Gra Valley Joins Alliance for IP Media Solutions to Ensure Complete Interoperability for Customers

Grass Valley Joins Alliance for IP Media Solutions to Ensure Complete Interoperability for Customers

MONTREAL, December 14, 2015 A commitment to open standards and interoperability has always driven product development for Grass Valley, a Belden Brand. To further strengthen that commitment, Grass Valley has become a founding member of the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS), an independent trade association founded to ensure that all IP solutions brought to market offer complete interoperability, are based on open standards and will integrate seamlessly into current workflow environments. The associations initial focus is on promoting the adoption, standardization, development and refinement of open protocols for media over IP.

Our customers need the flexibility to implement the solutions that work best in their environments, with the confidence that all equipment will speak the same language and work together seamlessly, said Mike Cronk, senior vice president of strategic marketing, Grass Valley. With the IP transition, thanks to the collaborative work already done in SMPTE and VSF, our industry has the opportunity to avoid the mistakes of the past where multiple proprietary approaches were adopted, adding cost and complexity for everyone such as in the tape and file format wars of a decade ago. AIMS is dedicated to an open standards approach and Grass Valley fully supports its mission.

The mission of AIMS is to:

Promote standards that facilitate the education and adoption of open standards

Facilitate activities that accelerate the development of products that support these open standards

Facilitate the creation of new standards by supporting standards bodies with participation and testing in real-world environments

AIMS provides specific development guidance in its bylaws to its members and to the broadcast community via the AIMS Roadmap. The organization endorses an IP transition plan that includes support for SMPTE 2022-6 and AES67, as well as VSF recommendations TR-04 and TR-03.

Theres a reason why our industry has always relied on the standards bodies to develop, test, and implement open standards the process is collaborative and ensures that no one gets stuck with a solution that is essentially an island, added Cronk. Technology in this industry is changing more quickly than ever, and broadcasters need to know that their investments will protect them over the long run.

AIMS is open to all individuals and companies interested in supporting the establishment of open standards and able to commit to the groups founding principles. For more information, please visit www.aimsalliance.org.

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