IBM Aspera delivers additional transfer client and new cluster management capabilities

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IBM Canada Ltd. Software Announcement

A15-0771, dated September 15, 2015

IBM Aspera delivers additional transfer client and new

cluster management capabilities

Overview

IBM(R)_{Aspera solutions move the world's data at maximum speed, regardless of file}

size, transfer distance, or network conditions. With the unstoppable explosion of big data in a world where IT and networking infrastructures are more diverse and flexible than ever, Aspera focuses on supplying innovative data transfer solutions that help you operate and collaborate more effectively on a global scale. Supporting deployments on premises or on public, private, and hybrid cloud platforms, and covering a wide range of server, desktop, and mobile operating systems, Aspera solutions delivers end-to-end security, reliability, and exceptional bandwidth control. IBM Aspera Cargo Client V1.5 and IBM Aspera Avid Plug In V1.0 are now available in IBM Passport Advantage(R)_{. IBM Aspera Transfer Cluster Manager with Autoscale is}

also available as an add-on to IBM Aspera on Demand.

For ordering, contact your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information, contact the Americas Call Centers at: 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255). Reference: YE001

Key prerequisites

IBM Aspera solutions run on selected levels of MicrosoftTM_WindowsTM_{, Linux}TM_{, and}

Mac OS X.

Planned availability date

Electronic general availability

• September 15, 2015: IBM Aspera On Demand Add-Ons, IBM Aspera Server On Demand, IBM AsperaFaspexOn Demand, IBM Aspera Shares On Demand, IBM Aspera Application Platform on Demand, and IBM Aspera Sync on Demand • September 15, 2015: IBM Aspera Transfer Client except for:

– September 22, 2015: Avid Interplay Plug In

– September 22, 2015: Avid Transfer Manager Plug In

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Description

IBM Aspera Cargo Client V1.5 extends person-to-person file delivery workflows with automatic downloads of IBM Asperafaspexpackages using a familiar content feed-style interface. Users automatically receive packages from multiple faspex servers, with all downloads consolidated within a single client, enabling continuous workflows and eliminating data transfer delays.

Benefits

• Automates receipt of digital deliveries, especially when content is sent in from multiple entities. This saves time and hassle, and reduces the risk of losing files due to human errors that occur in a manual download process.

• Enables fast, efficient collaboration between teams that are spread around the globe by enabling them to easily exchange large files or entire project directories using a familiar email-style workflow.

Highlights

• Automatically downloads packages sent to a user from multiple faspex servers, consolidating all incoming content and organizing the content based on user preferences.

• Features a familiar Atom feed paradigm for automatically downloading faspex packages with easy GUI controls for automatic decryption of downloaded packages.

• Provides real-time transfer rate monitoring and control for each download, allowing users to adjust transfer rates and pause, cancel, and resume transfers. IBM Aspera for Avid Interplay Plug In and IBM Aspera for Avid Transfer Manager Plug In enable integrated, high-speed transport of high resolution media between Avid Interplay Production workgroups, enabling near real-time collaboration. Users can share high resolution media and associated metadata between remote workgroups across a wide area network (WAN) by transferring video and metadata at line speed, regardless of distance, fully utilizing the available bandwidth. The solution is optimised for maximum speed retrieval and storage of media clips on Avid ISIS storage, with line speed WAN transfer at any distance, using the fast, adaptive, and secure protocal (FASP) transport platform. It also supports the complete check-out and check-in process required for coordinated transfers and collaboration.

Highlights

• With these new offerings, Avid Interplay Delivery and Avid Transfer Manager are able to initiate Aspera high-speed transfers from the source workgroup to the destination without requiring any special steps or processing by the user. This enables users to move just the files required, in just the way the receiving workgroup needs them. Users can select entire sequences or portions of sequences; select the desired delivery resolution and other settings in a stored profile; choose sequences, sub-clips, or even shot lists created in Avid Access and send them from the desktop.

• Avid Interplay Delivery and Avid Transfer Manager simplify and enable efficient interplay WAN proxy-editing workflows with a one-command transfer of all related media segments. Regardless of distance, type, or quality of the network connection, Aspera fully utilizes the available bandwidth and ensures the content is sent at maximum speed.

• File transfers occur with maximum bandwidth efficiency and are stable, robust, and predictable, even for the largest files and data sets, over the longest distances and networks with the worst conditions. Aspera Avid Plug In follows and adheres to the Avid standards for file transfers. It just plain works. • Aspera Avid Plug In works seamlessly within the existing Avid ecosystem. The

plug in supports the existing hardware and existing storage. The user interface remains unchanged. By supporting the existing ecosystem, Avid Interplay Production workgroups are able to utilize high-speed transport of high resolution media and associated metadata made possible by Aspera technology.

