LAS VEGAS, NV--–Rorke Data a subsidiary of San Jose-based Bell Microproducts, Inc., today announced they would demonstrate seamless long-distance SAN connectivity on the NAB show floor at their booth, #SU8072. The key in Rorke’s demonstration will be the integration of Entrada’s SilverLine CWDM (Coarse Wave Divisional Multiplex) device, which will connect multiple NLE (non-linear edit) systems in a SAN configuration that separates clients with up to 100KM of fiber optic cable.
The rack mount, 1RU SilverLine CWDM solution costs far less than traditional metro optic infrastructure connectivity devices and offers users access to all of the features and advantages SAN has to offer, including the ability for users to collaborate on projects and work in real-time.
“The CWDM value-proposition is straight forward,” said Joe Rorke, Vice President of Marketing for Rorke Data. “We can increase the effective capacity of a given dark fiber connection by leveraging increased bandwidth to port aggregation at a 4:1 utilization rate. Since CWDM is an `Optical Extender’ for diverse data networks, users can mix and match other connections such as GigE or SONET, over this same single dark fiber. CWDM quickly pays for itself by aggregating multiple types of data over a single strand.”
Prior to CWDM, many in the industry perceived dark diber to be very expensive. As a result, although many medium to large size facilities (or project owners) had invested in a SAN, remote SAN connectivity as an option for collaboration through the integration of dark fiber was not a financially feasible consideration. Similarly, larger facilities typically held the assumption that the current 1:1 ratio and the high cost of using that dark fiber connection, was simply the price of doing business.
“The price of traditional dark fiber solutions is high enough that users try any manner of work-around including media couriers and file transfer managers,” said Bob Herzan, VP of Sales for Rorke Data. “Solutions such as those defeat the intended purpose of the local SAN environment and are therefore ineffective. CWDM literally extends the SAN paradigm, by transforming the facility-based workflow and delivering a cost-effective, high-speed data storage network infrastructure that in turn, enables more effective real-time collaboration between users. CWDM,” continued Herzan, “extends the collaborative and real-time benefits of SAN and other data connections, at a cost basis that is reasonable for almost any user.”
Applications for CWDM include:
Remote SAN Connectivity between Post facilities & Film Studios
Remote SAN Connectivity between Video Post facilities, Corporate Clients, & Agencies
University & Corporate Campus
Digital Video Security & Surveillance
Sports/Stadium/Post House connectivity
Higher bandwidth, Remote Back-up & DR for Media or corporate
CATV or Hospitality VOD infrastructure
Visit Rorke Data’s Booth #SU8071 at NAB, April 19–22, 2004, Las Vegas Convention Center, and see how the broad range of Rorke products can enable end-to-end storage workflow, from ingest and edit, to broadcast and archive, or visit the website at: www.rorke.com.
Availability
Entrada’s SilverLine CWDM is now available exclusively through Rorke Data starting at $17k - $22k per system depending on the user’s SFP requirement.
About Rorke Data
Rorke Data is a full digital storage solutions provider with expertise in Fibre-Channel RAID, SAN, DVD, tape and optical libraries, Unix, NT and Mac environments, high bandwidth networks, and related professional services. Founded in 1985, Rorke Data, is a subsidiary of Bell Microproducts, San Jose, Calif., and is composed of four divisions: Medical Diagnostic Imaging, Digital Video & Broadcast, Digital Prepress & Publishing, as well as a Technical Services division. More information about Rorke Data can be found at www.rorke.com. Rorke Data is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell Microproducts, Inc.
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