Promise Teams With axle Video

Promise Technology, Inc., a storage solutions provider, announced that its VTrak A-Class SAN file system solutions will include bundled axle Video, LLC’s axle Starter software.

By providing browser-based access to every video, audio and still image file, axle’s Starter software gives VTrak A-Class users the ability to manage their rich media projects from any computer on the network.

Promise’s VTrak A-Class is for multi-user collaboration to ingest, edit, stream, and process rich media. A true ‘all-in-one solution in a box’ RAID storage subsystem, the VTrak A-Class features an integrated metadata appliance and embedded file system for big data, along with an optional NAS gateway. 

“Promise’s VTrak A-Class solutions are known for their low TCO, simplicity of deployment, ease of use and incredible performance,” noted Vijay Char, president, Promise Technology USA. “By including axle’s highly regarded asset management software, we’re bringing more value to our end-users, fostering more efficient collaboration and accelerating rich media workflows among creative teams of all sizes.“

Valued at $495, axle’s Starter software includes the ability to catalog up to 300,000 assets (axle’s larger configurations now support over 2 million assets) and support two users. This configuration can be upgraded by adding user accounts or functional modules, such as axle’s new axle ai visual search technology, axle’s Advanced Transcode option, archive integrations for Archiware P5 and XenData, and ingest integrations with Softron, Cinedeck and MOG.

Other benefits include: 

• Create proxies of media for faster and easier handling
• View, tag, search, share, and organize content
• Get media from axle to Adobe Premiere Pro CC and/or Apple Final Cut Pro X without needing to move media around

According to Sam Bogoch, CEO, axle Video, “We are thrilled to be working with Promise, a longtime leader in storage for creative applications. Their pioneering work and great track record in Thunderbolt and FC storage, as well as the power of their new VTrak A-Class solutions, make them an ideal partner for us as we continue on our mission to make browser-based search simple.“

The VTrak A-Class/axle Starter software bundle will be available through Promise’s network of VADs and resellers in North America only. Existing owners of Promise’s VTrak and Pegasus solutions have the opportunity to purchase axle Starter software for an introductory price of $395 at Promise’s eStore (introductory pricing valid for 30 days).