1 Beyond Announces Industry's Most Powerful and Cost-Effective Shared Storage Area Network.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NAB2004 SOMERVILLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2004 First Ever SAN to Support up to 32 Simultaneous Streams of Full Resolution 10-Bit Uncompressed HD Video; Prices Start at under $35K 1 Beyond, Inc., a leading provider of digital video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. and compositing systems, today announced 1 Beyond Harmony (TM), the industry's first Shared Storage Area Network (SAN) capable of supporting multiple streams (from 2 to 32 editing, compositing and on-air systems) of full resolution 10-bit uncompressed HD video. With basic configurations starting at just $35,000, the 1 Beyond Harmony SAN is not only the most powerful shared HD SAN on the market, but the most cost-effective. Already tried and tested at major networks and by large-scale users, Harmony is available immediately and will be showcased at NAB on 1Beyond's booth (#3716). Harmony is the result of 20 man years of development and the culmination of a close collaboration between 1 Beyond and some of the world's top storage component manufacturers. Harmony is ideal for broadcasters and post-production facilities of all sizes, looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a scalable, high-performance yet affordable shared storage solution that can handle the highest quality, full resolution HD as well as SD and DV formats. "There will be a lot of discussion about HD at NAB, as usual - whether uncompressed is necessary, or whether compressed is preferable because of storage/cost savings. With Harmony, we're just taking that topic out of the discussion. There's no longer any need to trade off resolution for storage savings. Harmony is available today, not based on the promises of future developments, and fully capable of handling simultaneous multi-stream uncompressed HD video," comments Terry Cullen, 1 Beyond's founder and 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. . Harmony is fully scaleable and can be configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: to handle up to 256 TBs of data and allows for storing both SD and HD on the same volumes. Each workstation has an automatically variable amount of storage and there is no maximum storage limit per workstation. Harmony also comes complete with an extensive set of media asset management tools. The 1 Beyond Harmony Shared SAN ensures complete control over any rapidly growing storage environment with a powerful, yet simple to use, management interface. With its centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. management, anytime administration, configuration flexibility, storage consolidation and data replication features, Harmony enables users to implement a storage strategy that's conducive con·du·cive adj. Tending to cause or bring about; contributive: working conditions not conducive to productivity. See Synonyms at favorable. to the achievement of their business goals. Like all 1 Beyond systems, Harmony is built on an open architecture and based on world standards. This means that users can build their pipeline on heterogeneous systems heterogeneous system n. A chemical system that contains various distinct and mechanically separable parts or phases, such as a suspension. and make the most efficient use of the storage capacity that they already own. "It is the end of the tyranny Tyranny Big Brother omnipresent leader of a totalitarian nightmare world. [Br. Lit.: 1984] Creon rules Thebes with cruel decrees. [Gk. Lit.: Antigone] Gessler Austrian governor treats Swiss despotically; shot by Tell. of proprietary systems that have thus far dominated the professional video market," says Terry Cullen. Customers are not happy with proprietary solutions because they do not want to be locked into one vendor's technology path and pricing. By choosing Harmony, they can enjoy the flexibility of a totally open system." Key features of the 1 Beyond Harmony Shared SAN: Complete Scalability: -- 2 to 32+ 1 Beyond HD Workstations -- 100s of hours of HD -- Performance scalable from SD to full 1080i HD -- Grow dynamically while live High Performance: -- 840 MB/s per controller -- Up to 13.5 Gb/s aggregate throughput -- Fiber Channel connection at 2 Gb/s -- Simultaneous reading and writing up to 1080i format Flexibility: -- Central shared storage conveniently located wherever suitable -- Up to 1 Km Fiber Channel workstation connection -- Can be utilized for management of all assets -- Can be tied into 1 Beyond's Redline red·line v. red·lined, red·lin·ing, red·lines v.intr. 1. To refuse home mortgages or home insurance to areas or neighborhoods deemed poor financial risks. 2. Render Farm(TM) shared processing engines Efficiency: -- Harmony allows each connected workstation to have an automatically variable amount of storage -- No maximum storage limit per workstation compared to direct connect storage -- Improved efficiencies, lower TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. and higher 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). Manageability: -- Central backup of all media assets -- One location for storage maintenance and management -- Total open systems environment Workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. Improvement: -- No need for file copying File copying is creation of a new file which has the same content as an existing file. All operating systems include file copying in the user interface, like "cp" in Unix and "copy" in MS-DOS; operating systems with GUIs usually provide copy-and-paste or drag-and-drop to gain access (significant for multi-GB files) -- All graphics, stills and video immediately available to all departments -- Simultaneous reading and writing means editing can begin while video is still loading About 1 Beyond Founded in 1996, 1 Beyond, Inc. manufactures professional PC-based video editing and compositing systems at a fraction of the cost of traditional high-end systems. This value leadership is due to constant technical innovation including 8 years of industry firsts. 1 Beyond delivers turnkey See turnkey system. video systems that provide customers with the highest performance and quality digital workflow In print publishing, using the computer to lay out text and illustrations prior to creating film negatives for every page or going directly to plate. Prior to digital workflow, the typesetting and pre-press stages were far more time consuming and labor-intensive. in DV, SD and now full 10-bit uncompressed HD. The company offers a wide range of systems including award-winning Laptops, Desktops, Mobiles and Rack mounts used in all phases of editing and compositing. All 1 Beyond's systems are designed with true open architecture and built on products which are based on world standards. This insures the customer a continued upgrade path and hence, the longest period for ROI and non-obsolescence. For more information visit www.1Beyond.com. |
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