Media Exchange TM

Enterprise-class Software Lets Users Anywhere Move Large Media Files Fast and Securely.

Powerfully Simple File Movement |

Media ExchangeTM

File Movement the Way You Want: Fast, Simple, Reliable and Secure

As file sizes grow and distribution timeframes shrink, media professionals need faster, more reliable ways to move media and associated metadata

files without sacrificing ease of use or content security. Media Exchange from Signiant is a next-generation, private cloud solution that delivers.

With Media Exchange, users can transfer media assets more efficiently and securely over IP networks without extensive IT support. Offering a range of simple

Web, mobile and desktop user access interfaces, Media Exchange lets authorized users exchange media files with other users, systems and applications across

broader media ecosystems.

Media Exchange makes it is easy for users to upload and send content updates, or receive and download arriving content from multiple sources in an unattended, direct-to-the-desktop fashion. This level of automated file movement ensures that your media gets there on time, every time, around the corner or around the globe.

ENTERPRISE SCALE AND PERFORMANCEUnlike first generation point-to-point file movement products and unmanaged transfer solutions, Media Exchange provides centralized management capabilities, including global audit and tracking of media movement from a single dashboard for unparalleled visibility and enterprise control.

Together with onboard bandwidth allocation controls, Signiant’s Acceleration Protocol en-sures maximum network efficiency. Content exchanges are protected by a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic protocol – the same security model used for authentication, authorization and encryption of online banking and e-commerce transactions.

Best of all, Media Exchange integrates seamlessly with Signiant Managers+AgentsTM for intelligent, automated movement of content between systems through advanced meta-data and transport-based workflow capabilities, and guaranteed certified delivery.

APPLICATIONS• Review and approve theatrical or episodic digital dailies/rushes

• Deliver field-generated content including news, sports and event coverage

• Share schedules, scripts and low-resolution proxies with remote or mobile users

• Distribute television content to broadcast, media services, OTT, mobile, Electronic Sell- Thru (EST) and Video on Demand (VOD) providers

• Transfer media related to creative collaboration, such as editing, foreign market localization, special effects, gaming and marketing materials development.

op media and entertainment companies – from major studios and global broadcasters to regional post-production facilities – rely on Media Exchange to enable fast, secure file-based content sharing between internal and external users.

Media Exchange is the ideal file movement solution for:

• Remotenewsgathering

• Materialreviewandapproval

• Productioningestand workflows

• Distributionoflarge,final-form content.

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THREE EASY WAYS TO SEND, SUBSCRIBE TO AND RECEIVE MEDIAIn the office or on location, Media Exchange offers intuitive user interfaces to suit the way that media professionals need and want to work. Once authorized on the system, users simply enter their credentials to send and receive high-value content. By selecting channels of content to which they wish to subscribe, users automatically receive content updates as they become available.

Web Client: Media Exchange’s Web client is the perfect solution for ad hoc media and metadata file movement between users for creative collaboration.

Desktop Client: Optimized for long-form content distribution, including movies, episodic TV and trailers, Signiant’s convenient desktop client saves time by enabling unattended connections to multiple content suppliers. This eliminates the need to check for new content or open a browser to download content.

Mobile Apps: Available for iPad and iPhone from the Apple App Store, Signiant mobile apps are ideal for remote news gathering and videography, or media professionals who need to review and approve proxies, dailies or rushes remotely.

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“With Media Exchange, our business partners

can seamlessly connect to our facility using the same highly managed security as the Agent-

based Signiant solution. They can access content

and start working on it immediately.

Craig Clark, CEO

RoundaboutEntertainment

Standard FeaturesUSER EXPERIENCE

• Transfer any file type or size (video content, metadata, etc.)

• Email-like browser interface to send and receive ad hoc files

• Central portal for published content that is customizable and easy to browse

• Accessible via a Web browser, downloadable client for unattended use or iOS application for iPhones or iPads

ACCELERATED FILE TRANSFER• High speed, network-efficient file transfer – up to 200X faster than FTP with 95+%

network efficiency

• Firewall friendly transfers with auto-selecting UDP, TCP and HTTP transport options

• Checkpoint restart: Automatic retry and resume of partial or failed transfers

CONTENT SECURITY• Authentication and authorization via integrated Directory Services (LDAP & AD)

• Encrypted browser sessions, file transfers and storage

CENTRAL MANAGEMENT• Central view of running transfers, user activity and bandwidth adjustments of individual

transfers

• Customizable email notifications informing users when packages become available and when they have been downloaded

• Media package definition enables users to bundle video content and metadata

• Definable package policy – maximum size, number of allowable downloads, forwarding, expiration and auto-delete

• Customizable and scheduled reporting of file transfers and jobs

BROWSABLE WORKSPACE WITH CHANNELS• Convenient portal for users to share and exchange content

• Content can be published to a set of channels where users can browse media and select different packages for download

• Administrator-defined user policies, including which channels they have access to, rights to publish, receive and/or browse packages

USER AND GROUP MANAGEMENT• Multiple user types, including registered users and guests (limited by time)

• Configurable user policy including group membership, transfer performance profile, privileges (create guest user, send/forward packages), account expiration time

• Configurable user and group profiles

“Not only are we moving our game footage where it needs to go quickly and securely with Signiant, we’ve also increased our productivity levels and freed up employee time to do other tasks, which is helping our entire business to run more efficiently.