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IBM Aspera Transfer Cluster Manager with Autoscale includes elastic automatic scaling of transfer hosts and client load balancing, cluster-wide reporting and transfer management, and a multitenant secure access key system. The offering allows for dynamic, real-time scale out of transfer capacity with automatic start and stop of transfer server instances, automatic balancing of client requests across available instances, and configurable service levels to manage maximum transfer load per instance, available idle instances for burst, and automatic decommissioning of unused instances.

Program number

Program number VRM Program name

5725-S57 3.5.4 IBM Aspera Transfer Client

5725-U66 1.5.1 IBM Aspera On Demand

Clients

5725-W73 3.5.4 IBM Aspera Sync On

Demand

5725-W74 3.6.0 IBM Aspera Transfer

Cluster Manager with Autoscale

5725-S59 3.0.1 IBM Aspera Management

and Automation

5725-U60 3.5.4 IBM Aspera Server On

Demand

5725-U61 3.5.4 IBM AsperafaspexOn

Demand

5725-U62 3.5.4 IBM Aspera Shares On

Demand

5725-U63 3.5.4 IBM Aspera Platform On

Demand

Publications

No publications are shipped with this product.

Services

Software Services

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To learn more about IBM Software Services or to contact a Software Services sales specialist, visit

http://www.ibm.com/software/sw-services/

Technical information

Specified operating environment Hardware requirements

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Minimum requirements

• Processor: 2 GHz duo-core CPU, or higher • Memory: 4 GB of RAM

• Storage: 10 GB of disk space

Example hardware specifications: • Processor

– IntelTM_{Core i3 2.53 GHz - 2 cores equivalent, or higher}

– Intel Core i5 2.26 GHz - 4 cores equivalent, or higher • Storage: 400 RPM SATA

• Memory: 4 GB

• Screen resolution: 1024 x 768, or higher for graphical user interface

For all installations, contact your IBM representative for assistance in sizing for your environment.

IBM Aspera on Demand offerings

IBM Aspera on Demand solutions are available on the following cloud platforms: IBM SoftLayer(R)_{, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Windows Azure, and Google Cloud}

Platform. Aspera on Demand supports the following storage options: • Local attached disk

• Object-based storage: – Amazon Web Services S3 – Google Storage

– Open Stack Swift (IBMSoftLayer) – Microsoft Azure BLOB

Aspera on Demand requires:

• A workstation that supports the web browser being used. • A direct Internet connection.

Software requirements IBM Aspera on Demand

Compatible web browsers: • Internet Explorer 8, or later • Safari 6, or later

• Firefox 27, or later

• Google Chrome 32, or later

IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Drive

• Operating systems – Microsoft Windows 7 – Microsoft Windows 8 – Mac OS X 10.8, or later • Prerequisite software:

– IBM Aspera Shares V1.9, or later – IBM AsperafaspexV3.9, or later

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– IBM Aspera Connect for Web Access Server V3.5.4, or later with an IBM Aspera Drive enabled license

IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Sync

• Operating systems – Linux 64 bit

– RedHat 6 and 7, CentOS 6 and 7, Fedora 16-20 – SLES 11, 12 – Ubuntu 12-14, Debian 6-7 – Microsoft Windows 7 – Microsoft Windows 8 – Microsoft Windows 2008r2 – Microsoft Windows 2012 – Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 • Prerequisite software:

– Aspera Enterprise Server, Connect Server, or Point-to-Point 3.5.1+ with async enabled license

– Common for all platforms:

-- libc version GLIB 2.3.4, or later (requirement for non-Microsoft Windows environments).

IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Plug In for Microsoft Outlook

• Operating systems – Microsoft Windows 7 – Microsoft Windows 8

• Microsoft Outlook (Microsoft Windows 7 and 8 only)

– Microsoft Outlook 2007 (32 bit) with 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2) and the Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 System (KB2584063) – Microsoft Outlook 2010 (32 bit and 64 bit) with, at a minimum, 2010 Microsoft

Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)

– Microsoft Outlook 2013 (32 bit and 64 bit) – IBM Aspera Connect V3.5.1, or later

The program's specifications and specified operating environment information may be found in documentation accompanying the program, if available, such as a readme file, or other information published by IBM, such as an announcement letter. Documentation and other program content may be supplied only in the English language.

Planning information Packaging

The products detailed in this announcement will be available in ESD format only. There is no physical media.

This program, when downloaded from a website, contains the applicable IBM license agreement and License Information, if appropriate, and will be presented for acceptance at the time of installation of the program. For future reference, the license and License Information will be stored in a directory such as LICENSE.TXT.

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Ordering information

This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.

