Communications
Better rights management with RightsLogic
9 May 2008
RSG Media Systems has released version 2.5 of RightsLogic, its programme and rights management product suite. The solution was previewed in the Microsoft booth at last month's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas.
RSG Media operates implementation of the solution in three distinct phases. In Phase I, the company offers the core modules of the RightsLogic suite on Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft .NET including: Asset Maintenance to store metadata about content assets and elements; Rights In to store deal level information about acquisition, development, co-production, and other inbound content and element deals; and Rights Out, a module that supports licensing deals and program sales.
In Phase II a robust service oriented architecture (SOA) developed on Windows Communication Foundation is implemented to further enable the use of the product as a ‘rights engine’ and make critical rights information available to neighbouring applications. This phase includes modules on Finance, and Planning & Scheduling on SQL Server.
In Phase III, configurable workflow modules developed on Windows Workflow Foundation are implemented. This allows customers to design their own workflows for the product; better supporting their unique processes and enabling deep integration with Microsoft’s core products such as SharePoint 2007, Office and Dynamics AX.
“The Microsoft development platform allows us to go to market quickly with rich enterprise solutions,” said Mukesh Sehgal, president and CEO at RSG Media Systems. “It made sense to offer our software on SQL Server to lower the total cost of ownership and to better utilise other Microsoft technologies such as Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation.”
“We see RSG Media as a highly respected leader in rights management for media and entertainment, and we are extremely pleased at the opportunity to work with them to deliver innovative solutions to the industry,” said Gabriele Di Piazza, managing director in the Communications Sector group at Microsoft. “RightsLogic brings added depth to the Microsoft portfolio of platforms and solutions, and greatly increases our overall value proposition to our customers.