Greetings and happy New Year! This past year was a busy one for many stations, and as many program directors and engineers look to 2010, the economy remains top of mind. We understand you're being asked to do more with fewer resources, so we made various upgrades to our family of IP codecs to help you manage costs while managing to do more remotes and innovative programming.

Musicam USA has been the world leader for IP solutions since 2000, when we introduced the first-ever IP codec. We pride ourselves on solid IP reliability and functionality of our units, so we introduced several features to the Suprima technology to underscore our commitment to delivering just that. Some highlights include:

• FEC (Forward Error Correction): This mechanism compensates for lost packets on the network (available for IP audio with SIP/SAP protocols.). The user can select between FEC with 50% overhead and 100% overhead. This has proven to be extremely helpful when streaming over error-prone networks that cannot be avoided (i.e. wireless networks or long-distance internet communications).
  

• USER PROFILES: With the latest upgrade, users now have a powerful administration menu for defining user profiles. From now on, you can set up multiple "user accounts" with different passwords that grant varying permission access levels to perform certain functions. This way, non-technical staff can have conditional access.
• CONFIGURATION CAPABILITIES: The latest release offer maximum configuration capabilities for the double codec operation. Meaning, Codec 1 is now independent of Codec 2, so you can configure either codec however you wish. For example, you can transmit in MPEG to the studio, and from the studio in G.722 on codec 1, while codec 2 may have MPEG 4 AAC connected to another venue with an MPEG L3 return.

Configuration presets and streaming parameters (i.e. Rx Buffer and Time-Between-Packets) are now available and can be stored by the user on the front panel, allowing for an easier setup on remotes.

• NAT TRAVERSAL: The feature permits firewall pass-through with zero configuration.
  
  
• UTLITIY CCS IP DISCOVERY TOOL: This application allows you run a search on your LAN for CCS codecs. Once discovered, you can determine the IP addresses and versions of software, as well as launch the codec web browser to manage it.
  
  
• AAC-HE Algorithm: Suprima supports all algorithms: G.722, MPEG L2/L3, AAC LC, MPEG 4 LD, PCM and AAC-HE.
  
  
• SIP Standard Compliance: Our entire family of IP codecs is compliant with the EBU project N/ACIP international protocol standard.
  INTRODUCING THE ROADWARRIOR XL

  We heard your numerous requests for a portable IP codec with USB/3G wireless capabilities and were thrilled to introduce the RoadWarrior XL in November. This crown jewel of remotes blends the best of our 5-channel RoadWarrior and 2-channel RoadWarrior LC, as it is compact like the LC, but has a 4-channel mixer and features USB modem capabilities a flat control surface to prevent accidental damage and all Suprima technology built inside.
  

  

  You can broadcast a game with the RoadWarrior XL, mixing audio interaction from a host, co-host, field-spotter/sideline reporters and a locker room reporter. Since the XL runs on the 3G/3.5 G networks, it does not tether you to a wired broadband connection. Hence, your reporters can roam the vast turfs of your broadcast site. Plus we know how cramped some of those press rooms are, so we designed the XL with a small footprint for all tight-fitting quarters at various venues.

  
  

  Check out the RoadWarrior XL's key features.