United Kingdom - December 2, 2008 - Red Bee Media, a broadcast services provider in the United Kingdom, has selected a platform from Cordys, a global provider in next generation Business Process Management (BPM), to support its media management services for major broadcasters.
With over 1400 staff, Red Bee Media is one of the largest broadcast playout and channel management businesses in the UK. With the Cordys Business Operations Platform, Red Bee Media will be able to automate business processes faster and more effectively using a Service Oriented Architecture. Red Bee Media will use the Cordys platform to help manage its media logistics operations, from ingesting material and schedules, to managing the production of promotions and subtitles, through to delivery.
"Red Bee Media was looking for a strategic partner to help them automate their workflows across a range of processes and systems," said Jon Pyke, Chief Strategy Officer of Cordys. "They went outside the traditional broadcast sector to find a solution to meet their particular requirements."
Flexibility is a key requirement for Red Bee Media, in order to quickly adapt to changing needs and to allow end-to-end business processes to be fine tuned over time.
"Deciding on the right technology partner was a critical business decision," said Dr Sue Farrell, Head of Architecture at Red Bee Media. "Cordys demonstrated a clear understanding of the dynamics of our operation based on their experience of managing complex business processes in other industries."
"As the broadcast, communications and information technology markets converge, we are moving to a Service Oriented Architecture that is increasingly based on integrating systems to provide a flexible platform on which to deliver new services," added Dr Farrell. "Business agility and speed-to-market are key differentiators".
"Scalable, flexible business process management provides organisations with the competitive advantage needed to enhance innovation and improve business agility. We are delighted that Red Bee Media has selected Cordys to help drive their business forwards," said Jon Pyke.  |