MatrixStore Vision of Object Matrix

Object Matrix Ltd. introduces the following new features and product offerings to be launched at the International Broadcast Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in September 2015.

MatrixStore appliance

MatrixStore Vision
A web-based browser application that enables users to search for, examine, add metadata and restore content that is protected in MatrixStore object storage. Vision is a complementary addition to the company’s portfolio of products. MatrixStore Vision takes advantage of the recently released PiP (Process in Place) functionality that uses the power of the MatrixStore Cluster to examine new content and to enrich metadata. A Beta version of MatrixStore Vision will be available for demonstration at IBC.

MatrixStore as a Service
After building up a reputation for on premises nearline archive solutions the company will launch MatrixStore as a hosted storage service at IBC in September. Deployed as hosted service only, or as a hybrid mix of on premises and hosted, the solution provides a more open and vertically integrated offering but at Amazon and Microsoft Azure economics. The service will initially launch in the UK but will be offered in Europe, Canada, Brazil and the wider global market based on demand. If you are interested in an OPEX model to implement DR or BC strategies then please do get in touch.

S3 compatible
The company’s object storage API is mature product that is used by a number of company’s partners and customers. With more focus being placed on standardized interfaces within the storage and broadcast industries the company will release an Amazon S3 interface to its popular MatrixStore object storage platform.

Enhancements:

Performance shift
The company’s R&D have focused the last 12 years on digital preservation and workflow integrations. Ensuring data is always available in a non-disruptive manner to the end user. The MatrixStore product is renowned for being strong in both security and features. Today the company announces that MatrixStore performance has been under the microscope. The theoretical findings were exciting, the results astounding. The new performance provides 100% improvement in bandwidth and opens up new workflows and revenue streams. MatrixStore has always been more than just a file system but today enhanced workflows such as nearline editing, faster QC and transcode became a reality.

“The last six months has been the most exciting period of time in Object Matrix history. The development team has doubled in size and today we are seeing the very impressive results of that investment“, stated Jonathan Morgan, MD, Object Matrix. “Our object storage not only allows you to securely store assets at the full speed of your network bandwidth but now also provides simple, effective and robust options to move data off premises and onto hosted storage“.

Technology partners
The past six months have been very busy for the company’s integration team. Both by strategic decision and by customer requests Object Matrix has grown its list of technical partners and offers an array of certified workflows.

Workflows include:

• Sony Corporation (stand 12.a10) – Object Matrix will be present on the Sony stand showing nearline and deep archive storage workflows

• Dalet Digital Media Systems (stand 8b77) – ingest, transcode and archive workflows

• Grass Valley LLC – Stratus MAM and K2 storage certification

• VidCheck Ltd – Automated and scalable QC

• Crossroads Systems, Inc. Strongbox – HSM to LTO/ODA

• Tedial S.L. – end to end MAM workflows with Tedial Evolution

• Glookast (stand 7.d03) – Intelligent proxy driven DR workflows

The company will be present at the IBC Expo on Stand 6.C28b and 12.A10 (Sony) from September, 12.