ATTO Technology at IBC 04 - Powering the World s Content from Creation to Delivery

ATTO Technology, Inc., the recognized leader in powering high-performance audio and video workflows, will showcase its latest solutions supporting the ever increasing demands of higher resolutions, multiple formats and full integration with a companys IT infrastructure at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 12 through September 16 in the RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre, Hall 7 Stand F.41. ATTO's extensive line of storage and network connectivity products will also be seen throughout the show floor in over 50 workflow demonstrations of the industry's top manufacturers, who look to ATTO for the enabling technology that maximizes the performance of their storage solution.

This business is about monetizing content. As larger percentages of that content are viewed on a wide variety of devices, at higher and higher resolutions, being able to support this varied workflow, as well as seamlessly integrate into enterprise-level IT infrastructures is essential, said Wayne Arvidson, vice president of marketing and channels at ATTO Technology, Inc. As a result, the demand is increasing for faster storage and network connectivity, more integrated asset management, and support for virtualized and big data infrastructures, all of which ATTO is demonstrating in our stand and via the 50 plus solution partners we have on the show floor. These presentations, coupled with our extensive partner network, are a perfect example of why the media and entertainment industry consistently relies on ATTO to produce high-performance solutions for their entire enterprise.

Today's workstation-based applications are evolving and demanding more sophisticated, feature-rich storage solutions. These high-end professional environments require multiple users to share access to large amounts of storage while maintaining the high throughput rates required for the rich media and content applications they serve. Digital media professionals are driving the need for more sophisticated configurations, which require multiple users to share a pool of storage for continuous access to large amounts of data. As a result, multiple workstations are needed to access storage and they rely on fragmented storage solutions that dont fulfill the high-availability, high-performance demands of digital media applications in shared SAN environments. ATTO will highlight its solution to this very demanding problem in a demo of MultiPath Director , a feature rich driver found in Celerity Fibre Channel host bus adaptors (HBAs) that, when paired with enterprise class storage systems, provides a completely redundant, high performance storage solution for workstation applications in digital video, audio and content-creation environments. MultiPath Director is the only storage connectivity solution that allows you to manage multiple paths between Linux , Mac and Windows workstations and servers to connect directly and perform real time editing on enterprise class storage. This high- performance collaborative workflow solution keeps digital media content available in real time for multiple users and allows for significant gains in productivity, minimal downtime and uninterrupted access to enterprise-class storage.

ATTO's Celerity Fibre Channel 16Gb Gen 5 powered HBAs, the industry's first quad channel card deliver the highest bandwidth and lowest latency available in the market, as well as reliable and scalable connectivity with twice the maximum throughput of previous solutions. They address the needs of workflows including capture, edit, content management and distribution with extremely fast, efficient and reliable data transfers. In addition to MultiPath Director, Celerity HBAs include ATTO's exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS ) technology, which manages latency in real-time environments for the smoothest data streaming and best-in-industry data transfers, eliminating dropped frames and the need for re-rendering. When combined with ATTO's FibreConnect 1600 series, which includes 16Gb Fibre Channel switches, it creates a complete SAN connectivity solution with high bandwidth, low latency and the lowest power consumption in the industry. FibreConnect switches are engineered to deliver smooth and reliable data transfer over a SAN for mission critical applications, such as video streaming and virtualized environments.

Another live demo will stream 4K through the new ATTO ThunderLink FC2162, a Thunderbolt 2 desktop device that connects Thunderbolt-enabled workbooks and workstations to a Fibre Channel SAN. This newest extension of the Desklink Device family, features the latest revolutionary I/O technology from Intel . With transfer speeds of 20Gb/s, ATTO's Thunderbolt 2 ThunderLink Desklink Devices are ideal for the creative professional who needs access to external storage and networks for I/O demanding applications, including 2K, 4K, 3D and ultra-high-definition video post-production workflows. To ensure cross-compatibility, ATTO Thunderbolt 2 products have multiple operating system, port and driver options. This enables users to preserve their existing Thunderbolt investments and maintain compatibility with multiple platforms. ADS Technology provides the fastest, most consistent time-to-data, delivering best-in-industry aggregate bandwidth and predictable data transfers for high performance applications or mobile platform users. ThunderLink Desklink Devices provide Thunderbolt to Fibre Channel, SAS or 10GbE connectivity, giving all-in-one systems and mobile computing platforms access to 16Gb or 8Gb Fibre Channel SANs, storage devices, Ethernet networks and iSCSI storage at unprecedented speeds. ATTO ThunderStream Desklink Devices add RAID technology, creating a robust and embeddable RAID controller for professional and prosumer storage applications. In b

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