Empress is showcasing advanced integration with Adobe Video at the National Association of Broadcasters convention

Las Vegas- April 9, 2015:  Empress Media Asset Management, LLC (Empress) will demo the latest version 3.6 of its flagship eMAM™ platform featuring integrations with Adobe® Premiere® Pro CC and Adobe® Anywhere at the National Association for Broadcasters Convention booth SL13913.  eMAM is a media asset management software system providing a feature-rich online digital library with best-of-breed integrations to provide complete workflow process solutions for its customers.  eMAM unites different on premise, cloud, and archive storage systems, at multiple locations, with different workflow systems, all united into one system with web or tablet access.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC is a market-leading video editing system.  eMAM provides an extension panel inside the editor’s desktop, showing all of the managed projects, categories, and individual assets regardless of location. Editors can search and browse the content, pulling only required native resolution media to local storage for editing. Editors can also export content to eMAM for review and approval, email and social media sharing, digital delivery and archive. eMAM users worldwide can collaborate with editors by creating or adding to projects, marking, sub-clipping and rough cut editing directly from the tablet or web interfaces. Recent improvements include transcoding control, project versioning, tagging, and improved metadata processing.

Adobe Anywhere is a revolutionary advance in worldwide collaborative editing. Editors and loggers worldwide can collaborative simultaneously with native resolution content using standard connections and hardware. Optimized for Anywhere, eMAM adds tiered storage, archive management and ingest to an Anywhere environment, allowing other users worldwide to collaborate on shared productions from the intuitive eMAM interface. Empress has teamed with many of the Anywhere technology and integration partners worldwide to provide complete solutions for the growing number of major institutions interested in the system.

David Miller, COO of Empress commented, “With a philosophy of open architecture and support for third party integrations, the Adobe team worldwide is a key collaborator in our global go to market strategy.”

“Adobe Anywhere’s collaborative capabilities are embedded directly in Adobe Premiere® Pro CC, a key component of Adobe Creative Cloud, enabling deep collaboration features for production workflows,” said Simon Williams, senior director of business development at Adobe. “The integration with eMAM provides our customers with a collaborative editing experience that further complements their Anywhere workflow.”

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About Adobe at NAB

At NAB 2015, Adobe is showcasing advances that radically improve how broadcasters, filmmakers and video professionals create, collaborate, deliver and monetize content across multiple screens. Adobe will preview major updates to the video applications in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Adobe After Effects CC, and unveil major enhancements to Adobe Primetime, the industry’s most advanced TV delivery and monetization platform, which will help broadcasters and pay TV providers scale video delivery across OTT and other devices. Adobe also announced important updates to Adobe Anywhere, the collaborative workflow platform that empowers users of Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Adobe Prelude CC to work together using centralized media and shared projects. In addition, Adobe is unveiling Candy, a new mobile app that will reinvent the color workflow for editors and Adobe Character Animator, a new professional-quality animation tool that brings characters to life using a webcam, microphone and facial gestures. To learn more about Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe video tools, go to www.adobe.com/go/video. More information about Adobe at NAB can be found here: http://adobe.ly/1GPXwdB, or see Adobe at NAB in Booth SL5110.

About Empress  (www.empressmam.com)

Empress Media Asset Management, LLC is a privately held company providing media asset management and workflow management solutions for broadcast, media, and corporate clients including its eMAM Online, eMAM EZ, eMAM Vault, eMAM Workgroup, and eMAM Enterprise product lines. It is part of the Empress family of companies, which includes Empress Cybernetic Systems Private Limited, specializing in customized software development, Empress Media Inc., one of the largest distributors of blank recording media and supplies, and Real Big Hits, which helps aspiring creatives get discovered and funded. For more information visit www.empressmam.com.

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Real Big Hits is founded to link people making innovative ideas with content producers and buyers.

