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Prime Focus Technologies to showcase ‘Journey to the Cloud’ at IBC 2014

Prime Focus Technologies (PFT), the technology arm of Prime Focus, the world’s largest media services powerhouse, recently announced its plans for IBC 2014 in Amsterdam, highlighting the company’s brand new go-to-market offer reinforcing their proven Cloud credentials and the goodness of CLEAR Media ERP Suite.

Last year, Gartner had shortlisted Hybrid Cloud as one of top ten technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2014. Gartner predicts that nearly half of all large enterprises will have hybrid cloud deployments by the end of 2017. But organizations in the M&E space that wish to move to the cloud are faced with multiple dilemmas.

“The M&E industry is at a crossroads today. It has to subscribe to new IT models and specialised software to manage the business of content, to maybe even survive. However decisions like when and how to move to the cloud while leveraging on-premise investments, are often very difficult to make”, said PFT founder and CEO Ramki Sankaranarayanan. “PFT will share its wealth of knowledge and best practices with customers wanting to make that ‘Journey to the Cloud’ but may not know when and how.”

‘Journey to the Cloud’ envisages PFT working closely with media and entertainment companies to evangelise the benefits of moving to the cloud as well as addressing dilemmas related to that important decision. With over six years of highly successful global hybrid cloud deployment experience, PFT is best placed to help media and entertainment companies in embracing cloud technology to drive business outcomes like greater efficiencies, lower cost of operations and net new revenues.

“CLEAR Media ERP Suite offers limitless possibilities thanks to its modular structure, says Yuval Tori, Executive Vice President, EMEA, Prime Focus Technologies. “We understand the technology landscape within the media industry where customers would want to leverage earlier investments while adopting new technology. CLEAR allows you to bundle all modules as a Cloud Media ERP Suite or cherry pick from them to address specific business challenges, leading to absolute flexibility in your ‘Journey to the Cloud’.”

CLEAR Media ERP Suite coupled with downstream Cloud-enabled Media Services allow PFT to help broadcasters, studios, brands, sports and digital businesses drive creative enablement, enhance ecosystem efficiencies & sustainability, reduce cost and realize new monetisation opportunities.

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