Spectra Logic, a global leader in data management and data storage solutions, today announced a collaboration with the iRODS Consortium to create a joint solution built upon Spectra Vail® software, Spectra BlackPearl® S3 storage and the iRODS data management platform. The combined solution enables customers to use industry-standard cloud interfaces for on-premises disk and on-premises glacier* storage with object tape, while unlocking multi-site/multi-cloud capabilities.

Spectra Logic, a global leader in data management and data storage solutions, today announced that its customer, Imperial War Museums (IWM), has won the 2022 IBC Innovation Award in ‘Content Distribution’ for a prodigious project working with Spectra Logic and technology partners on the design of a digital asset management and storage ecosystem with multi-site implementation across data centres in Cambridge and London. With the aim of excellence in digital preservation, this IWM project enables generations to explore more than one million items amassed since 1917 in IWM’s five branches. The 2022 IBC Innovation Awards celebrate the spirit of collaboration within the content and technology industry, recognising the best new ways to manage content and connect creators and consumers, or creators and their collaborators.

DataCore Software, the largest independent vendor of software-defined storage solutions, announced today the latest version of its award-winning Swarm object storage solution for media and entertainment applications, including content archiving, preservation, distribution, sports, broadcast, production studios, and e-sports. Swarm offers significant enhancements for on-site and public cloud environments, including hybrid cloud enablement, improved performance for video streaming, and lightning-fast metadata search capabilities.

GBLabs, innovators of powerful and intelligent storage solutions for the media and entertainment industries, has demonstrated comprehensively its technical credentials, and is now recognised as a Ross Video technology partner. The recognition came as part of a project to build a studio for Canvass Credit Union in Denver, Colorado. 

Spectra Logic today announced that it will provide demonstrations of Spectra Vail^® Multi-Cloud Data Management Software at IBC 2022, RAI, Amsterdam, from 9^th to 12^th September, in Stand # 7.A43. Visitors to Spectra’s stand will see how Vail optimises media and entertainment hybrid cloud workflows and provides seamless universal access and management of data across multiple sites and clouds.

SmallHD today announced the launch of the Smart 5 Monitor Series, comprising the Ultra 5, Cine 5, and Indie 5 touchscreen displays. Including two additional wireless versions of the Ultra 5 (TX/RX), these five compact 5-inch touchscreen monitors are all powered by the PageOS 5 Software Toolkit and designed to fit any production need.

AI-powered cloud platform Newsbridge is this week launching a new, flexible product offering that uniquely supports the ingest, storage, management and monetization of both live and archive content. The company is also unveiling a Subtitle Editor that will speed up Media Hub users’ production workflows.

PAG has introduced a USB-C Adaptor for use with its Mini PAGlink batteries. It offers a USB-output for powering your MacBook Pro, and a USB-A output for your phone.

The new adaptor plugs into the D-Tap output situated on-top of any Mini PAGlink battery (50Wh or 99Wh, V-Mount or Gold Mount), and enables a total of 83W to be drawn.

Cobalt Digital can be found in numerous places and at several events in and around IBC 2022. The designer and manufacturer of award-winning edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear® initiative, will be well represented by Dr. Ciro Noronha, the Company’s evp of engineering, at informative sessions hosted by industry organizations and vendors, and Cobalt will wrap the show by hosting a RIST cocktail reception on its Stand #10.B44

SmallHD today announced the release of PageOS 5, a highly anticipated, major firmware update free for owners of SmallHD monitors using PageOS. Featuring brand-new tools, increased functionality, and a more streamlined, intuitive UI, Page OS5 promises a faster, more efficient workflow.