Aspera
Enabling the next generation digital media ecosystem
High-speed file transfer software
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Industry-leading software solutions for high-performance data transport
– Maximum speed regardless of transfer distance, file size and network conditions
• Up to hundreds of times faster than FTP
– Uncompromising security and reliability trusted by top media companies and government agencies
– Unprecedented bandwidth management for transfer prioritization and automatic protection of other traffic
– Enterprise-grade scalability (thousands of users, millions of files, terabytes of data)
– Comprehensive management, monitoring and reporting
– Easy-to-deploy, fully cross platform, file type and network type agnostic
– Wide portfolio of software solutions to serve every type of file-based workflow
– Open architecture software development kit for easy integration into third-party systems and services
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An emerging digital transport standard for organizations worldwide, a leader in media
– Patented core transport technology
– Over 1000 customers worldwide in a variety of industries
– Hundreds of terabytes transferred over the WAN with Aspera on a daily basis
– Dominant player in the media and entertainment space
• Film studios, content providers and service companies
• Broadcasters, service operators, content delivery networks and IPTV providers
• Online content aggregators and distributors
Benefits for Broadcast/Digital Media
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Breakthrough efficiency gains and cost savings
– Achieve global transfer of full resolution masters, digital reels, and high-definition Blu-Ray Disc images in
hours, or even minutes on high capacity networks.
– Avoid customs and the notorious errors and time-consuming manual processing of physical shipments
– Get more from existing network and IT infrastructures.
– No transfer fees from expensive dedicated networks or managed file delivery services.
– Avoid the cost and complexity of replicating asset stores in multiple regions.
– Receive breaking news and live event content reliably, on-time from even the most remote field locations.
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Proven security and reliability
– Enjoy bulletproof protection of master content including transport encryption, data integrity, content storage,
and user access control.
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File-based workflow integration
– Seamlessly automate and integrate transfers with any digital asset management or business workflow
system through industry-leading APIs and management tools.
Common Applications Broadcast/Digital Media
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Production, Post Production and Special Effects
– Move core digital assets internationally between facilities, post houses and visual effects partners.
High Speed Synchronization
– Synchronize large media libraries between remote data centers.
Remote Review and Approval
– Allow creative teams spread across the globe to collaborate in real time.
Digital Asset Management
– Provide high-speed access to your off-the-shelf or custom asset management solution
Media Production Services
– Enable content exchange with clients and media transfers throughout global production networks.
Bureau-to-Bureau Transfers in Broadcast News
– Exchange graphics, video and repurposed assets nationally and globally in the tight windows required.
Remote Electronic News Gathering
– Allow contributors anywhere in the world to transfer file-based news content from the field.
Sports and Live Event Broadcasting
– Optimize transfer capacity for high-resolution content and achieve maximum velocity to air.
Digital End-to-End
– Rely on high-speed transport for secure and efficient creation, distribution and monetization of media.
Customer Testimonials
“Not only does Aspera software offer excellent ease of use to
our operators, its transport technology stands out as the
emerging standard with a majority of our partners. The
efficiencies, compressed lead times and cost savings are the
key reasons behind our Aspera deployment.”
- Martin Brannigan, Head of Broadcast Operations at Sky Italia
“With terabytes of sensitive data constantly being transferred, we
need a solution that will let us sleep at night. Aspera is a proven,
high-performance transport solution recommended by our partners
that enables us to contain our costs and maintain a very aggressive
production schedule.”
- Jon Landau, Producer, Avatar
“We needed both a totally reliable product that would get
the files uploaded and transported quickly and securely
around the globe and a partner that would fir out culture
– and in that sense, Aspera was the obvious choice.”
- Ben Smith, CTO, ChiliBean
“The performance and bandwidth control of Aspera’s file
transfer software, combined with our investment in high
bandwidth network connectivity and state-of-the-art
computing and storage facilities, is enabling EFILM to
provide our customers with the highest quality and most
cost-effective digital laboratory services worldwide, with
unprecedented turnaround times.”
- Robert Eicholz, VP of Technology, EFILM
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www.asperasoft.com
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