Object Matrix and Active Circle Partnering

Object Matrix Ltd announced a partnership with Paris-based Active Circle SA.

The technology partnership between Object Matrix and Active Circle has been
driven by shared existing and potential customers demanding the provision of an
integrated archive offering. The desire to work toward an elegantly integrated
solution was also born out of a mutual respect for the complementary benefits
that the two digital preservation platforms bring to each other.

Benefits of combined
solution are:

• Ingest or park any file-based content into the Object Matrix nearline storage
  platform using the DropSpot application.
• Add meaningful metadata at the time of ingest.
• Define data copy or movement policies from MatrixStore to the LTO-based Active
  Circle archive.
• Search and browse proxies of the media that resides in MatrixStore or in Active
  Circle using the Active Media Explorer.

Active Circle is a solution for storing, preserving and accessing large volumes
of digital files. It is software-based, able to leverage
any storage technology or vendor, provide storage virtualization on disk and
tape, and scale from small to multi-petabyte environments. The Active Media Explorer
is a media-oriented user interface for searching, browsing and retrieving
digital archives.

"Object Matrix and Active Circle
have been engaged in conversation around providing an integrated solution for
quite some time. We recognised early on that customers require more than just a
RAID device to act as their nearline or cache before content is moved to deeper
archive mediums. The Active Circle team share a common view that integrated
solutions provide mutual benefit to customers and manufacturers alike,"
stated Nick Pearce, co-founder, Object Matrix. "We are, needless to say, very happy
to be working with the Active Circle team."

MatrixStore has been designed to protect video and metadata content
in any file based video workflow. It is trusted by broadcasters and post
facilities to protect content at ingest, to secure ongoing projects on a secure
and scalable nearline platform and also to make content available for
distribution or re-use.

"Active Circle and Object Matrix
share the vision of a media archive integrated with workflows and applications.
Our Active Media Explorer takes care of indexing all the media files whatever
the archive location and even if this archive location is not managed by Active
Circle. Indeed, we provide a single media-oriented interface that crosses the
various archive locations to provide a unified view of the media content. By
integrating our solutions, we get the best of nearline archive on disk and deep
archive on LTO tape, with a unified interface," says Philippe Boyon,
Active Circle.

The integrated solution will be demonstrated at IBC 2013.