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Proavio to Announce High-performance SAS RAID Storage Solutions
Santa Fe Springs, CA – April 07, 2008 – Proavio, U.S.A., a leading developer of storage systems and tools for digital media production, has announced today the release of the company’s next-generation Serial Attached SCSI storage line for uncompressed media and high-resolution post production requirements. With the growing support for PCI-Express SAS host controllers, users can now maximize the bandwidth potential of a standard desktop computer far beyond the capabilities of typical Fibre Channel-based solutions. Based on Proavio’s award-winning RAID technology, the new RS16SS SAS solution can deliver over 800MB/s in RAID-0 mode, and over 650MB/s when configured in RAID-5 protection mode. Apart from performance benefits, a dedicated SAS expansion port allows the array to grow from a sixteen disk base system up to a 64 terabyte storage solution without any degradation in performance. "Our new serial technology empowers users with the capability to achieve the highest level of performance with minimal effort or investment” said Zin Huynh, Technical Services Manager for Proavio. “The biggest obstacle we see at the moment is lack of education on the advantages of using new serial technologies, especially within the post production community-as desktop workstations get faster and cinema resolutions become more prominent, users have a better choice now when it comes to storage options for post and visual effects creation”. RS16SS base systems and RS16JS expansion arrays will carry a standard 3-year warranty with optional on-site warranty programs available. RS16SS and RS16JS are compatible with Mac OS and Windows operating systems.

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Proavio to Debut New Line of 4Gb Fibre Channel Storage Solutions
Santa Fe Springs, CA – April 7, 2008 – Proavio, U.S.A., a leading developer of storage systems and tools for digital media production, has announced today that it will be exhibiting a completely new line of 4Gb Fibre Channel storage solutions designed to accommodate the needs of growing digital cinema storage requirements. Building on popularity of it’s award-winning SCSI RAID controller technology, Proavio has developed a next generation RAID controller that raises the industry bar for maximum performance and features. By leveraging over 10 years of development experience and utilizing the maximum capabilities of the RAID engine, Proavio has created the first large-format Fibre Channel array that exploits the full potential of a typical 4Gb Fibre equipped desktop computer. “We are very excited to announce the first affordable 4Gb product that simplifies the deployment process and offers full advantage of the native MPIO (Multi-Path I/O) capabilities found in Mac OSX” said Luis Rodriguez, Director of Marketing for Proavio. With the addition of native MPIO support, users can easily achieve sustained data rates in excess of 600MB/s with RAID-5 parity protection, ideal for uncompressed 4:4:4 HD video, digital intermediate and high resolution visual effects creation. Proavio has included every feature found in their Enterprise-class products including fully redundant hot-swap PSUs, cross-platform web-based management, hot-swappable cooling modules & disks and a modularized RAID controller that allows for easy replacement in the field. The new Fibre storage line will carry a standard 3-year warranty with optional on-site warranty programs available.

Proavio Announces Strategic Partnership with Industry Leader Duplidata
Santa Fe Springs, CA – October 18, 2007 – Proavio U.S.A., a leading developer of storage system and tools for digital content creation, announced today a strategic partnership with optical system leader Duplidata. This alliance will establish a new European distribution point for Proavio’s popular video products within the Benelux creative markets. This new relationship represents the storage brand’s explosive growth and commitment to expanding the company’s market position in a rapidly evolving storage market. The combination of Proavio’s media storage expertise and Duplidata’s leading duplication solutions now gives European users access to a diverse range of storage tools to meet any need.

Bluefish444 Certifies R14HDS for Cinematic HD & 2K Product Line
Santa Fe Springs, CA – October, 09 2007 – Proavio, U.S.A., a leading developer of storage systems and tools for digital media production, announced today the certification of their R14HDS video RAID solution by Bluefish444 for use with the company’s cinematic quality HD & 2K capture & playback hardware. After an intensive test & qualification process by the engineers at Bluefish444, the R14HDS delivered performance, stability and flexibility essential to the caliber of projects typical of Bluefish444 users. “The Proavio R14HDS is the first SATA based storage unit we have in house that can actually handle DPX 10 bit RGB up to 2K resolutions without dropping a frame. ” said Paul Cameron, Bluefish444’s Support Manager. “We managed to capture dozens of clips with various durations without any performance hit on capture and playback. For a SATA based solution this is very impressive”.
With two hardware RAID controllers and a fourteen disk rack-mount design, the R14HDS offers the perfect balance of drive spindle & controller performance at a price unheard of in the cinema production space. An active-active Ultra320 SCSI RAID configuration ensures a high-level of performance without the hidden costs normally experienced when deploying a 4Gb Fibre Channel solution. R14HDS can be configured and re-configured as production needs change and supports a wide variety of redundancy settings including data protection with RAID-5. Hardware redundancy includes studio-quality redundant power and Proavio’s low-noise studio cooling technology making the R14HDS a natural choice for studio installations where extraneous noise can become distracting.

