http://www.davidsystems.com/ DAVID Systems RSS Feed en http://www.davidsystems.com/fileadmin/images/logo.gif http://www.davidsystems.com/ 219 150 DAVID Systems RSS Feed TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +0200 http://www.davidsystems.com/en/news/news-detail/article//david-systems-supports-sony-petaserve-and-xdcam-hd/ Hydrogen Archive Catalyst interfaces Sony using standardized IT infrastructure [Munich, August 25] Strengthening its partnerships with Sony Broadcast global broadcast software technology leader DAVID Systems  has enhanced its Hydrogen Archive Catalyst software to interface with Sony PetaServe and XDCAM HD systems. Broadcasters relying on Sony benefit now from the advantages of timecode-based partial file restore from their archives and storage media.   DAVID Systems Hydrogen Archive Catalyst (HAC), in conjunction with Sony PetaServe and XDCAM HD systems, provides the necessary translation between the timecodes of multiple broadcast video and audio formats stored within a digital library and the corresponding byte off-sets of the media files stored on Sony’s physical disk and robotic tape storage. Additionally it manages the communication and transfer of files to and from the asset management software which make requests to the archive. HAC is particularly important to the broadcaster in enabling partial restore capability, when small clips are requested from much larger full-length media files stored in the digital library. For example, if a 10 second clip is needed from a 1 hour documentary, it is much more efficient on all IT infrastructure resources to retrieve the clip rather than the entire file, especially on the scale of a large broadcaster. John Foster, Product Manager at DAVID Systems explained, “We are seeing a growing trend within our broadcast customer community to use more and more open standards based IT infrastructure where possible. HAC is an innovative, open tool, which interfaces many of the leading storage solutions, now also including Sony’s PetaServe and XDCAM HD, and enables broadcasters to retain their specialised media workflow requirements.”]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +0200 http://www.davidsystems.com/en/news/news-detail/article//p4-in-norway-chooses-david-systems/ DAVID Systems and Danmon implement radio production and automation system at the Norwegian... [Munich, June 2, 2009] P4 Radio a private Norwegian radio and TV station located in Oslo and Lillehammer will rely on DAVID Systems as the main provider for the technical renewal of their radio production and automation system. One of the main reasons for their decision is the high degree of scalability and expandability offered through the DigaSystem family of products. Particularly the possibility to enhance the system with video functionality was an important aspect with view of the current developments in the broadcast market. P4 will be equipped with the latest production and BroadcastServer technology as well as with Moves Media applications to connect both locations. The order has been acquired by DAVID Systems’ Norwegian partner Danmon Group who is also responsible for professional services and subsequent support. “We are glad to expand our leading position in the Norwegian radio and TV market with the acquisition of the private broadcaster P4”, stated Juergen Vollmer, Sales Director at DAVID Systems. “The close cooperation with the Danmon Group also confirms the effectiveness of our new channel partner program.” “A lot of technical issues needed to be solved,” explains Danmon Norway's CEO, Øyvind Iversen. “Implementing these tools into a 24-hour broadcast network is like performing open-heart surgery while the patient is exercising at the gym. No down-time could be accepted and, considering that we are working on multiple locations and modifying existing infrastructure, it is a challenging operation. Thanks to full co-operation from DAVID Systems, we are sure the installation will be completed as scheduled. About Danmon Norway: Danmon Norge AS is one of five companies within the Scandinavian business group, Danmon Group. Danmon Norge AS has evolved to become one of the leading Norwegian suppliers to professional users of equipment for broadcast, television, film and commercial productions. Our aim is to find cost effective and durable solutions that suit our customers’ varying needs. We supply products as well as after sales services, installation services, support and training. Complete turnkey solutions for studios, ENG/DSNG vans and OB vans, are one of our business areas. Danmon Norge AS considers local presence as essential for a close and efficient cooperation with our customers. We offer nationwide coverage in terms of sales and services.]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:54:00 +0200 http://www.davidsystems.com/en/news/news-detail/article//david-systems-appoints-vincent-benveniste-as-ceo/ Final step in a process to lead the company back to autonomy For a German version (pdf) click here [Munich, May 28, 2009] Vincent Benveniste, has been appointed as new DAVID Systems CEO, replacing Stephan K. Schindler, who will concentrate on his role as CEO at Silex Media and take on a board position at DAVID Systems focusing on the company’s strategic initiatives. Benveniste comes with many years of experience in the broadcast industry, most recently as V.P. Sales for the Silex Media Group. In his time overlooking sales and marketing activities for the Silex Media and DAVID Systems partnership, Benveniste has acquired a broad experience in the DAVID Systems’ operations over the past