SGT and Active Circle enter OEM agreement Active Circle archive management technology will be integrated in SGT's VEDA product line.SGT and Active Circle have finalised an OEM agreement that enables SGT to complete its workflow by adding archive management as a new module in its VEDA suite of broadcast applications. SGT is a leading European software vendor in the broadcast and media industry, and Active Circle is a developer of advanced archiving and storage solutions for digital content.
Over the last 20 years, SGT has built the most comprehensive range of software in the broadcast industry, based on two main product lines: Media Management and Transmission Management. Customer needs have evolved towards workflow automation, rich-media content management and new distribution channels such as the Internet or mobile phones. In line with this SGT has evolved its product lines by merging them into the VEDA range: a single, seamless and modular end-to-end suite, based on a service-oriented architecture. Today customers expect complete and integrated systems that meet all business needs, from ingest and content management to publishing and playout, including handling the archive operations.
Responding to these developing needs, SGT completes its offer and proposes VEDA Archive to store, archive and manage large volumes of digital content. VEDA Archive combines the performance of VEDA media management tools and the efficiency of the Active Circle technology, and ensures the long-term preservation of digital content while maximising reuse. VEDA Archive is the natural choice for organisations that have significant audiovisual data assets and want to both secure and value these resources.
The integration of these complementary systems makes VEDA even easier to use and even faster to install. This new feature allows VEDA to respond better to the current market needs with a more comprehensive and competitive offering than ever. We are impressed by the technology of VEDA and are proud to contribute to the functional extension of the product line said Fabrice de Salaberry, CEO of Active Circle.
SGT chose Active Circle, regarding it as the most innovative technology on the archive market; it has no equivalent when it comes to modularity and integration into media workflows. With Active Circle we are able to take on all archive projects, from the local broadcaster archiving ten hours per week to the premium broadcaster managing thousands of hours of content. And thanks to its web services API, the Active Circle technology integrates very easily with our applications said Guillaume d'Az mar de Fabr gues, CEO of SGT.
About SGT With 20 years of experience in broadcasting, SGT is a leading global software vendor providing innovative solutions for the broadcast and media industries. More than 300 TV channels worldwide use SGT's award-winning software suite, VEDA , such as Arte, BeTV (Belgium), Canal +, EPTV (Algeria), Eurosport, France T l visions, M6, ProfMedia (Russia), RTBF (Belgium), RTL, SBS (Netherlands), SWR (Germany), TF1, TSR (Switzerland), TV5 Monde. The solution, based on a service-oriented architecture (SOA), is highly flexible and modular, offering seamless integration into each client's environment. The company was founded in 1990 in France. For more information, visit SGT s website at www.sgt.eu.
About Active Circle Active Circle develops and markets an innovative software-based solution that responds to the needs for storing, preserving, and managing large volumes of digital content. Active Circle software has been designed for organizations that manage video content, images, scientific and technical data, to help them better control the lifecycle of their data while optimizing the costs of storage ownership and administration. The Active Circle technology is distributed via a network of System Integrators and by OEM partners. For more information, visit www.active-circle.com.
