Company achieves double-digit growth; promotes Said Bacho to Chief Revenue Officer and Stuart McGeechan to Chief Operating Officer
Boston, MA – July 20, 2021 – EditShare®, a technology leader that delivers software to enable collaborative media workflows, wrapped up second-quarter 2021 results with 45% growth over the second quarter of the previous year. Significant contributions to growth include an increase in cloud deployments, a key industry win with leading Boston public broadcaster GBH, landmark deals with ministries such as Hillsong and King Jesus, and notable demand for expansion from existing customers such as Edge Hill University. Product workflow investments and partner integration enhancements, with partners such as Adobe and Amazon Web Services, allow for media management solutions that span every step of the operational journey — on-premise, hybrid, and in the cloud. Well positioned for continued growth, EditShare also announces two key leadership appointments with the promotion of Said Bacho to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Stuart McGeechan to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Bacho will lead EditShare’s global sales, pre-sales, and sales operations. McGeechan will continue to define EditShare’s customer success strategy as well as oversee the company’s business platforms and supply chain operations.
“In a business environment of constant change, EditShare remains focused on delivering open solutions with supply chain agility that enables our customers to navigate uncertainty and react with speed and ease to new requirements, whether that’s evolving the tools they use or the way they need to collaborate,” states Conrad Clemson, CEO, EditShare. “With the currents of the pandemic continuing to push media companies towards flexible, open workflows, our innovative solutions and market leadership position EditShare for continued record growth into the second half of 2021. The appointments of Said and Stuart enable us to continue raising our game providing the superior service and continued innovation the industry has come to expect from EditShare. Both are transformational leaders whose track records put customer enablement and empathy alongside growth and innovation.”
Bacho, who joined EditShare in early 2021 as Vice President of Sales – Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), has been influential in reshaping EMEA sales and sales operations, driving record revenues for the region. The promotion to CRO will expand his leadership to EditShare’s global sales team, bringing new go-to-market disciplines, processes, and structure to the worldwide sales organization, enabling the global channel partner and system integrator network, and driving strategic account development across all regions. Bacho comments, “I was drawn to EditShare by its technology and team. I am excited to take on the role of CRO and continue to drive the business forward in double-digit growth delivering an exceptional customer experience from introduction to implementation of their EditShare solution.”
McGeechan, who joined EditShare in 2019, has been responsible for the company’s customer success strategy — transitioning training, support, and professional service teams from a reactive operation to a proactive customer engagement experience. McGeechan will pick up the mantle to create a world-class, data-driven business operations process that spans every aspect of the company. “Empathy for our customers and their storytelling journey is an EditShare core value. Aligned with this value is our objective to further simplify operations so we can quickly meet customer needs on-demand,” states McGeechan. “Working hand-in-hand with the senior leadership team of EditShare, we will continue our business transformation to a data-driven, high-growth software company.”
The appointments of Bacho and McGeechan are effective immediately.
To discuss how EditShare can help your media workflow, please visit: https://editshare.com/get-started/.
About EditShare
EditShare is a technology leader that enables collaborative media workflows on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid configuration. With customer and partner success at the heart of EditShare’s core values, our open software solutions and robust APIs improve workflow collaboration and third-party integrations across the entire production chain, ensuring a world-class experience that is second to none. The high-perfrmance software lineup includes media optimized shared storage management, archiving and backup, and media management, all supported with open APIs for extensible integration.
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New workgroup permissions, NDI Support, and third-party integrations enhance workflows for admins and video editors
Boston, MA – July 1, 2021 – EditShare®, a technology leader that delivers software to enable collaborative media workflows for storytellers, announced today a number of key enhancements to its EFS and FLOW solutions. As the intelligent media control and management layer for on-premises and cloud, EditShare solutions enable collaborative media production workflows including storyboarding, review and approval, storage management, archiving and distribution.
FLOW Key Enhancements
EditShare customers can watch the FLOW Q2 update video to learn more about the new features and capabilities.
NDI and H.265 Scan Support
- Support for the growing demand for NDI workflows within FLOW, which is currently in public beta, provides EditShare customers a convenient architecture for distributing video over IP.
- Support for H.265 HEVC compression technology widely used in productions around the world offers EditShare customers outstanding picture quality with very low file sizes.
Group Permissions with Support for Projects, Metadata and Channels
- Quickly create, delete, and edit groups permissions.
- Disable and re-enable entire groups.
