ARMONK, N.Y., June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/-- IBM (NYSE:
IBM) today announced that EuropaCorp, a major film producer in
France, is using IBM Aspera
high-speed file transfer software throughout the production,
editing and distribution of major motion pictures to speed
collaboration and file exchange between offices and partners.
Founded by French filmmaker Luc
Besson, EuropaCorp produces and distributes English and
French-language feature films, including blockbuster franchises
such as the Taken trilogy and the Transporter
series.
The company is using Aspera Faspex™ to collaborate and exchange
large files between its Paris
headquarters, a satellite office in Los
Angeles, and external vendors and film directors around the
world. With an easy-to-use web interface and high-speed Aspera
transport technology built-in, Faspex simplifies and accelerates
the transfer of visual effects (VFX) materials, digital cinema
packages (DCPs), trailers and other large media files and metadata
on a daily basis, shortening end-to-end production schedules and
improving collaboration between globally dispersed creative
teams.
Today with the Aspera solution, EuropaCorp is able to send a DCP
file (100 GB or more) from Paris
to L.A. in two hours, a process that could take up to a week with
traditional transfer protocols such as FTP.
"When we set out to find a transfer solution that could meet our
requirements for speed and security, there were no comparable
options – no one else can do what Aspera does," said Agnès Berger
Sébenne, head of postproduction at EuropaCorp. "Other options
simply aren't good enough."
In addition, EuropaCorp leveraged Aspera to replace its
traditional means of transporting the data across international
borders. Up till now, the company often relied on overnight mail
services or sending employees with the material to personally
deliver the files, however both options carried significant risk of
theft, loss or damage. With Faspex, all content is secured with
encryption over the wire and at rest, and all security options can
be preset and enforced through security policies.
"EuropaCorp required a fast, secure and dependable file transfer
solution to shorten production schedules and keep valuable content
safe from loss or theft, which can be very costly and damaging to
the company's revenues and brand," said Bruce Brewer, European sales director at Aspera.
"For EuropaCorp, Aspera was the obvious choice because of its
unmatched speed, reliability and extensive security features that
keep content safe throughout the transfer process."
About Aspera
Aspera, an IBM company, is the creator of
next-generation transport technologies that move the world's data
at maximum speed regardless of file size, transfer distance and
network conditions. Part of IBM Cloud, Aspera software is powered
by the Emmy® award-winning FASP® protocol to deliver the fastest,
most predictable file-transfer, share and sync experience across
on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure. Aspera's core
technology delivers unprecedented control over bandwidth, complete
security and uncompromising reliability. Organizations across a
variety of industries on six continents rely on Aspera software for
the business-critical transport of their digital assets. Please
visit http://www.asperasoft.com and follow us on Twitter
@asperasoft for more information.
About EuropaCorp
The EuropaCorp group produces and
distributes films for the French and international markets.
Structured around the vertically integrated studio concept, its
strategy aims to control each stage of the production-distribution
cycle of its ambitious and varied films. Since its foundation in
1999, EuropaCorp has produced or coproduced feature films for
release in cinema. EuropaCorp is one of Europe's leading independent film studios. For
further information: www.europacorp-corporate.com.
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