Dalet Digital Media Systems has unveiled plans for Dalet Galaxy, the latest version of the company's enterprise Media Asset Management (MAM) platform.

The release will offer a new graphical user interface; Dalet One Cut, a built-in, multitrack video editing framework; more customisable data models; advanced tools for searching and indexing; increased interoperability with non-linear editors (NLEs); and support for upcoming industry standards such as AS-02 and FIMS.

"With Dalet Galaxy, we've incorporated an advanced, industry-standard Business Process Management workflow engine into our core MAM product and tailored it to meet the needs of broadcast and media companies," says Stephane Schlayen, Chief Operating Officer, Dalet.

"All the operational and business processes are now fully visible and monitored across the enterprise, in real-time. Advanced reporting capabilities provide the means to improve efficiencies and workflows based on actual metrics coming from the system. Customers can control their processes at all levels - horizontally and vertically. This kind of insight and agility will be increasingly important in our fast-changing business environment."

The new BPM workflow engine in Dalet Galaxy includes tools for designing and modeling workflows, and for orchestrating human tasks as well as automated processes (transcoding, file transfers, etc.). This comes with contextual "To Do" list capability. Managers can prioritise and re-assign tasks and make sure deadlines are met.

"This breakthrough technology goes well beyond automation. With BPM, you can see the totality of the workflow, and at the same time, you can identify the internal progress of each workflow step at a granular level - see where assets are in the workflow, check statuses, change priorities and pinpoint bottlenecks. Other business sectors have already benefited greatly from BPM, and now we are bringing the same potential to the broadcast and media industry," explains Kevin Savina, Director of Product Management, Dalet.