AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM
(NYSE: IBM) today announced at IBC 2014 that Aspera, an IBM company
and creator of technologies that move the world's data at maximum
speed, has expanded its unique software platform for moving Big
Data and media with new capabilities that allow media enterprises
to efficiently transfer, synchronize and stream content of any
type, resolution and size across distributed cloud and on premises
systems, even at global distances.
The evolving digital media ecosystem is undergoing rapid
innovation and change with the explosive growth in size and volume
of digital content, the proliferation of multiple video formats,
and the insatiable appetite of audiences to consume more media,
more quickly on more devices. As a result, media companies are
struggling to scale their systems to handle the ever-growing
complexity of global production workflows and are ultimately unable
to optimally monetize their content. The cloud, with virtually
unlimited computing and storage resources, has emerged as a viable
alternative to fixed-capacity data centers, but the challenge of
moving Big Data into and out of the cloud quickly and effectively
prevented these organizations from fully realizing their
potential.
With the introduction of Aspera On Demand, Aspera addressed this
fundamental problem by enabling high-speed transfers of large media
to, from and across cloud infrastructures, directly to cloud
storage. At this year's IBC show, Aspera will debut the
latest Aspera On Demand Platform built on FASP 3.5 technology.
Any content can now seamlessly move across distributed cloud and on
premises systems while meeting fluctuating demands in real time
with speed, control and ease.
Customers such as Viki, PERFORM and WDR mediagroup have
already demonstrated how the transfer platform can help
dramatically scale their business by powering both on premise and
cloud deployments with options to automatically shift workflows to
cloud environments to increase capacity on demand as needed.
New products and technologies announced at IBC 2014 include:
- Aspera On Demand Platform with FASP 3.5 – The latest
version of Aspera's industry-leading high-speed transfer solution
supports the transfer and synchronization of the largest ultra HD
files or millions of small files direct to cloud storage and
seamlessly integrates with every major cloud storage provider.
- Auto-scaling Transfer Platform – Building on the
direct-to-cloud storage transfer capabilities, the Auto-scaling
Transfer Platform automatically scales and expands transfer
capacity of Aspera server software in the cloud, providing media
companies the ability to expand capacity as needed and leverage the
most cost-effective infrastructure. Companies can control and
predict content ingest, delivery and distribution times, regardless
of media volumes, infrastructure distance or network quality.
- Aspera ScaleDB – All transfer performance statics are
captured by a new scale out data store for distributed, high
throughput collection, aggregation and reporting that provides key
metrics on usage patterns, transfer performance and service
levels.
- FASPStream APIs – FASPStream APIs allow media
applications to transport live video and data feeds over global
Internet WANs in real time with predictable speeds, enabling live
and near live production on remote cloud systems, such as scale out
video processing, transcoding and distribution. At IBC,
Aspera, EVS and Elemental will announce and demonstrate an
integrated platform that utilizes these technologies for high
quality live and near live streaming for sports.
- Aspera Drive (now on OSX) and Aspera Drive for
Mobile – Designed for content producers, creative teams and
other end users of the Aspera Transfer Platform, Aspera Drive for
Mobile and OSX allow them to remotely browse, drag-and-drop
transfer, sync and exchange person-to-person rich media content and
files. Unlike similar applications and services, Aspera Drive
supports content sharing of any size from any remote cloud storage
directly in the desktop or mobile device at speeds many times
faster and with greater reliability.
- Aspera faspex and Shares –These newly released
versions of Aspera faspex and Shares apps power the
file-sharing ecosystem on the backend. Enterprises can control user
access, authentication and sharing privileges, while end users
enjoy the easy, ultra fast and versatile experience of Aspera
Drive.
- Aspera Orchestrator – New plug-ins have been added to
the library of over 50 third-party applications that can be invoked
within an Aspera Orchestrator workflow, including support for
ADI.XML Cablelabs verification, DPP format validation, ISM and M3u8
verification, thePlatform media management, Vidchecker
verification, MediaInfo and SNMP monitoring. New inline file
validation capabilities added to Aspera server and client software
verify incoming media and metadata formats against ADI and DPP
standards in the most innovative broadcast, file-based VoD
distribution and post-production workflows.
- Aspera App for Microsoft SharePoint – The Aspera App for
Microsoft SharePoint seamlessly enables users of the SharePoint
document library to transfer any size files and directories quickly
and at full available bandwidth regardless of distance. It
automatically allows SharePoint content repositories to scale to
unlimited sizes with built-in transfer to any cloud or on premises
storage.
"Consumers are watching media and streaming videos at
unprecedented rates while pushing the limits of content providers'
abilities to meet these rising expectations," said Michelle Munson, President and CEO, Aspera. "By
utilizing the power of cloud to its fullest and speeding the
movement of Big Data and media files, Aspera is helping media
companies serve consumer needs today while allowing them to open
the door to new and innovative services in the future."
To learn more about these new solutions, please visit Aspera at
IBC 2014 in Hall 7 G30 for a demonstration.
About Aspera
Aspera, an IBM company, is the creator of
next-generation transport technologies that move the world's data
at maximum speed regardless of file size, transfer distance and
network conditions. Based on its patented, Emmy® award-winning
FASP™ protocol, Aspera software fully utilizes existing
infrastructures to deliver the fastest, most predictable
file-transfer experience. Aspera's core technology delivers
unprecedented control over bandwidth, complete security and
uncompromising reliability. Organizations across a variety of
industries on six continents rely on Aspera software for the
business-critical transport of their digital assets. Please visit
http://www.asperasoft.com and follow us on Twitter @asperasoft for
more information.
Contact information:
Sean
Audet
IBM Media Relations
spaudet@us.ibm.com
781.665.5213
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