Cambridge
Imaging Systems at hub of region’s digital revolution
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18th August 2008
Cambridge, August 2008 –
Cambridge Imaging Systems will provide key elements in the
East of England’s new digital commerce initiative, the
‘Digital Content Marketplace’(DCM).
The DCM project will provide an infrastructure
that brings together digital content from various sources,
including archived film, learning materials and other audiovisual
material, allowing potential users to find what they need
and incorporate it in new products and services.
The initiative is co-ordinated by Norfolk
County Council and will be based at EPIC, the East of England
Production Innovation Centre in Norwich. As well as EPIC,
the project board includes representatives from Screen East,
the East of England Multimedia Association (EMMA) and the
museums, libraries and archives of the East of England. It
is supported by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA)
as part of its remit for the development and delivery of projects
that will stimulate the use of broadband and digital technology
for the benefit of the region’s economy.
The brief for Cambridge Imaging Systems
included providing a system to enable high capacity, fast
access to digital items along with a means of integrating
catalogues of material held by third parties into a single,
searchable resource. Content providers include the East Anglian
Film Archive and the Britten Pears collection.
Cambridge Imaging Systems will supply its
Imagen Media Control Centre (IMCC) to manage the process of
ingesting, decoding, transcoding and distributing material,
as well as managing the database and storage. In short, this
means that all material, from whatever source, will be ‘labelled’
in a way that makes it easy for people to find, view and retrieve
via the web. The web interface will be managed by the company’s
Imagenweb system.
The eventual DCM network will allow closed
groups and online communities to be set up, provide model
trading agreements, advice on rights management and relevant
legislation. Content will start to become available at the
end of the year.
Tony Blake of Cambridge Imaging Systems
said:
“Our Imagen solution has been developed
from our work with some the World’s most prestigious
archives as well as with universities and newswire services.
There is tremendous untapped potential in the digital sector
within the Eastern Region and we are confident the DCM initiative
will be an enormous asset.”
Mark Wells for the DCM project said:
“DCM will offer new ways of working
to traditional business sectors as well as stimulating new
types of internet-enabled business activity. Even the smallest
business will be able to benefit from the aggregation of specialist
services in a global marketplace.”
Website www.create-clips.co.uk
Media Contact - John Foster (mediamatters@mac.com)
at 01473 652195
Editor’s note:
Cambridge Imaging Systems provides complete
archive management systems, including encoding, transcoding
and retrieval of stills and video. Clients include the BBC,
British Pathe, ITN and Ministry of Defence, along with universities
and newsfilm management and distribution companies.
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