New Multi-Interface RAID-5 Storage for the Desktop
Santa Fe Springs, CA – Jul 19, 2007 – Proavio today announced the EB4-CR, the first professional multi-interface, desktop RAID array designed for today’s digital lifestyle. Featuring a small-footprint aluminum tower design and Zero-noise cooling, the EB4-CR is the ideal RAID-5 storage solution for home and project studios working with high resolution digital media. A next-generation RAID processor board allows users to configure the EB4-CR for RAID-0 performance, or RAID-5 data protection. A product of this caliber will open new opportunities within sectors of the desktop markets currently undeveloped by Enhance Technology/Proavio. The combination of small form factor, RAID-5 protection and choice of connectivity will be immediately embraced by experienced users who have lost valuable data due to disk malfunction or failure. Features such as locking hot-swap disks, system door, user selectable RAID settings and solid aluminum construction help create a sense of high reliability & value.

PROAVIO Introduces IP-SAN Storage for Pro Audio and Video Networks
Santa Fe Springs, CA. – December 12, 2006 – PROAVIO, a leading developer of storage systems and tools for digital media production, announced the release of ULTRASTOR RS8-IP and RS16-IP, the first affordable iSCSI target appliance designed for cross-platform network storage provisioning & centralization. Proavio’s new systems offer studios an easy-to-use, centralized solution designed for implementation in IP-SAN applications such as server & workstation storage consolidation as well as allocating & provisioning local volumes based on available capacity, and running file-sharing networks. By employing the Gigabit-based iSCSI protocol, Proavio has created a powerful, yet easy-to-use target solution that can dramatically reduce the costs associated with adding dedicated local storage to a multi-room facility. Gigabit connectivity means users do not have to make an additional investment in hardware since most facilities will already have the necessary network infrastructure. A web-based UI streamlines the simplicity of the system’s management features, while an embedded RAID controller allows administrators to dial in just the right RAID level for any application.

PROAVIO Introduces NEW SATA/SAS Storge Solutions featuring Port Multiplier Technology
Santa Fe Springs, CA. – June, 27 2006 – PROAVIO, a leading developer of storage systems and tools for digital media production, has just announced the official release of their next generation editBOX line of professional external SATA & SAS disk arrays, now including the industry’s latest port-multiplier technology. Available in 4, 5 or 8-disks models, editBOX is the ideal storage solution for production studios, editors and engineers looking for a cost-effective system with support for 10-bit video and 24/96K audio formats.

PROAVIO Demos Next Generation editBOX SATA 3GB/s Storage Solutions at DE Expo 2005
Los Angeles, CA. – December 7, 2005 – PROAVIO, a leading developer of storage systems and tools for digital media production, will be demonstrating their next generation editBOX line of professional external SATA II JBOD and RAID-protected desktop disk arrays. Featuring 4-disk and 8-disk models, editBOX is the ideal storage solution for production studios, editors and engineers looking for a cost-effective system with support for 10-bit video and 24/96K audio formats. By utilizing the emergence of SATA II drive technology, PROAVIO has been able to fine tune the system performance to deliver sustained data rates in excess of 210MB/s on the 4-disk models and excess of 380MB/s on the 8-disk models.

NOW SHIPPING! New Professional FireWire800 Drives for Digital Media Production – Proavio, a premiere developer of professional storage tools for digital media, announced today the release of their new dvBOX™ FireWire800 desktop solutions. The dvBOX™ features a complete line of storage options with capacities ranging from 160GB single drive units to 1TB dual drive RAID arrays for HDV editing.

Proavio Announces New Line of High Performance eSATA Video Storage – Proavio announced today the release of the long awaited editBOX™ eSATA video disk array solutions. Designed for high resolution HDV & uncompressed video editing and production, the editBOX™ features a complete storage solution in a box. With 5 removable SATA II disks and a high performance, next generation eSATA interface, the editBOX™ can easily accommodate multi-stream 10-bit video, while offering capacity options that mak`e editBOX™ a clear choice for users interested in maximizing capacity and cost.

 

Enhance Debuts Proavio, New Professional Video Division at NAB2005
Las Vegas, NV– April 16, 2005 - The pioneer in hybrid I/O storage technology and leader in storage components and systems launched the long-awaited PROAVIO (www.proavio.com), the professional video products division, at this April’s NAB in Las Vegas. The site is designed to offer cutting edge storage & tools for professional broadcast, post and digital audio production. Products showcased at the floor include FireWire dvBOX™ for Products showcased at the floor include FireWire dvBOX™ for DV, editBOX™ in Serial ATA for SD and uncompressed, and the flagship product UltraStor™ for HD, 2K, 4K Video.