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Chief Sales Officer of AI-Media Excited to Showcase Subtitling Innovation at Upcoming IBC Broadcast Tradeshow

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AI–Media, the leader in technology–driven live captioning & subtitling, transcription, and translation solutions, is excited to announce its presence at the IBC Show 2023, scheduled to take place from 15th "" 18th September in Amsterdam, NE. The event promises to be a gathering of industry experts, thought leaders, and innovative companies in the broadcast and media technology sector.

As the global leader in captioning and subtitling for the broadcast industry, AI–Media is proud to be part of this influential event. Our Chief Sales Officer, James Ward, will lead our delegation and represent our commitment to excellence in delivering cutting–edge solutions to our clients and partners.

AI–Media's Chief Sales Officer, James Ward said:

“We are delighted to participate at the IBC show once again. This tradeshow is an exceptional platform for us to showcase our latest innovations and demonstrate how we continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in the broadcast industry. We're excited to engage with industry leaders, customers, and partners, and to share our vision for the future of broadcasting.”

AI–Media will be showcasing several key broadcast solutions at the event, the cornerstone of which is our AI–Powered live automatic captioning solution "" LEXI. LEXI consistently delivers accuracy rates of over 98%, identifies speaker changes, uses AI to ensure captions don't interrupt onscreen content and all at a fraction of the cost of human captions. This innovative tool is revolutionizing real–time captioning, providing a cost–effective solution that has been embraced by the world's leading broadcasters. AI–Media will be conducting live demos at the booth to display this groundbreaking technology in action.

The recently launched AI–powered LEXI Captioning Tool Kit will also be featured at IBC2023, featuring six key solutions each designed to address different captioning needs. LEXI Tool Kit transforms content creation and captioning, offering complete end–to–end solutions for media companies, broadcasters, event producers, educational institutions, and content creators worldwide. Broadcasters can mix and match the Tool Kit components to suit their business needs, accessing solutions including captioning, translation, archiving & search and disaster recovery.

With IP video production at the forefront of innovation in the broadcasting landscape; broadcasters can look to AI–Media's ALTA solution for their IP compatible closed captioning and subtitling encoding solution. ALTA supports global broadcast standards including SMPTE–2110, MPEG–TS inputs, and can output 2110–40, DVB subtitles, DVB TTML, DVB Teletext and SMPTE 2038. Deployable as a standalone virtual machine, a pre–packaged AMI or turnkey physical server, ALTA can fit into any production workflow. Along with effortlessly handling six languages per instance, ALTA also supports the insertion of advertising cues using SCTE–35 and SCTE–104. With ALTA, AI–Media is helping broadcasters elevate their IP video broadcasts to new heights of reach and accessibility. Also available at the booth will be our range of SDI Hardware Encoders, including our Encoder Pro (HD492) 1 RU caption encoder – now synonymous as the broadcast standard for SDI encoders.

We're also excited to provide customers with an early look at our upgraded LEXI Translate solution, which is the next level of language accessibility within our LEXI Tool Kit. This soon to be released version boasts unmatched accuracy in real–time translation, allowing broadcasters to distribute content to a wider audience than ever before.

Join AI–Media at IBC 2023, September 15–18, RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, Booth #5.C31. Attendees are encouraged to book a meeting with the AI–Media team to discover our range of end–to–end broadcast captioning solutions.

About AI–Media

Founded in Australia in 2003, technology company AI–Media is a global leader in live and recorded captioning, transcription and translation solutions. The company helps the world's leading broadcasters, enterprises and government agencies ensure high accuracy, secure and cost–effective captioning via its AI–powered LEXI automatic captioning solution. LEXI captions are delivered to millions of screens worldwide via AI–Media's range of captioning encoders and its iCap Cloud Network "" the world's largest, most secure caption delivery network. Globally, AI–Media delivers over 8 million minutes of live and recorded media monthly. AI–Media trades on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:AIM). For more information, please visit AI–Media.tv.

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“Averting the SaaS Data Apocalypse” by Simon Taylor: A Journey Through the SaaS Data Landscape

Boston, Massachusetts, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HYCU, Inc., the fastest growing data protection as a service company is taking a major first step as the digital world is on the brink of a catastrophe. As more companies increasingly rely on Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, the looming SaaS data apocalypse is quickly emerging as the most significant threat to data in years. Today, Simon Taylor's new book, “Averting the SaaS Data Apocalypse,” is released to shine a light on this imminent digital threat and share real world examples of what can be done to avoid digital mayhem.

From the meteoric rise of the SaaS data apocalypse to deep dives into how leading organizations, including the Boston Red Sox, Zebra Technologies, Bain Capital, and LS Direct, have navigated these challenging waters, Taylor offers an unparalleled insight into the modern SaaS landscape.

In the book's foreword, Enrique Salem, Partner at Bain Capital, an investor in HYCU, underscores the importance of Simon Taylor's work, stating, “From the dawn of the digital era to the explosive growth of data and the intricacies of SaaS, our digital world is brimming with both opportunities and threats. Simon Taylor, through this pivotal book, offers not just insights but a roadmap to navigating these challenges. 'Averting the SaaS Data Apocalypse' stands as a beacon for businesses, guiding them through the dynamic times of the data revolution. Simon's profound perspectives offer a blueprint for a more secure and streamlined digital age, ensuring the safeguarding of our digital tomorrow.”

In this compelling narrative, readers are plunged into a journey through the treacherous landscape of SaaS data sprawl. However, amidst the chaos, HYCU emerges as the beacon of hope with its first of its kind, R–Cloud, low code data protection development platform, leading the charge against this digital threat.

"There are 23,000+ SaaS applications in use globally, and more than 50% of successful ransomware attacks happening through SaaS use, and predictions that a successful ransomware attack will occur every two seconds by 2031, signs of the Apocalypse are clear," said Taylor. "The purpose of the book is to shed light on this emerging crisis, offer practical recommendations on how to deal with it, and learn from some of the most forward–thinking IT leaders that share their experiences in how to truly avert what is becoming the biggest IT challenge of our lifetime."

Availability:
“Averting the SaaS Data Apocalypse” is available for purchase on Amazon.com in print and Kindle versions worldwide with the pending release in audiobook format on Audible. For special orders, corporate packages, or a free signed copy, please visit: Signed Copy.

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About Simon Taylor:

Simon Taylor is the CEO and founder of HYCU, the world's fastest growing multicloud data protection company. He has more than 20 years' experience in go–to–market strategy development, product marketing and channel sales management for the tech industry. He has worked for leading companies such as Comtrade Group, Forrester Research, Putnam Investments and Omgeo.

He received an MBA in international business from IE (Instituto de Empresa) Business School and an undergraduate degree in operations technology from Northeastern University. He is the author of "John's Book," an acclaimed full–length novel, and is a board member at Uncornered, an active member of YPO and a Research Fellow at Boston College.

About HYCU

HYCU is the fastest–growing leader in the multi–cloud and SaaS data protection as a service industry. By bringing true SaaS–based data backup and recovery to on–premises, cloud–native and SaaS environments, the company provides unparalleled data protection, migration, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection to thousands of companies worldwide. As an award–winning and recognized visionary in the industry, HYCU solutions eliminate complexity, risk, and the high cost of legacy–based solutions, providing data protection simplicity to make the world safer. With an industry leading NPS score of 91, customers experience frictionless, cost–effective data protection, anywhere, everywhere. HYCU has raised $140M in VC funding to date and is based in Boston, Mass. Learn more at www.hycu.com.

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