Siraj Syed covers CommunicAsia 2017, Post-event reportage, 03: Object Matrix and Fortium Partner for Content Security

Siraj Syed covers CommunicAsia 2017, Post-event reportage, 03: Object Matrix and Fortium Partner for Content Security

Object Matrix and Fortium Technologies launched a joint solution, offering secure media management for digital content archive storage. It combines security certified solutions from each provider, to offer protection of media assets throughout their lifecycle.

The solution combines the MatrixStore object storage and Digital Content Governance platform from Object Matrix, which enables immediate, yet secure, access to content with sophisticated access controls, and Fortium Technology’s MediaSeal, which encrypts all types of media files during the editing and reviewing stages of post-production to help protect against leaks.

“The recent ransom cyber attacks only go to highlight the seriousness of the threat to all companies,” commented Jonathan Morgan, CTO, Object Matrix. “Media Production companies are particularly vulnerable because many of them keep all, or a significant portion, of their information assets in large media libraries, which are often insufficiently protected.” 

(Jon founded Object Matrix and brought the team together to architect and build MatrixStore. He is a serial entrepreneur, with a talent for well conceived and designed software solutions).

The joint solution ensures that media companies can apply detailed access control to all files within their media library to ensure no unauthorised access. Encryption means that should something accidentally be shared with, or accessed by, someone who is not authorised, the media file will be unreadable to that person.

“This joint solution protects individual files and folders at a much higher level, so that if networks are compromised, your content remains protected,” commented Mathew Gilliat-Smith, CEO, Fortium Technologies. (Mathew is co-founder and CEO of Fortium. He is responsible for taking Fortium from a start-up in 1999 through to a well-established, profitable and respected business providing market leading content security solutions to the film & entertainment sector). 

About Object Matrix

Object Matrix provides digital content governance & object storage platforms. Its flagship product, MatrixStore, is an integrated object storage software solution providing protection and governance for the lifetime of any digital content. It’s used by global organisations that create, curate, and distribute video content, including NBC Universal, TV Globo, the BBC and British Telecom.