FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XDT announces v2 of Catapult® Server
Melbourne, Australia – December 12, 2009 – XDT, developers of advanced software-based solutions for digital film, today announced v2 of its revolutionary Catapult® Server and Ballista software.
Catapult® Server v2 marks another milestone in the evolution of the Catapult® protocol. It truly extends its ground-breaking LAN capabilities to Wide Area Networks.
Catapult® Suite Version 2 Highlights:
- True 256-bit Extended Validation SSL provides the most powerful SSL encryption commercially available today. The same maximum level security trusted by government and financial institutions. Extended Validation gives high security Catapult® clients visual assurance through a green address bar.
- WAN friendly optimisations achieve maximum throughput over broadband infrastructure. Bandwidth management tools are provided to achieve balance between throughput and fairness.
- Use the integrated user management interface to quickly and easily add users to Catapult® systems for distribution of content over the Internet. Per user access controls and bandwidth caps makes secure information exchange a breeze for both parties. An open management protocol makes integration with existing Intranet systems trivial.
"Post production has entered into a truly global workflow. With post production companies extending their offering across continents and continued distribution of VFX shots, efficient and cost effective collaboration has become paramount. WAN transfers and remote review play a key part in this.", says Erik Otto, Managing Director at XDT. "Catapult Server v2 bridges the gap between both worlds. It enables customers to extend Catapult's unprecedented LAN performance and efficiency to the WAN. XDT's sole focus on film and post production is taking WAN capabilites for post production well beyond the current offering of other standard data transfer applications".
Ballista pricing starts at only US$4,995 and offers a full server-based product with unlimited client access up to 110MB/s (MegaBytes) access.
About XDT
XDT is a developer of advanced software-based solutions for digital film. Its unique portfolio of
products and services redefine acquisition, digital intermediate and post-production workflows. XDT’s products
deliver unprecedented performance for point-to-point media transfers and high resolution uncompressed
frame review over standard networking infrastructure.
XDT have developed a comprehensive suite of custom applications and tools to support the set up of entire production pipelines and in the enhancement of existing infrastructure. Helping customers to achieve their creative objectives through innovative, custom developed solutions is XDT's primary focus.