Company press release below. Also I don't believe any shareholder action is needed to support a 2-1 split. Enough shares for this split were authorized last year.
Friday April 7, 9:37 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
WWOR-TV Turns to EMC for Digital Media Storage, Management and Broadcast Solution
UPN Affiliate Consolidates Digital Assets from Multiple Stations with EMC Celerra Media Server and Symmetrix Enterprise Storage
HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2000-- EMC Corporation, the world's leading provider of enterprise storage systems, software and services, today announced that WWOR-TV -- the flagship station of the United Paramount Network (UPN) -- has chosen EMC Celerra Media Server and EMC Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems as the primary multi-channel broadcast technology for its entire audio and video broadcast programming. WWOR deployed EMC to transition its media assets to a fully digital format.
EMC will showcase WWOR at the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention next week in Las Vegas.
``EMC serves as the storage infrastructure for our stations,' said Rick Miner, Executive Director of Production and Engineering, WWOR-TV. ``Placing our entire program inventory on EMC Enterprise Storage has allowed us to be on the cutting edge of the tape-to-digital transition. EMC not only provides WWOR with a `cast-iron' solution, but also with the most flexible systems and reliable services in the industry.'
Located in New Jersey, WWOR broadcasts to the New York Metropolitan Area -- the #1 designated market in the United States. EMC Enterprise Storage enables WWOR to consolidate data from WWOR and its sister station, WUTB-TV Baltimore, into one centrally managed master control facility. WWOR's unique storage infrastructure provides both stations with online access to approximately 180 hours of digitally stored programming. In addition, WWOR has integrated Celerra with a digital Automated Tape Library (ATL) holding more than of 5,000 hours of programming. The EMC-enabled storage infrastructure has been integrated with hardware and software from Avalon, FloriCal, Lucent and Vela Research to provide a ``master control' for all of the station's programming -- from incoming satellite transmissions to playback.
EMC Celerra Media Server is a core component of WWOR's storage infrastructure due to its ability to deliver high levels of availability and flexibility. EMC Celerra is a unique software and hardware approach that brings unprecedented levels of availability, management, scalability and performance to rich media applications. Celerra leverages EMC's robust Symmetrix architecture to deliver a storage foundation that is upgradeable, scalable, protected and able to manage multiple formats, resolutions and media assets found within today's media-focused business.
``The broadcast industry is rapidly deploying digital technology programming in order to provide the highest levels of quality to their customers,' said Doron Kempel, General Manager of EMC Media Group. ``WWOR-TV is on the forefront of this conversion and by implementing EMC's family of video servers and storage for media asset management, they have positioned themselves to excel and adapt to change within the industry.'
EMC offers rich media solutions to address the needs of broadcasters, cable operators, telecommunications companies, Internet service providers and direct-to-home service providers. These solutions are built on EMC storage systems, software and networks -- including Celerra Media and File Servers -- to deliver broadcast-quality media services and leverage EMC's world-class service and integrated business partners. For more information on EMC Corporation's Media Server Group, please see EMC at NAB 2000, Booth #L623, North Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center.
About EMC
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