Ross Video, a global leader in video production technology, today announced an agreement to acquire Bannister Lake Software (BL Soft). The BL Soft products are an addition to Ross' set of XPression graphics solutions that integrate and automate workflows for a variety of data feeds, including branding, tickers, games, elections, and more, and connect to XPression for real-time rendering. BL Soft's portfolio also includes a suite of HTML5 graphics creation and publishing products that bring graphics to websites, apps, digital signage systems, as well as cloud-based playback and production applications.
BL Soft's flagship product, Chameleon, revolutionizes the way you access and utilize real-time data. Chameleon provides a single all-in-one solution with comprehensive sources including news, sports, weather, elections, financial updates, earnings information, esports, betting data, promotions, sponsorships, and more. Users can easily build engaging and dynamic tickers, L-bars, snipes, web widgets, and full-frame graphics that showcase the latest data-driven content. Rendering can occur simultaneously via HTML5 data streams, XPression Graphics, video streams, or both.
Bannister Lake Software has a 31-year history of building data-driven graphics applications and a reputation for solid technology and excellent customer support.
“We've known the Ross team for a long time and have seen the company grow and do it the right way. We think it's time to get inside what's going on. I felt it had arrived,” he said. Georg Hentsch, President, Bannister Lake Software. “We have some great technologies that will really benefit from the global footprint Ross has created.”
“We are excited to welcome the Bannister Lake team and technology portfolio to Ross.” David Ross, Ross Video CEO. “We have had a close relationship with Bannister Lake for many years and are mutual customers. Bannister Lake incorporates XPression into their turnkey solution, and Ross uses BL Soft technology for their ticker and branding applications. This acquisition opens up opportunities to do even more together, especially in the area of HTML5 graphics, and expands the set of solutions we offer to our clients.”