WMI SELECT WAM!NET OPTICAL MEDIA SOLUTION

Warner Music International (WMI), one of the leading international music companies, have selected WAM!NET's Optical Media Solution to provide fast, digital transmission and delivery of the company's audio masters and packaging graphics files from their studios in the UK, US and Tokyo to their manufacturing facilities in Alsdorf, Germany.
With operations in more than 70 countries, WMI are home to some of the world's leading record companies and more than 1,000 artists. Supporting their production and commericalisation efforts, WMI already have incorporated WAM!NET networking services to transfer CD packaging artwork and graphics files, including labels, inlays and booklets, between their international offices, creative agencies and production facilities, replacing the costly, time-intensive process of shipping content on removable media via physical couriers.
In doing so, they have achieved significant improvement in efficiency and production, along with shorter publishing deadlines. With the Optical Media Solution, WMI now have expanded use of WAM!NET services to include digital distribution of CD audio master files for distribution and replication worldwide.
Each year, WME produces approximately 155 million CDs and 60 million DVDs.
The company handles the entire production process from receipt of CD/DVD masters from studios and packaging files from creative suppliers, to the final commercialised product, including disc replication, package printing, assembly and commercial distribution. With WAM!NET, WMME has been able to dramatically reduce turn times for disc and packaging production. (CD)