two years. His move concludes an initiative to position both companies separately. Benveniste’s appointment is also the final step of a process led by Schindler, to transform the company into a partner-friendly product company. Schindler will continue to keep key responsibilities in some of the company’s strategic initiatives. “It is a privilege for me to lead such a motivated international team, backed by the finest set of customers throughout the world”, stated Vincent Benveniste. “The positive feedback we have received over the past months from both our partners and our key customers has confirmed that we are executing better than ever before “ Stephan K. Schindler explained: “I am very glad that we reached this milestone and now have a team of experienced managers in place at DAVID Systems that Vincent knows well and who have the combined ability to bring additional value to our customers and prospects. We are also on the right path for a broader portfolio of partnerships to put us even more in the headlights of a market that is undergoing a significant consolidation.” Vincent Benveniste - a 20 year veteran within IT – has focused his career to date on increasing the value of shared content. He joins DAVID Systems from Silex Media where he was V.P. Sales and Business Development since 2006, based out of their Paris operations. Prior to this, Benveniste spent 6 years as Regional Manager for Sendmail Inc., where he was instrumental at shifting the company’s business model to address the needs for email compliance. Formerly at Lucent from 1993 to 2000, he held numerous marketing and sales development positions to help establish AT&T/Lucent/Avaya as a leader in call centers in Europe and an innovator with VOIP. Before that, he worked for 5 years at Apple Computer Europe to develop network services.]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 12:15:00 +0200 http://www.davidsystems.com/en/news/news-detail/article//david-systems-leading-media-production-suite-extended-with/ Comprehensive media production workflow and collaboration support raises team efficiency and... At the National Association of Broadcasters' (NAB) annual convention in Las Vegas April 20 - 23, DAVID Systems will introduce the integration of its Content Management System - DigaSystem - with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. The integrated solution enables Web-based content sharing and provides a wide range of content management features such as searching, retrieving and editing media assets in both browse and hi-res quality, even without being connected to the production system. Connecting departments, customers, freelancers, and on-site journalists through the combined functionality of SharePoint and the DigaSystem product line will maximize team efficiency and significantly reduce operating costs. The integration with SharePoint supports existing SharePoint customers in search of media production functionality as well as DAVID Systems customers that are looking to connect their production departments with other parts of the organization or external partners. The SharePoint integration enables journalists, whether on site or in remote correspondent offices, to view or edit material from almost any location in the world where an Internet connection is available. Content in editorial intranets can easily be made accessible to users normally not connected to the production environment.  "DAVID Systems decision to integrate their professional audio and video tools with SharePoint is an excellent example of how developers of broadcast solutions can leverage the Microsoft platform to deliver greater value to customers" stated Rainer A. Kellerhals, Global Media & Entertainment Solutions Lead at Microsoft Corporation. "It is also proof to the fact that broadcast technology and IT are converging. We look forward to working with partners like DAVID Systems on bringing together the best of both worlds and broadcast and IT." "For our customers the integration with SharePoint offers a genuine added value by improving team efficiency and reducing operating costs - for the big networks operating worldwide as well as for small organizations working with freelancers or employees in home offices," explained Michael Wittmann, CTO of DAVID Systems. Complementing the content management capabilities of DigaSystem, the integration offers comprehensive workflow and collaboration support. The solution provides SharePoint Web parts with Silverlight plug-ins to search through a table structure similar to DAVID Systems' database backend, thus offering a familiar working environment for both DigaSystem and SharePoint users. Once a file is selected, it can be viewed or edited with DAVID Systems' hi-res video editor, DigaCut MT. Because the integration supports video-centric workflows as well as metadata-focused operations, it is not limited to the broadcast industry and can be used by every other type of organization looking to handle media content. For more information, visit DAVID Systems at NAB, Las Vegas, April 20 - 23, 2009.  DAVID Systems is located at the Microsoft booth in the Lower South Hall, both no. SL720 All trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. About Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides a single, integrated location where employees can efficiently collaborate with team members, find organizational resources, search for experts and corporate information, manage content and workflow, and leverage business insight to make better-informed decisions. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is a server program that is part of the 2007 Microsoft Office system.]