Author: chrisbarlow

As Astec prepares to launch iBroadcast 2015, they provide an insight of what we can expect from the latest version and how they are significantly driving down the cost of ownership of Network Management Systems.

iBroadcast is a leading, end-to-end, multi-vendor Network Management System, delivering real-time control and monitoring to the satellite, terrestrial, cable, IPTV, broadband and other broadcast sectors.

To celebrate their 15th anniversary providing control and monitoring solutions to improve the operations of their customers, Astec are launching iBroadcast 2015. Chris Barlow, Astec CTO explains why this latest version is a real paradigm shift for network management systems. “We thought long and hard about the direction of the product and the features that were most relevant to our customers. Astec is committed to providing solutions which empower our customers to improve their operations and to this end, we have focussed heavily on the configuration tools and openness of the product to make it more straightforward for anyone to implement an iBroadcast solution.”

“One of the most significant benefits is the simplified configuration of drivers which means any user with some very basic training is able to configure new drivers for iBroadcast. Our target is for the majority of drivers to be configured in under 15 minutes which gives users the flexibility to select the equipment that best feeds their operational requirements rather than considering which equipment may or may not have existing drivers for their Network Management System.”
iBroadcast 2015 will be unveiled at NAB 2015, 13th – 16th April. Visit Astec at stand N4421 for a discussion and demonstration.

About Astec
Astec is a leading supplier of network management and monitoring and control solutions to customers throughout Europe and North America. Astec strives to improve the operational effectiveness and profitability for customers by delivering specialist management, production, reporting, and monitoring and control information technology solutions.

About iBroadcast
In real time, iBroadcast provides alarms, root cause analysis, equipment control, web-based reporting, off-air service monitoring, workflow management and trending. iBroadcast consolidates the monitoring and control of your broadcast operations, IT infrastructure and facilities assets via a single, intuitive dashboard to put you in complete control of your operation.

Contact

To learn more about this press release, please contact:-

Chris Barlow
cbarlow@astecsolutions.com
+44 1543 888134

This year sees Astec celebrate its 15th year in business, providing control and monitoring solutions to improve the operations of our customers. To celebrate this anniversary, we are launching iBroadcast 2015, the latest version of our leading, end to end multi-vendor Network Management System.

To learn more about iBroadcast, the most dynamic, flexible, configurable and scalable network management system on the market which also offers the lowest total cost of ownership, why not come and visit us at stand N4421 and we’ll give you an introduction.

If you’d like to arrange a specific time to see us at the show, please use this link to arrange an appointment.

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Astec, the vendors of iBroadcast, a leading end to end, multi-vendor Network Management System for the broadcast, cable, IPTV, satellite, telecommunications and other sectors are pleased to announce Ideal Systems, an industry leading system integrator as a channel partner within the Asia Pacific market.

Current and future customers will benefit from Astec’s continued investment in iBroadcast while Ideal Systems will be instrumental in identifying opportunities for broadcasters to increase uptime, improve quality, realise significant financial savings and improve operational efficiencies throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Chris Barlow, Technical Director of Astec said of the partnership, “It is fantastic for our business that a company as highly regarded as Ideal Systems has partnered with us and we look forward to the opportunities this will present for both companies. We are committed to improving the operations of our customers and through our relationship with Ideal Systems we have the perfect partner to continue to pursue this goal and provide exceptional service to customers in Asia.”

Fintan McKiernan, Chief Executive Officer of Ideal Systems S.E.A. added, “The addition of iBroadcast to our extensive portfolio enables us to offer a solution to our customers to monitor and control every piece of their existing and future equipment and systems, allowing them to track their operational performance in real-time and quickly react to situations that could affect their uptime. iBroadcast complements our existing solutions perfectly and we are delighted to be working with Astec.”

Astec is a leading supplier of network management and monitoring and control solutions to customers throughout Europe and North America. Astec strives to improve the operational effectiveness and profitability for customers by delivering specialist management, production, reporting, and monitoring and control information technology solutions.

Ideal Systems is an industry leading, multi-national, systems integrator headed in Asia Pacific, providing innovative solutions to all sectors including Broadcasting, Telecoms and Enterprise and providing services that range from consultancy to conceptualisation, through to complete design, build and after-support.

To learn more about this partnership, please contact:-

Chris Barlow, Technical Director
cbarlow@astecsolutions.com
+44 1543 888134