Front Porch Digital Reaches U.K. Post-Production and Cinema Markets Through Partnership With root6
ANNECY, France(08 Oct 2012)
Front Porch Digital, the global leader in content storage management (CSM) solutions, today announced a reseller agreement with technology supplier root6 to distribute Front Porch Digital's full line of products and services to the broadcast, film, and post-production communities in the U.K. The agreement extends root6's range of file-based workflow solutions while helping Front Porch Digital address new markets in the active U.K. territory.
"Given the number of our existing clients in the region and the growth opportunities we foresee there, we needed a local partner to assist us," said Rino Petricola, SVP and managing director of Front Porch Digital International. "root6 has great credibility and is well-respected in the market, so it will be an invaluable partner not only at every stage of the sales cycle, but also for delivering to and supporting our clients even more closely."
root6 will represent Front Porch Digital's entire lineup of products for migrating, managing, and monetizing media content, including DIVArchive(R) SAMMA(R), and the new cloud-based LYNX(sm) service. Operating on site and in the cloud, Front Porch Digital's purpose-built software employs the latest technologies to deliver truly flexible and scalable media workflows. Front Porch Digital solutions appropriately manage large and complex media files and workflows while ensuring optimal performance and utmost security.
"Front Porch Digital has more than a decade of experience at the heart of file-based workflows and is the leader in the field, so being able to offer Front Porch Digital products really strengthens our already high-quality portfolio," said Mark Jackson, sales director at root6. "Front Porch Digital completes our technological workflow offering, which allows us to bring new products to our existing client base and will help us to win greater market share."
More information about Front Porch Digital products is available at fpdigital.com.
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About root6
Established more than 10 years ago, Soho, London-based root6 is the most experienced and committed supplier of technology to the U.K. broadcast, film, and post-production communities. Still owned and run by the people who started the company, root6 is a reseller for industry-leading brands of hardware and software. Complementing the sales arm, root6 has a systems integration and installation division, a technical customer support service compromising more than a third of the total root6 staff, and a product development arm, ROOT6 Technology.
About Front Porch Digital
Front Porch Digital is the global leader in solutions for migrating, managing, and monetizing media content. Operating on-site and in the cloud, the company's purpose-built software employs the latest technologies to deliver truly flexible and scalable media workflows. Solutions delivered by Front Porch Digital appropriately manage large and complex media files and workflows while ensuring optimal performance and utmost security. More information is available at fpdigital.com.