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:03:00 +0200 http://www.davidsystems.com/en/news/news-detail/article//david-systems-announces-partnership-with-adt-in-italy/ Broadcast specialist A&DT sells DAVID Systems technology to the Italian market as new channel sales... Munich, March 16, 2009 - DAVID Systems announces its new channel sales partnership with Analog & Digital Technology Srl (A&DT) which expands DAVID Systems' presence in Italy. The Monza based company is a member of the Pro Audio Group and operates in the broadcast, studio recording, home theatre and industry market segments. As well established and highly trusted broadcast experts A&DT will distribute and service DAVID Systems' complete portfolio of products and technology lines in Italy. In January DAVID Systems had launched a worldwide channel partner program for Value Added Resellers and system integrators that want to add DAVID Systems' broadcast products to their solution portfolio. The partner program provides a scalable and flexible framework to meet the expanding requirements of broadcast customers today and in the future. "A&DT is a team of experienced people with the expertise, the motivation and the right attitude to expand our business in Italy as well as to support our existing customers in Rome, Milan, Naples and Bozen. I am very happy to have A&DT as a new partner in our team," says Juergen Vollmer, Sales Director at DAVID Systems. “With A&DT we won a highly reputable partner to address and support Italian customers in their native language and to complete our software localization. The value we can bring to Italian customers will expand significantly." Marco Porro, A&DT's Managing Director, stated: "DAVID Systems products blend perfectly into our present portfolio of specific end to end workflow solutions. Adding their renowned technology to our existing business enables us to take advantage of new market opportunities."]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:14:00 +0100 http://www.davidsystems.com/en/news/news-detail/article//david-systems-appoints-new-head-of-product-management/ Strengthening of Product Management underlines commitment to new DAVID Systems channel sales... DAVID Systems announced today the appointment of David Diederichs to the position of Head of Product Management. In this role he will lead the team of product managers overlooking all inbound and outbound aspects of DAVID Systems' product portfolio.  David Diederichs joins DAVID Systems from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) where he was responsible for the product marketing of various consumer and commercial products in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to that, David worked at SGI headquarters in California where he was product manager for a number of professional graphics and media solutions.   "DAVID Systems' product portfolio has significantly grown over the years", says David Diederichs. "The new channel sales strategy requires an investment in transforming the portfolio into channel-ready products to take advantage of new market opportunities. To meet this challenge, the product management team has been strengthened and realigned."   David Diederichs heads the product management team, consisting of senior experts, specializing in the four product groups. Ingo Hahn is responsible for all Media Production applications as well as for the associated high-value media services like AtomFactory or the Media Component Library. John Foster focuses on Content Management and Moves Media while Chris Weigang takes over the complete Radio Broadcasting technology.  "David has a long professional history and his broad experience in product marketing and product management make him a first choice for DAVID Systems' tells DAVID Systems' CEO Stephan Schindler. "A highly effective product management team is a main prerequisite to direct our energies into meeting the specific needs of both, our customers as well as our channel partners."]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:05:00 +0100 http://www.davidsystems.com/en/news/news-detail/article//david-systems-announces-integration-with-long-term-planning/ Editorial online planning system fully integrated in Broadcast Server environment [Munich, January 13, 2009] New in DAVID Systems' product portfolio is the interface between their Broadcast Server on-air technology and the online planning system Plato 3 by Plantri. The interface allows for a complete synchronization between program planning and on-air scheduling systems. Digital media and team-centred production workflows pose a new challenge for program planning in radio and TV. Contributions are edited and maintained by different teams not only up to the time they are transmitted but also for analysis, research and archiving processes after they have been broadcast. Simultaneous, location-independent access to the current planning data, quick rescheduling in case of changes, and a permanent overview of the current topics for the editor-in-chief are only a few of the high demands on a modern broadcast planning software. Plato is a database driven online system for real time editorial planning of radio and television programs which has proven its unconditional reliability in continuous operation in public broadcasters' editorial departments for more than seven years. Plato provides a central tool for all editorial staff for the efficient planning, research and archiving of entire programs, individual segments, contact information, and events equipped with cutting-edge web 2.0 software