LTO LTFS Archive-Retrieval Workflow Solution From StorageDNA in V3.0

StorageDNA,
Inc. announced the availability of version 3.0 of its LTO
LTFS archive-retrieval workflow solution, DNA
Evolution.

It includes
innovations that enable new levels of archive-restore performance,
allow media workflows like conform from LTO, and deliver search and
browse features to help streamline and speed up media pipelines in
production and post production environments.

Version 3.0 is a
platform that combines nearline and archive storage on LTO tape and
was designed to help media professionals manage
digital content and lower storage costs as they transition to
file-based workflows. Built on LTO and LTFS technologies it includes
timesaving features like automated conforms from LTO tape, smart
browse and an upgraded mini-media asset manager to help users find
the content they need.

"DNA Evolution is the only
archive and retrieval software on the market that is designed to
truly take advantage of the direct access ability of LTFS,"
said tC Chakravarty, CEO and president, StorageDNA. "Maximizing
performance and direct access media workflows, with Smart Conform and
Smart Access LTO, are exciting areas of focus for us. With version
3.0, we are pleased to be the first to deliver these features, and we
will continue developing DNA Evolution to help customers simplify
their workflows and further drive down their storage costs."

Many international and U.S.-based media
and entertainment companies currently leverage DNA Evolution’s LTO
LTFS advanced media workflows for reality television shows (such as
Authentic Entertainment’s Here Comes Honey Boo Boo), documentaries
(such as James Cameron’s DEEPSEA CHALLENGE), and feature films (such
as the recent Cannes award winner, Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox),
among other projects.

Features include:

• Smart Conform: Conformes
  high-resolution media directly from LTO tape, with format support for
  any conform workflow. Users save time and costs in two ways: by using
  LTO tape as a master archive medium and by performing automated
  conforms.

• Smart Browse and upgraded miniMAM:
  A metadata extraction and search engine supports 150+ file formats
  from Avid MXF Op-Atom, Panasonic P2, RED, ArriRAW, to Microsoft
  Office and graphic files. Every single metadata field is extracted
  and available for browse and search via Smart Browse. miniMAM enables
  Web-based low-resolution previews and custom metadata tagging,
  tagging templates, and unlimited user defined fields.

• Global search: Users can search
  across archives for files, clips, and other metadata fields.

• Advanced tape tools: It supports bulk verification, bulk duplication, and bulk
  format.

Dashboard view, GUI enhancements,
improved archiving-restore workflows, tape online/offline indicator,
expanded support for CatDV and Avid Interplay, and more.

Additional features to be
added throughout 2013 including:

• XSIO Archive Engine Accelerator: fast LTO LTFS media archive technology will be
  powered by a SAN/NAS accelerator combined with a multi-job
  accelerator for rapid offloads from storage to LTO tape and quick
  restores back to LTO.

• Smart Access LTO: Designed for
  workflow improvements this feature enables LTO tape archives to act
  like a nearline, direct access storage medium, so that third-party
  applications can access files on LTO tape and perform partial
  restores, transcodes, and remote transfers.