NEXTSTEP goes on the air with FeedBuilder/M

Quebec, Canada Ð Planon Telexpertise has released FeedBuilder/- M, a NEXTSTEP application for controlling peripheral devices such as VCRs, videodisc players, and lighting equipment.

The software serves mission-critical needs in broadcasting, theatrical production, and the motion-picture industry by controlling real-time, sequential, manual, or triggered events. Because FeedBuilder is implemented in software, broadcast facilities aren't locked into proprietary hardware.

FeedBuilder/M can be customized for individual sites. Prices start at around $22,000 for both software and hardware.

Planon Telexpertise can be contacted at 1370 Joliot-Curie #708, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada J4B 7L9. 514/449-6481; stephane@planon.qc.ca.