Product group: Aspera

Product Identifier Description:

Program name

IBM Aspera Transfer Client IBM Aspera On Demand Clients IBM Aspera Sync on Demand

IBM Aspera Transfer Cluster Manager with Autoscale IBM Aspera Management and Automation

IBM Aspera Transfer Application IBM Asperafaspexon Demand IBM Aspera Shares On Demand IBM Aspera Platform On Demand

Product category: Aspera

Passport Advantage

IBM Aspera Transfer Client (5725-S57)

Part number Part description

D1JK3LL IBM Aspera for Avid Interplay Plug In

Install License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months

D1JK4LL IBM Aspera for Avid Interplay Plug

In Install SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 Months

D1JK6LL IBM Aspera for Avid Interplay Plug In

Install Monthly License

D1JK7LL IBM Aspera for Avid Transfer Manager Plug

In Install License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months

D1JK8LL IBM Aspera for Avid Transfer Manager

Plug In Install SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 Months

D1JKALL IBM Aspera for Avid Transfer Manager Plug

In Install Monthly License

E0M1WLL IBM Aspera for Avid Interplay Plug In

Install Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal 12 Months

E0M1XLL IBM Aspera for Avid Transfer Manager

Plug In Install Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal 12 Months

D1DNALL IBM Aspera Cargo Client User Value Unit

License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months

D1DNBLL IBM Aspera Cargo Client User Value Unit

SW Subscription & Support Reinstate 12 Months

D1DNCLL IBM Aspera Cargo Client Monthly Renistate

User Value Unit Monthly License

E0KXTLL IBM Aspera Cargo Client User Value

Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal

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D1JISLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile per

Annum 6 Terabytes Monthly License

D1JITLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile per

D1JIULL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile per

D1JIVLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile per

D1JIWLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile per

D1JIXLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile per

D1JIYLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile per

Annum120 Terabytes Monthly License

D1JIZLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile per

D1JJ0LL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile per

Annum 3 Petabyte Monthly License

D1JJ6LL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJALL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJBLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJCLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJDLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJELL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJFLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJGLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJHLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJILL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJJLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo per

D1JJLLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Drive per

D1JJPLL IBM Aspera on Demand per Annum

Add-on Plug In for Microsoft Outlook 900 Terabytes Monthly License

D1JJTLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 750

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D1JJULL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 750

Terabytes Monthly License

D1JJXLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Plug In for

Microsoft Outlook 750 Terabytes Monthly License

D1JJYLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Drive 750

D1FJBLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 500

Gigabytes Monthly License

D1FJCLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo

Terabyte Monthly License

D1FJDLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 2

D1FJELL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 3

D1FJFLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 4

D1FJGLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 5

D1FJHLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 10

D1FJILL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 25

D1FJJLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 50

D1FJKLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 100

D1FJLLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 250

D1FJMLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo 500

D1FJNLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Cargo

1000 TB Petabyte Monthly License

D1FJPLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 500

Gigabytes Monthly License

D1FJQLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile

D1FJRLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 2

D1FJSLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 3

D1FJTLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 4

D1FJULL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 5

D1FJVLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 10

D1FJWLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 25

D1FJXLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 50

D1FJYLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 100

D1FJZLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 250

D1FK0LL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile 500

D1FK1LL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Mobile

1000 TB Petabyte Monthly License IBM Aspera Sync on Demand (5725-W73)

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D1JJMLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Sync per

D1JJZLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Sync 750

Terabytes Monthly License IBM Aspera Transfer Cluster Manager on Demand (5725-W74)

D1JJNLL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Transfer

Cluster Manager with Autoscale per Annum 900 Terabytes Monthly License

D1JK0LL IBM Aspera on Demand Add-on Transfer

Cluster Manager with Autoscale 750 Terabytes Monthly License

IBM Aspera Transfer Application (5725-U60)

D1JK1LL IBM Aspera Server on Demand 750

D1JJQLL IBM Aspera Server on Demand per Annum

900 Terabytes Monthly License IBM AsperafaspexOn Demand (5725-U61)

D1JJWLL IBM Asperafaspexon Demand per Annum

750 Terabytes Monthly License

D1JJKLL IBM Asperafaspexon Demand per Annum

900 Terabytes Monthly License IBM Aspera Shares On Demand (5725-U62)

D1JJRLL IBM Aspera Shares on Demand per Annum

900 Terabytes Monthly License

D1JK2LL IBM Aspera Shares on Demand 750

Terabytes Monthly License IBM Aspera Application Platform On Demand (5725-U63)

D1JJVLL IBM Aspera Application Platform on

Demand 750 Terabytes Monthly License

D1JJSLL IBM Aspera Application Platform on

Demand per Annum 900 Charge metric

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IBM Aspera delivers additional transfer client and new cluster management capabilities

IBM Canada Ltd. Software Announcement

A15-0771, dated September 15, 2015