GlobeCast announced on 18 April the launch of WING its global IP-based Content Management Platform that forms the backbone of a global content management network to support delivery of the emerging array of non-linear media. Spearheading the launch of this platform was a live demonstration at NAB 2005 of WING Content Exchange for Contribution, the platforms powerful IP-based video exchange and collaboration tool to facilitate professional video sharing and laptop newsgathering from any wired or wireless connection.
Separately, GlobeCast announced that Frances leading broadcaster, Francetelevisions, is conducting beta testing of WING Content Exchange for Contribution. WING Content Exchange for Contribution provides communities of nomadic, freelance and field staff producers with access to a range of collaboration tools and value added services all under one secure platform. The WING platform provides independence for in the field staff and allows any authorized member of a team to contribute video footage from any connection as easily as sending an email in a format that is just as user friendly.
To use WING-enabled applications, members use a personal identification key, or Dongle, to log in to the platforms ultra-secure VPN channel from any Windows-based PC or laptop using any type of connection. Once connected, WING provides users with a range of functionalities. WING Content Exchange for Contribution bundles several services that include:
WING File a point-to-multipoint content exchange service using file transfer and partly based on email protocols
<> WING Live a real-time video streaming service
WING Chat text based chatting service
WING Visio a videoconference comms channel service used to facilitate field-to-studio coordination during WING Live broadcasts
The purpose of WING is to revolutionize content management by using the omnipresence of broadband connections. The result is a platform that reduces the cost, logistics and infrastructure associated with more traditional solutions, while adding a layer of interactive collaboration to the process so that remote teams, bureaus and headquarters can stay connected at every step all under the highest security. With the launch of WING, GlobeCast is not only acknowledging the movement of the broadcast industry towards IP-based remote content management, but is responding with a tool that moves this process forward bundling an array of services into a single, secure, user-friendly platform that was designed specifically for broadcast and corporate applications.