Signiant Increased Customer Base in 2013 by 65%

Signiant, Inc., in intelligent file movement software, disclosed growth metrics for 2013 and offered further insight into the company’s market momentum.

Executives report a 65% increase in customer count and a 46% increase in worldwide employment, attributable to adoption of Signiant’s next-generation hybrid SaaS solution and recognition of the company’s position in bringing the benefits of cloud technology to the media industry.

Signiant signed a number of marquee customer names in 2013, reflecting the continued demand for solutions that can move the largest of rich media files.

New customers include:

• Al Jazeera, a broadcast network;
• Intronis, Inc., a provider of cloud backup solutions for the IT channel;
• Nielsen Media Research, a provider of media research and consulting services to the media and entertainment industry;
• Nokia Corp., in mobile communications;
• Smoke & Mirrors, a visual effects and post-production company; and
• WCP Media Services , an entertainment software and services company.

“Demand continues to grow for solutions that can move large files quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively, and the time was ripe for a next-generation platform that takes advantage of new technology,” said Margaret Craig, CEO, Signiant. “In the cloud era, Signiant’s innovative solutions are in a class of their own. It’s exciting to see both existing and new customers experience the benefits of our new platform, and broad industry adoption positions the company for continued growth in the years ahead.”

Signiant’s solutions, used today by top broadcasters, studios, media service providers, sports networks and game developers, facilitate the movement of large media files – from pre-production content and mobile news to finished-format movies, trailers and TV episodics – between users, applications and systems with proven ease and security. Used for mission-critical applications throughout the media and entertainment ecosystem, Signiant’s hybrid SaaS solution Media Shuttle alone was used to move nearly 500TB of data in its first year on the market.

Signiant increased the size of its workforce by 46% in 2013, with the Boston area HQs growing by 140%.

The company made investments in its management team in 2013 by hiring Adam Feinzig as CFO and Greg Hoskin as new MD for the EMEA and APAC regions, and promoting Katie Staveley to VP marketing.

On the engineering side, Signiant continued to invest in its product suite in 2013. The company introduced CloudSpeX, a software application that helps broadcasters and production professionals save substantial time and resources by validating media file delivery formats prior to transfer. It also added file sharing capabilities to its Media Shuttle file transfer solution, allowing multiple users to upload and download content from a shared file system and providing a drop-in replacement for FTP systems.

Additional products and further enhancements to the Signiant cloud platform are due to be announced later this year.

Signiant will be exhibiting at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, NV, April 7-10.