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Aspera Joins Forces with EVS and Elemental [Travel & Leisure Close - Up](Travel & Leisure Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) IBM reported that Aspera together with EVS and Elemental deployed a large-scale system for high-resolution live video streaming via the cloud to enable viewers to watch live HD media and sporting events from their connected devices. The company reported that EVS integrated Aspera FASP high-speed transfer and Elemental video processing technologies to create a cloud-based content delivery workflow that scales to stream the world's most watched sporting events to a global fan base. According to a company release, the collaboration resulted in a production system that is capable of near-live distribution of live action sporting events to streaming networks. "On the world's biggest stages, Aspera's high-speed file transfer technology helps to push the boundaries of content streaming to sports fans worldwide," said Michelle Munson, CEO of Aspera. "The close collaboration with EVS and Elemental gives sports broadcasters and content delivery networks the freedom to reimagine how to broadcast events in radically new ways. This is only the beginning." "Just like on the field, it takes the best players to come together in a team effort to broadcast a premier international sporting event, which is why we collaborated with world-class partners like Aspera and Elemental," said Joop Janssen, CEO of EVS. "With Aspera's industry-leading high-speed file transfer software and Elemental's industry-leading video processing solutions, we were able to create an innovative service that surpassed the expectations of the broadcast industry." Aspera, an IBM company, creates transport technologies that move data. EVS provides its customers with technology to enable the production of live, enriched video programming Elemental Technologies is a supplier of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery. More information: www.asperasoft.com www.evs.com www.elementaltechnologies.com www.ibm.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |