Monday, 17 September 2012 21:38

XOR Media provides high-performance media storage for advanced workflows for Dalet Enterprise

XOR Media (formerly SeaChange Broadcast), developer of high-performance, open, IT storage for media applications and private cloud data centers, has been validated to run with Dalet's media asset management- based solution. The integration of media-centric solutions from both companies enables broadcasters to efficiently manage and deliver their assets in high quality, as demanded by television and entertainment consumers of today. Storage management, cataloguing, searching, and workflow management will be fully file-based and centralized in a cloud- capable and scalable storage and PTA platform.

The XOR Universal MediaLibrary (UML) storage serves as a central storage for various media-rich workflows, including media asset management (MAM) and digital media factory. It is scalable up to 64ZB in a single global namespace, its storage capacity scaling linearly with its throughput performance. It is unique in being able to support NAS and SAN connections simultaneously, with no need for reconfiguration or gateways.

XOR's hardware technologies are based on open standards and work well with best-in- class applications like Dalet enterprise solutions. The Dalet media asset management core platform enables broadcasters and content providers to incorporate multiple formats, metadata models and workflows – news, sports, programs preparation, promo production, VOD, archives in SD and HD – within the unified cloud system of the UML. The shared built- in production tools manage ingest, logging, production, distribution, and archiving across systems and workgroups to meet the requirements of multiple workflows. This drastically increases the productivity of users in every step of the broadcast workflow.

With a comprehensive suite of tools to manage and manipulate data in a massive media library, XOR, together with Dalet, keeps broadcast media assets valuable and manageable.

"On one hand, you have a robust, fail-proof XOR platform with highly available data residing in a cloud. On the other, you have a complete suite of Dalet tools to manage the otherwise overwhelmingly massive data," said Stephane Jauroyou, vice president for worldwide sales, XOR Media. "Our objective in bringing together our solutions is to make media-rich computing manageable today and scalable tomorrow."

"The benefits of an integrated solution from a veteran storage provider XOR Media and specialized MAM application leader Dalet are too great to pass up," said Stephane Schlayen Chief Operating Officer, Dalet. "This is the message that the two companies would like to share with the broadcasting and media industry."

About XOR Media
XOR Media develops high-performance, open, IT storage, specialized for media applications and private cloud data centers. Formerly SeaChange Broadcast, XOR Media offers a product line that includes open, cloud-capable, and media-optimized technologies used by hundreds of broadcasters and content providers around the world: ingest and playout codecs MediaClient and MediaServer; and the prizewinning, clustered and scalable Universal MediaLibrary storage. XOR Media operates globally with over 200 employees and manages 15,000 channels on air.www.xor- media.com

About Dalet
Dalet solutions enable broadcasters and media professionals to create, manage and distribute content to both traditional and new media channels, including interactive TV, the Web and mobile networks. Dalet combines into a single system a robust and proven Asset Management platform with advanced metadata capabilities; a configurable workflow engine, and a comprehensive set of purpose-built creative and production tools. This integrated and open environment enables end-to-end management of the entire News and Sport and Program content chain, and allows users to significantly improve efficiency, and to maximize the use and value of their assets. Dalet's solutions are delivered through a dedicated Professional and Integration Services Department to ensure the highest possible standards.

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