Key NewsWorks Features

• Wires Communication Server (support for 16 wire inputs per installed PC) The communication server keeps NewsWorks system in touch with the outside world
• NewsWorks MOS Server
• Highly efficient wires browser, it supports alerts for urgent stories, User can drag wire copy into a script or rundown
• Full text wires and story searching
• Common story pool
• Reporter story pools
• Customized private story pools
• Integrated video browse capability
• Embedded CG, News Title, stills and video objects
• Supports unlimited story size and unlimited embedded objects
• Supports unlimited rundowns
• Insert of “Breaking News” at any spot at any time
• Ability to send rundowns to ‘NewsWorks MOS Server’ via TCP/IP
• Ability to drag and drop video directly to rundown’s story without having to create MOS IDs. (for breaking news get to air faster)
• NewsWorks MOS Server supports connections of 50 users at the same time. And sends rundowns coming from clients to MOS Gateways. And keeps all connected users informed
• All active clients update automatically when any changes are made on rundowns by any user
• NewsWorks users can receive immediate notification when new stories arrive
• Full drag & drop movement of items between wires, story pools and rundowns
• Messaging between users (users send messages to other users or groups)
• Integrated e-mail (pop3 and smtp)
• Integrated web browser
• Automatic synchronization of clients
• Autosave option to recover unsaved stories
• Created by / time, changed by / time history
• Story locking to prevent simultaneous editing
• Unlimited calendar based future planning
• Detailed contact information about people and organizations. Contacts are stores in the shared database. Contacts can be public or private
• Online update backup server, with immediate redundancy on primary server failure
• Customizable user wire baskets
• Customizable wires future search. Users can customise their own notifications in the NewsWorks
• Support for remote access users
• Support for editinig, sending stories and browsing wires from the internet browser
• Easy to use with simple user interface
• Adding, removing or editing users on the system by general system settings
• User’s customizable settings
• Working with multiple workgroups
• NewsWorks can be set up for multiple locations
• Customizable still templates (Newsboards)

NCS Modules

• NewsWorks MOS Server
• NewsWorks Wires Server
• NewsWorks File Server
• NewsWorks Communication Server -Supports all Wires (AA, Reuters, RTV, SNTV, AP, AFP, CHA, DHA, IHA)
• Wires Browser
• NewsWorks Newsroom System
• NewsWorks Newsroom System region
• NewsWorks On the NET (accessing from internet browser)
• NewsWorks STILL DESIGNER
• NewsWorks STILL EDITOR
• Timecode Archive Module
• Rundown module integrated with Cinegy system
• Cinegy Video browser
• MOS v2.81 compatible

Hardware Specs:

• NewsWorks File Servers (two recommended):
  Dual-processor Pentium, 1 GHz or faster
  2048 Mb RAM
  60+ GB drives in RAID-5 array
  CD-ROM drive
  Windows 2000 Server or later (latest Service Packs from Microsoft)
  Network adapter
  
• Communication Wires Server:
  Pentium IV or faster
  512 Mb RAM
  HDD 20+ GB
  CD-ROM drive
  Windows 2000, XP or later (latest Service Packs from Microsoft)
  Multi-Port Serial Card: (one per news wire feed)
  Network adapter
  
• NewsWorks MOS Server:
  Pentium IV or faster
  512 Mb RAM
  HDD 20+ GB
  CD-ROM drive
  Windows 2000, XP or later (latest Service Packs from Microsoft)
  Network adapter
  
• NewsWorks Client Workstations:
  Pentium IV or faster
  512 Mb RAM
  17" monitor recommended (Minimal Resolution must be 1024x768)
  HDD 40+ GB
  Windows 2000, XP or later (latest Service Packs from Microsoft)
  Network adapter