Simplifying Rich Media Communications
-Open standards based: Ability to view content on any platform and host content on Unix or Windows.
-Security: Provide login controls and password protection at multiple levels (e.g., content type, group, business unit, administrative functions that map to systems such as LDAP).
-Ease of use: Allow operation by non-technical personnel, without requiring IT’s assistance.
-Small footprint: No additional software needed on viewer’s or administrator’s desktops.
-Flexibility: Open, flexible architecture so that legacy systems and future products can be easily integrated.
Addressing these diverse requirements in a streamlined manner demands a turnkey digital media publishing solution. The Digital Media Delivery Solution (DMDS) from IBM and Cisco Systems, augmented with software from Media Publisher, Inc. (MPI), addresses this need.
The DMDS enterprise video communications solution pairs IBM Content Manager running on IBM eServers with the Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS) for scalable content delivery throughout a distributed enterprise. MPI software adds a powerful rich media publishing capability as a front-end to the solution. With a turnkey system like DMDS, PEREY Research & Consulting found that a large company with 23,000 employees can cost justify the implementation within the first year of use.(1)
The Digital Media Delivery Solution is sold and implemented by IBM. The combined offering consists of several integrated capabilities.
IBM Provides:
IBM provides the one-stop shopping experience for the complete solution. It is based on powerful IBM eServers and storage products and can include technology designed to manage network performance by controlling bandwidth utilization.
The solution also provides enterprise content management with IBM DB2® Content Manager. A key component of the IBM ECM (Enterprise Content Management) portfolio, DB2 Content Manager is IBM’s next-generation ECM infrastructure for information integration. Its functions support transactions, security, process integration and lifecycle management. In a single, open and comprehensive framework, DB2 Content Manager handles the management, sharing, reuse and archiving of all types of digitized content. DB2 Content Manager supports HTML- and XML-based Web content, images, electronic office documents and rich media such as digital audio and video.(2)
To help ensure a smooth implementation, IBM Global Services provides overall planning, installation and testing of the Digital Media Delivery Solution, including business and systems consulting, design, project management, procurement, and cabling. One of the world’s leading services providers, IBM Global Services brings the IT, audio, and video skills needed to implement a successful digital media project. These capabilities have been honed through years of consulting for and deploying digital media solutions of all sizes. From consulting, planning, and design through integration and testing, IBM Global Services can offer end-to-end services solutions for digital media delivery.