Small Tree to Showcase underNET at NAB 04

Small Tree, the Ethernet-based shared storage and networking specialist, will showcase its new ThunderNET2 solutions for post-production professionals at NAB 2014 . With ThunderNET2, users will be able to support 4K video file transfer and display simultaneously.

Created to support post-production pros harnessing the increased processing power available in today's all-in-one desktop and laptop computers, ThunderNET2 opens up a whole world of possibilities. Combining high performance I/O capabilities of Thunderbolt 2 with the flexibility of PCIe, Small Tree's ThunderNET2 provides creative media professionals a cost effective solution to integrate Thunderbolt equipped platforms into high performance storage and data networks.

ThunderNET2 features improvements to Small Tree's ThunderNET solution introduced last year and which already has provided major performance enhancements for post-production companies. One company whose efficiency has been optimized with ThunderNET is 3-Legged Dog (3LD), a community-oriented and artist-run production and development studio for emerging and established artists and organizations that create large-scale experimental artworks of all kinds.

Using Small Tree's ThunderNET, we're pushing an insane amount of data - like composites up to 20K, said Cameron Vokey, line producer at 3LD. If we were using straight up Gigabit, this would not be happening. It needs to be as fast as Thunderbolt. We wouldn't be getting the read/write speeds we're achieving without ThunderNET.

ThunderNET2 boasts the widest range of 1 or 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to Mac Pro, iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air systems, providing higher levels of network performance and connecting seamlessly to Small Tree's Ethernet shared storage appliance, TitaniumZ, or 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches. ThunderNET2 can also provide additional Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to the user's current network.

With its more compact design combined with the 20% increase in performance, ThunderNET2 provides a very cost effective solution for Thunderbolt equipped systems, said Corky Seeber, president of Small Tree. Typically, these same systems don't provide enough network connection flexibility for professionals in the creative fields. ThunderNET2 capitalizes on the new Thunderbolt 2 technology to create an affordable and extremely powerful solution for the post-production industry.

Adding network bandwidth to any computer with a Thunderbolt 2 port, Small Tree's ThunderNET2 can be configured to support specific requirements, allowing customers to select the proper amount of bandwidth to meet both workflow demands and budgets.

For more information on ThunderNET2, or any of Small Tree's cost-effective shared storage and networking solutions, visit http://www.Small-Tree.com. Follow Small Tree on LinkedIn, http://www.facebook.com/SmallTreeComm or @smalltreecomm.

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