Aspera to Showcase Ground Breaking Aspera Files SaaS Platform and Share Expertise in Cloud-based Workflows at BVE 06

London, UK - February 17, 2016: At Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) 2016, Aspera, an IBM company and creator of technologies that move the world's data at maximum speed, will be showcasing its high-speed file transfer software and automation solutions at stand F20 in addition to sharing its expertise in cloud-based workflows during a series of conference sessions.

At stand F20, Aspera will showcase its complete portfolio of high-speed file transfer software and automation solutions for the broadcast and media industries, including the revolutionary new SaaS platform, Aspera Files. Built on Aspera's FASP transport technology, Aspera Files enables any organisation, small to large, to establish a branded web-based presence for the fast, easy and secure exchange and delivery of any size file-based media or data between end users across separate organisations, combining multiple storage platforms. Aspera Files offers:

A simple, new way to send and share - A simple, intuitive user experience coupled with your own branded web application and the ability to instantly share and exchange large files and folders within named Workspaces.

Fast and reliable transfers of the biggest data- Share multi-gigabyte files and multi-terabyte data sets across global distances quickly, reliably and securely.

Storage and transfer of your data from anywhere to anywhere - Store and share your data directly from any on-premises, cloud, or hybrid infrastructure using built-in servers and storage, any leading third party cloud storage, or on-premises storage, with direct transfer via Aspera software.

Complete security and data privacy - The most advanced security system provides a multi-tenant secure authorization and access control system coupled with encryption over the wire and at rest to safeguard your data.

Aspera will also showcase its new 3.6 FASP transport software, a major new release including multiple new capabilities and advanced features:

Autoscale service for the Transfer Cluster Manager (ATCM) for Aspera On Demand that automatically scales the number of Aspera server nodes for client transfer demands up and down based on user-defined policies.

Multi-tenant access control and content security enabling multiple Aspera applications to securely authenticate to transfer clusters and individual transfer nodes with no access to underlying storage credentials, supporting all local and cloud storage types.

ascp4 binary has a new architecture for ultra high-speed transfers of very small files, able to achieve 1 million files per minute over Global WANs for 10 Gigabit per second sustained transfers of files of <=100KB over long distance.

FASPStream binary and APIs include a new binary for sending and receiving streams' of data or growing files over wide area networks at high-speed, as they are being created or captured, with minimal delay and highly predictable delivery times.

Aspera Watch (asperawatchd) and new Watchfolder service provides immediate change detection and snapshot service designed for speed, scale and distributed change watching to power large scale, high-volume automated file and directory transfers for content distribution.

The major release includes updates and enhancement to several products including:

Aspera On Demand Images - New images have been updated with all the core 3.6 features including the latest Web applications, Direct-to-Cloud storage capabilities and support the Aspera Transfer Cluster Manager with automatic scaling.

Aspera Sync incorporates the asperawatchd service eliminating bottlenecks of scanning on very large file systems (>20 million files) and scales with number of synchronizing users by eliminating per-user file system access.

Aspera faspex and Shares - The latest versions of faspex and Shares are fully interoperable and integrated with Aspera Server software running on-premises or in the cloud. New features include advances in user management, improved performance in large scale deployments and advanced notification settings.

Aspera Orchestrator - New plug-ins have been added to the library of over 50 third-party applications that can be invoked within an Aspera Orchestrator automated workflow, including support for ADI.XML Cablelabs verification, DPP format validation, ISM and M3u8 verification, thePlatform media management, Vidchecker verification, MediaInfo and SNMP monitoring. New inline file validation capabilities added to Aspera server and client software verify incoming media and metadata formats against ADI and DPP standards in the most innovative broadcast, file-based VoD distribution and post-production workflows.

As headline sponsor of the Broadcast, Tech & Workflow Theatre, Aspera will be joined by customers Perform Media Group and BASE Media Cloud. They will share their experiences in implementing cloud-based workflows on top of Aspera technology, including how theyre using the new Aspera Files SaaS and Aspera high-speed file transfer and workflow solutions to speed up and scale their workflows. Additionally, Michelle Munson, Aspera CEO, will take to the stage at Streaming Forum 2016 to discuss live streaming through the cloud.

A closer look at the next generation of automated end-to-end workflows

Tuesday February 23, 11.35am-12.05pm

Post Production & Workflow Theatre

Perform Media Group operates one of the largest transcoding systems in the industry, managing more than 20,000 diverse media files each day for its customers. In this session, Adam Smith, media workflow integration manager at Perform Media Group, will join Andrea DiMuzzio, Director of Orchestrator Software and Professional Solutions, to discuss how the leading digital sports content and media group is benefitting from its automated next-generation workflow.

Live streaming through the cloud

Tuesday February 23, 1.45pm-2.25pm

Streaming Media Forum

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