International Music Conference Next Show for MyMediabox

On August 11, 2012 Conecture Technologies, LLC will attend the 2nd annual International Music Conference in Atlanta. Now that recording artists are thinking of themselves more and more as brands (much like Pepsi or Jeep are brands), they need a channel to store, share and streamline their assets for promotional endeavors (ie. licensing and/or merchandising). Conecture associates will meet with exhibitors in the music industry to demonstrate how MyMediabox software (specifically, Mediabox-DAM, digital asset management, and Mediabox-PA, product approvals) will provide a platform for the next level of music promotion.

Recording artists, labels, managers and promoters can utilize Mediabox-DAM to share digital assets (recording artist biographies, photographs, audio clips, music, interviews and more). Mediabox-PA would then facilitate the use of those digital assets for brand promotions. MyMediabox is a Sofware-as-a-Service technology, which means recording labels, managers and promoters would be able to reach artists even when they are on the road for product approvals. Artists would have the ability to view, comment, request changes and approve promotional items at anytime from anywhere.

Founder and CEO of Conecture Technologies, Eric Rennagel, states “We have always felt that both apps would be a good fit for the music industry. MyMediabox clients Jimmy Hendrix and Elvis have used the systems for years to ensure the integrity of their brand as they license out the rights to their intellectual properties. The verbiage may be different but the concept is the same. Hendrix and Elvis needed a system to approve products created by their licensees; recording artists need a system to approve promotional products created by their recording labels, managers or promotions teams.”

The 2nd annual International Music Conference will take place Saturday, August 11th at the Melia Hotel in downtown Atlanta.

Visit www.mymediabox.com for more information or click here to schedule a demo.

Now that we have the Cloud...

"The Lighter Side of the Cloud- Transformation" By David at www.cloudtweaks.com

... aliens can have earth.

Cloud Computing Explained

CNN video explains cloud computing.

Interested in finding out how you can utilize the cloud for digital asset management or creative workflows? Click here to schedule a demo.

Happy Fourth of July!!!

To all MyMediabox clients, friends, family... 

Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy your time off tomorrow!

IT On Cloud Nine

CloudTweaks.com gives insight into the lighter side of cloud computing!

Interested in seeing how software-as-a-service can streamline your creative workflow, digital asset management or deal memo management? 

Click here for a MyMediabox Demo.

Stream Information Faster

How much faster?

Two days ago Nature Photonics scientific journal published an article by researchers from the University of Southern California Department of Electrical Engineering, the Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectrics at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California and the School of Electrical Engineering at Tel Aviv University. The article explains how twisting light will allow us to transmit up to 2.5 terabits of information a second.

To put this in context, WiFi routers currently transmit approximately 50 megabits a second.

1000 bits= 1 kilobit
1000 kilobits= 1megabit
1000 megabits= 1 gigabit
1000 gigabits= 1 terabit

So, 1 million megabits= 1 terabit. Which means 2.5 million megabits= 2.5 terabits. Essentially we will have the capability to stream information 50,000 times faster than we currently do. Blog i09 likens it (transmitting 2.5 terabits of information a second) to being able to transmit 7 full length Blu-ray movies every second!

What does this mean for MyMediabox and MyMediabox clients? We will have the potential to share more information at much faster rates. In a time when the amount of exposure directly correlates to sales (i.e. the more times a movie trailer is viewed the odds that it will be bought significantly increase), this technology is groundbreaking.

Keep your eyes and ears open for more to come on OAM (oribital angular momentum) combined with SAM (singular angular momentum). When wireless providers are offering these combined, we will have the twisted light technology that the researchers in the U.S. and Israel have uncovered.

To access the full journal article click here. (paywalled)

To see how you can store and share up to 250 different digital file types through MyMediabox-DAM, click here. 

Press Release: Conecture Technologies, LLC surpasses 100 active website milestone in May 2012

June 7, 2012- Atlanta, Ga-- By May of 2012, Conecture Technologies, LLC reached their milestone of 100 active MyMediabox websites under management. Now just one month later that number has grown to 107, giving Conecture Technologies a 300% increase in new business compared to the first five months of 2011. MyMediabox systems (Mediabox-PA, Mediabox-DAM and Mediabox-DM) are currently implemented by 76 leading Licensors and Agents and used by over 7,000 companies and 35,000 users globally.

New MyMediabox sites in 2012 include: Zinkia Entertainment, ASPCA, JD Sports Fashion, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Ubisoft, Sanrio, The National Wildlife Federation, Activision, Magic Light Pictures, American Greetings Properties, Exim Licensing, Dori Media Group, Stardoll and John Wayne Enterprises.

Continue reading here.

Want to see what has drawn MyMediabox clients to our hosted solutions? Click here to schedule a demo.

MIP-TV 2012 Wrap Up

MIP TV is one of the top media and television trade shows attended by a number of industry and decision making leaders in the entertainment industry along with over 4,000 buyers. 

