Unique characteristics of MediaCAST

Consistent  Integrate, share and manage all your media (audio, video, Flash, other media and PC files) and metadata from one central source across your entire organization, creating a collaborative environment for education, training and self-development

Open  Integrate your data sources, library systems, information systems, content management systems, PC operating systems, Web browsers, media players and file formats

Unified  Shares common storage and retrieval services, security and administrative services, data replication and management functions; provides you with reporting tools, learning content management infrastructure and one browser-based user interface across modules.

Manageable  Provides a single point of administration for all applications and elements.

Standards-Based  Supports industry-standard protocols, programming languages and communications interfaces.

Extensible  Enables custom configurations using standard development environments (such as Java™) and well-documented application programming interfaces (APIs).

Portable  Anytime, anywhere access on IP-enabled devices; allows educational and professional programs and media files to be moved between MediaCAST systems as needs change for growth and user access.

Scalable  Hybrid solutions with servers installed on the LAN (for local access to multimedia) and with hosted MediaCAST services (unlimited bandwidth for nonlocal access) scale on-demand, ensuring a positive user experience.

Compatible  Fits into an organization’s IT practices, skills, methodologies and infrastructure in a way that leverages existing technology investments

Future-Ready  Scalable to handle future growth, configured to support unique new applications, open and standards-based to support future technologies not yet defined