New York, NY- January 26, 2015

Empress Intelligence LLC dba Real Big Hits, part of the Empress family of companies, is announcing the launch of realbighits.com, a secure portal for individuals and small organizations to upload clips, teasers, and scripts about their creative ideas for television shows, movies, and other projects.   Only prequalified buyers can look at submissions and request information.   The company will facilitate the discussion for a commission when a project is purchased or funded.  The new site will be promoted at various trade shows and venues throughout the year.

Sellers can enjoy the security of a powerful promotional portal where their ideas are protected, so they can get compensated for their efforts.   As a freemium site, users can set up an account that matches their budget.  Empress can rely on its industry relationships to promote the site and the work of individual sellers.  Sellers can also set up advanced accounts using the eMAM^TM Online platform that support work in progress and digital publishing features used by leading broadcast and media organizations.   Furthermore, there will be regular contests to award the best submissions.

Buyers can enjoy a secure portal for conducting business.   The ideas and concepts are unique to this site, so they can consider ideas that are not available in You Tube, Vimeo, or other public portals. 

 

Domenic Rom, Managing Director of Deluxe/Encore NY, commented, “One of the greatest joys I have in this business is watching new talent emerge.  Hopefully this platform will help bring some exciting artists to the forefront and give them a chance they otherwise would not have had.”  Dean Kropp, Executive Producer of cooking-focused DJK Productions commented, “This is the first company that I have met that is really trying to get the creative minds introduced to the buyers in this TV/media business. I tip my chef hat.”

About Empress (www.empressdigital.com)

The Empress family of companies includes Empress Intelligence LLC dba Real Big Hits; Real Big Hits Funding Corp, organized to raise money to fund creative ideas; Empress Media Asset Management, LLC, authors of the eMAM media asset management system which powers workflows for leading organizations in broadcast, marketing, marketing, government, and other industries; Empress Media, Inc, one of the largest US distributors or recording media and supplies; and Empress Cybernetics Systems PVT LTD, specializing in customized software and database development.

Empress Contact:  

Chris Guli    chris@empressdigital.com

Empress Cybernetic Systems Pvt. Ltd. Announces Office Expansion in Infopark

Empress Cybernetic Systems Pvt. Ltd. Announces Office Expansion in Infopark

Empress Cybernetic Systems Pvt. Ltd. announces office expansion to meet strong demand for the eMAM™ product line.

Kochi, India and New York, NY—October 13, 2014.  

Empress Cybernetic Systems Pvt Ltd., part of the Empress family of companies, announces a larger consolidated office facility in Cochin, India. The expanded location in the Infopark (Special Economic Zone) has the capacity to consolidate the existing staff and add an additional 15 member team in its  state of the art facility.   The company will be showcasing new improvements in the eMAM media asset management system product line at booth H803 of the Broadcast India Show, taking place on October 15 to 17 at the Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai, India.

The expanded team will meet the growing development, integration and support demands of the eMAM system due to explosive growth of eMAM in the United States, India, and worldwide following the release of eMAM software version 3.5 earlier this year.   

“This new location allows us to deploy a larger and more integrated team of professionals that helps to improve our product line and better serve the growing needs of our customers”, said Binu Paul, Managing Director.

The new location is at 1st Floor Leela phase 2, Infopark, Kochi, India – 682030

About Empress Cybernetic Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Empress Cybernetic Systems Pvt. Ltd. is a global provider of software solutions, products, and information technology consulting. Services include Digital Asset Management Services, Web Development, E-commerce Solutions, Custom Software Development, Application Support and Maintenance, Database Development and Maintenance, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, and IT Staffing.  Empress Cybernetics is part of the Empress family of companies, which includes Empress Media Asset Management LLC, with its signature software package eMAM™, a powerful and flexible web based system for clients to manage all of their digital assets, and Empress Media Inc., one of the largest US distributors of blank recording media and supplies. For more information visit www.empressdigital.com.

Contact Info:

Binu Paul

Managing Director
binu@empressmam.com

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EMPRESS MEDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT JOINS ACTIVE ARCHIVE ALLIANCE

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EMPRESS MEDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT JOINS ACTIVE ARCHIVE ALLIANCE

New York, NY-October 8, 2014 Empress Media Asset Management, LLC announced today that it has joined the Active Archive Alliance -- a collaborative industry association formed to educate end user organizations on the evolving new technologies that enable reliable, online and efficient access to their archived data.

