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Cambridge Imaging Systems has upgraded and re-engineered its Imagen media asset management system to improve integration with customer’s existing workflows.

Imagen is a well established large scale video and stills asset management system. It is used for digitally recording, archiving and distributing very large quantities of stills or video and is incorporated in well known archives such as British Pathe as well as in the BoB (Box of Broadcast) systems developed for education centres.

Now Imagen has been given its own make-over and has a new architecture to make it more flexible and adaptable. It is now easier for clients to integrate third party modules, such as storage or databases that they already possess, into the advanced Imagen framework.

At the heart of the new system is the Imagen Media Control Centre (IMCC) which operates with management modules for databases, workflows, storage and ‘plug ins’ such as encoder, transcoder and distribution servers.

The new Imagen can also be linked to other products such as the security archive and management system Polsafe or web based distribution systems BoBWeb and ImagenWeb. These provide a sophisticated means of researching and accessing a wide range of media, from older archives to recent broadcast footage. Functions such as user audit trails, order reporting and other management information are built in.

Ian Mottashed of Cambridge Imaging Systems said:

“Imagen started out as a fully integrated end-to-end solution. As the industry has developed there has been a growing need for modular solutions which are capable of linking a variety of third party units. Our new Imagen performs this role extremely well and means that while no two solutions need be the same, they can benefit from the superior performance of our tried and tested technology.”

For further information please contact:

John Foster (foster.rowsell@btinternet.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. The company’s modular systems allow a flexible approach, ensuring excellent performance across a wide range of applications. www.cambridgeimaging.co.uk