Archiware

News Summary:

On April 14, 2026, Archiware marked its 25th year in data management software by presenting the new P5 Version 8.0 at NAB Show 2026, which streamlines data protection across its archive, backup, and synchronization modules. Previously, discussions around P5 Version 8.0 on March 5, 2026, emphasized its role in providing smarter control, visibility, compliance, and workflow integration for modern media archives, addressing needs for immediate asset access and security. This followed insights on March 3, 2026, regarding increasing inquiries from large enterprises and institutional organizations seeking P5 Archive to manage vast accumulated data volumes and spiking storage costs. Archiware officially released P5 Version 8.0 on February 9, 2026, introducing new features such as Cloud Sync Plans in P5 Synchronize, which enables scheduled data replication or migration between storage hosts and S3-compatible object storage. Earlier, on January 21, 2026, the company explored smart cold storage solutions during a webinar with Geyser Data, demonstrating an end-to-end workflow where media assets are archived using Archiware P5 Archive and written directly into Geyser Data’s cloud-based cold storage platform.