PROFILE - ABOUT DATAPOST

Since 2000 Datapost has been refining the nfinityX platform to be a world leader in rich media content management and distribution. The effort has paid off and now Datapost is delivering a number of enterprise level solutions.

Digital signageMore than 2500 players (and numbers growing every day) have been deployed in two major Banks . Datapost was chosen for the robust Linux base server application having the ability to integrate easily and seamlessly with satellite and IP networks.

Our solution ofers the ability to use dynamic content created on industry standard design tools like Flash, Freehand and the like. This is a major advantage to clients as they were given the freedom to outsource content creation to professional designers and freed from the constraints of limited proprietor design tools that some signage applications required.There is also an added advantage of using the content on WEB sites, print and in a Television environment.

Other clients include Harambe Technologies who manage the screens at airports which deliver flight and area information.

Finch Mine are using the nfinityX PE for distribution of information through out the mine. This includes messages to staff and data related content.

Dataforce are rolling out a Kiosk environment which allows customers to select and purchase music content in store and write to a disk. The application is supported with digital signage.

Mobile Content Delivery has become a major part of the offering from Datapost nfinityX. The platform is currently delivering ringtones, full tracks and video to two major WASP's within South Africa. Datapost is running the biggest Digital warehouse on the African Content. The unique approach gives ownership back to the content owners. The system manages the complete supply side cycle, delivering the content directly to the customer and informing the content owner of the sale.

TV Commercial Delivery directly to the television broadcaster. The nfinityX platform will be managing the complete supply cycle for Media Host. Network delivery management will be provided by Laser net using their high speed lazer and radio network.

The television commercials are delivered from the post production environment through to advertising agency for release and finally to the stations for broadcast.

Media Management and Broadcast scheduling and archiving are being used by the MIndset network (an educational TV station). The nfinityX manages the content provisioning to broadcast servers and WEB sites. The entire scheduling is managed from the nfinityX allowing the schedulers to create the broadcast and push it to the Leitch broadcast server.