ENCO has announced the acquisition of RUSHWORKS, a supplier of professional production, playback, streaming and robotics for the broadcast and professional AV markets in a move designed to strengthen ENCO’s range of professional video and audio technology while adding proven products to help drive expansion into new markets and applications.
ENCO states that it will retain the entire RUSHWORKS staff and has opened a new office in Highland Village, TX, where RUSHWORKS founder Rush Beesley will continue to lead sales and marketing for the product line. The two engineering teams will join forces to develop new products and technologies, including the integration of ENCO’s automated captioning and translation services into existing RUSHWORKS products.
“ENCO is the global leader in real-time captioning with its patented enCaption technology,” says Beesley. “The integration of its powerful, highly accurate captioning engine with our broadcast automation, integrated PTZ production, and courtroom production and streaming systems will ensure our mutual customers can comply with government regulations and provide critical captioning, transcription and translation services to audiences worldwide.”
He adds that he believes that ENCO and RUSHWORKS are coming together at a time of need for broadcasters as they adapt to changing production and delivery models, while adding that AV integrators and tech managers are seeking more “powerfully simple” integrated hardware and software that simplify operations inside schools, courtrooms, municipalities and other AV environments.
“In broadcast, over-the-air and cable access TV systems are rapidly converging with OTT models, while radio stations are adding local production tools to support video podcasting and visual radio content,” Beesley states. “On the AV side, our customers now place greater emphasis on building complementary technologies into their workflows that edge closer to complete systems. Our integrated video production systems, specialty robotic production products, and streaming solutions perfectly complement ENCO’s proven live and automated captioning and production systems for these markets worldwide.”
“The acquisition of RUSHWORKS adds proven technology and talent that opens the door for us to innovate and develop cohesive, integrated broadcast and AV solutions for years to come,” says ENCO president Ken Frommert. “They also bring strong expertise in video applications, which diversifies our software portfolio to serve a much broader array of business verticals and applications.”
ENCO will formally introduce the RUSHWORKS product line as an ENCO brand at the upcoming ISE 2023 show (January 31-February 3, Fira Barcelona Gran Via, Stand CS544) and the 2023 NAB Show (April 16-19, Booth N5625, Las Vegas Convention Center).
