AIMS continues expansion
Published: WORLD
WORLD: The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) has recruited another three broadcast technology manufacturers to its cause. Cobalt Digital Inc, Net Insight AB and Utah Scientific have all signed up to the alliance.
‘The organisational goals of AIMS are consistent with Cobalt Digital’s IP development path and that of the broadcast industry,’ said Bob McAlpine, executive vice president sales and marketing at Cobalt Digital. ‘As a new member, we are among professionals where technical issues might be collectively shared, promoting a huge benefit in open standards, compatibility, and the standardisation of media over IP for our customers.’
‘Today we are actively working with our customers on their transition from SDI to IP, and share the view of AIMS, that open and interoperable standards are crucial for this technology shift,’ added Martin Karlsson, CTO and vice president, product portfolio at Net Insight. ‘We see great value in broad industry collaboration and are already members of VSF, SMPTE, MEF and ETSI. We believe that AIMS will be a key driver in the transition to IP, and we look forward to collaborating with the other members of the alliance.’
‘I believe it’s very important that our industry moves toward a standardised approach to implementing the transition to IP in the broadcast market,’ noted Tom Harmon, president and CEO of Utah Scientific. ‘That’s why it’s with great enthusiasm that Utah Scientific has embraced the AIMS initiative. Joining AIMS is really a commitment to our customers – to ensure they will have a seamless transition, with solutions that are interoperable as they move into the future of IP operations.’