Count on IT
André V. Mendes is the Chief Technology Integration Officer for PBS, based in Alexandria, Va. He can be reached c/o
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This is Lesley's Test
11.21.2008
Hello everyone Today is a very cold day, but thank goodness i have a warm winter coat More...
Sold!—Now Let's Get to Work
by Michael J. Sutton, 10.01.2008
During the entire project, it's critically important to keep primary focus on the people that will be impacted and ensure they are receiving factual communication to help them through the change. More...
Process Management One Step at a Time
by John Footen, 08.20.2008
BPM combines workflow with software integration. It is a way of developing and improving systems that starts with the process, not with the technology! More...
We Need to Talk About SOA
by John Footen, 06.25.2008
It doesn’t matter what technologies we apply to get our systems to communicate more efficiently if they aren’t passing the right information to achieve our business goals. More...
Show me the MoJo!
by Michael J. Sutton, 05.28.2008
MoJo is one of the affectionate names used to illustrate the changing world we’re involved in—mobile journalists. More...
The Service-Oriented Media Enterprise
by John Footen, 04.14.2008
We love our systems. Their growing complexity is something that, while it may awe us, we should all be concerned with. More...
Discovering a Graphic Solution
by Michael J. Sutton, 04.02.2008
By having a group of experienced designers able to collaborate and share ideas continually, we saw opportunities present themselves that hadn’t occurred much in the past. More...
Embracing Change in the New World of IT
by Michael J. Sutton, 01.23.2008
The ability to embrace change is now mandatory in our business. Change is upon us, and we must be agile in the ability to adjust quickly and accurately. More...
Smart Management Amid Changing Times
by John Footen, 12.19.2007
“May you live in interesting times” is said to be an ancient Chinese curse. Well, if that is the case, then we are surely cursed in this era of television. Change is all around us: in our technology and in our business. More...
Digital TV, Sax and Violins
by Mark Turner, 09.19.2007
Feb. 17, 2009, is a date that is indelibly written in the minds of U.S. television broadcasters as it marks the projected end of analog television. More...
Testing, Testing…Is This Thing On?
by Mark Turner, 07.25.2007
Once everyone assures the person speaking that the technology is doing its job, the meeting begins and nobody gives it a second thought. That is, unless something goes wrong later. More...
Backing Up to the Future To Protect Assets
by Mark Turner, 05.30.2007
The title of this article may be reminiscent of a string of movies from the late 1980s, but this article has nothing to do with flux capacitors. More...
Getting IT in Sync at NAB
by Mark Turner, 04.02.2007
You've probably noticed that there is a new name on the byline for the Count on IT column. More...
Service, Support and Something Else
by André V. Mendes, 08.23.2006
As the nature and essence of broadcast systems continues to migrate away from proprietary hardware solutions and onto standard off-the-shelf IT hardware, more importance is placed on the software layers riding atop those More...