Keyvia Inc., a world-leading developer of
DMAM (digital media asset management) solutions for the broadcast,
post-production and corporate markets, has announced that its flagship
asset management product, Key-MediaWorks, is now available with a new
archiving solution add-on. The MediaWorks Archive Server is designed to
provide a direct connection between Keyvia”s asset management solution and
archive managers, delivering a totally integrated management solution. The
first archive manager supported on the system is EMC Corporation”s Avalon
Archive Manager (AAM).
“One of the major issues of any asset management system is managing the
flow of information between on-line and off-line storage,” said Michel
Beland, Product Manager at Keyvia. “The MediaWorks Archive Server addresses
this issue through the connection to archive managers. In this way,
material can be moved from on-line to off-line storage and back as needed,
all under the direction of MediaWorks, and all transparent to the user.”
MediaWorks Archive Server triggers the archiving process — archiving
content, restoring materials back to an on-line server from the archive,
controlling the deletion of materials from the archive, and providing
status of all archived material. The system is available as an add-on to
the Key-MediaWorks system — in keeping with the Key-MediaWorks philosophy
of flexibility, which allows users to specify the key functions of their
DMAM system and then add others at a later time, as their needs evolve.
The EMC Avalon Archive Manager was selected as the first archive manager to
interface with MediaWorks Archive Server because of its reputation in the
broadcast industry, its already large installed user base, and its ability
to support a large number of devices. AAM provides a file-level interface
for robotic tape libraries and other storage devices, and handles all of
the storage and retrieval activities. MediaWorks Archive Server sends the
request for material to be archived to AAM. For subsequent use, the
MediaWorks Archive Server remembers that the material is under AAM
management and sends a request to AAM to retrieve the video. EMC”s Avalon
solutions are compatible with Philips DVS, Silicon Graphics, Tektronix
Inc., Hewlett-Packard, Leitch/ASC, ADIC, Storagetek, and Sony, and can be
adapted to other systems.
“A dramatic change is taking place in the way our customers manage their
media content,” said Doron Kempel, Vice President and General Manager of
EMC”s Media Solutions Group. “Integrating media asset and information
storage management solutions holds great promise for the effective
management of rich media content. Together, Keyvia”s MediaWorks Asset
Management System and EMC”s Avalon Archive Manager enable customers to
bring order to the complexity and deliver content to users when and where
its needed.”
The Key-MediaWorks Asset Management System Version 1.3 (which will begin
shipping at NAB 2001) is a complete environment for managing broadcast
digital assets by combining Asset Management, Recording Automation, and
Proxy Browsing and Marking into a scalable client/server architecture.
LAN-based PC workstations are able to browse and mark digital assets under
configuration using a frame-accurate, low-resolution proxy while preserving
the integrity of the high-resolution originals stored in video servers.
