At
the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2013 in Las Vegas, leading media service
software vendors Empress Media Asset Management, Harmonic, Venera Technologies,
Unlimi-Tech Software, team up with the
ComputeNext cloud service brokerage to
launch MediaPaaS - the first Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) built to enable
on-demand procurement and utilization of digital media asset management and
workflow services in the cloud. Interested parties can see a demo of the
solution at Booth C-ST13 in the Start-Up Loft at NAB13.
Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) April 3rd, 2013
MediaPaaS
launches as part of the Start-Up Loft at NAB 2013 (Booth C-ST13) with the
vision of uniting digital media services with cloud service brokerage to
redefine how broadcasters, content
creators, distributors, and digital media agencies realize their end-to-end
media workflows. The MediaPaaS platform is an integrated marketplace of B2B
software which is customizable to run on a variety of cloud infrastructures for
use on-demand.
MediaPaaS provides a web-based portal for professionals
who handle digital media content to choose from a portfolio of media services, like
transcoding and automated content verification. MediaPaas enables these services
to be launched when needed onto a variety of different infrastructure-as-a-service
(IaaS) offerings procured via cloud service brokerage. The granularity of
control and ability to choose and deploy applications, tweak services, as well
as optimize the workflow and underlying IaaS, has been built in close
collaboration by Unlimi-Tech Software, Empress Media Asset Management LLC.,
Venera Technologies, and ComputeNext Inc., with additional encoding services
powered by Harmonic ProMediaCarbon.
The MediaPaaS portal is
ideal for media organizations that are looking to enhance digital media
workflow and content delivery by using on-demand software in order to
facilitate their media production and post-production workflows in the
cloud.
The
solution was designed based on feedback from customers in broadcast and media
markets who require the ability to provision media solutions that leverage the
cloud model of on-demand, scalable, and pay-per-use. The MediaPaaS suite can be tailored to suit a
variety of workflows or project
types, with additional media services added over time.
At launch, 7 types of digital media cloud services have
been made available across an inventory of IaaS offerings procured and
integrated by the ComputeNext cloud service brokerage. During the trial phase,
users are able to deploy cloud servers to run individual services or a package
of combined and customizable software services from ISVs such as:
Unlimi-Tech Software, a
pioneer in managed file transfers and the creator of FileCatalyst, the world's
leading accelerated file transfer solution, has the following product portfolio:
FileCatalyst Direct
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Accelerated
File Transfer with speeds up to 10 Gbps
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File
transfer management capabilities including tracking, automation, and
notifications
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Media
file transfer while encoding, using progressive transfer options
File Catalyst Workflow
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Accelerated
file submission and distribution workflows
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Easy
local and international collaboration with secure, web-based file transfer
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Simple
management of media files in one central location
FileCatalyst Webmail
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Enables
users to send files of any size to any email address
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Provides
web-based file storage and sharing
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Easily
integrates into existing systems with many customizable features
Empress Media Asset Management LLC. is a
supplier of digital asset management software whose eMAM™ product provides digital asset
management software to meet the workflow needs for content management and
collaboration, storage, transcoding, archive, and distribution in SaaS and
installed deployments.
eMAM Online
eMAM™ digital asset management software from
Empress Media Asset Management meets the workflow needs of its diverse
customers for:
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Storage,
archive, and distribution in SaaS and installed deployments
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Media asset
management
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Collaboration
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Transcoding
powered by Harmonic ProMedia Carbon
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Workflow
automation
Venera Technologies specializes in providing
solutions for audio/video content analysis and automated content verification.
Pulsar, their flagship content verification product, enables file-based
workflows with a seamless process of multi-format Audio/Video automated QC. It
is the fastest automated content verification tool in the market, with the
ability to process an HD file up to 4X real time.
Venera Technologies’ Pulsar
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Automated
Content Verification
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24x7
Automated Content and QC Processes from Ingest to Delivery
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Quick
Scan, Auto Sort, and In-Depth Verification of Audio/Video/Container
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iTunes
Verification
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Automated
analysis of Adaptive Bit Rate files
Harmonic is the
worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure for emerging television and
video services. The company’s production-ready innovation enables content and
service providers to efficiently create, prepare, and deliver differentiated
services for television and new media video platforms.
Harmonic’s ProMedia Carbon
ProMedia Carbon is file-based transcoding software that
facilitates the conversion of media to a massive array of acquisition, editing,
broadcast, Web and mobile formats.
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File-Based Transcoding on demand
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Broad Format Support (Virtually Any)
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Automated Operation
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Scalable Transcoding
ComputeNext is a cloud service brokerage whose IaaS marketplace offers
real-time comparison data and on-demand provisioning of cloud infrastructure
from over 20 cloud service providers, who are all in competition for consumer’s
workloads.
ComputeNext
Cloud Service Brokerage
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20+
locations of Cloud Infrastructure
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17 Cloud
Service Providers with Unique Value Propositions
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Search,
Discovery, and Provisioning via API
By
aggregating choice in digital media cloud services, the collaboration has
enabled instant provisioning and scalability of media software on top of a
global selection of cloud servers which can be further tailored for media
workloads where price, latency, data privacy, piracy/scene loss, and time to
market are drivers.
Built
as a full-service procurement solution - Digital Media, Entertainment, Film,
and Broadcasting organizations can use the MediaPaaS e-commerce platform to
search for, deploy, manage, and use cloud software relevant to their business needs
across a growing number of underlying Infrastructure-as-a-Service options. The media software will be available on a selection of
over 17 cloud service providers, with geo-located deployments possible in over
20 different data centers locations.
About ComputeNext
ComputeNext, a Bellevue, WA based technology company, offers CIOs, developers,
ISVs and SMEs choice in cloud service providers to eliminate lock-in. With the
belief that a handful of large IaaS providers cannot satisfy the world’s
computing demands, ComputeNext has built a marketplace for any cloud providers
around the world to list and offer their cloud computing services to the
public. As a cloud marketplace, MediaPaaS
delivers a transparent and transactional user experience with patented search
and discovery technology to promote efficient computing.
www.computenext.com
About
Empress Media Asset Management LLC.
Empress Media Asset Management, LLC., is a
leading provider of digital asset management and workflow management systems
for media, broadcast, and corporate clients. It is part of the Empress family
of companies, which includes Empress Cybernetics System PVT LTD, specializing
in customized software and database development and Empress Media Inc., one of
the largest distributors of blank recording media and supplies.
About Harmonic
Harmonic
(NASDAQ: HLIT) is the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure for
emerging television and video services. The company’s production-ready
innovation enables content and service providers to efficiently create,
prepare, and deliver differentiated services for television and new media video
platforms.
About Unlimi-Tech Software:
Located in
Ottawa, Canada, Unlimi-Tech Software is the creator of FileCatalyst, the world's
leading file transfer solution. Founded
in 2000, the company has more than a thousand commercial and government
clients. FileCatalyst is a software platform designed to accelerate and manage
file transfers. FileCatalyst is immune to the effects that latency and packet
loss have on traditional file transfer methods like FTP, HTTP or CIFS. Global
organizations use FileCatalyst to solve issues related to file transfer,
including content distribution, file sharing and offsite backups.
About Venera Technologies
Venera Technologies
specializes in providing cutting edge solutions in the field of digital media.
Since its inception in 2003, the company has been delivering quality,
innovative solutions and creating long-lasting relationship with its customers.
Venera’s flagship offering, Pulsar, along with its Rapid add-on module,
improves the operational efficiency in file-based workflows by automating
content QC processes. Pulsar ensures consistent content quality throughout the
workflow and is the chosen QC tool for some of the largest media companies
worldwide.
