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Avid NEXIS Media Storage Seeing Strong Customer AdoptionBroadcasters, post-production facilities and educational institutions across the globe adopting Avid NEXIS intelligent media storage at an increasing rate Buyers citing several key motivators including workflow advantages, true storage virtualization, capacity and system performance, and readiness for future requirements BURLINGTON, Mass., April 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avid® (Nasdaq:AVID) today announced that Avid NEXIS™, the first and only software-defined storage platform specifically designed for storing and managing media, has seen wide and rapid adoption around the globe, and has delivered valuable benefits to broadcasters, post-production facilities and educational institutions since its launch in April 2016. To date since its debut, over 1,400 systems have already been sold to customers worldwide, with significant sales momentum being seen in the fourth quarter of 2016. Customers across North America, Europe, and the Middle East cite specific benefits they’ve experienced with Avid NEXIS, including: the ability to manage more advanced and collaborative editorial workflows; much more flexibility to accommodate changing storage needs on different projects; and the breaking down of silos within media production environments; all on a high-performance, highly scalable, flexible, and secure infrastructure that enables organizations to be ready for future media-production demands. Powered by the Avid MediaCentral® Platform, the industry’s most open, tightly integrated and efficient platform designed specifically for media operations, Avid NEXIS is a powerful, intelligent shared storage system that enables true storage virtualization for any real-time media application. The openness of Avid NEXIS also enables real-time editorial collaboration using not only Avid Media Composer®, but other editorial and creative tools including Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Apple Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve and more, as well as allowing easy integration with third-party asset management systems. It has been deployed by a wide range of media enterprise organizations around the world including major broadcasters, leading post-production facilities, and well-respected educational institutions. Broadcast: Sky Deutschland “With competition for viewers so intense, we have to give our customers the very best TV experience every time, which means we have to create and deliver highly engaging content at a very fast pace,” said Kevin Hughes, director of broadcast engineering at Sky Deutschland. “Our investment in the Avid platform has given us a much more scalable, efficient, secure and flexible production and delivery environment. So we can work at the pace we need, with the assurance of having the highest quality production levels. And we’re confident that we now have the technology in place to meet the next wave of future challenges.” Post-Production: Cine Plus “A number of our multi-editor productions just wouldn’t be possible without the real-time collaborative editorial workflows we have with Avid NEXIS,” said Torsten Seemann, head of technical operations and support at Cine Plus. “The modularity of Avid NEXIS gives us great flexibility to extend the storage systems, or separate them for use at another location, depending on requirements. We’ve also been thrilled with the help we’ve gotten from Avid’s clearly expert and highly experienced technical support team. This combination of technology and expertise has made Avid NEXIS unbeatable for us.” Education: Middlesex University “With Avid NEXIS we have a reliable, high-performance and scalable central storage platform to support our curriculum,” said Daniel Sosnowski, Faculty Technical Manager at Middlesex University. “Avid NEXIS has received an overwhelmingly positive response from the industry and will now offer our students first-hand experience using systems that mirrors real-world production facilities, dramatically increasing their employability potential.” Additional Avid NEXIS Customers Worldwide “We’ve seen incredible success with Avid NEXIS, which has brought many demonstrable benefits to our customers in its relatively short time in the market,” said Jeff Rosica, President, Avid. “These early adopters are some of the world’s most acclaimed broadcasters, post-production facilities and educational institutions. Even with their diverse environments and business needs, Avid NEXIS is proving its versatility and effectiveness in helping all of these organizations increase their production capacity, streamline collaboration, and future-proof their workflows.” About Avid Through Avid Everywhere™, Avid delivers the most open and efficient media platform, connecting content creation with collaboration, asset protection, distribution and consumption. Avid’s preeminent customer community uses Avid’s comprehensive tools and workflow solutions to create, distribute and monetize the most watched, loved and listened to media in the world—from prestigious and award-winning feature films, to popular television shows, news programs and televised sporting events, and celebrated music recordings and live concerts. With the most flexible deployment and pricing options, Avid’s industry-leading solutions include Pro Tools®, Media Composer®, Avid NEXIS™, Interplay®, ProSet™ and RealSet™, Maestro™, PlayMaker™, and Sibelius®. For more information about Avid solutions and services, visit www.avid.com, connect with Avid on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, or subscribe to Avid Blogs. © 2017 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Avid, the Avid logo, Avid Everywhere, Avid NEXIS, Artist, iNEWS, Interplay, AirSpeed, MediaCentral, NewsCutter, Media Composer, Pro Tools, and Sibelius are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. The Interplay name is used with the permission of the Interplay Entertainment Corp. which bears no responsibility for Avid products. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Product features, specifications, system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice. PR Contact: Avid Amy Paladino [email protected] +1 617-733-5121 |