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MONTREAL, February 10, 2004
– Maximum Throughput Inc., a developer and provider of high-performance,
networked storage and media management solutions, announced today that
Calgary, Alberta-based ACMEworks Digital Film Inc. (www.acmeworksdf.com)
has purchased a Sledgehammer HD!O in order to centralize high-definition
(HD) and standard-definition (SD) input & output (I/O) as well as
provide fast network access to captured material.
ACMEworks is a specialized post-production service company dedicated
to digital film recording for preservation as well as presentation.
Among ACMEworks’ clients are studios that have implemented archiving
policies to safeguard the current and future equity of their franchise
products. These clients include The Cartoon Network, Warner Brothers
Animation, Stretch Films, Curious Pictures, and Walt Disney TV
Animation.
“Shortly after NAB ’03, I heard word of a new Network Attached
Storage (NAS) system – one that, you might say, did considerably
more than store. Then, while attending IBC ’03, I witnessed Sledgehammer
at work in several booths, and I was impressed,” said Simon
Minshall, Senior Engineer at ACMEworks. “Prior to seeing Sledgehammer
for myself, our growing needs suggested a Storage Area Network (SAN)
would be required. But I’ve found SAN prone to data drop-outs,
unduly complex to incorporate and troublesome to manage. Sledgehammer
HD!O, on the other hand, is free of these frustrations. It’s essentially
two products we wanted – in one. The accountants liked that.”
With all the throughput of Sledgehammer NAS, the world’s fastest
NAS box, Sledgehammer HD!O is in fact a versatile, high-speed video
and data conduit. The result is a Network Attached Media Bridge, designed
to address the specific needs of the entertainment industry.
ACMEworks’ business is divided between SD and HD projects, with
standard-definition work currently accounting for roughly 95% of the
volume. But that’s already changing. “We’re ramping up,”
Minshall said. “In addition to Sledgehammer HD!O’s facility
with HD material, it offers us the extra benefit of a high speed file
server. Multiple protocols and hardware compatibility aren’t issues.
And features like real-time capture-to-disk allow us to expedite project
completion as we accelerate our workflow, so we’ve raised our target
volume of HD work accordingly – to half of our overall business.”
“Two hundred thousand 2K images weekly is already impressive as
far as productivity is concerned,” remarked Mike Hughes,
Max-T’s VP of Business Development. “However, profitability
is completely dependent on throughput, especially when you measure ROI
in terms of dollars per Megabyte per second. I look forward to seeing
the current figure eclipsed as ACMEworks proceeds, now with a greater
emphasis on HD.”
Sledgehammer is a networked storage solution, optimized for moving digital
content at unparalleled speeds onto or off 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. Sledgehammer
HD!O provides, via a web-based interface, real-time SD and HD resolution
video I/O capabilities. And since Sledgehammer HD!O is a true NAS device,
all networked users (Windows, UNIX, Linux, Mac, etc.) can access the
same data at the same time.
About Maximum Throughput
Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com) is a networked storage and media
management tool developer. Max-T’s storage solutions 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
smart software that runs on industry standard hardware. The media management
tools are integrated within the storage, delivering enriched functionality
in one versatile solution. Having pioneered the development of a Network
Attached Media Bridge to serve heterogeneous operating environments
over both data and video networks, Maximum Throughput’s products
offer unparalleled performance, capacity management, and capacity availability,
as well as having the lowest total cost-of-ownership in their class.
About ACMEworks Digital Film Inc
ACMEworks Digital Film Inc. (www.acmeworksdf.com) is a specialized post-production
service company dedicated to digital film recording. From video-to-film
or digital data-to-film, ACMEworks uses CRT-based film recorders to
flawlessly transfer imagery to motion picture film for presentation
as well as preservation. ACMEworks is recognized for its expertise with
the only resolution-independent medium available, which is why film
remains the only reliable archiving medium for imagery – particularly
digitally produced imagery for theater, television syndication and mass
distribution.
For more information, or to book interviews,
please contact:
Giovanni Tagliamonti
Chief Executive Officer
Maximum Throughput
T: (514) 938 7323
E: gt@max-t.com
Maximum Throughput Inc.
1751 Richardson, Suite 5.204
Montreal, Quebec
CANADA H3K 1G6
T: (514) 938 7323
F: (514) 925 3378
W: www.max-t.com
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