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Ancept Media Server Wins IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Award for Most Innovative Industry Optimized Solution

Digital Asset Management Solution Supports Transition from Analog to Digital

Bloomington, MN, April 4th, 2007 – Ancept Media Server, LLC has been named winner of the “Most Innovative Industry Optimized Solution” award in the annual IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards competition, recognizing IBM Business Partners for their ingenuity, innovation, customer satisfaction and outstanding achievements in providing on demand business solutions.

Ancept Media Server helps businesses in the media and entertainment industry manage the transition from analog media and processes to digital as well as the adoption of standards-based IT solutions. The solution is designed to enable content producers, owners, and vendors to move to digital processes with a robust digital content repository combined with sophisticated workflow, collaboration, and Business Process Management (BPM) capabilities.

Ancept Media Server uses DB2 and IBM Content Manager as the repository for digital assets, integrates with the WebSphere Application Server for SOA-readiness and integration with various third-party and line-of-business applications, and can leverage Tivoli Storage Manager to maximize storage capacity utilization and optimize performance by intelligently routing and storing content based on user-defined business rules.

Ancept Media Server sets itself apart by utilizing IBM’s Content Manager, the best asset repository on the market, to maximize digital asset integration and utilization across the enterprise with the reliability and security clients require.

Judges remarked that Ancept Media Server, LLC“demonstrated excellent foresight for content management, workflow design and architecture to design a unique solution for digital asset management.”

"Recognized by the Beacon Awards, Ancept Media Server has worked closely with IBM and its Business Partners to provide clients with innovative solutions that solve real business issues," said Ravi Marwaha, general manager, IBM Global Business Partners. "Ancept Media Server has set the standard for business excellence by delivering unique solutions as well as high customer satisfaction."

“We are honored to be chosen as the recipient of this prestigious award,” said Dave Bogie, President of Ancept. “Being recognized as the Most Innovative Industry-Optimized Solution by IBM is evidence of our highly successful forward-looking strategy, as well as our superior software development and professional services teams, in addition to our loyal, satisfied customer base.”

About IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards:

Nearly 662 nominations were judged by a team of leading industry journalists, analysts, and IBM executives, who selected winners and finalists in 38 award categories.  These IBM Business Partners will be honored during the IBM PartnerWorld 2007 Conference in St. Louis, April 29 -May 2. For more information about the IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards please visit http://www-1.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/weblook/pw2007_awards.html.

About Ancept Media Server:

Originally founded in 1997, Ancept, Inc. is an early pioneer of digital asset management (DAM) solutions. Over the last eight years, Ancept Media Server has been established as one of very few DAM solutions capable of supporting the needs of large enterprises, while remaining flexible and affordable enough to serve the needs of small to medium businesses. Dozens of Fortune 1000 companies, educators, small businesses and public sector organizations have chosen Ancept to help meet their media production, management and distribution needs.