Media 100 Qualifies RAID, Inc. Storage Solutions for the
New Version 11 Systems
Optimizing the performance
of the new family of SD and HD NLE products with industry leading IT storage
solutions
Release Date: July 20, 2006
Marlborough, MA & Lawrence, MA- Media
100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate,
broadcast, post production, and multi-media industries, today announced
the qualification of RAID Incorporated’s Falcon Series storage solutions
for their new version 11 product line; Media 100 HD Suite, Media 100 HDe
and Media 100 SDe. “We have a long history with the team at RAID
and work hand-in-hand with them to ensure Media 100 systems gain the maximum
performance and throughput from RAID’s outstanding storage products,”
comments Rob Newman, product manager, Media 100. “The qualification
of RAID’s Falcon series provides our Media 100 customers a proven,
high-quality IT storage product that they can cost effectively scale according
their capacity needs.”
The New Media 100 Version 11 Systems
The Media 100 company began shipping the new version 11 systems –
Media 100 HD Suite, Media 100 HDe, and Media 100 SDe - in June 2006. In
addition to the qualification of the RAID, Inc. Falcon series products,
the new version 11 systems offer 10-bit uncompressed HD and SD editing
capabilities, support for broadcast-quality format conversions, and increased
system performance leveraging Mac OS X® and AJA Video OEM solutions.
The new Media 100 solutions also represent the first step towards native
integration with the Boris FX product line, bringing the world-class compositing
and effects technology seamlessly within the Media 100 interface. “The
Falcon series provides high-capacity, high-bandwidth storage for use in
data-intensive application environments such as Media 100 and Boris FX,”
explains Marc DiZoglio, Executive Vice President at RAID Inc. “With
rapid changes in media technology, the evolution of cross-digital platforms,
the need for increased creative inspiration and cost-efficient execution,
the Falcon series outperforms other storage systems on the market while
offering exceptional value and low cost.”
RAID Falcon Series Storage Solutions
With the Falcon II and III storage products, Media 100 users can now maximize
up to 3.4TB capacity per system and 7,200 RPM to ensure fast access to
data including multi-gigabyte graphic and digital image files. The Falcon
II performance is based on new architecture which incorporates a 266 MHz
ASIC, integrated dual PCI-X bus design and support for double data rate
(DDR) memory which provides internal bandwidth up to 2GB/sec, making it
ideal for high-throughput applications.
The Falcon III series of 4Gb Fibre to SATA-2 storage systems
were designed for environments that demand the ultimate in performance
such as cluster, database server, short window disk-to-disk backup, and
video editing/compositing applications such as Media 100 and Boris FX.
"We consider the 3TB RAID Inc. Falcon and Media 100's
editor as the ultimate solution, allowing us to maintain several major
ongoing projects online at once. Editing in 22 languages for an international
company like Alltech keeps our project schedule very tight,” comments
Chad Robinson, editor for corporate media, Alltech Inc. “The Media
100/ RAID Inc. Falcon combination gives us the affordable flexibility
needed to serve our market of 85+ countries around the world."
Pricing and Availability
Media 100 version 11 is available from Media 100's worldwide Authorized
Reseller channel or direct from Media 100 (www.media100.com).
The new Media 100 NLE systems start at $2495 US SRP. Media 100 sw, a software-based
companion to existing Media 100 systems, is available for $395 US SRP.
RAID Pricing; both RAID Falcon II and III products are available
through RAID authorized partners or direct from RAID, Inc. (www.raidinc.com).
Pricing and configurations vary based on capacity points and redundancy
options.
Click
here to view the Media 100 HD Compatible Peripherals Guide
About RAID Incorporated
Headquartered in Lawrence, MA, RAID Incorporated is a managed storage services
provider (MSSP) and designs customized storage systems and solutions. RAID
Incorporated's flagship service StorageWatch® is the industries only
real-time monitoring and managed storage service which reduces customers
total cost of ownership by reducing operational costs associated with maintaining
and administering storage systems while increasing data availability. Since
1994, RAID has been devoted to researching and developing leading edge technologies
while providing twenty-four hour support services to become one of the industry
leaders. RAID specializes in solving compute, application, and disaster
recovery needs with a unique platform combining hardware, software, and
services. www.raidinc.com
About Red River Computer Company
Red River Computer Company is a worldwide provider of information technology
solutions to the United States Federal government, its prime and sub-contractors
and the New England enterprise market. Since its inception in 1995, Red
River has been a vendor of choice, winning awards for its value pricing
and unsurpassed service. The company’s strong, mutually beneficial
relationships with its customers and partners have generated more than
80% of sales from repeat business. Red River has formed strategic alliances
with the leading providers of enterprise network hardware, servers, storage
and software. These partnerships enable Red River to offer the latest
technology and the most comprehensive solutions to its valued customers.
Headquartered in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Red River has regional offices
in California, Massachusetts, and Virginia. For more information please
call 1-800-769-3060 or visit www.redriver.com
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