Studio Network Solutions Ships New Version of Postmap
–Updated GUI and many new features now available–
St. Louis, Missouri, June 7, 2007 — Studio Network Solutions (SNS), a
premier provider of optimized audio/video shared storage products and
developer of the only free iSCSI initiator for OS X, today announced the
shipment of Postmap to resellers worldwide.
Postmap is a digital asset management application for post-production
workgroups. It offers a highly customizable platform of core features that
can be easily tailored to the needs of creative teams of all sizes. Postmap
helps users quickly locate files and folders stored on SAN, LAN, CD/DVD,
FireWire and USB disks. The software offers workflow and enhanced metadata
management features for classifying specific files and folders, sharing
production notes, and organizing projects and media.
The latest release includes a collection of the features most frequently
requested by Postmap users. Such new features include a redesigned user
interface for both Mac and Windows clients, a new preview dock for
auditioning media clips, launch and reveal features for browsing or opening
files, and an integrated volume browser for navigating the directories of
offline storage.
“This new release of Postmap includes enhancements that have been requested
by a cross section of post-production creative teams,” commented Gary
Holladay, President of Studio Network Solutions. “The input we receive from
our user base provides us with valuable information for guiding the
development of Postmap. We’re pleased that we can now offer this updated
version, and we’re already implementing even more new features that will be
released as a no-cost upgrade later this summer.”
Updated Postmap Features and Benefits
In addition to Postmap’s core functions, which include Scan/Search,
Enhanced Metadata and Workflow, the new version includes a redesigned
interface for Mac/PC clients, and a collapsible Preview Dock for
auditioning media clips directly within Postmap — without the need to
launch additional applications. New Launch and Reveal features allow users
to select a file from a list of search results, launch an associated
application, open the file, or reveal the file in the Mac Finder or Windows
Explorer. Independent and collapsible File Info, Metadata and Workflow
panels offer easier and more intuitive interaction with custom metadata and
workflow information. Finally, an enhanced Volume Browser integrates more
tightly within the client application, saving time for users who need to
navigate the directory structure of volumes that are offline.
Postmap is designed to accommodate workgroups of all sizes. The software’s
unique architecture allows its backend components, the Postmap Server,
Indexer and Database, to be installed on a single computer or distributed
across multiple computers on any Ethernet network. This distributed
architecture enables clients at any location to search the indexed contents
of all scanned storage including SAN, file servers, and removable storage
such as FireWire drives and DVDs.
Availability and System Requirements
Postmap is $429 MSRP and is available through SNS resellers. A free,
timed-trial version of Postmap is available at
(http://www.trypostmap.com/). To purchase Postmap, locate an authorized
Studio Network Solutions reseller at
(http://www.studionetworksolutions.com/purchase).
At least one OS X Tiger system is required to use Postmap. Minimum
operating system requirements for Postmap Client are Mac OS X 10.3.9 or
higher, or Windows XP Service Pack 2. For additional details please visit
to (http://www.studionetworksolutions.com/).
About the Company
Studio Network Solutions (SNS) is a leading developer and provider of
technologies for production storage, networking and workflow efficiency for
the media and entertainment industries. The company offers proven software
and hardware solutions for digital artists working in production companies,
studios, and corporate media production. The company’s solutions are
deployed by large and small-scale media and entertainment companies
worldwide. Products include globalSAN (X-4, X-8, X-16, X-24), A/V SAN PRO,
SANmp, and Postmap.