technology. DAVID Systems has integrated Plato functionality in their on-air environment as well as in the Database Manager (DBM). Both companies collaborated to develop an interface that allows for a complete synchronization between program planning and on-air scheduling systems. Export of segment metadata and synchronization of segments is done through DBM while export of segment broadcast data and synchronization of broadcast time and slot is done through DigAIRrange. The Broadcast Utility Server imports the broadcast data based on the current rundown. Plato transfers scheduled contributions to the on-air storage which are listed there as virtual entries and aligns them constantly. Changes in the DBM are immediately transferred to the planning system and vice versa. If Plato takes a contribution over to a show, it is automatically transferred to DigAIRrange as well and is available as a placeholder for the producer in the pre-planning area. Changes continue to be aligned between the two systems until the contribution is played out. "With the Plato integration, we closed the gap between long-term program planning and on-air scheduling", said Thorsten Michaelis, Chief of Support Department at Radio Berlin Brandenburg. "Our Broadcast Server can now take over contributions from the editorial planning automatically including metadata and all that is synchronized in real-time and is always up-to-date." About Plantri GmbH Plantri offers eight years of experience of developing editorial planning software for radio stations.  Plato has been used at the German public broadcaster Radio Berlin Brandenburg since the year 2000. The reliable data integrity has been proven impressively by uninterrupted operations ever since then.]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:54:00 +0100 http://www.davidsystems.com/en/news/news-detail/article//david-systems-appoints-new-sales-director-to-expand-market-r/ New DAVID Systems sales strategy underlines commitment to enhance worldwide channel partner... Munich, December 8, 2008 - DAVID Systems announced today the appointment of J?Vollmer to the position of Director Sales. He will oversee all DAVID Systems sales activities. In his new position J?Vollmer will be responsible for DAVID Systems' worldwide sales strategy as well as establishing existing partnerships and expanding the worldwide partner network. DAVID Systems continues its course of expansion to capture additional markets and new fields of application by enhancing channel partner relationships worldwide. Adding DAVID Systems' renowned broadcast products and technologies to their existing business enables the new channel partners to increase revenue, profitability and market share. "The market we can address through an indirect sales strategy and the value we can bring to customers worldwide will expand significantly", says J?Vollmer. "The investment in developing channel-ready products and a profound training program for our new partners will empower them to take advantage of new market opportunities". J?Vollmer looks back on many years of experience in the media industry. He worked for renowned companies like Compaq and EMC. Most recently he occupied the position of Head of International Sales for OneVision where he build up and headed the international sales and technical team in Australia, Asia, Africa, and Europe. "J?Vollmer's expertise in building up and working with international teams as well as his in-depth knowledge of fast changing technologies and business solutions are important prerequisites for expanding our international business and winning reliable partners", said Stephan K. Schindler, CEO of DAVID Systems. "To meet that challenge we have also enlarged our teams in R&D, Professional Services and QA over the last months."]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:35:00 +0100 http://www.davidsystems.com/en/news/news-detail/article//david-systems-enhances-moves-media-technology/ Norwegian broadcaster NRK got to the finish line faster during the Olympics using automatic content... DAVID Systems Moves Media technology provides a powerful and nevertheless easy-to-use set of applications to exchange media data globally. Whether distributing, transcoding, copying, sending or re-distributing content - all these can be administrated centrally in the same system environment, always using the right tools dedicated to the respective task. Using existing network infrastructure or IP connections to exchange content also results in a significant cost-cutting compared to conventional satellite transfer. With the latest versions of DAVID Systems' Moves Media product family even more functionality has been added. The proven technology is employed by major broadcast networks like Germany's ARD or Radio Free Europe, headquartered in Prague. NRK in Norway relied upon Moves Media applications to speed up their coverage of the Olympic Games in Beijing. 700 hours of TV content were distributed and transcoded fully automated and in the background - without any manual intervention and invisible for the users of the content.  Moves Media applications, in development and use for 11 years now, can be combined not only to bring content from all over the world into the media enterprise, but also to automatically redistribute it within the network to different locations and even to proprietary systems like video servers. The product family consists of applications to replicate data via WAN or LAN connections, an IP based mailbox system for highly secure, bi-directional file exchange and software for the load balanced transport of data within one or between different systems. All of them are freely combinable, centrally administered, and allow full background operation. Moves Media applications are executing their tasks almost invisibly for the editorial staff and come with intelligent features like powerful metadata handling, on-the-fly transcoding or automatic database registration. Nevertheless all these applications are based on standard IT infrastructure integrating seamlessly into existing broadcast environments.  