SGL Press Release
Gencom partners with SGL for Nine Network's Digital News Project
A collaborative partnership between three key industry providers will protect and strengthen Nine Network Australia’s new digital news system, allowing tight integration between its new archive and asset management systems for flexibility and seamless expansion into future needs.
Following its own research, Nine Network identified SGL’s FlashNet archive as a candidate for integration with Harris’ Invenio asset management system, allowing two-way compatibility with software versions.
SGL, a leading provider of content archive and storage management software for media and entertainment, collaborated with their supplier, respected systems integrator Gencom Technology. Gencom’s engineers installed and commissioned the SGL FlashNet archive, working in conjunction with SGL’s technical team from their Singapore office.
In turn Gencom Technology and SGL collaborated fully with Harris on the project, to achieve a successful integrated archive solution for the Network.
The SGL FlashNet archive controls a Sony PetaSite tape library with LTO4 tape drives and a nearline disk archive integrated with a Harris Broadcast Invenio MAM system.
The system is file-based allowing for flexible and rapid access to both nearline and archived news content. Advantages include native handling and partial file restore of MXF clips from the News XDCAM camera systems. Further expansion is possible by adding more tape slots to the library, supported by extra tape drives and /or a larger disk archive, and by inserting more nodes into the Nine Enterprise archive cluster.
The system has been designed either to expand centrally in Sydney, thus providing a central archive resource to other NNA facilities, or to develop regional archives at the other facilities, with access available from all sites.
“Gencom enjoys its role of integrating the best solutions within the broadcast industry in a way that strengthens the client and supports their capacity for further development and growth. The SGL FlashNet – Harris’ Invenio combination is a perfect example,” Gencom CEO Ray Sanders said.
Bernie Walsh, SGL’s Director Worldwide Sales & Joint Managing Director adds, “SGL’s Open System architecture provides broadcasters with a cost-effective, scalable solution for broadcasters worldwide. We are delighted to announce this sale to Nine Network. It has been a fully collaborative project, highlighting the tight integration between the archive and the MAM. We look forward to working with NNA on its future expansion plans.”
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Additional information:
Gencom Technology: About Gencom
Gencom is a leading provider of integrated broadcast solutions, which has built a strong reputation in inspiration, partnership and support over the last 40 years.
Gencom’s investment in not only the finest technology but the training of their staff in areas of HDTV transmission, media asset management and delivering technologies like IPTV on a global scale, has made them one of the most talented and experienced design and support services world-wide.
Gencom now has offices in Sydney, Singapore, Johannesburg and Wellington with a head office in Auckland, New Zealand and design centres in Auckland and Singapore providing end-to-end technology solutions for the broadcast, multimedia and telecommunications industries.
Further information visit www.gencom.com
Software Generation, Ltd is a privately held archive management software company headquartered in Fareham, England. SGL has been in business since 1989 and its flagship FlashNet product is installed in over 4,500 customer sites around the world. More information can be found at www.sgluk.com
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