Organizations are archiving increasing amounts of data as they grapple with data growth, retention, compliance rules and the need to leverage the knowledge and information within their organization. As organizations archive more data, the challenge of accessing that data when needed has intensified.  Active archive solutions resolve this issue by turning offline archives into visible, accessible extensions of online storage systems – enabling fast, easy access to all data.

According to COO David Miller, “Empress is very excited to join with the other data storage industry members of this organization to promote active archive. Our goal has always been to provide quick and easy access to vast amounts of video and other content in different systems and different locations.”

An active archive is a method of tiered storage which gives a user access to data across virtualized file systems. To achieve ubiquitous accessibility and lower TCO, information is seamlessly migrated   between multiple storage systems and media types including solid-state drives, hard disk drives, cloud, tape technology, and optical disk. Active archives are ideal for companies that regularly manage high-volume digital assets or face exponential data growth, as it provides a cost-effective way to store large amounts of data with high reliability and accessibility.

The eMAM™ system from Empress Media Asset Management is a full featured media asset management system designed to organize, tag, search, collaborate, approve, distribute, and archive digital content. With flexible deployment options, scalability, and universal accessibility, the eMAM system provides complete integrated workflows to meet the needs of its diverse customers.

  

 “We are pleased to have Empress Media Asset Management join the Alliance in our effort to provide IT administrators with information and solutions for active archive strategies. We’ve seen great interest and growth for active archives particularly in the media and entertainment industry, so the addition of Empress Media Asset Management is a perfect complement to our existing member base. We continue to bring together best-of-breed technologies that empower organizations to meet their data archiving needs,” says Alliance board member, Peter Faulhaber of Fujifilm.

The mission of the Active Archive Alliance is to align the education and technologies needed to meet the rapidly evolving requirements for data archive. Please visit www.activearchive.com for more information about the Active Archive Alliance and to become a member.

About The Active Archive Alliance
The Active Archive Alliance is a collaborative industry alliance dedicated to promoting active archives for simplified, online access to all archived data.  Launched in early 2010 by founding technology partners Dell, FileTek, Inc., QStar Technologies, SGI and Spectra Logic Corporation, the Active Archive Alliance is a vendor neutral organization open to leading providers of active archive technologies including file systems, active archive applications, cloud storage, and high density tape and disk storage, as well as individuals and end-users. Active Archive Alliance members provide active archive solutions, best practices, and industry testimonials so that organizations can achieve fast, online access to all their data in the most cost effective manner. Active Archive Alliance members include Cleversafe, Crossroads Systems, Dell, DataDirect Networks, Empress Media Asset Management, Fujifilm, HP, QStar Technologies, Quantum, Scality, Seven10, SGI and Spectra Logic. Visit www.activearchive.com for more information.

About Empress

Empress Media Asset Management, LLC is a privately held company providing digital asset management and workflow management solutions for broadcast, media, and corporate clients including its eMAM Online, eMAM EZ, eMAM Vault, eMAM Workgroup, and eMAM Enterprise product lines. It is part of the Empress family of companies, which includes Empress Cybernetic Systems Private Limited, specializing in customized software development, and Empress Media Inc., one of the largest distributors of blank recording media and supplies. For more information visit www.empressmam.com.

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Media Contacts

Active Archive Alliance

PR@ActiveArchive.com                                               

IGNITE Consulting

Meredith Bagnulo, 303-513-7494

Linda Dellett, 303-439-9398

ActiveArchive@igniteconsultinginc.com

Empress Media Asset Management

Chris Guli

212-643-4898

cguli@empressmam.com

eMAM extends the reach of Adobe Anywhere to non-editors with support for ingest and archive.

Empress is showcasing the integrated solution at NAB 2014

New York, NY-April 7, 2014 - Empress  Media Asset Management, LLC, a media asset management and workflow management solutions company, will be showcasing the integration of its flagship eMAM™ system with Adobe® Anywhere for video at the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 7-10 at Booth SL12710.

