Signiant Managed
Accelerator for Avid replaces
both legacy FTP-based solutions and expensive, inflexible, point-to-point
hardware-based file acceleration tools. In addition to being completely
integrated into the Avid editing environment and file system, Signiant Managed
Accelerator for Avid is fully upgradeable to Signiant Digital Media
Distribution Management Suite, the industry's only complete,
enterprise-scalable solution for centralizing and managing file-based
workflows.
With Signiant Managed Accelerator for Avid, media and
entertainment companies can quickly solve the pressing problem of accelerating
file movement using Avid non-linear editing systems while maximizing network
resources, all by using a high-performance software-only infrastructure.

Signiant
Managed Accelerator for Avid accelerates file transfers
directly from
within the Avid editing environment
Signiant Managed Accelerator for
Avid Features
- High-performance
transfers between Avid systems including TransferManager-to-TransferManager
transfers and workgroup-to-workgroup transmissions
- "Push"
and "pull" transfers directly into NewsCutter®
bins
- Accelerated
transfers of content up to 200
times faster than with standard TCP/IP protocols
- Centralized
control of transfers with customizable dashboards to monitor all activity
throughout the network
- Dynamic
re-provisioning of transfers to meet changing conditions and requirements
- Firewall
friendly transfers
- Integration
with Active Directory and LDAP directories
- Advanced
encryption technologies, including AES 256-bit encryption
- Pre-built
web pages allow quick implementation of user portals
Signiant Managed Accelerator for
Avid Contents
- A
single license for Signiant Central Media Manager, used as the central control
point for the accelerated network.
- Four
Avid-enabled Signiant Media Agents, used to coordinate transfers and interact
with the Central Media Manager.
- One
general-purpose Signiant Media Agent to integrate non-Avid systems into the
accelerated file transfer infrastructure.
- A
single license for Signiant Media Accelerator, which provides UDP-based
acceleration using a single port.