Jeff Howard Senior Executive NFL Network and NFL Films

CORE COMPONENTSMedia Exchange Web Server: Deployable with Signiant Managers+Agents, stand alone and/or geographically distributed.

Media Exchange Server: High-performance file delivery software for content exchange between users. Expandable for higher performance, load balancing or geographical redundancy.

Media Exchange Manager: Administration and reporting of all Media Exchange activity.

LICENSING AND DEPLOYMENT

PRODUCT EXTENSIONSSigniant Media Shuttle™ Media Shuttle is a hybrid cloud solution for accelerated file movement that can be deployed with Media Exchange or as a stand-alone service for collaborative project teams. It utilizes the security and file acceleration technology of Signiant’s Media Exchange system, but provides a customer-branded user interface, requires little IT support and delegates user administration to media operations personnel. There are no limits on file sizes, reporting and auditing is centralized, and all content is stored on your network for maximum security.

Signiant Media Gateway™ Signiant’s Media Gateway allows Media Exchange to work together with Agents. Using Media Gateway, Media Exchange users can move content into automated workflows running on the Agents. Media Gateway can also be used to deliver files from Signiant Managers+Agents to Media Exchange users in an automated fashion.

Media Exchange System • Inclusive, stand-alone system including a Media Exchange Manager, Media

Exchange Server and Media Exchange Web Server • Available in either 2 or 5 concurrent transfer capacities

Media Exchange Server• Accelerated, user-to-user file movement • Additional server capacity for redundancy or multiple location support

Media Exchange Web Server• Additional Web Server for expansion or support for geographically dispersed

locations

Media Exchange Concurrency Expansion

Extend system usage with additional concurrency capacity

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Regardless of how users access Media Exchange – Web, mobile or desktop – content

movement over IP networks is fast and reliable, leveraging Signiant’s Acceleration Protocol to

maximize network efficiency.

“Our upfront investment in Signiant’s technology has been well worth the

savings in labor and distribution costs,

while providing greater flexibility and visibility into

content processes across our entire

business.

John Golin

Infrastructure Manager

Seven Network

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Concurrent Transfers Up to 10 per server

Transfer Protocols UDP, TCP and HTTP (port 8080) – configurable and auto-selecting

Storage Support SAN, NAS (NFS or CIFS – UNC Paths)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSFor system requirements, please visit www.signiant.com/products.

About Signiant Used by the world’s top content creators and distributors, Signiant is a leading global provider of intelligent file movement software for the media and entertain-ment industry. The company’s powerful software suite optimizes existing en-terprise network infrastructure and media technologies to ensure secure digital media exchanges, workflow efficiency and superior user experiences.

Corporate Headquarters152 Middlesex TurnpikeBurlington, MA 01803p: +781.221.4000 e: info@signiant.comwww.signiant.com

©2012 Signiant, Inc. All rights reserved. Signiant, Managers+Agents, Media Exchange, Media Shuttle and Powerfully Simple File Movement are trademarks of Signiant, Inc., and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

PRODUCT

Server-to-Server File Transfers (automated/scheduled) 4

User-to-User File Transfers (interactive) 4 4

Integrated Reporting 4 4 4

User Group Management 4 4 4

Bandwidth Controls 4 4

Email Notification 4 4 4

Resource Management (Queuing) 4 Option

Web Services APIs 4

Manager Peering 4

High Availability Red Hat Clustering Option

Remote Standby Option Option

Directory Services Integration (LDAP) 4 4

Encrypted File Transfers 4 4 4

Encrypted Browser Sessions 4 4 4

Encrypted Storage 4

Public Key Infrastructure 4 4 4

Certified File Delivery 4

Automated Hot Folder File Movement 4

Custom Component Tools (third-party integration) 4

Custom Workflow Tools 4

Checkpoint File Restart 4 4 4

UDP File Transfers 4 4 4

TCP File Transfers 4 4 4

HTTP File Transfers 4 4

FTP Delivery Option 4

Custom Portal Branding 4

Browser-based System Administration Interface 4 4 4

Browser-based Operations Interface 4

Browser-based Media End User Interface 4 4

Mobile Application 4

Unattended Desktop Client 4

Agent or Media Exchange Server Support (Windows) 4 4 Software service only

Agent or Media Exchange Server Support (Linux) 4 4 Software service only

Agent or Media Exchange Server Support (MAC) 4 4 Software service only

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