Washington, DC - The Associated Press today announced software innovations that will now  allow 3,300 ENPS-powered newsrooms around the world to use Apple's industry-leading Final Cut Pro software to dramatically increase workflow efficiencies and production.

Final Cut Pro users will now be able to view AP's ENPS running orders and stories and see QuickTime previews within an ENPS ActiveX control thanks to innovations from UK-based Gallery.

"Our goal is to enable newsrooms to become more efficient in their production of multi-media news programming", said Lee Perryman, Director of AP Broadcast Technology. "In today's changing news environment, this new ENPS feature is the natural evolutionary step"

"Our work developing real-time QuickTime infrastructure for the live sports industry led to an overwhelming demand for something similar for news. Close collaboration with ENPS has allowed us to define, and deliver a complete end-to- end QuickTime news infrastructure with excellent MOS integration to ENPS", said Mark Gilbert, Director of Product Development, Gallery UK. "Compared to traditional MOS media systems, SIENNA (systems integrated network news automation) is modular, cost effective, flexible and refreshingly modern."

"With Gallery's MOS Gateway to ENPS, broadcasters can now enjoy the benefits of Final Cut Pro and the power, performance and stability of the Mac in the newsroom," said Rob Schoeben, Apple’s vice president of Applications Product Marketing.  "Finally broadcasters have a cost effective, high performance alternative."

About AP
The Associated Press is the world's oldest and largest newsgathering organization, providing text, audio, news photos, graphics, video and technology to more than 15,000 news outlets worldwide. More than 3,300 television stations, radio stations and networks in more than 50 countries use its broadcast news software and systems, including ENPS, AP NewsCenter and AP NewsDesk.