New in the Moves Media portfolio is an AtomFactory bundle which allows seamless MXF based integration of Apple's Final Cut Pro editors into production and playout environments and DigaFTP, an application to import media data from an FTP server. Not only does Moves Media help to automate content distribution, real-life calculations have shown that the cost saving for satellite transmission was thousands of Euro's a year. That way the investment paid for itself within less than a year. Moves Media technology has been in regular operation in major broadcasting networks like Germany's ARD or Radio Free Europe with more than 20 language services for many years now. At ARD the audio and video file transfer with more than thousands of files per day is completely operated by Moves Media applications. Recently NRK used Moves Media solutions for their covering of the Olympic Games in Beijing. More than 200 employees in Oslo and Beijing were maintaining 16 feeds with about 20 stories in FTP transfer daily and 700 hours of TV content. Moves Media technology was responsible for transferring content to Oslo as well as for the redistribution within NRK, e.g. to their Internet portal NETT-TV which provided additional 2.300 hours of web streams. All in all NRK transcodes about 200.000 files per year, fully automated in the background and without distracting the journalists and editors from their important tasks.]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0200 http://www.davidsystems.com/en/news/news-detail/article//the-enterprise-solution-for-quicktime-mxf-workflows/ AtomFactory now available as integrated DigaSystem package Munich, August 21, 2008 – DAVID Systems’ AtomFactory harmonizes the editing process of Apple’s Final Cut Pro with the MXF-driven workflows of professional IT-based broadcast environments by converting MXF content on-the-fly to QuickTime and vice versa. Useful far beyond format conversion, however, AtomFactory automatically controls background functions that minimize bandwidth consumption, centralize media production, and accelerate workflows to make producing compelling content on Final Cut Pro within tight deadlines seamless and efficient. New in DAVID Systems’ product portfolio is an integrated DigaSystem/AtomFactory bundle to round up exchange and integration functionality in a DigaSystem environment. DigaSystem is DAVID Systems’ multimedia production management platform used by the largest broadcast organizations with more than 15000 seats installed worldwide. A subset of Hydrogen Media Accelerator (HMA) designed specifically for Final Cut Pro, AtomFactory not only provides edit-while-ingest and playout-while-fusing capability but solves many integration problems. Even in production environments with twenty or more NLEs and additional central processes like ingest from a video server, AtomFactory is the perfect solution. The HMA central services HMA Ingest, HMA Send, and HMA Fusion are employed to share tasks and to intelligently manage resources such as bandwidth management and workstation availability. HMA Ingest, installed centrally on a server, allows every member of the workgroup to ingest incoming material without having an additional application installed. In that case, only HMA Send and the QuickTime to MXF conversion are installed on every workstation while MXF to QuickTime is operated externally. HMA Send optimizes the traffic between client and server to release the server. In combination with HMA Fusion, it is even possible to offload the MXF generation to a central system. In such a scenario only the modified parts of the project are sent from Final Cut Pro to this server which is ideal for those broadcasters who receive material in MXF but prefer production in the native QuickTime format. Additionally, many daily tasks can be automated through AtomFactory’s scripting functionality. Whether exporting to third-party systems, archiving, uploading via FTP, or generating backup copies, a few lines of code are enough to push a follow-up action automatically. There are other helpful and elaborate features: Once the producer has edited his QuickTime project and is ready to export it, he often faces an impossible choice between a seemingly endless list of folders all with cryptic names. AtomFactory reduces the choice to a manageable number of folders with a clear structure with understandable titles. That way, a folder with a follow-up task, for example, can be clearly named as “Send to Playout.” AtomFactory is also configurable with a sequence preset, thus avoiding working with incorrect sequence settings by mistake. Especially designed for the use in DigaSystem environments are the new bundles to integrate HMA/AtomFactory into the DigaSystem. Supported by DigaTransfer System the bundles allow bidirectional file exchange between Final Cut Pro and DAVID Systems’ content management system including the typical AtomFactory features like edit-while-ingest or playout-while-fusion. Final Cut Pro and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple, Inc. – all rights reserved.]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:44:00 +0200