- Easily promote and track users’ permissions.
- Extend permissions on a group basis to projects, metadata templates and ingest channels.
Forced Logout from all FLOW Clients
- Disconnect users from FLOW applications to free up licenses, optimizing use for production resources.
Metadata and Mapping
- Support for import of .mxf/.r3d file samples for mapping configuration. Key for customers using Avid workflows, reveals internal metadata contained within supported media files, allowing quick configuration of metadata-mapping into FLOW custom fields.
- Support for import and mapping of sidecar XML to non-video files, such as still images, enables facilities with large still libraries and other non-video collections to migrate seamlessly to FLOW to be ready for production.
Video Previews Available for Real-time Preview of SDI/NDI
- ‘Live’ monitoring, configuration, and workflow management.
- Support for the preview of live ingest sources in web applications.
Integration with Mobius Vision AI – Facial Recognition
- Saves FLOW users time reviewing and tagging content.
- Comprehensive database includes thousands of celebrities and public figures.
- Ability to augment the database with a custom collection of faces for detection.
Support for the latest Archiware Release
- Optimized for large file counts in transfer.
- Users can easily archive and restore assets from FLOW tools supporting accurate source path preservation and tape barcode metadata tracking.
EFS Key Enhancements
EFS Control: Advances in our new Web-Based UI with User Groups Support
- View user group membership in the sidebar.
- View and search media spaces to which each group has been assigned.
- Add and remove groups to and from media spaces.
- Support for exporting any table view (e.g., the list of spaces and users) as a CSV file.
Active Directory
- Support for legacy operation of a single group for all active directory accounts.
Audit and Monitor
- View summary of real-time read and write bandwidth data to manage user traffic and prioritize bandwidth for high priority tasks.
EFS Storage Optimization
- Default speed for EFS background operations is 20X faster, making the system more efficient when adding a new storage node.
- Ability to immediately utilize replication goals for new media spaces without rebooting.
“Our commitment to customer success drives our roadmap,” comments Sunil Mudholkar, vice president of product management, EditShare. “This release of EditShare software enhances support for large-scale installations and complex workflows where customers need greater control without losing the nimble flexibility, making EFS and FLOW even easier to use on a day-to-day basis.”
For more information on FLOW, please visit https://editshare.com/products/flow-media-management/.
For more information on EFS, please visit https://editshare.com/products/efs-storage/
About EditShare
EditShare is a technology leader that enables collaborative media workflows on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid configuration. With customer and partner success at the heart of EditShare’s core values, our open software solutions and robust APIs improve workflow collaboration and third-party integrations across the entire production chain, ensuring a world-class experience that is second to none. The high-performance software lineup includes media optimized shared storage management, archiving and backup, and media management, all supported with open APIs for extensible integration.
©2021 EditShare LLC. All rights reserved. EditShare® is a registered trademark of EditShare.
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EFS media platform provides video professionals a powerful collaboration and storage solution
Beijing, China – June 23, 2021 – EditShare®, a technology leader that specializes in collaboration, security, and intelligent storage solutions, today announced that it has deployed its EditShare EFS solution at Malanshan Video Cultural and Creative Industry Zone (The Zone). Located in Changsha, China, The Zone is known as a “World Media Arts City” that integrates creativity, culture, and technology into the fabric of its community. As the cultural epicenter of China, The Zone draws filmmakers and artists, boasting a thriving digital media market. The EFS solution, which was installed by EditShare partner Thinktone Technology at the park’s main creative hub, integrates with a wide range of production and post production solutions including key editing applications Adobe® Premiere® Pro, Avid Media Composer®, Apple Final Cut Pro® X and Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve.
“Media production is fluid and collaborative. In order to achieve full artistic expression, you need a foundation that connects artists with tools to fuel the creative workflow process,” Alan Dishington, vice president of sales for Asia Pacific, EditShare. “EditShare has always designed products that prioritize creative users with no compromise on technology. Creative professionals are abstracted from the complexity of modern media management while the technology at the heart of the EditShare products is designed to the very best principles of software engineering. All of this is wrapped in the imperative that our systems are open and scalable in order to adapt to future requirements.”
About EditShare EFS Media Engineered Storage
Powering faster EditShare storage nodes and networks, EFS enables media organizations to build extensive HD, 4K, and 8K collaborative workflows. To the end-user, EFS is a fast and flexible, collaborative, easy-to-use, storage space with an incredible throughput performance. To the engineers who manage it, EFS offers a scalable, stable, and incredibly secure media storage platform.