Anywhere is a revolutionary system for simultaneous collaboration among editors and creative professionals worldwide using native resolution content over standard internet connections through Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Prelude CC, and After Effects CC systems.   The Adobe Collaboration Hub synchronizes shared productions from a high-performance centralized storage, while the Adobe Mercury Streaming Engine provides dynamically adjusted streams of the shared productions, allowing use of the familiar Creative Cloud tools from any location.

eMAM is a web-accessible system that can manage ingest into the centralized storage.   With full media asset management features, eMAM can repurpose content in other storage systems or locations, in the cloud, or offline for a current production.   It can also directly manage the archive process for completed productions, freeing up costlier central storage, and permanently securing them in an accessible, more cost-effective archive for later reuse.

eMAM has an intuitive graphical interface, so non-editors can create Anywhere productions or collaborate in the process, including email based review and approvals.   "We are excited to extend our Adobe Premiere Pro CC integration to support Anywhere collaborative editing worldwide involving creative editors and non-editors alike in order to integrate dispersed storage, workflows, and people," said David Miller, Empress COO.

About Empress Media Asset Management, LLC

Empress Media Asset Management, LLC is a privately held company providing media asset management and workflow solutions for broadcast, media, and corporate clients including its eMAM Online, eMAM EZ, eMAM Vault, eMAM Workgroup, and eMAM Enterprise product lines.  It is part of the Empress family of companies, which includes Empress Cybernetic Systems Private Limited, specializing in customized software development, and Empress Media, Inc., one of the largest American distributors of blank recording media and supplies.  
For more information, visit www.empressmam.com

Marketing Contact

Chris Guli, Business Development

cguli@empressmam.com​

Empress Media Asset Management Expands Workflow Capabilities with Telestream

Partnership combines Empress eMAM media asset management software with Vantage transcoding software to provide enterprise-class media workflow and distribution solutions

New York, NY, and Nevada City, CA, April 1, 2014 – Empress Media Asset Management (Empress), a leading provider of digital media management, archive and distribution solutions, and Telestream^®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announce an OEM partnership which combines Empress eMAM^TM software solutions with Telestream Vantage transcoding workflow automation software.  Seamless product integration offers media and entertainment companies, corporations and educational institutions a powerful, easy-to-use solution for converting, moving and managing their digital media assets.

“We are pleased to be partnering with Empress. The combination of Empress’s eMAM media asset management software and the Vantage transcode platform provides customers with a world-class solution for managing their rich media assets in today’s file based workflow operations,” said Paul Turner, VP of enterprise product management at Telestream.

“We are thrilled to offer an automated graphical workflow engine that allows users to select a wide variety of preset digital delivery and multi-format transcoding options with our enterprise level eMAM media management solutions,” said Chuck Buelow, VP of Business Development at Empress.

Vantage’s powerful transcoding workflow design tool, combined with eMAM’s logging, metadata tagging, rough cut editing, review and approve, digital delivery and archiving features, provides users access to a broad range of video and audio file distribution formats. Users can select low-resolution proxies, full-resolution masters or any of today’s demanding digital delivery formats, all from the eMAM web interface. The Vantage graphical interface allows users to design from simple to very complex workflows without the need for custom development. With these workflows online, eMAM users can select one of many outputs for delivery to any local and remote location. The eMAM solution is available in both on-premise and cloud based configurations.

The partner solution will be available in April 2014 from Empress sales distribution channels, including U.S. resellers and system integrators and worldwide distributors.

For more information about Empress and eMAM, visit www.empressmam.com. For more information about Telestream and Vantage, visit www.telestream.net. 

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About Empress Media

Empress Media Asset Management, LLC is a privately held company providing digital asset management and workflow management solutions for broadcast, media, and corporate clients including its eMAM Online, eMAM EZ, eMAM Vault, eMAM Workgroup, and eMAM Enterprise product lines. It is part of the Empress family of companies, which includes Empress Cybernetic Systems Private Limited, specializing in customized software development, and Empress Media Inc., one of the largest distributors of blank recording media and supplies. For more information visit www.empressmam.com.

