The software now provides full Mac OS X compatibility across all product components, a new Mac-specific administration interface and new support for Apple Xsan and other shared file systems. ADA’s new features, together with the software’s integration with Apple’s Final Cut Server.

Atempo Digital Archive enables the automated and end-user triggered movement of data from primary disk onto archival media. It integrates into the most complex digital workflows to help organizations improve the overall management of their digital assets while reducing storage costs, says Atempo Chief Technical Officer Mark Sutter. Previously available on Windows, Linux and Solaris platforms, the ADA server’s new support for Mac OS X gives dedicated Mac environments the ability to administer and operate the software without having to introduce and maintain another operating system. ADA’s administration console is also now native to Mac OS X and has been enhanced to improve the software’s ease-of-use.

Atempo furthers its commitment to meeting the data management needs of media and entertainment customers with ADA’s new support for Apple Xsan and Quantum StorNext, Sutter says. These shared file systems are commonly deployed in the creative industries alongside Final Cut Server, Apple’s digital asset management and workflow automation software. ADA fully integrates with Final Cut Server, giving customers the ability to use Atempo’s file archiving solution as a key part of the digital media workflow.

With ADA, end-users working on storage-intensive projects can move data into archival media as needed using the Final Cut Server Client. ADA 2.3 also includes new support for EMC Celerra NAS used as primary storage. The integration enables ADA to leave stubs on the EMC Celerra when the files have been moved to archive media.