Front Porch Digital to Show Archiving Systems Upgrades at NAB

Front Porch Digital will show new versions of its archiving systems at NAB 2010. Upgraded versions include DIVArchive v6.3, DIVAnet v6.3 and DIVAdirector v4.1.

DIVArchive V6.3

DIVArchive V6.3 represents a significant advance for an industry-leading archive system, which is proven in more than 350 advanced broadcast applications worldwide. Among the new features incorporated in DIVArchive V6.3 is full Unicode support for storage plan manager, the component that automatically manages content lifecycle based on advanced and fully configurable business rules and policies. DIVArchive V6.3 also incorporates Front Porch Digital’s DIVAprotect as a standard feature. By continually monitoring the digital storage infrastructure including connected broadcast devices, network connectivity, transcoder engine performance, and other key system parameters, DIVAprotect guards precious content against the ravages of data tape and drive degradation.

DIVAnet V6.3

DIVAnet is Front Porch Digital’s advanced disaster recovery, business continuance, and content distribution solution for multifacility DIVArchive connectivity across the street or around the globe. An optional addition to a DIVArchive solution, DIVAnet automates intelligent replication and distribution of content between any number of fully independent DIVArchive systems. Offering content federation across all DIVArchive systems in addition to synchronization and reconciliation tools, our advanced solution allows seamless management of assets across a global enterprise. New features in DIVAnet V6.3 include intelligent load balancing between DIVArchive sites; inclusion of a central distribution plan manager to implement global content distribution plans; end-to-end tracking of content replication commands; global object-delete to support smooth resumption of operation in the event of connectivity loss; and more elegant, streamlined processing for significantly better responsiveness and faster performance. With more than 20 installations worldwide, DIVAnet has become a fundamental tool for content distribution and protection for the world’s leading media brands.

DIVAdirector V4.1

Front Porch Digital DIVAdirector V4.1 is an easy-to-use and cost-effective media asset management (MAM) system that enables operators, using their Web browser, to search, locate, and retrieve stored media assets directly from their desktop. At the 2010 NAB Show, Front Porch Digital introduces V4.1, which adds a revamped and simplified browser interface; support for identification and retrieval of clips with noncontiguous timecode — very important for the archivist and preservation community; partial-restore format auto detection to further simplify user interaction with the complex format/wrapper challenges handled by DIVArchive; and management of remote proxies without the need for their replication specifically for DIVAdirector. In addition, DIVAdirector V4.1 offers enhanced integration with Front Porch Digital’s SAMMA Solo system, the compact, turnkey, single-stream solution for migrating media content from fragile videotape to secure, long-term digital storage.

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