Pilat Media partners with a wide range of technology providers, ensuring that IBMS successfully integrates with third party systems to provide complete broadcast business solutions for its clients.

IBMS's open architecture enables tight integration between different modules of the system, whilst also enabling efficient integration with neighbouring systems within the broadcasting environment. With IBMS installations at broadcasters around the world, a wide range of interfaces has already been built for systems from the following partners:

• CA/EPG/DVB Providers

  • NDS

  • Microsoft Web TV

  • SeaChange for NVOD Services

  • Motorola

  • Philips

  • GI

  • Canal+

  • Liberate

• Automation/Media Asset Management Providers

  • HARRIS

  • Omnibus (see Corporate News section for Strategic Alliance announcement)

  • Sony

  • Drake / DAL

  • Florical

  • Odetics

  • TAS

  • Magna

  • Louth

  • SeaChange

  • nCUBE

  • MAPP

  • COMPASS

• Subtitling/Voice Over/Menu Generators Providers

  • Cavena

  • Screen

  • McCart

  • Pixel Power

• Financial Systems

  • SAP

  • Oracle Financials

• Ratings/Viewing Data

  • Nielsen

  • AGB Arianna

  • AGB Italia Adex

  • Oztam

  • ATR

• Music Reporting

  • MCPS

  • VPL

  • Buma

  • Stemra

• Sales interfaces

  • Break and Spot Loads

  • Ratings Import & Export

A full range of generic interfaces includes Web Services. Elements of the IBMS application logic are also exposed via an API, which provides the ability for an external vendor or external system to interface to the core product if required.

For more information, download the IBMS Interface Data sheet from the Info Center.

Reporting

Pilat Media's strategy with IBMS is to incorporate a range of business-critical reports. As standard within the system, IBMS is supplied with over 150 built-in reports covering all aspects of a broadcasters activity, from program acquisition cash flow reports to sales revenue reports and analyses. However, where extensive customized reporting is required, 'best of breed' third party tools (e.g. Business Objects, Crystal Reports or any Oracle-compatible system) are recommended for this purpose, and are actively supported through a range of database views.