Front Porch Launches DIVAworks For Users in Television and Post-Production

“These
DIVAworks solutions are especially appropriate for television and
post-production companies who require secure storage for an increasing
amount of valuable content, but who are not yet ready to install a
larger, more complex solution,” said Rino Petricola, senior vice
president and managing director of Front Porch Digital International.
“Our DIVAworks family offers cost-effective and easy-to-install
packages that deliver the fundamental archiving capabilities of
DIVArchive CSM technology in a solution that readily integrates into
any customer’s file-based workflow.”

The
DIVAworks family includes best-of-breed IT hardware and is available in
three configurations designed to suit a full range of workflows and
budgets:

DIVAworks
Basic is an entry-level system comprised of a 24-slot datatape library,
a single LTO-4 datatape drive, and a Windows-based, single-CPU server
running the DIVArchive CSM software. Occupying only 4 RU of rack space,
DIVAworks Basic also includes tape externalization and object-transfer
utility features.

DIVAworks
Enhanced is a middle-level solution comprised of a 48-slot datatape
library, dual LTO-4 datatape drives, and two Windows-based, single-CPU
servers running the DIVArchive CSM software, offering failure
protection and increased system throughput. Fitting into 9 RU of space,
DIVAworks Enhanced also includes DIVArchive manager failover, tape
externalization, and object transfer utility features.

DIVAworks
Professional is a scalable and redundant solution occupying only 13 RU
of space, with an expandable 50-slot datatape library, dual LTO-4
datatape drives, and two Windows-based, single-CPU servers running the
DIVArchive CSM software, offering redundancy and a clear growth path
for ever-expanding file-based storage infrastructures. DIVArchive
manager failover, tape externalization, and object transfer utility
features are included.

DIVAworks
solutions can be configured with all the required interfaces for major
automation, media asset management, post-production, and newsroom
systems. The system can be expanded with optional nearline disk storage
arrays based on DIVAgrid technology, Front Porch Digital’s Storage Plan
Manager (SPM) for faster access to important content and policy-based
content lifecycle control, and Drop Folder Monitoring to allow users
and third-party applications to add content to the archive quickly and
easily.

In
addition, the optional DIVAdirector system provides Web-based access to
the DIVAworks system, with flexible metadata support, low-resolution
proxy browsing, powerful search tools, frame-accurate shot list
creation, full control of DIVAworks restore and delete functionality,
and built-in user access control. DIVAworks can be further enhanced
with optional timecode-based partial restore support, allowing the
restoration of only the required portions of each piece of archived
content based on timecode in/out values in a shot list.

Any
of the DIVAworks solutions can be easily upgraded to a full DIVArchive
content storage management system for customers whose needs expand
beyond the capabilities of the DIVAworks family.

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