like a mountain – some days it's like a bunny hill. What I've learned is that it's impor- tant to change the challenge into an opportunity. Diabetes is hard. But now I have the opportunity to encourage other peo- ple to do more research and really dig deeper. By having a tool like the Dexcom CGM System, it allows me to empower myself to take control of my diabetes. For more information, visit www .dexcom.com.