Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: It's Official: Dolby now owns Doremi

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Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 11-04-2014, 11:06 AM:

Just received the release today. Dolby now, officially, owns Doremi. Furthermore, all Doremi product will be branded Dolby going forward (existing stock will not be re-badged but new stock will carry the Dolby name).

So who is the #1 server company now? [Razz]

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 11-04-2014, 12:01 PM:

I just wonder which font they'll use on the new gear.
[Confused]

Posted by Ken Lackner (Member # 1002) on 11-04-2014, 12:04 PM:

Are they going to maintain the Doremi product line? What about offices and support staff?

Posted by Mitchell Dvoskin (Member # 751) on 11-04-2014, 12:16 PM:

I would suspect that they will take what they want from the Doremi hardware/software and incorporate it into their products, eventually discontinuing the Doremi. Time will tell.

Sony has not had a good track record of maintaining separate brands, especially in the professional products divisions.

Posted by Marco Giustini (Member # 4544) on 11-04-2014, 12:45 PM:

I did not realise that new Doremi servers will be Dolby branded! [Big Grin]

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 11-04-2014, 01:43 PM:

For now...they are maintaining both product lines. I would suspect that there would be a merging of them in time, however. As for staff...again, from what I hear...both are still on but again, I would have to think that there would be a consolidation.

Posted by Carsten Kurz (Member # 5396) on 11-04-2014, 07:02 PM:

more software RAIDs...

- Carsten

Posted by Marcel Birgelen (Member # 6801) on 11-04-2014, 07:07 PM:

For a storage device, like a NAS, that has nothing else to do besides "storing stuff" and putting it on the network, I don't really mind software RAID. Actually, there are several software RAID systems like ZFS already outperforming many entry- and mid-sized hardware storage solutions.

But for a box (a playout server would probably qualify) that has a lot more to do, hardware RAID should still be preferable.

Posted by Jarod Reddig (Member # 6363) on 11-05-2014, 01:31 AM:

All be damn. I wonder why Doremi wanted to sell? Must of been a great offer.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 11-05-2014, 01:58 AM:

Definitely will give GDC a run for its money ....

Posted by Carsten Kurz (Member # 5396) on 11-07-2014, 06:59 AM:

http://www.dcinematoday.com/dc/extURLs.aspx?id=417
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(Reuters) - Dolby Laboratories (DLB.N) on Monday received EU clearance for its acquisition of digital cinema technology group Doremi, the European Commission said.

The Commission, which acts as the competition watchdog in the 28-member bloc, said that while there was overlap between the two companies in the digital cinema servers business, the merger did not distort the market.

"The proposed transaction would not lead to any anti-competitive effects because of the presence of alternative suppliers, the fast-moving nature of the market and the ease of switching for customers," the Commission said in a statement on Monday.

In February, Dolby said it had agreed to acquire Doremi for $92.5 million in cash and $20 million in contingent consideration.

(Reporting by Robert-Jan Bartunek; editing by Adrian Croft)
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No anti-competitive effects... well, as a matter of fact, in some areas of the world there is only Dolby or Doremi to choose from, I have yet to see a Qube or GDC in the wild around here.

Meanwhile, Doremi already adjusted their support contacts to reflect the final aquisition:

http://support.doremitechno.org/index.php/news/news-letter/630-doremi-dolby-support-comtacts

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AMERICAS
Please contact the Americas support team by phone at +1-415-645-4900.
At the prompt, please select option 3 for cinema support, and then select option 1 for Dolby product support
or option 2 for Doremi product support.
In addition, you can send an email to the Americas support team:
Doremi products: doremisupport@dolby.com
Dolby products: customersupport@dolby.com
EMEA
Please contact the EMEA support team by phone at +44-1793-842-130.
At the prompt, please select option 3 for cinema support, and then select option 1 for Dolby product support
or option 2 for Doremi product support.
In addition, you can create a case on the Doremi support portal: http://support.doremitechno.org/ticketing
You can send an email to the EMEA support team:
Doremi products: doremisupportemea@dolby.com
Dolby products: customersupport@dolby.com
APAC
Please contact the APAC support team by phone at + 86-10-5910-3066.
At the prompt, please select option 3 for cinema support, and then select option 1 for Dolby product support
or option 2 for Doremi product support.
In addition, you can send an email to the APAC support team:
Doremi products: doremisupportasia@dolby.com
Dolby products: customersupport@dolby.com
JAPAN
Please contact the Japan support team by phone at + 86-10-5910-3066.
At the prompt, please select option 3 for cinema support, and then select option 1 for Dolby product support
or option 2 for Doremi product support.
In addition, you can send an email to the Japan support team:
Doremi products: doremisupportjapan@dolby.com
Dolby products: customersupport@dolby.com
These contacts can assist with technical issues, return material authorization (RMA), software downloads,
Doremi license message (DLM) generation, and general questions.
In addition, for Dolby products, the customer can log a case on the Dolby support portal at
www.dolbycustomer.com or send an email to the support team at customersupport@dolby.com.

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WHOM DO I CONTACT FOR SUPPORT FOR MY BROADCAST PRODUCTS?

AMERICAS
Please contact the Americas support team by phone at +1-415-645-4900.
At the prompt, please select option 2 for broadcast support, and then select option 1 for Dolby product
support or option 2 for Doremi product support.
In addition, you can send an email to the Americas support team:
Doremi products: doremisupport@dolby.com
Dolby products: broadcastsupport@dolby.com
EMEA
Please contact the EMEA support team by phone at +44-1793-842-130.
At the prompt, please select option 2 for broadcast support, and then select option 1 for Dolby product
support or option 2 for Doremi product support
In addition, you can create a case on the Doremi support portal: http://support.doremitechno.org/ticketing
You can send an email to the EMEA support team:
Doremi products: doremisupportemea@dolby.com
Dolby products: broadcastsupport@dolby.com
APAC
Please contact the APAC support team by phone at + 86-10-5910-3066.
At the prompt, please select option 2 for broadcast support, and then select option 1 for Dolby product
support or option 2 for Doremi product support.
In addition, you can send an email to the APAC support team:
Doremi products: doremisupportasia@dolby.com
Dolby products: broadcastsupport@dolby.com
JAPAN
Please contact the Japan support team by phone at + 86-10-5910-3066.
At the prompt, please select option 2 for broadcast support, and then select option 1 for Dolby product
support or option 2 for Doremi product support.
In addition, you can send an email to the Japan support team:
Doremi products: doremisupportjapan@dolby.com
Dolby products: broadcastsupport@dolby.com
These contacts can assist with technical issues, RMA, software downloads, DLM generation, and general
questions.

In addition, for Dolby products, the customer can log a case on the Dolby support portal at
www.dolbycustomer.com or send an email to the support team at customersupport@dolby.com
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- Carsten