Avid Ships Latest Versions of Avid Unity Shared-Storage Systems.TEWKSBURY, Mass. -- Company delivers 192 TB capacity for Avid Unity ISIS Avid Unity ISIS is an industrial-strength media storage system developed for use in professional video postproduction. ISIS stands for Infinitely Scalable Intelligent S , sets new benchmarks across the line Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID. Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AVID) today announced the immediate availability of its new Avid Unity(TM) shared-storage solutions - the Avid Unity LANshare 4.2, Unity MediaNetwork 4.2, and Avid Unity ISIS(TM) 1.1 systems. Announced at NAB 2006, all of the latest versions of Avid's shared-storage systems offer significant increases in storage, doubling the capacity of Avid Unity LANshare and MediaNetwork systems, and tripling the capacity of the Avid Unity ISIS system. The Avid Unity family also supports Avid(R) Interplay(TM) - the world's first nonlinear workflow engine Workflow engine is a software application meant to manage and execute modeled business processes. It is a key component in workflow technology. It will typically make use of a database server. (scheduled to ship in Q3 2006) and Avid's Open Storage Initiative (OSI (1) (Open System Interconnection) An ISO standard for worldwide communications that defines a framework for implementing protocols in seven layers. Control is passed from one layer to the next, starting at the application layer in one station, proceeding to the ), which enables customers to run virtually any third party Mac OS X or Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. content creation system, including nonlinear editing See nonlinear video editing. , compositing, 3D animation, and script writing tools, on Avid shared storage. "Whether deploying high-resolution workflows or pursuing broader team-based collaboration, our customers need more capacity, flexibility, and functionality with their storage systems," said Andy Dale, senior product manager for storage and networking at Avid. "While many broadcasters and post facilities are primarily Avid-based for editorial, they also want to tie other creative applications to their storage network to maximize efficiency. Our new Avid Unity product line addresses headroom head·room n. 1. Space above one's head, as in a motor vehicle, above a doorway, or in a tunnel; clearance. 2. Electronics Dynamic headroom. and connectivity better than ever before with massive capacity increases, support for third party creative applications, and support for Avid Interplay, Avid's nonlinear workflow engine. With all of these new capabilities, we're looking forward to expanding our shared-storage customer base - within Avid content creation environments and beyond." The new Avid Unity systems offer new file system innovations to deliver increased performance, and 500 GB drives to boost overall capacity. Highlights of specific systems include: --Avid Unity LANshare system version 4.2 - provides turnkey real-time collaboration with twice the storage capacity - up to 8 terabytes (TB) - of previous versions using the new LANserver LP (Low Profile), an integrated storage and server device featuring 16-drives in a three-rack unit (3U) size. All Version 4.2 systems offer Fibre Channel and Ethernet connectivity. Pricing for Avid Unity LANshare systems starts at $24,995 USMSRP. --Avid Unity MediaNetwork system version 4.2 - offers twice the storage capacity - up to 40 TB - of previous versions using the new three-rack unit (3U) MEDIArray(TM) LP array with 4-Gigabit Fibre Channel connectivity for mid- to large-size facilities handling multi-stream, high-resolution projects in a real-time collaborative environment. Pricing starts at $57,215 USMSRP. --Avid Unity ISIS system version 1.1 - offers three times the storage capacity - up to an unprecedented 192 TB - of previous versions, with support for 150 active users, compatibility with Mac OS X (Tiger) and Windows XP workstations, and the extraordinary resiliency of Avid's distributed intelligence The placing of processing capability in terminals and other peripheral devices. Intelligent terminals handle screen layouts, data entry validation and other pre-processing steps. Intelligence placed into disk drives and other peripherals relieves the central computer from routine tasks. architecture for 24/7 availability. Pricing starts at $106,995 USMSRP. For more information, please visit www.avid.com/unityFamily/. About Avid Technology, Inc. Avid Technology, Inc. is the world leader in digital nonlinear media creation, management, and distribution solutions, enabling film, video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast professionals to work more efficiently, productively, and creatively. For more information about the company's Oscar(R), Grammy(R), and Emmy(R) award-winning products and services, please visit: www.avid.com. (C) 2006 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product features, specifications, system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. , and availability are subject to change without notice. All prices are USMSRP for the U.S. and Canada only and are subject to change without notice. Contact your local Avid office or reseller for prices outside the U.S. and Canada. Avid, Film Composer, Digidesign, Pro Tools, Avid Unity, Avid Unity ISIS, Interplay and MEDIArray are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. Avid received an Oscar statuette representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design, and engineering of the Avid Film Composer(R) system for motion picture editing. Digidesign, Avid's audio division, received an Oscar statuette representing the 2003 Scientific and Technical Award for the design, development, and implementation of its Pro Tools(R) digital audio workstation A digital audio workstation (DAW) is a system designed to record, edit and play back digital audio. A key feature of DAWs is the ability to freely manipulate recorded sounds, much like a word processor manipulates typed words. . Academy Award and Oscar are trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Emmy is a registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. Grammy is a trademark of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is a U.S. , Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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