EiDR News

EIDR Power User Group Leverages Member Knowledge, Influence

The EIDR Power User Group is looking to continue leveraging member knowledge and influence this year, according to EIDR board members. “Something that has always moved EIDR forward from the beginning is when actual users are doing important things, sharing it with colleagues... More

EIDR 2.5 to Launch April 25

LOS ANGELES — The latest significant stack improvement to EIDR, EIDR 2.5, will launch on Saturday, April 25, bringing with it reliability and resilience for both registry and de-duplication, 100% compatibility with the current installed base, and significant performance improve... More

The Engineer’s Room: Happy Lateran Treaty Day

As you all well know, February 11 is celebrated each year as Lateran Treaty Day in Vatican City, marking, as it does, the anniversary of the 1929 treaty between the Italian state and the Holy See that established Vatican City as a sovereign state, situated entirely within the cit... More

EIDR’s Got You Covered: 2020 Oscar Nominations

Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards are out and this year 57 different movies have been recognized with 124 individual nominations in 24 separate categories, led by Joker with 11 nominations in total including Best Picture, Best Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), and Best Director (Tod... More

The Engineer’s Room: A Look Back at a Look Ahead

2019 was an eventful year, but it may turn out to be most memorable for what didn’t happen. Audiovisual works – movies, TV programs, and video games – are often set in an unspecified future with flying cars and everyone wearing matching jumpsuits, but some works put a speci... More

A Message From EIDR’s Executive Director

As most of you know, the Board has asked me to serve as Interim Executive Director following Will Kreth’s departure. It is a familiar role for me, since I was part of the original founding team of EIDR and its first executive officer, as well as a Board member since launch. ... More

EIDR’s Got You Covered: 2020 Golden Globe Nominations

EIDR would like to congratulate all of the nominees for the 77th Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The awards telecast, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will air live on Sunday, Jan. 5. Best Motion Picture – Drama 1917 10.5... More

The Engineer’s Room: New, For Christmas

There are various debates as to when the Christmas season officially begins. In the US, traditionalists and other right-thinking individuals put it on the Friday after Thanksgiving, introduced by the appearance of Santa Claus at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (F... More

The Engineer’s Room: Remember November

Remember November Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot.   Now that the Type 2 diabetes-inducing sugar-fest that is Halloween, has been celebrated in the United Sta... More

The Engineer’s Room: National Dessert Month

As everyone knows, October is National Dessert Month.[1] In honor of this, we’ve scoured the Internet for the best list of the best cooking programs on television. There are many such lists out there, but we’ve settled on Ranker’s list of The Best Cooking TV Shows of All Ti... More