DTG's Intelligent Transfer Technology Integrates with Pathfire

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March 2006 (Austin, Texas) Digital Transaction Group will be demonstrating its new Intelligent Transfer Technology integration with Pathfire at the NAB 2006 Media Show, April 24 - 27. DTG's Intelligent Transfer Technology automates transfers for digital file-based content. Already installed and working in television broadcast stations, the Pathfire integration is a completely automated process, - no human intervention needed.

With the Xe Automation System (pronounced "ex - ee"), broadcast stations can do more with less, no longer having to devote time and resources manually dubbing syndicated programs, and manually entering timing and segment data for the programs - the entire process from ingest to playout is automated. At one station, the staff was spending 16 hours a day doing it manually. After installing the Xe Intelligent Transfer Technology interface to Pathfire, those 16 hours were reclaimed, increasing staff productivity, saving time, money and resources.

The Xe Intelligent Transfer Technology manages the transfers of syndicated program content from Pathfire to a play-to-air video server and gets the metadata to generate the program segments and timing. The Xe Automation System creates the program segments and ad blocks in its SQL database server. Because Xe can handle multiple content IDs, the Xe ID's match the station's house numbers assigned by traffic. When Xe loads the channel's schedule, all the programming is ready for on-air.

 

About Pathfire (www.pathfire.com)
Pathfire (www.pathfire.com), headquartered in Atlanta, is the leading provider of digital content distribution and management solutions for the broadcast, media and entertainment industries, supplying innovative digital solutions, from distribution to air, for broadcasters, news organizations, television networks, Hollywood studios and other media companies. Pathfire's Digital Media Gateway™ (DMG) is an advanced digital IP store-and-forward platform, delivering news stories, syndicated programming, advertising spots, and video news releases to more than 1,300 broadcasters throughout North America.

About Digital Transaction Group
About Digital Transaction Group. DTG has the industry's most advanced automation and media management solutions. With our powerful database and sophisticated device and schedule management tools, DTG's open platform saves you time and money. When you need to streamline your television operation and increase your productivity with automated and flexible workflows turn to DTG's automation and media management solutions.

Press Contact for Pathfire:
Shea Stanback
770.619.0801
sstanback@pathfire.com