Data Visualisation for the E-Day Web Site
Eye-catching animated web-site graphics displaying
real-time national electricity demand data from the National Grid.
The lightweight, browser friendly graphics animations were built using just javascript, and 'AJAJ' techniques (using JSON instead of XML in AJAX) for the data.
Custom Monitoring Application for Independent Radio News' new Satellite Distribution System
Developed in C# under the .net framework 2.0, this system logs and displays the ongoing performance of IRN's Tellitec ip based satellite distribution system.
The system is notified of the generation of new content, and continuosly polls three different ftp servers for it's delivery.
Idonix provide Graphics Automation for BBC2's May 2006 Local Election coverage
Our
IGO automation software ensured the smooth running of BBC2's 2006 Local Election coverage, driving eStudio render heads from
Brainstorm Multimedia.
Graphics Automation for BBC 2005 General Election coverage
Another successful outing on BBC1, BBC News 24 and BBC World for the IGO automation
system. Real-time data feeds, along with seven operators, driving five tOG-3D rendering
engines from rtSoftware. [more]
"...throughout you showed a real understanding of the
editorial demands, and a great sensitivity to what we were trying to achieve..."
Diana Martin, Assistant Editor
Data Management and Web Sites for Ethical Consumer Information Systems
RefsBase, a .net application with a SQL Server backend, is a database containing
information on the ethical behaviour of over 30,000 companies. It is front-ended
by the Corporate Critic and
Ethiscore web sites, also developed by Idonix. RefsBase is founded on our
ground-breaking dataspace technology.
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Live Graphics Systems for BBC 2002-2006 Budget Specials, Local Elections
and 2001 General Election coverage
IGO systems have been used for
live studio graphics control in London, Cardiff and Belfast, controlling SG Onyx,
Pinnacle Rocket and FXDeko machines.
Live Graphics and Data systems for BBC Welsh Assembly and Local Elections 2003
Idonix partnered with Autograffeg to provide
automated graphics systems for BBC Wales, S4C and for BBC2 Westminster, driving
Pinnacle Rocket and Matrox CG2000 graphics machines from tailored
IGO solutions.
Gameshow Automation for Major US Entertainment Company
For this project Idonix developed the "UniCue" TV studio control system - a scriptable
automation system encompassing graphics, interfaces to audience voting systems and
studio control via MIDI, question data and operator panels. In use at theme parks
in Florida and California.
Automation Systems for Microsoft Live Events
A number of projects using UniCue automation technology encompassing live graphics and gameshow control, working with
PCI Fitch in locations including New
Orleans, Amsterdam, London and Atlanta.
"...the programme worked superbly and made the concept
of a full variety show with only two hours rehearsal a reality. It gave the show
real pace, complexity and a fullness that just wouldn't have been possible in the
past. It was a real groundbreaker!"
Grenville Houser, Producer.
Question Editing System for major UK TV Production Company
QED has been used to provide Question and Contestant management systems for a number
of major gameshow formats. To date it has been rolled out to locations as diverse
as the UK, Germany, Russia, Georgia, Hong Kong and China.
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Gameshow Automation for a major UK TV Production Company
A "UniCue" control system now runs TV shows in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Gameshow System for Thomson Holidays
In association with Outrageous, Idonix
created a "gameshow on a laptop" for use at Thomson holiday resorts. The system
outputs still and MPEG based graphics to a VGA projector, WAV and MP3 sound, and
interfaces to an RF based audience voting system.
Results System for BBC Wales 1999 Assembly Election coverage
A system was provided to input and collate constituency result data, with distribution
to various destinations and in various formats - including the Peter Snow "swingometer"
and the BBC Intranet site. Based on distributed Jet databases and Message Queuing technology.
Business Systems for a number of UK Manufacturing Companies, including the Corus
Group and Brintons Carpets
Idonix have authored numerous applications including On-Line Transaction Processing and
Management Information Systems. Based around both custom-designed databases (SQL Server and Oracle) and
as interfaces to major ERP and legacy systems.