Medea Corporation Will Unveil 100 GB Capacity VideoRaid scsi at NAB.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1999--

Medea's acclaimed high-performance, low-cost VideoRaid storage

solutions for non-linear video editing just got bigger

At next month's National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, Medea Corporation will unveil a new 100 GB capacity VideoRaid scsi disk array.

This four-drive, high-speed RAID solution for Macintosh, SGI and Windows-based non-linear editing systems delivers a sustained data transfer rate of 36 MB/second -- more than enough performance to support dual-stream, real-time effects systems. Called VideoRaid 4/100 scsi, the system utilizes IBM Corporation's new DeskStar 25GP disk drives and can store over 4 hours of broadcast quality video footage.

Storage is a critical component in any desktop video editing system. Non-linear video editors need a storage device that will consistently deliver uninterrupted video and audio capture and playback. Unlike competing disk arrays that suffer a 40 percent drop in the data rate as they fill with video, VideoRaid sustains high data rates from the first gigabyte of storage to the last gigabyte, thanks to Medea's proprietary Zone Strip Technology (ZST).

VideoRaid 4/100 scsi supports all popular video editing systems from companies such as Avid, Canopus, DPS, FAST, Media 100, NewTek, Pinnacle Systems, and Radius. This includes dual-stream, real-time effects boards, including Avid's Xpress, FAST's 601 (six-o-one), Matrox's DigiSuite/DigiSuite LE, Media 100 xe/xs/xr, Pinnacle System's ReelTime/ReelTime Nitro and TARGA 2000RTX.

VideoRaid 4/100 scsi will be available from authorized distributors in May 1999. The company expects the street price of the VideoRaid 4/100 scsi to be approximately $4,500. VideoRaid scsi storage subsystems have been available in 13 GB, 26 GB, 34 GB, 51 GB and 67 GB since January 1999. Call Medea toll free at 888/BY-MEDEA for a list of resellers.

Medea Corporation, founded by industry pioneers Stuart Mabon and Michael Anderson, is the first manufacturer of disk array subsystems optimized specifically for desktop video editing. Mabon, founder and former CEO of Micropolis Corporation, and Anderson, former lead engineer at Micropolis, are responsible for a number of storage industry firsts. These include the first commercial RAID systems, the first AV optimized disk drives, and the industry's first disk-based Video Server. At Medea, they continue their pioneering efforts by providing innovative high-performance media storage solutions.

Corporate headquarters are located at 31826 Village Center Road, Suite C, Westlake Village, CA 91361. Telephone: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. Internet: http://www.medeacorp.com.

Note to Editors: ZST and VideoRaid are trademarks of Medea Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.