Unlike generic IT storage systems, EditShare has written its own efficient drivers for EFS, for use with Windows, MacOS and Linux. Users access more real-time video streams, without the bottlenecks caused by legacy network protocols.The open platform features robust APIs for extensive integration and workflow optimization.
The EFS product line offers solutions for on-premise, hybrid and cloud-based workflows. Other feature highlights include:
- EFS Single Namespace – a distributed file system designed to scale at will, while retaining a single namespace across tiered storage.
- EFS Native Drivers – native client drivers substantially increase bandwidth and reduce latency across the network.
- EFS Auditing – real-time analytics for every nuance of your valuable content’s journey.
- EFS APIs – restFul API’s for simple but powerful integration with third party applications and services.
- EFS Fault Prevention – distributed file system, writing content and giving protection across multiple nodes that intelligently replicates data as often as needed without negatively impacting performance.
- Active directory integration with SSO
- EFS High Availability – extreme reliability, and with no single point of failure, facility managers and administrators can have peace of mind in 24/7 environments such as broadcast playout centers.
- Support for Industry Creative Applications – support for video and audio editing applications, color grading and visual effects solutions including Adobe, Apple Autodesk, Avid, Blackmagic Design and Sony.
For more information on EditShare solutions, please visit the website at www.editshare.com
About EditShare
EditShare is a technology leader in networked shared storage and smart workflow solutions for the production, post-production, new media, sports, and education markets. Whether you need on-prem, cloud, or hybrid solutions, our products improve efficiency and workflow collaboration every step of the way. They include media optimized high-performance shared storage, archiving and backup software, a suite of media management tools and a robust set of open APIs that enable integration throughout the workflow. Customer and partner success are at the heart of EditShare’s core values ensuring a world-class experience that is second to none.
©2021 EditShare LLC. All rights reserved. EditShare® is a registered trademark of EditShare.
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EFS 媒体平台为视频专业人士提供强大的协作和存储解决方案
中国北京 – 2021 年 6 月 23 日 – 专业从事协作、安全和智能存储解决方案的科技领先企业 EditShare® 今日公告称，EditShare EFS 解决方案已在马栏山视频文创产业园（“产业园”）成功部署。产业园位于中国长沙，被誉为集创意、文化、科技于一体的“世界媒体艺术之都”。作为中国的文化中心，产业园吸引了众多的电影制作人和艺术工作者，推动了数字媒体市场的蓬勃发展。EFS 解决方案由 EditShare 的合作伙伴 Thinktone Technology 安装在园区主创作中心，集成了包括关键编辑应用程序 Adobe® Premiere® Pro、Avid Media Composer®、Apple Final Cut Pro® X 以及 Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 在内的一系列制作和后期制作解决方案。
“媒体制作具有流动性和协作性。为了达到充分的艺术表现力，需要一个能够将艺术工作者与多种工具相连接起来的基础设施来推进创作工作流程，”EditShare 亚太地区销售副总裁 Alan Dishington 表示，“EditShare 设计的产品始终优先考虑创作用户的需求，但在技术上不作任何妥协。专业的创作人员从复杂的现代媒体管理中解放出来，EditShare 产品的核心技术则是按照软件工程的最佳原则设计的。所有这些都要求我们的系统必须是开放的、可扩展的，以适应未来的需求。”
关于 EditShare 的 EFS Media Engineered Storage
EFS 支持更快的 EditShare 存储节点和网络，让媒体企业能够构建广泛的 HD、4K 和 8K 协作工作流程。对终端用户来说，EFS 是一个快速、灵活、协作、易于使用的存储空间，具有令人难以置信的吞吐能力。对于管理它的工程师来说，EFS 提供了一个可扩展的、稳定的、极其安全的媒体存储平台。
与一般的 IT 存储系统不同，EditShare 为 EFS 编写了自有的高效驱动程序，适用于 Windows、MacOS 和 Linux 操作系统。用户可以访问更多的实时视频流，而不会出现传统网络协议造成的瓶颈问题。这种开放的平台具有可进行广泛集成和工作流优化的稳健 API。
EFS 产品系列可为本地、混合和基于云的工作流提供解决方案。
其他突出功能包括：
- EFS 单一名称空间——可随意扩展的分布式文件系统，同时在分层存储中保留单个名称空间。
- EFS 本机驱动——本机客户端驱动程序，大大提高了带宽并减少了整个网络的延迟。
- EFS 审核——对每个用户所珍视的内容的细微差别进行实时分析。
- EFS API——用于与第三方应用程序和服务进行简单而强大集成的 restFul API。
- EFS 故障预防——分布式文件系统，跨多个节点写入内容并提供保护，根据需要智能复制数据而不会对性能产生不利影响。
- 活动目录集成 SSO
- EFS 高可用性——极高可靠性且无单点故障，让设施经理和管理员面对一周七天全天候的环境（例如广播播出中心）也能高枕无忧。
- 支持行业创作应用程序——支持视频和音频编辑应用程序、颜色分级和视觉效果解决方案，包括 Adobe、Apple Autodesk、Avid、Blackmagic Design 和 Sony 等。
如需有关 EditShare 解决方案的更多信息，访问网站 www.editsharechina.cn
关于 EditShare
