Qumu Video Control Center - Enterprise Video Webcasting

Enterprise Live And On-Demand Webcasting With Central Control

The Qumu Video Control Center provides central control for all video applications, content and resources involved in the production lifecycle and delivery of enterprise video. The Video Control Center is proven and scalable, and flexibly supports best of breed video components including encoders, editing tools, streaming servers, CDNs, rights control/DRM, portals, and video conferencing systems.

Capture – Professional Quality Video Webcasts

Scalability is one of the most difficult aspects of managing live events for large international audiences. Qumu provides the only enterprise video product engineered to be both scalable and versatile to accommodate the true demands of an enterprise. The system includes an event calendar which is updated when new events are scheduled and interoperates with Outlook. Real time events can also be rebroadcasted for those geographically dispersed organizations. The Live Broadcast Console component of the Video Control Center accomplishes all of this and more.

• Schedule and control multiple encoders: Qumu Capture Studio, Windows Media, ViewCast, VBrick and Envivio.
• Enable video conferencing systems such as Polycom and Tandberg to serve as sources for webcasts.
• Support and easily create multiple video formats including Windows Media, Flash, Silverlight and MPEG-4.

Manage – Live Video, VoD and Presentation Content

Qumu allows organizations to effectively manage all content, regardless of its source. Content is published to a customizeable portal - an interactive program guide personalized for every viewer based on access privileges. All videos and presentation material are managed by a comprehensive asset management system and are easily searched, re-purposed and programmed with automatic expiration policies.

• Qumu’s Portal can be completely branded, and interoperates with enterprise portals such as Microsoft SharePoint.
• User management and access rights apply to viewers based on rights control via directory services such as LDAP.
• Fully secure video content using LDAP and Windows DRM technology.

Transcode – Automatically convert to standard formats

Employees and administrators can upload video content without worrying about converting it to a specific format in advance, because the Qumu system handles the conversion automatically. Download the Qumu Transcoder datasheet for more information.

• Standardize on a given format for all video content, regardless of the original source
• Choose the proper bandwidth for video on the corporate network
• Specify different formats for different audiences so that each receives video content in the most appropriate format

Distribute/Report – Through Extensive Integration

Qumu offers the utmost in flexible technology to easily deliver video across your enterprise. Qumu leverages its extensive integration with CDNs (Content Delivery Networks) to ensure content is pushed closer to end users. Qumu supports Cisco ACNS, Blue Coat, Riverbed, and Stratacache, as well as internet CDNs such as AT&T ICDS, and Akamai. Qumu’s VideoEdge and MediaNet products also provide video delivery for customers without a CDN or those with limited CDN deployment who want to reach remote offices.

• Support both multicast and unicast environments
• Generate comprehensive reporting to view trends, receive network statistics, and track compliance.
• Run customizable reports to show attendance and percentage completion for each viewer and program popularity.
  

Video Control Center Product Options

Benefits

• Scale live video and video on demand to thousands of employees across your global enterprise networks
• Manage thousands of video assets and easily categorize and store them for use and searchability
• Centrally manage and dynamically publish to any number of third-party portals or web properties for audience viewing
• Connect video infrastructure components on the network for central management and control
• Make video easy to use for audiences with diverse levels of experience
• Distribute content simultaneously over multiple CDN networks, reaching internal employees as well as external audiences.
• Securely deliver thousands of video assets through integration with existing enterprise directory services, DRM technologies, event-specific security codes, and others
• Leverage existing and future video infrastructure through scheduling and control of video encoders and video conferencing systems
• Deliver video throughout your organization with complete cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) support
• Monitor and measure viewership, program popularity, and compliance through powerful and customizable reports
• Apply multiple levels of corporate branding to your Video Control Center portal
• Stream and push video across devices, from desktop computers to digital signage
• Cross format: Windows Media, MPEG4, Flash and Silverlight