MegaDrive announces strategic alliance with Grass Valley; digital media storage manufacturer to provide high speed disk arrays for turnkey systems.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1996--MegaDrive Systems Inc. Thursday announced it will provide the storage backbone of Grass Valley's VideoDesktop Personal Production Suite, a turnkey system based on technology developed by Data Translation. Specifically, MegaDrive will provide hard disk arrays specially optimized for high-end video production. The arrays are part of MegaDrive's popular Enterprise storage line for the desktop, and feature eight-slot storage hubs using 4.2GB and 9GB Fast and Wide SCSI-2 A/V drives. "With its top-notch speed, flexibility and high availability features, the MegaDrive Enterprise array performs seamlessly, and is ideally suited for data intensive video applications," stated Matt Allard, Grass Valley VideoDesktop Product Manager. Added Allard, "By providing complete video solutions with only premium components, such as MegaDrive's Enterprise, Grass Valley has stayed ahead of the pack." With the integration of MegaDrive's Enterprise E-8 storage hub into the VideoDesktop system, Grass Valley provides video users with the most advanced video technology, and the capability to create programs from start to finish on a single system. It is sold as a complete system including an Apple Power Macintosh 9500/132 CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , monitors, multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple Fast/Wide 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. accelerator, and a MegaDrive hard disk array. Options include a video monitor, audio speakers, additional 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch MegaDrive removable hard drives and a tape backup system. The VideoDesktop system high performance features include: o High Data Rate (HDR (1) (High Data Rate) A wireless data technology from QUALCOMM that provides up to a 2.4 Mbps data rate in a standard 1.25MHz CDMA voice channel. HDR can be used to enhance data capabilities in existing cdmaOne networks or in stand-alone data networks. ) option for up to 180KB/frame throughput o FastFX (accelerated rendering machine) o On-board digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
I/O - Input/Output system MegaDrive, a leader in the commercial video market, has gained recognition at an accelerated pace, most notably with the release of its new Enterprise and MX/500 product lines. "The MegaDrive Enterprise 8 (E-8) is the best engineered unit in the entire field of arrays covered in this Spotlight," stated Craig Lyn, Digital Video Magazine; May 1995; review contenders included Micropolis: MicroDISK AV LT, FWB (Fixed Wireless Broadband) See fixed wireless. Hammer: Sledge-Hammer 7000 and Micronet: Raven Pro Array. The Enterprise E-8 product features include: o Dual Channel Fast and Wide SCSI-2 for up to 40MB/second performance o Tower or rack-mount eight-slot configuration o Universal storage system: accommodates any 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch storage module (hard drives, optical discs, tape drives (DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. and rewritable CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). devices Q1 1996.) o Hot pluggable drives o Redundant cooling fans and power supplies o Cableless design o Software and hardware RAID options o LED SCSI controls and automatic SCSI-ID conflict elimination o PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). single and dual-port SCSI accelerator boards now available MegaDrive Systems Inc. Founded in 1988, MegaDrive Systems Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high performance, mass storage solutions optimized for audio/video digital editing, electronic pre-press, graphics, multimedia authoring and other business applications for Macintosh and PC Computers, as well as workstations from Silicon Graphics, Sun and others. MegaDrive is headquartered in Beverly Hills, Calif., with manufacturing facilities in Hawthorne, Calif. For more detailed pricing information contact MegaDrive at 800-664-MEGA or sales@megadrive.com. Enterprise is a registered trademark of MegaDrive Systems Inc. within the United States and other countries. All other brands and product names are registered trademarks of their respective companies. MegaDrive Systems Inc. Specifications subject to change. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple computer. VideoDesktop system is a trademark of Grass Valley. CONTACT: Erin Poole ph: 310/247-0006 fax: 310/247-8118 email: epoole@megadrive.com |
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