Abu Dhabi Media completes digital archiving project-phase 1

Abu Dhabi, April 15, 2013 (WAM) - Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its pioneering digital archiving initiative on Sunday. The project’s first phase has seen the restoration and conversion of more than three million of the company’s rare and historical media material into digital form, using the latest digital archiving technology. ADM’s digital archiving project is a nine-year programme that aims to restore and protect the company’s historical videos, sound files and documents, by converting them into a secure digital format. Set for completion in 2020, the archiving project is divided into a number of stages, beginning with the foundation phase, which ADM has successfully completed on time over the past two years. ADM will be engaging an international archiving firm, with expertise in this type of digital archiving, to partner with the company and oversee the remaining stages of the project, in order to ensure it is completed according to international best practice.