DataDirect Networks Demonstrates First True Open Real-Time Storage System for HD Broadcast, HD Post and Digital Intermediate at NAB 2006
Posted on: Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 09:00 CDT
CHATSWORTH, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DataDirect Networks, Inc., the storage performance leader, showcased at NAB 2006 the industry's first open real-time storage system for applications in the HD broadcast, HD post-production and digital intermediate markets. The S2A9500 storage system integrates the latest in high performance storage networking technologies capable of delivering twelve concurrent HD streams, six 2K streams or two 4K streams.
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"Our new S2A9500 open real-time storage system gives content creators and editors independent and simultaneous access to native HD, 2K (2048x1080) and 4K (4096x2160) film resolution content," explains Paul Bloch, President of DataDirect Networks. "With up to 3 GB/s of sustained real-time throughput and up to 480 TB of storage capacity in a two rack system, the S2A9500 can easily scale to handle the bandwidth and capacity intensive requirements needed in the evolving HD post production, digital intermediate and HD broadcast space, empowering true real-time collaborative workflows."
The S2A9500 storage system, a lead product in the family of S2A storage solutions, allows broadcast and post production facilities to seamlessly integrate the many types of editing, content management and delivery systems and applications needed to create and edit high resolution content in real-time regardless of file format and size. "The S2A9500 empowers post production and broadcast teams with multiple digital processes to accomplish more in less time with added time to explore greater creative potential," Bloch continues, "and for the first time, can take advantage of the latest, most advanced and timesaving digital applications and tiered storage architectures that require significant bandwidths and ultra-high throughput."
The S2A9500 storage system works with a wide range of NAS solutions, shared and parallel file systems, supports Fibre Channel-4 and InfiniBand host connectivity simultaneously, and can use Fibre Channel or SATA disks. It has consolidated and fully integrated SAN functionality in one simple, easy to use intelligent device and its technology allows management of up to 480 TB in a two rack storage system. The S2A's fully pipelined, parallel processing architecture enabled by high-speed data-mover ASICs and software delivers reliable SAN storage solutions that are easy to install, scale and manage, while delivering data quickly for real-time application productivity.
Like all S2A solutions, the S2A9500 has a unique zero-bottleneck architecture developed by DataDirect Networks and removes the complexity, congestion, latency and contention of switched fabric SANs and generic SAN RAID systems. This exceptional combination delivers data in real world situations at least three times faster than existing SAN and at least ten times faster than NAS technology. With its hardware based RAID 6 capability, the S2A9500 can maintain peak sustained performance, even in the event of drive rebuilds or multiple drive failures.
About DataDirect Networks
DataDirect Networks is the world's leading provider of high performance, high capacity network storage solutions. Focused on driving customer-centric innovation, DataDirect Networks has created the Silicon Storage Appliance (S2A) as the essential building block for High Performance Computing, Internet-based Services and Rich Media storage solutions. DataDirect Networks' award winning Silicon Storage Appliance enables the creation of differentiated high performance, high capacity NAS/SAN, cluster computing, production and nearline, and virtual tape library storage solutions. Each solution offers unsurpassed performance, high availability, cost effective scalability and simplified management delivering the industry's best price per performance and best per capacity per square foot solutions.
Launched in 1998 and headquartered in California, DataDirect Networks has an established global presence with research and development, and operations in the United States, Europe and Asia. For more information, contact DataDirect Networks at (818) 700-7600 or visit http://www.datadirectnet.com/.
DataDirect Networks and Silicon Storage Appliance are trademarks of DataDirect Networks, Inc. All other names are property of their respective owners.
Media Contacts: Jay Martin Senior Marketing Manager Tel: (818) 700-7600 jmartin@datadirectnet.com Curtis Chan CHAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. Tel: 714-447-4993 cj_chan@chanandassoc.com
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DataDirect Networks, Inc.
CONTACT: Jay Martin, Senior Marketing Manager of DataDirect Networks,Inc., +1-818-700-7600, jmartin@datadirectnet.com; or Curtis Chan of CHAN &ASSOCIATES, INC., +1-714-447-4993, cj_chan@chanandassoc.com, for DataDirectNetworks, Inc.
Web site: http://www.datadirectnet.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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