1 Beyond[TM] Announces EzHDSAN[TM], the Industry's First Plug-and-Play HD SAN for Macs and PCs.-- Easily installed system offers up to 96TBs of RAID 6 protected storage; allows multi-stream, real-time HD editing for up to 14 simultaneous users; pricing starts at $8,995 -- SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- 1 Beyond[TM], Inc. a leading provider of digital video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. and compositing systems, today announced the 1 Beyond EzHDSAN[TM], the industry's first plug-and-play SAN to provide up to 96 TBs of RAID 6 protected storage, allowing multi-stream, real-time HD editing for up to 14 simultaneous users. Thanks to a unique patent-pending design, the 1 Beyond EzHDSAN is extremely easy to install, using a single standard Ethernet cable to connect each workstation to the SAN. The new shared storage solution for both Mac and PC is available immediately with prices starting at $8,995. The 1 Beyond EzHDSAN will be showcased for the first time at the 2009 NAB Show (Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. , April 20th to 23rd 2009) in booth SL8625. "We designed our new EzHDSAN with three main objectives in mind: reliability, simplicity, and high performance. It also happens to be the most cost effective in the industry, with the lowest cost of ownership, price per seat, cost per terabyte and cost of installation of any shared HD SAN storage in the industry," comments Terry Cullen, 1 Beyond's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and founder. The 1 Beyond EzHDSAN[TM] is available as a completely pre-configured and tested turnkey solution. It requires no technical knowledge, no intermediate switches, complicated wiring or Fibre Optics. It can be installed by an operator in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
The 1 Beyond EzHDSAN[TM] system starts with an 8 disk model with 16TBs and can scale up to 24, 48 or 96 TBs of raw data and supports simultaneous real-time HD multi-stream editing in the most popular formats including DVCPRO Panasonic's variant of the DV (Digital Video) format, which provides higher quality by increasing tape speed and track width. It uses metal particle tape for added reliability and also adds a cueing track for enhanced editing. HD, P2, VariCam, AVC-Intra, XDCAM EX, HDV (High Definition Video) The high-definition, wide screen version of the DV magnetic tape format. Like DV, HDV recording moves at a constant data rate and stores data on the same DV and MiniDV tapes as SD camcorders. , DNX DNX Departmental Network eXchange DNX Dynamic Network X-connect DNX Domain Name Exchange 220HD, M-JPEG See MPEG. M-JPEG - Moving JPEG , MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 2 / I-frame, ProRes 422, Infinity JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. 2000 and others. It is designed to handle from 6 to 14 users/workstations, and can also be connected to a company's Local Area Network (Ethernet), allowing an unlimited number of authorized users to store and retrieve data at very high bandwidth. 1 Beyond's new EzHDSAN also features RAID 6 (or dual RAID 6) protection, allowing for 2 (or 4) disk failures without experiencing any data loss. It also has the ability to define Hot Standby disks to automatically replace any failed disks 24/7 without intervention. Featuring predictive failure technology, the EzHDSAN continually monitors data disk performance. Should any parameters deviate from the acceptable norm, or should there be a failure, the EzHDSAN can send a warning email to 3 separate parties. In turn, the disk controller and individual drives can be interrogated remotely through a separate Ethernet port without disturbing users or disrupting their work, so that maintenance can be performed at the appropriate time, thereby greatly increasing efficiency. About 1 Beyond Founded in 1996, 1 Beyond, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of professional PC-based video editing, compositing and storage systems at a fraction of the cost of traditional high-end systems. This value leadership is due to constant technical innovation, including 11 years of industry firsts. 1 Beyond delivers turnkey video end-to-end solutions that provide customers with the highest performance and quality digital workflow in all video formats including both compressed and uncompressed HD. The company offers a wide range of systems including award-winning laptops, desktops, mobiles and Storage Area Networks used in all phases of editing and compositing. All 1 Beyond systems are designed with true open architecture and built on world standards. This ensures the customer a continued upgrade path and hence, the longest period for ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). and non-obsolescence. For more information, visit www.1Beyond.com or call 877-One-Beyond. High-resolution images are available for download from: ftp.1beyond.com USER: 1bguest, PASSWORD: 1bguest, folder "Press Photos" |
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