Company


XenData provides digital archiving solutions focused on the needs of the media and entertainment industry. XenData's digital video archive flagship products employ an IT approach, using an open standard data tape format and archiving to high-performance tape and RAID using a standard file system interface.

The company was founded in 2001 by Dr. Philip Storey and Mark Broadbent.  In 2003, after two years of intensive development, XenData introduced its first digital archiving solutions to a number of key markets including media and entertainment, scientific and engineering applications and medical imaging. Although still operating in many of these markets today, XenData has carved out a significant position for itself in broadcast and the broader media and entertainment industry, gaining a considerable momentum in a short time.

Based on a standard file system, XenData software makes the digital video archive appear as a Windows logical drive letter which provides easy integration with other standards-based systems. Video files are written to data tape using the open standard POSIX tar format. This is important for long term archives because it means that files can be restored for decades to come using a wide range of native Linux and Unix operating systems, Windows Services for Unix - as well as using XenData software. When these standards based advantages are combined with the ability to deliver the high performance required for today's demanding video applications, XenData software provides a winning formula for the media and entertainment industry. As a result, XenData has over 300 digital video archiving installations worldwide, ranging from local TV stations, to video production companies, post-production organizations and some of the largest global broadcasters.