EditShare 是联网共享存储和智能工作流解决方案的领先科技企业，产品广泛应用于制作、后期制作、新媒体、体育和教育市场。无论您需要的是本地、基于云的或是混合解决方案，我们的产品在每一步都能提高效率和工作流程协作。这些产品包括媒体优化的高性能共享存储、存档和备份软件、全套媒体管理工具以及支持在整个工作流集成的一组稳健开放式 API。客户和合作伙伴的成功是 EditShare 价值观的核心，确保为用户提供一流的产品体验。
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EFSv streamlines production with remote workflow flexibility
Boston, MA – June 8, 2021 – EditShare®, a technology leader that enables collaborative media workflows for storytellers, today announced that public media producer GBH, the largest content creator for PBS, has invested in EditShare’s EFSv cloud solution, hosted in Amazon Web Services, to modernize media workflows across its post-production operations. An early adopter of cloud technologies for its broader IT needs, GBH’s move to EFSv extends video production into the cloud, maximizing operational efficiencies and reducing overall costs. The open EFSv platform facilitates both hybrid and cloud post-production workflows which optimize content access and enhance the user experience for video editors who create critically acclaimed programs such as NOVA, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and for PBS’ WORLD Channel.
“We require adaptable, efficient media systems for all of our clients,” said Tim Mangini, senior director of production technology for GBH. “EditShare’s cloud solution gives our producers flexibility and scalability. They can work wherever they want, with whomever they want, whenever they want, and only pay for the resources they actually use. They upload their media once and work from anywhere as if they were working in any GBH edit suite.”
EditShare’s approach to open platform development, specifically its support for multiple cloud providers and public APIs for integration and workflow expansion, was a key factor in GBH’s decision to select EFSv. Additionally, access to key technologies, such as artificial intelligence and content usage analytics will enable GBH to unleash new media workflows.
“Shifts in video production require more agility and demand the ability to accommodate changing work habits. As GBH embraces those shifts, open and flexible cloud-based solutions enable new workflows while protecting the investments made in on-premise platforms,” comments Tracy Geist, chief marketing officer, EditShare. “EFSv offers GBH as well as our other customers the best of both worlds, providing frictionless storytelling workflows that are flexible and secure, while accommodating change.”
About EFSv Cloud Solution
EFSv redefines the economics of editing in the cloud while significantly enhancing the user experience. The tiered solution approach supports customers at every stage of their journey to the cloud. Offerings include cloud-based backup solutions that serve as the foundation for building cost-effective, distributed cloud editing and seamless proxy editing workflows, up through full production environments in the cloud. EditShare’s cloud innovations offer unparalleled flexibility, allowing customers to easily adapt to cloud or hybrid environments and benefit from a lower total cost of ownership.
For more information on how EditShare cloud solutions can enhance your media operation, please visit: https://editshare.com/journeytothecloud/.
About EditShare
EditShare is a technology leader in networked shared storage and smart workflow solutions for the production, post-production, new media, sports, and education markets. Whether you need on-prem, cloud, or hybrid solutions, our products improve efficiency and workflow collaboration every step of the way. They include media optimized high-performance shared storage, archiving and backup software, a suite of media management tools and a robust set of open APIs that enable integration throughout the workflow. Customer and partner success are at the heart of EditShare’s core values ensuring a world-class experience that is second to none.
©2021 EditShare LLC. All rights reserved. EditShare® is a registered trademark of EditShare.
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