Ciprico First to Provide High Reliability RAID-6 Storage Solution for Digital Media Industry; MediaVault 4212 with RAID-6 Protects Data Against Multiple ATA Drive Failures.MINNEAPOLIS -- Ciprico 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 :CPCI See CompactPCI. ), a leading storage solutions provider for the data-intensive and high-performance digital media markets, today announced plans to introduce the first RAID-6 storage solution for the digital media industry. The company made the announcement at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , where it also unveiled the industry's first 4GB Fibre Channel storage solutions for high definition (HD) editing. "In addition to the performance, safety and scalability of RAID, MediaVault 4212 with RAID-6 provides added protection against multiple, simultaneous drive failures," said Ciprico President 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. James Hansen For the American politician from Idaho, see Jim D. Hansen. For the American politician from Utah, see James V. Hansen. James E. Hansen (born March 29 1941 in Denison, Iowa) heads the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies[1] . "And it is the first 4Gbit RAID-6 storage solution designed for the digital media industry, reflecting our long heritage of leading the industry in performance and reliability." The MediaVault 4212's 4GB Fibre Channel interface, large capacities, and high data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. make it an ideal choice for users who work with large data sets and want to take advantage of cost-efficient Serial ATA See SATA. Serial ATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment drives without risking data loss due to multiple drive failures. RAID-6 "double insures" very large data sets without the time-consuming task of making another copy or the delay in waiting for a hot spare to be completely rebuilt. Mike Anderson, Chief Engineer said, "Serial ATA drives have often been perceived as less reliable than their SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. or Fibre Channel counterparts. Combining the superior availability offered with RAID6 protection with high performance, cost effective Serial ATA drives offers our customers a new level performance and security at an affordable price point." MediaVault 4212 is slated for availability in mid-summer 2005. A total capacity of 4.8TB is available for use in RAID-0 mode; in RAID-6 mode, usable capacity ranges from 1.28TB to 3.2TB. About Ciprico Ciprico designs, manufactures and markets storage and system solutions for digital media applications within the broadcast and post-production, video security, and military and government market segments. Ciprico hard disk based storage solutions are designed to provide best-of-breed performance-based value for video-intensive broadcast play-to-air, non-linear editing, content creation and delivery applications. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, with a development and sales office in Agoura Hills, Calif., and sales and reseller offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. More information about Ciprico is available at www.ciprico.com and www.hugesystems.com. Copyright (C) 2005 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 Ciprico Inc. |
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