About Telestream

Telestream provides world-class live and on-demand digital video tools and workflow solutions that allow consumers and businesses to transform video on the desktop and across the enterprise. Many of the world’s most demanding media and entertainment companies as well as a growing number of users in a broad range of business environments, rely on Telestream products to streamline operations, reach broader audiences and generate more revenue from their media. Telestream products span the entire digital media lifecycle, including video capture and ingest; live and on-demand encoding and transcoding; captioning; playout, delivery, and live streaming; as well as automation and orchestration of the entire workflow. Telestream corporate headquarters are located in Nevada City, California. The company is privately held. For more information, visit www.telestream.net. 

Press contact for Empress Media

Chuck Buelow

949-456-5126

cbuelow@empressmam.com

Press contact for Telestream

Janet Swift

+1 530-470-1328

janet_swift@telestream.net 

Empress partners with 1 Beyond to provide a comprehensive and cost-effective archive solution.

Empress Media Asset Management

New York, N.Y.--February 13, 2014

Empress partners with 1 Beyond to provide a comprehensive and cost-effective archive solution.

Empress Media Asset Management, LLC www.empressmam.com (Empress), a digital asset management and workflow management solutions company, and 1 Beyond, Inc. www.1Beyond.com, a manufacturer of purpose-built professional video systems, have announced a partnership to deliver a comprehensive and cost-effective archive solution for organizations to archive and manage video libraries using LTO technology

The combined solution at a favorable price point includes:

•  eMAM™, from Empress Media Asset Management , offering a complete media asset management system with web-based proxy search, preview, and collaboration tools, combined with the ability to move and manage the digital files in the storage and archive.
• 1 Beyond EzStor™, a complete LTO library archive system, addressing the problems of complexity and cost and offering a scalable 24, 48, or 96-slot LTO LTFS robotic archive with intermediate NAS storage for instant file access.

One of the world’s largest media companies has now installed the combined solution to manage internal content up to 4K.

LTO archive systems are becoming increasingly attractive as a storage option for rich content, especially video, because of the low cost of archive storage, the long term data security of the LTO tape, and the ease of use and universality of LTFS (Linear Tape File System).  With eMAM, users can rapidly access and restore archived content from a simple web interface. eMAM moves content between different storage and archive locations directly from the web interface. The 1 Beyond EzStor is a combined software and hardware solution that manages the movement of the content onto LTO tapes and the movement of the tapes of the library. Large quantities of data can be stored in the EzStor library without the purchase of archive software middleware, traditionally a major expense of archive systems.

The combined solution will be showcased at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in April.

“We are very excited to market this combined solution so we can offer a powerful and scalable archive management system at a low cost, especially at a time when many organizations are seeing their budgets shrink,” said Empress COO David Miller.    

Terry Cullen, CEO and Founder of 1 Beyond adds, “The partnership with Empress has combined the eMAM and the EzStor products into one powerful unified system, which makes asset management and archiving for the user an easy, quick, and efficient process in a production or corporate setting.”

About Empress

Empress Media Asset Management, LLC is a privately held company providing digital asset management and workflow management solutions for broadcast, media, and corporate clients including its eMAM Online, eMAM EZ, eMAM Vault, eMAM Workgroup, and eMAM Enterprise product lines. It is part of the Empress family of companies, which includes Empress Cybernetic Systems Private Limited, specializing in customized software development, and Empress Media Inc., one of the largest distributors of blank recording media and supplies. For more information, visit www.empressmam.com.

About 1 Beyond

1 Beyond designs and manufactures purpose-built professional video systems for all aspects of the workflow from production through post, streaming, media asset management and archiving as well as SAN storage. Our reputation is for innovation, ruggedness and high reliability at a fraction of the cost of traditional high-end systems. Our value leadership is built on constant technical innovation including 16 years of video-industry firsts. For more information, visit www.1beyond.com.