Below is the Reed Midem wrap up session on Youtube:

Located in Cannes, France,  MIP TV rings more than 1,550 professional exhibitors each year with participants from over 100 difference countries.
 

Conecture Technologies executives had the opportunity to attend and demonstrate the full MyMediabox application suite to a variety of companies. 

We stayed up-to-date with  MIP TV news in the US and Cannes thanks to it’s very informative Twitter and Live Blog, which featured special speakers and talk sessions.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to meet with us at MIP TV.  If you didn’t get the chance to meet with us, please contact Amanda Bellone at amanda@mymediabox.com to schedule an online demonstration of MyMediabox applications.

Mediabox in the Clouds

Did you know that Mediabox works at 35,000 feet in the air and is available on any aircraft that is WiFi-equipped?

Thanks to Mediabox's 100 percent online hosted applications there is no need to wait until you get to your destination- approve projects, review artwork and make comments from above the clouds!

Conecture Technologies Will be Exhibiting at Licensing International Expo to Showcase Major Mediabox Upgrades

Conecture Technologies will be exhibiting at Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas to showcase Mediabox-PA, Mediabox-DAM and Mediabox-DM software applications. With over 55 leading licensors and agents with live Mediabox applications in use by 33,000+ Users worldwide, Conecture’s software has become the industry standard.

Atlanta, GA, June 01, 2011 --(PR.com)-- This month Conecture Technologies will be exhibiting at the Licensing International Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV to demonstrate their hosted Mediabox-PA (product approvals workflow), Mediabox-DAM (digital asset management) and Mediabox-DM (deal memo management) software applications.

Executives will have the opportunity to view a brief product demonstration and speak with Mediabox representatives at Licensing Expo.

Conecture will be taking meetings at its booth (#1280) and visiting licensor booths from Tuesday, June 14th through Thursday, June 16th.

Contact Emilee Feldman to schedule a meeting: emilee@mymediabox.com

Technology, Infrastructure and Security

Mediabox servers are co-located at the Profitability.net facilities in Cincinnati, Ohio, which provide a fully-redundant technology infrastructure, 24/7 on-site technical support and state-of-the-art physical access security. The facility has multiple fiber-optic internet connections with redundant connections provided by other carriers to insure extensive bandwidth for future growth. Our 100-megabit dedicated connection to the internet is over 60 times faster than a standard T1 connection. This configuration ensures that your site is always running at optimum speed. Please contact Conecture Technologies for detailed literature on our Technology, Infrastructure and Security Model.

Company Background

Conecture Technologies' origins extend back to 1996, and is founded and run by executives with prior direct experience in Consumer Products Licensing and Television Distribution.

Today, Conecture provides Mediabox-DAM software application as a "software-as-a-service" for hosted, online style guide and brand/trademark asset management and delivery in the Consumer Products Licensing industry as well as a digital asset management and digital media delivery solution, for television and film marketing and promotions departments. In January 2006, Conecture launched its hosted, online Mediabox-PA software application for online product approvals workflow for Consumer Products Licensing companies. Mediabox-PA has since become the de-facto industry standard for online product approvals worldwide.

The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with additional offices in Cincinnati, Ohio for technology, Infrastructure Co-location and Customer/Tech Support, and Los Angeles for graphic design.

New Films International Signs on with Mediabox for Online Screeners Delivery

New Films International is utilizing Mediabox to provide their buyers with a 24/7/365 online website for screening their film and television library. Through Mediabox they are able to provide real-time, online access to an up-to-date catalog of trailers and full-length screeners in a streaming format, and to deliver all the fulfillment materials once a sale is completed.




New Films International joined a group of over fifty-five leading Television and Consumer Product companies from around the globe, including MGM, Telemundo, and Carsey-Werner, when they licensed the Mediabox-DAM (digital asset management) software systems this year. “We are really excited to be working with New Films International as they use their Mediabox to showcase film and television titles online to their domestic and international buyers, but also to provide richer marketing, promotional and fulfillment support for each buyer after the sale is made,” says Conecture Technologies CEO Eric Rennagel.

“New Films International is thrilled to be working with Mediabox, and utilizing their cutting edge technology. This is very beneficial for us as well as for our clients, producers and exhibitors. We are constantly striving to provide the most efficient and piracy-proof methods by which to send screeners, and they have made this process very user-friendly,” commented Izak Saul, General Manger for New Films International.

Through the Mediabox-DAM application New Films International is able to display their film title's high-resolution digital files online, organized and ready for preview or download. Their clients can now preview/download any digital asset, such as, artwork, audio, video, cast photos, logos, episodic images, scripts, cue-sheets, synopsis, posters, ads, Radio/TV spots or even MS Office files.

Click here to view full Press Release

For additional information on Conecture Technologies and its Mediabox hosted applications contact Amanda Bellone or visit our web site at www.mymediabox.com