Asia Pacific Media Companies Adopt Aspera High-Speed Transfer
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On-premises, Cloud, and Hybrid Deployments Speed Global Delivery and Exchange of
Content
SINGAPORE, June 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that
three Hong Kong-based media companies, Encore Inflight, Interface Video
Production Ltd and Yapku have selected high-speed transfer software from Aspera,
an IBM company to speed the worldwide exchange of large video files with content
producers, partners and clients.
Encore Inflight, a leading inflight movie distributor, transitioned from courier
delivery of digital betacam tapes to a reliable digital delivery platform with
Aspera faspex, saving time, reducing costs and eliminating obstacles associated
with international courier delivery, including shipment delays from weather-
related flight cancellations and censorship, which is commonplace in countries
such as Russia and China.
At the beginning of a theatrical release, Encore Inflight receives media files
from producers via Aspera faspex. With a week to complete dubbing, subbing and
aspect ratio reformatting, Encore Inflight doesn't have time for delays in the
transfer process, and Aspera allows them to operate within their tight
turnaround times. Once Encore Inflight completes a project, Aspera is used to
return the media files to clients' labs for further processing and encoding
prior to uploading to the aircraft.
Aspera enables Encore Inflight to send and receive media files around the clock
from suppliers and clients in all time zones, with stability and reliability
even when a client's bandwidth is less than adequate. Encore Inflight is
currently moving 2TB of data each month, and as they continue to expand their
business, Aspera will scale to accommodate their growing transfer demands
without limiting file sizes.
"The Aspera team went above and beyond the expected service in helping us set
up, test and launch a solution that has allowed us to provide quality service to
our clients all over the world," said Jovita Toh, CEO, Encore Inflight.
Interface, a service company specializing in film editing and processing
selected Aspera because of the ability to handle very large file sizes, even
full feature film packages that include 2D, 3D and 4K versions as well as
trailers, sound and subtitles - up to 500GB per title - that Interface must send
and receive on a daily basis.
Partner studios use Aspera faspex to send Digital Cinema Distribution Masters
(DCDM) to Interface. The DCDM is further processed and equipped with subtitles,
edited into multiple versions, and finally repackaged as a Digital Cinema
Package (DCP) that is sent to distributors around the world, or directly to
cinemas for title releases. The Aspera solution replaces their legacy FTP system
for transferring smaller files, such as film previews, as well as the physical
hard drive shipments that were previously used for larger video files.
Beyond the optimal performance and security Aspera delivers, faspex also
provides simplicity and ease of use to Interface's clients, which include major
film, television, music and entertainment companies as well as airlines. Aspera
provides automatic resume and restart for partial or failed transfers, enabling
Interface Video to traverse the unpredictable and often poor conditions of their
overseas partners' network connections.
"We chose Aspera not only because of our great experience with the speed and
reliability of the technology, but also because they are a trusted partner in
our industry," said Jenny Poon, business development manager at Interface Video
Production Ltd.
Yapku, a content logistics provider for media companies, has embedded Aspera On
Demand (AOD) into its pop! file delivery service for cloud, onsite and hybrid
cloud environments that enables clients throughout Europe, Asia and Australia to
access Yapku's services, which include video tape bulk ingest, high-speed file
logistics services, and bespoke media workflow solutions.
With Aspera fully integrated into the pop! platform, Yapku clients are able to
upload and download large file packages quickly and securely via the Yapku
branded portal. The intuitive interface enables companies to share files between
workgroups and can be configured to allow file and folder sharing between
departments or even between companies, facilitating collaboration.
The pop! platform is offered in two versions to meet the varying licensing and
security models demanded by media clients: pop! cloud and pop! onsite. Whether
users elect to run pop! in the cloud, onsite or in a hybrid cloud environment,
the centralized Yapku portal featuring Aspera's patented FASP high-speed
transfer protocol enables clients to take advantage of Yapku's many services,
including asset storage and management, transcoding and metadata processing.
"We chose Aspera because of the ease and flexibility of integration, the
reputation of the solution in the market and the level of security and
robustness of transfers," said Darren Breeze, CTO at Yapku.
"Demand for our high-speed transfer platform continues to increase in Asia, and
Aspera is dedicated to supporting the region with fast, secure and reliable file
exchange. By reducing transfer times, Aspera enables companies in the region and
beyond to focus on providing quality and timely services for their valued
clients," said JK Lim, director APAC sales at Aspera.
Aspera will be demonstrating its complete portfolio of high-speed file transfer,
sharing and exchange software including Aspera Files, a new SaaS offering for
global large data sharing at BroadcastAsia 2015, June 2-5, Stand #5G4-08.
About Aspera
Aspera, an IBM company, is the creator of next-generation transport technologies
that move the world's data at maximum speed regardless of file size, transfer
distance and network conditions. Based on its patented, Emmy® award-winning
FASP® protocol, Aspera software fully utilizes existing infrastructures to
deliver the fastest, most predictable file-transfer experience. Aspera's core
technology delivers unprecedented control over bandwidth, complete security and
uncompromising reliability. Organizations across a variety of industries on six
continents rely on Aspera software for the business-critical transport of their
digital assets. Please visit http://www.asperasoft.com and follow us on Twitter
(at)asperasoft for more information.
CONTACT: Americas/Asia: Kim Willsher, (+1) 310 569 2603
Europe: Louise Wells, +44 (0)20 7403 8878
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Aspera's PR agency
aspera(at)rlyl.com
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