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Christopher Rence, President and CEOIn evidence management, evidence needs to be validated and used in court without objection. For this need, Rimage provides ‘Defense in Layers,’ starting with its WORM technology, in which data can only be written once and cannot be modified. Combined with ‘chain of custody’ technology, this allows for complete transparency regarding the source of information, the parties involved in transferring information and who has control over the information at any given time. Even when the information is no longer needed, chain of custody continues to validate evidence by disclosing information on its location and method of disposal.
Rimage’s proprietary APIs digest a client’s data in any format. It is then converted to the client’s preferred media type and indexed for easy access. Through this workflow, clients can view the data, but the information cannot be modified.
One example of how Rimage’s technology works: A government agency had collected sensitive data from different media types that was meant to protect vulnerable people. The information had to be presented in court and needed to be tracked to avoid being challenged. Rimage helped this client by validating their data, tracking the data lifecycle and making the data immutable. The evidence pieces did not need to be validated one by one and could be validated using the lifecycle management process.
Rimage understands and provides solutions to its clients from a technology, software and proof-of-concept standpoint. It is currently working with an agency on a new media type to meet their unique needs, with a 90-day sprint to deliver a customized solution.
We’re helping people think outside the box of the technology we provide, the technology they already have in their company and the solutions we can customize for better evidence management
With its 40 year history and global presence, Rimage has helped numerous clients in different verticals, such as finance, medicine, retail and law enforcement. The organization integrates its evidence management systems with its clients’ existing processes without changing them by leveraging its platform offerings of ‘Defense in Layers’ and ‘chain of custody.’ Rimage’s experienced and dedicated team is its cornerstone and strength.
Company
RIMAGE
Management
Christopher Rence, President and CEO
Description
Rimage develops and manufactures systems for digital data distribution and archiving. It uses concepts such as 'defence in layers' and 'chain of custody' to helps its clients around the world in verticles such as finance, medicine, retail, and law enforcement.
MINNEAPOLIS - A global leader in data stewardship, Rimage, announced today the launch of its AI-enabled digital asset management solution, SOPHIA. Empowering organizations to ingest and manage any data type from any source, SOPHIA helps organizations automate and enrich global digital assets into a single repository.
According to Dataversity, approximately 90% of data created within organizations is unstructured. This creates massive amounts of orphaned data, resulting in wasted time, added storage expense, and increased business risk. Organizations need a simple storage infrastructure to allow for easy collaboration that is customizable to account for unique business requirements and permission controls.
"Complexity for storing and accessing data is increasing exponentially, which will only continue with the adoption of AI and machine learning. Organizations need good data stewardship processes in place to ensure data is accessible, usable, safe, and trusted," said Philippe Nicolas, analyst and market observer at Coldago Research. "Rimage's SOPHIA is a superb digital asset management solution that is easy to use, flexible in nature, and built for security."
Designed with flexibility and enabled with AI-powered metadata extraction capabilities, SOPHIA provides the following functionality:
• Automated and scalable ingestion – Eliminate manual efforts and associated errors by effortlessly capturing and processing data from any source, including images, videos, documents, PDFs, audio files, and more.
• Powerful contextualization – Drive operational efficiencies and improve productivity with rich and contextual metadata to make assets easily searchable. Customize filter fields, upload requirements, and workflow controls to suit unique business requirements.
• Easy search and retrieval – Instantly locate specific digital assets using advanced AI-powered search capabilities. Using advanced metadata filtering capabilities, spend less time searching and more time completing tasks.
• Security-first controls – Keep sensitive data secure using advanced permission controls, maintain business continuity by preserving a global repository for mission-critical data, and ensure regulatory compliance with robust data governance features.
"Our new SOPHIA solution harnesses Rimage's decades of data stewardship experience and applies it to create a service that helps companies with the most complex data management and governance requirements to streamline data ingestion for easy collaboration and business optimization," said Christopher Rence, CEO of Rimage. "Digital asset management is a critical component for how modern organizations build a framework to manage their data throughout its entire lifecycle."
SOPHIA's global file-sync technology makes your most vital files available no matter your location or connection and seamlessly syncs all changes back to the SOPHIA library. It works with any native Windows or OSX application, eliminating any need for plug-ins or third-party applications, and data can be stored in the cloud, on-premise, or in a hybrid model.