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Signiant

Beyond fast file movement

Signiant’s advanced transport technology is trusted by the media industry for mission-critical file transfer applications across the global supply chain. Signiant software products provide fast, reliable, secure movement of large datasets via any IP

Media Shuttle Send portals make it easy to send any size file to one or more people, anywhere, fast.

Media Shuttle Share portals expose a file directory for multiple people to organise, browse, and access files.

network, with comprehensive control and visibility at any scale. These benefits are more important than ever in today’s hybrid cloud, multi-cloud world, where the Signiant SoftwareDefined Content Exchange (SDCX) SaaS platform plays a foundational role in the modern media technology stack. This unified means of accessing media assets located in diverse, distributed storage repositories has set the stage for innovations that extend beyond file transfer into other valueadd interactions with the content.

Products

Media Shuttle (bit.ly/media_shuttle) is the easiest and most reliable way for people to send any size file, anywhere, fast Jet (bit.ly/signiant_jet) offers powerfully simple unattended content exchange, within and between companies Flight (bit.ly/signiant_flight) is a unique utility to optimise the transport of large datasets to and from cloud Manager+Agents (bit.ly/signiant_ manager) offers advanced systemto-system automation for complex networks and workflows

Key SaaS Platform Capabilities

Acceleration Signiant’s patented file acceleration technology practically eliminates latency, taking advantage of all available bandwidth without restrictions. Transfers can be up to 100 times faster than standard methods such as FTP.

Rock-solid Reliability All Signiant products include checkpoint restart, which automatically resumes any interrupted transfers from the point of failure. Users are notified when transfers are complete, eliminating guesswork and uncertainty from operations.

Storage Independence Signiant is not a storage provider, rather Signiant supports customers’ storage choices, whether on-premises, in the cloud or a combination of both.

Security Signiant utilises Transport Layer Security (TLS) to secure all transfers in flight. Because of a commitment to enterprise-grade security, Signiant is the tool of choice for Hollywood studios, broadcasters, sports leagues and more.

2021, Getting Remote Work Under Control

While Signiant products are used for a variety of applications all across the global media supply chain, one area that saw explosive growth in 2020 was enabling a remote workforce. When the pandemic hit, some

Jet facilitates automated transfers — within or between organisations.

companies were well prepared for this, while others had to scramble. Remote work is here to stay and a top priority for the industry is shoring up remote workflows to make sure they are secure and scalable in preparation for whatever comes next.

One lesson that many learned the hard way is that standard web-based tools including Dropbox, Google Drive and WeTransfer, which work well in many industries, lack the technology necessary for most media projects.

In 7 Must-Haves for Remote Work in M&E (bit.ly/signiant_remote), Signiant shares the key considerations to

Create and manage Media Shuttle folders with ease, including control over who has access to each folder.

keep in mind while implementing a permanent, secure and scalable remote working strategy that supports the unique conditions of a distributed workforce in the media industry.

More than 50,000 Businesses Connected

Today, Signiant’s SDCX SaaS platform connects people, systems and the cloud for more than 50,000 media and entertainment companies around the world. Over one billion files are moved annually on the platform across every part of the global media supply chain.

Contact

Signiant, Inc. USA Headquarters 91 Hartwell Ave. Lexington, MA 02421 Tel: +1 781 221 4000

Email: info@signiant.com Website: www.signiant.com

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