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Harris Software Systems has appointed AVCOM as the new Harris dealer for Venezuela. The company was formed in 1999 from the merging of Omnivideo del Color and CAAD Video Supply. AVCOM is a leader in supplying total end-to-end solutions for television broadcasters in Venezuela, and has just recently completed a key integration project that is a $1.0 million digital studio upgrade for RCTV in Venezuela.
Prior to the appointment of AVCOM, Venezuela used to be a market covered directly by Harris Software Systems CALA Sales Manager, Pablo Miliani who is a native of Venezuela. When aske about the shifting from a direct sales approach to a channel sales approach, Pablo said: "As Harris evolves from a stand alone solution provider in the broadcast software segment to a true end-to-end solution provider with multiple product offerings, it is crucial that we realign our sales channel strategy and partner with the best in the industry. I am pleased that not only AVCOM has agreed to sign up with Harris, they have already secured their first Harris Software Systems win, a new ADC2006 will soon be in control of PUMA TV."
Harris Software Systems is launching ADC2006, a full featured content delivery software package exclusively for Latin America. The new software package is targeted to small and midsize applications where sophisticated features of the ADC series software are a must have. Features include control for 24 devices, automation of three transmission lists, automatic recording of live events, and much more. Two of the first customers include Mexicanal in Mexico and Telecaribe in Colombia."
Avcom C.A. Background
Avcom C.A. is a Venezuelan Corporation, after merging the resources of Omnivideo del Color C.A. and CAAD Video Supply de Venezuela C.A.
AVCOM is the leading provider of solutions for the creation and distribution of audiovisual content, and their intent is to emerge as one of the leading suppliers of integrated solutions in new markets created by the convergence of video, data and telecommunications technologies.
Omnivideo del Color C.A. was a Venezuelan broadcast equipment distributor founded originally in 1979 by Mr. Ian Charles Dillon. Due to the death of the founder in an airplane accident, the company was restructured in 1985 and has been under the current management since then.
CAAD Video Supply C.A. was founded in 1990 by Alberto Dillon and Camilo Aranguren with the idea of supplying expendable products to the local film and video industry. Since then it has grown considerably to handle a series of very important distributors in the local market.
Avcom C.A. is active in the following markets:
- Broadcast
- Professional Audio
- Post Production & Computer Graphics
- Telecom
- Instumentation
- Training
AVCOM has a sales force formed by four persons with considerable experience in the above-mentioned markets. The engineering team is formed by nine persons who are dedicated to field service, in house lab work, sales engineering and systems design & installation. Five additional persons are in charge of administrative issues and day to day activities. AVCOM also has one dedicated trainer with ample experience in this area.
Equipment sale
AVCOM is an authorized distributor for the Venezuelan market of the following equipment manufacturers:
- Anton Bauer Inc
- Avid Technology Inc
- Belden Cable (Broadcast)
- Canare
- Clear Com Systems
- Grass Valley (Thomson)
- Pinnacle Systems
- Sachtler Corp. of America
- Sennheiser
- Tektronix Inc.
- Videotek
- Wholer Technology
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