Ciprico Unveils New SATA Storage Solutions at NAB 2004; Next Generation Products Offer Best Performance for Price for Broadcast and Post Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NAB2004 MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2004 Ciprico Inc. (Nasdaq:CPCI See CompactPCI. ), a leading provider of storage and system solutions to the broadcast industry, will be showcasing their newest solutions at NAB 2004. This year, Ciprico will introduce its serial ATA See SATA. Serial ATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. ) storage products - DiMeda(TM) 1700 (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) and FibreSTORE(R) 2212A (SAN) - as part of a broadcast and post-production digital media workflow in its technology suite at the Las Vegas Hilton The Las Vegas Hilton is a hotel, casino, and convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a joint venture between Colony Capital, which owns 60 percent, and New York City-based REIT Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, which owns the remaining 40 percent. (Suite #564, East Tower). By using SATA drives, Ciprico has significantly reduced the price point of its products while capitalizing on its history of producing high-performance products for the broadcast and post-production industries. Ciprico will also have several products on display on the show floor in reseller and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partner booths. For NAB 2004, Ciprico will be introducing its new serial ATA product, FibreSTORE 2212A. Ciprico's latest offering features a 2 Gb Fibre Channel RAID with cost-effective serial ATA drives, providing an affordable, robust alternative for demanding post-production applications. Featuring Ciprico's core Accelerated Drive Teaming(TM) (XDT XDT Delayed Detonation XDT eXtensible Data Types (XML-based extensible type definition protocol) XDT Xenon Discharge Tube XDT X-Script Data Packet ) technology, FibreSTORE 2212A combines hardware and software to render files reliably without compromising performance or risk of losing critical data. FibreSTORE 2212A will be showcased as part of a high-definition production and playback workflow in its technology suite at the Las Vegas Hilton. Also featured at NAB 2004 will be Ciprico's award-winning DiMeda 1700. Combining Ciprico's high-performance NAS software with the latest Gigabit Ethernet and serial ATA drive technology, DiMeda 1700 won a prestigious STAR "best-of-show" award at the 2003 International Broadcasters Association (IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention ) Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam last fall. Since then, DiMeda 1700 has been enhanced with greater capacity, faster performance, and additional fault tolerance - without an increase in price. The DiMeda 1700 product provides a compact, complete storage system ideal for sharing content between multiple video editing workstations and applications. Ciprico will be demonstrating how DiMeda can enhance the digital media workflow for both standard and high definition video production and broadcast environments in its technology suite, as well as in Comprompter's booth (C9125) with its partner, Video Technics tech·nic n. 1. technics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The theory, principles, or study of an art or a process. 2. technics (used with a pl. verb) Technical details, rules, or methods. 3. . "We are very excited to be showcasing our serial ATA offerings at NAB this year," said Rich Vignes, Director of Marketing for Ciprico. "In our technology suite at the Las Vegas Hilton, we're able to provide our customers with a personalized preview of our latest products for broadcast workflows. Additionally, our presence on the show floor in our partner booths - like Sony and Chyron Chyron may refer to:
Ciprico products will account for more than 50 TB of centralized and direct attached storage as part of integrated displays in several partner exhibits on the show floor: Sony (SL2769K, SU11051), Chyron (C4742), Comprompter (C9125), and Digital Rapids (SL2466). Leading broadcast organizations such as Grass Valley Group/Thomson and SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. will also incorporate Ciprico solutions as part of their exhibits. Workflow demonstrations will be conducted in each of the partner booths, as well as in Ciprico's technology suite at the Las Vegas Hilton. More information is available at www.ciprico.com. About Ciprico Ciprico designs, manufactures and markets storage and system solutions for digital media applications within the broadcast and entertainment, military and government, and medical imaging markets. Ciprico solutions combine storage, networking and computing technologies to simplify and accelerate digital media workflows. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., with sales and reseller offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. More information about Ciprico is available at www.ciprico.com. Copyright (C) 2004 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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