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Maximum Throughput Delivers First Sledgehammer HD!O into New York CityMax-T's
Sledgehammer HD!O purchased by Sideshow as media bridge for IT and video
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MONTREAL, July 17, 2003 – Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com), a developer and provider of high-performance, enterprise-class and industry specific networked storage solutions, announced today that Sideshow (www.sideshowpost.com) has purchased a Sledgehammer HD!O. Sideshow is a bi-coastal creative facility offering concept through finished production services to the broadcast and advertising communities. Sideshow's clients include ABC, NBC, ESPN, Showtime, and the History Channel. They have recently won a 2003 Gold BDA and Promax award for their SciFi Channel Upfront Marketing Presentation. Sledgehammer HD!O is already getting glowing reviews from Sideshow staff. "Sledgehammer will increase our productivity and efficiency. It has become a key part of the toolset we provide our creative teams. We strive to give them the best tools so that they can focus on the creative process." said Scott Mantel, Sideshow CEO. Sledgehammer HD!O is a media bridge and storage solution designed to address the specific needs of the entertainment industry. It moves digital content at unparalleled speeds onto or off of an IP-based network. Sledgehammer HD!O can consolidate all the storage needs of a post-production facility, including HD material, regardless of the data sets in use. Sideshow expects Sledgehammer HD!O to help provide better, faster service to its customers by reducing cycle times on its film and HD projects. "One of the reasons we selected Sledgehammer is for the ease with which it handles HD files, which will be especially important as we increase our HD work load," said Mike McCall, Sideshow's President. "Sledgehammer allows us to work faster and more efficiently. That translates into creativity boosts and tighter turn around, both of which give us an edge over the competition." "When we talked with the folks at Sideshow, we knew right away that there was a fit on several levels," said Mike Hughes, Max-T's VP of Business Development. "We were able to show them that Sledgehammer HD!O, on top of its other advantages, would be an excellent disk-based high-speed archiving solution for their near-line projects. There is no better validation for our offering than a top facility like Sideshow using it in their mission critical processes." "We look forward to partnering with Maximum Throughput as they evolve the tools that enable us to share massive files between our NYC and LA offices," said Mantel. Sledgehammer HD!O provides, via a web-based interface, real-time SD and HD resolution video I/O capabilities, including the ability to capture EDL-defined material. And since Sledgehammer HD!O is a true NAS device (in fact the world's fastest NAS), all networked users can access the same data at the same time regardless of the client platforms in use (Windows, UNIX, Linux, Mac, etc.). About Maximum Throughput Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com) is a networked storage developer whose products deliver SAN level performance over TCP/IP. The company's unique solutions provide many times the storage bandwidth of other NAS and SAN products, using software that runs on industry standard hardware. Maximum Throughput's products offer unparalleled performance, capacity management, and capacity availability, and have the lowest total cost-of-ownership in their class. About Sideshow Sideshow (www.sideshowpost.com), with offices and creative staff in NYC and in LA, offers complete concept through finished production services to the broadcast and advertising communities. Managed by partners Scott Mantel and Mike McCall, Sideshow maintains talented teams of creative directors, senior producers, designers, editors, animators, and live-action producers with the latest technical assets at their disposal. As clients requested visual effects and design services, Mantel and McCall added staff designers, which resulted in a burst of growth. The latest additions have been a dedicated live-action production group and senior creative directors rounding out the "concept through completion" promise.
For more information, or to book interviews, please contact: Giovanni Tagliamonti Maximum Throughput Inc.
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