NeTpower and Magnifi announce strategic partnership to provide Windows NT-based media search solutions; Magnifi's new media data management software to be optimized for NeTpower's SPARTA Servers.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 1997--NeTpower, the Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. systems company, today announced a strategic relationship with Magnifi to provide high performance, mission-critical digital media search and retrieval solutions for Windows NT. Magnifi, developer of the new Magnifi Server 1.0(TM) application and SmartMedia core technology, and NeTpower are collaborating to optimize optimize - optimisation the performance of Magnifi products running on NeTpower's SPARTA and SPARTAlx servers. The system integration provided by both companies results in a one button, single step, plug-and-play solution that offers customers a powerful and easy-to-use method of storing, searching, and retrieving large digital media files. "We chose to work with Magnifi because we believe their Server 1.0 application is the best new media search and retrieval solution on the market," said Skip Stritter, chief technology officer at NeTpower. "Working closely together, NeTpower and Magnifi, have developed a best-of-breed solution for managing information across all digital media types that is unparalleled in the industry. This solution combines the best software technology for indexing large volumes of text, images, sound, video, VR and animation with powerful and scalable system servers." "We are pleased to be partnering with one of the premier digital media companies in the industry," said Eric Hoffert, Magnifi co-founder, chairman and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. . "Our collaboration will enable us to provide the most technologically advanced and optimized search and retrieval data management solutions for today's market place." "Media asset management server solutions are fast becoming the most economical and practical way to store and retrieve vast amounts of digital data," said Dave Ludvigson, president of NeTpower. "Our partnership with Magnifi enables us to develop and deliver leading-edge optimized solutions to market quickly to address the growing customer demand for cost-effective methods to store, search, and retrieve large digital image files online." In addition, NeTpower and Magnifi are working together on key accounts in vertical market segments such as entertainment, news and music, to provide media asset management solutions which combine the best software applications and hardware systems to meet customer demand in this new and growing market. Magnifi, Inc. Magnifi was founded in 1996 by former members of Lotus, the MIT Media Lab This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and Apple to build world-class products for search and retrieval of information across all media types - text, images, sound, video, VR, and animation. Magnifi's product family consists of the Magnifi Server 1.0, which is available now for free beta download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. at the Magnifi web site. The company is privately held, and is funded by both corporate and individual investors. For more information visit Magnifi's home page at http://www.magnifi.com. NeTpower, Inc. NeTpower, Inc., founded in 1993, is the only computer systems company exclusively focused on offering, supporting and optimizing the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT environment as a cost-effective, high-performance alternative to UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . The company's Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. processor-based workstations and servers -- designed for digital media, MCAD MCAD Microsoft Certified Application Developer MCAD Mechanical Computer Aided Design MCAD Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (inherited metabolic disease) MCAD Minneapolis College of Art and Design , database/infoserver and Internet applications -- offer the power of UNIX machines at a fraction of the price while providing the ease-of-use capabilities of Microsoft Windows NT. NeTpower's management team consists of some of the foremost experts in the systems industry. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. , and has offices worldwide. For information on NeTpower's products and services, visit our web site at http://www.netpower.com. -0- Note to Editors: NeTpower is a trademark of NeTpower, Inc. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corp. Microsoft and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: NeTpower, Inc. Patti Fortuna, 408/328-2848 patti_fortuna@netpower.com or Magnifi, Inc. Scott Humphrey Scott Humphrey is a producer/ mix engineer who has worked with many artists, such as The Cult, Dwight Yokam, Mötley Crüe and Tommy Lee, NIN, NSYNC, Fuel Panic Channel, Powerman 5000, Linda Strawberry and Tim Skold. He is perhaps best known as the longtime producer for Rob Zombie. , 503/644-9709 scott@magnifi.com |
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