By Elina Shatkin, September 25, 2003
At IBC 2003, Rorke Data (Hall 7, Stand 711) together with its sister company Bell Microproducts Europe BV (both subsidiaries of San Jose-based Bell Microproducts, Inc.) announced a partnership to deliver a low-cost Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) back-up solution for Mac OSX users.
The new solutions, which will be available for world wide distribution only through Rorke authorized resellers, combines Sony Electronics' low-profile, rack mount AIT-3 library (model LIB-81 or LIB-162), Dantz Retrospect software, and Rorke Data’s highly regarded ImageSAN-OSX Storage Area Network (SAN) solution.
The Sony LIB-81 provides up to .8TB of native capacity (2.08 TB with compression) and a 12MB/sec sustained native transfer rate (24MB/sec with compression) in a 1U high form factor. The LIB-162 easily doubles the capacity of the LIB-81, offering a native capacity of 1.6TB (4.16TB with compression), and a combined transfer rate of up to 173 GB per hour in a low profile 2U height configuration
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ImageSAN-OSX allows users to collaborate more efficiently and effectively without the time consuming process of copying and moving data to individual workstations. In a non-linear editing environment, ImageSAN supports a wide range of NLE editing suites including Incite, Apple Final Cut Pro, Pinnacle, Media100, Matrox, DPX and Adobe providing multiple users a fully integrated workflow.
ImageSAN, developed by Rorke Data is a SAN product enabling users to modify and leverage workflow specific to content creation, distribution, and output. Rorke Data’s ImageSAN transforms workflow not only as a function of highly scalable, fibre-channel storage and network infrastructure, but by enhancing user collaboration with storage virtualization. Combined with Sony’s AIT-3 libraries will give Mac OSX users flexible, low-cost storage paired with the capability to manage and share over-sized video files.
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