Ciprico's New High Performance Storage Solution is Highlighted at Siggraph 2001 Exhibition; Single FibreSTORE 2210 Array Provides Over 1.5 TB of Content Storage.Business Editors & Technology Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2001 Ciprico (Nasdaq:CPCI See CompactPCI. ) today announced their 2 Gb storage solution, the FibreSTORE 2210, will be featured in Square USA's exhibit at the Siggraph show. The Siggraph exhibition showcases the world's leading software, hardware, and services for computer graphics and interactive techniques. Ciprico's FibreSTORE 2210 provides 400 MB/sec. per enclosure, doubling the data delivery speed of today's typical disk array. This cutting edge technology meets the demands of a multitude of applications and is particularly suited for film animation, content creation, film scanning and HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates playback. Square USA, a production company located in Honolulu, has utilized Ciprico storage as the base of the creative technology in their computer graphics and animation for motion picture production. Their outstanding display of animation technology at the show includes high speed, HDTV playback of movie trailers for the recently released "Final Fantasy This article is about the Final Fantasy franchise. For the video game, see Final Fantasy (video game). For other uses, see Final Fantasy (disambiguation). Final Fantasy ( : The Spirits Within" running from Ciprico's FibreSTORE 2210. Ciprico is the first to bring a true 2 Gb solution to the entertainment and digital broadcast industry. Denser, faster and more reliable, a single FibreSTORE 2210 array provides over 1.5 TB of content storage. The sustained 400 MB/sec. performance delivers real-time playback for a wide range of content resolutions, from D1 at 20 MB/sec. all the way to the 380 MB/sec. demanded of 2K film resolution. The latest member of Ciprico's FibreSTORE family, the FibreSTORE 2210 meets the performance requirements for video servers and streaming applications where guaranteed delivery of visual data without exception is critical. "This high bandwidth product allows users to move their large data files twice as fast, which is critical to post-production applications." notes Dennis Pederson, Ciprico's Entertainment and Media Market Manager. In addition to the excitement of the FibreSTORE 2210 in the Square USA exhibit, Ciprico's exhibit will showcase additional storage hardware, software and services for the digital image industry. This includes the Ciprico NETarray RAID storage working in conjunction with Nothing Real's Tremor tremor /trem·or/ (trem´er) an involuntary trembling or quivering. action tremor rhythmic, oscillatory, involuntary movements of the outstretched upper limb; it may also affect the voice and (TM), providing maximum cost/performance of HD (High definition) compositing and uncompressed, real-time playback on an NT platform. Processing content for Kaleidoscope kaleidoscope (kəlī`dəskōp), optical instrument that uses mirrors to produce changing symmetrical patterns. Invented by the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster in 1816, the device is usually a hand-held tube, a few inches to as much and Toy Box, Ciprico's proven 7000 Series of Fibre Channel-compatible RAID disk arrays are scalable to the highest sustained, real-time playback performance of 2K film resolution. Ciprico (Nasdaq:CPCI) designs, manufactures and markets high-performance storage solutions and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. for visual computing The use of computers for 3D modeling and animation. See visualization. and digital media industry leaders throughout the world. Ciprico storage solutions are designed for computing computing - computer applications requiring high-speed image capture, full image resolution playback, sustained performance and data protection. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. More information about Ciprico is available on the web at www.ciprico.com. Copyright (c) 2001 Ciprico - All Rights Reserved. Ciprico is a registered trademark of Ciprico Inc. Product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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