NASCAR is moving its headquarters to a new building this summer and by the boxes are unpacked, the company’s workflow will be entirely digital. As part of the move, NASCAR is digitizing all of its tape archives, relying on the DIVArchive system from Front Porch Digital to get it done.

Digitizing every frame of footage ever filmed by the NBA is no small task, but at NAB, data processing giant SGI proved that it is not only up to the task, but it has exceeded expectations. SGI has announced a multiyear extension of its relationship with the NBA to expand the NBA Digital Media Management system (DMM), allowing the League to accelerate its digital archiving process.

The Snell & Wilcox Kahuna production switcher continues to gain traction in the local TV market as station groups like Raycom Media and Sinclair Broadcast transition to the board for future HD operations. That growing popularity could lay the groundwork for a move into sports production trucks as it will give the U.S. market an important component in embracing the Kahuna: technical directors who are comfortable working with the system. At least a dozen of the systems will be used at the Beijing Olympics.

High School Sports has been looking for a way to tap instant replay and create scoreboard video like the pros, now thanks to also a major partnership with Daktronics, Netwek’s TriCaster will work with Daktronics scoreboards to provide high schools with exciting live scoreboard video and instant replay.

Sports networks, leagues and other organizations looking for qualified video professionals have a new option via Wounded Marine Careers Foundation, a new organization that, with the help of Panasonic and Apple, is helping wounded Marine veterans from Iraq develop video editing and shooting skills.

Pixel Power’s new Clarity 3D add-on for its Clarity 3000 and 5000 broadcast graphics systems is intended to make real-time 3D graphics just part of the job for character-generator pros. Ease of use and aiming squarely at the vast mid market opens doors that remain locked for high end systems that can do more – but only for a specialized few.

Sony Creative Software (SL12413) has combined its efforts with Ensequence by integrating Blu -ray java technology into their interactive platforms. On-Create utilizes “Blu-print” which enables disc authors to drag and drop and interactive environment into Blu-ray. “This is the birth of a new market,” says Matthew Brohn, product manager for Sony Creative Software.

Qustream announced earlier at NAB that their Cheetah 864XR series will by NBC for the network's coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games. Qustream also unveiled many more routers on the show floor.

JVC unveiled on the show floor, the MR-HD200U. The camera combines solid state memory and long length hard disk recording. The MR-HD200U is a camera-mounted media recorder that attaches directly to any of JVC’s ProHD 200 Series camcorders. The MR-HD200U records on Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) solid state memory.

SAMMA Systems, the global leader in media migration, addressed the media at NAB with a call to arms.

Cisco today announced that SES AMERICOM is using Cisco MPEG AVC high-definition (HD) encoders to launch 40 additional HD channels on its IP-PRIME Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service. IP-PRIME is an end-to-end, turnkey entertainment distribution service that enables rural local exchange carriers (RLECs) in North America to offer a full and diverse menu of hundreds of SD and HD television channels to their subscribers.

Broadcast Pix unveiled for the first time at NAB the Slate 5000, an all-in-one studio that may look like a switcher, but provides much more than just switcher capabilities.

Echolab introduced four new switchers and their NAB booth as well as a new replay system. The MultiPlayMD is a multi-channel instant replay system that offers 32 channels of HD or SD content.

Bose, best known for its consumer audio products, is preparing for takeoff at NAB 2008 with its Aviation Headset X. These cans have been on the market for some time and are a staple in the cockpit combining a lightweight, isolating design with noise canceling technology.