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To: FR1 who wrote (5630)	10/22/1997 9:23:00 AM
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With regards to earlier posts about video editing: via MacCentral >Radius brings post production video to desktop. [Staff] - Holstering the video production power of a PCI based Macintosh, Radius has announced Radius EditDV 1, a "breakthrough editing system that brings professional-level, 100% digital non-linear editing to the desktop." The new hardware and software package combines first end-to-end DV format editing solution with DraftDV, a unique rendering mode, allows the editor to produce VHS-quality drafts three to five times faster than fully rendered video. The three other tools included with this package are SoftDV, Radius EditDV's scalable playback software codec, which allows users to view different levels of resolution, LiveDV which lets editors turn QuickTime movies into full motion over FireWire, and non-square pixel rendering eliminates distortion in the rendering process, MotoDV, Radius's award-winning digital capture software. Mark Housley, Radius president and CEO makes the bold statement: "We believe that Radius EditDV will do for video what Adobe Photoshop did for photography." One breakthrough provided by Radius's EditDV is its price of $999. Previously, high-end workstations capable of the same effects have cost $25,000 - $50,000. The total price of a high-end Macintosh and EditDV brings the total price of a full video workstation to $6,000 - $7,000.< More information on the EditDV and other Radius products is available from: radius.com I know little about the subject, but I think this release is on point. soup

To: FR1 who wrote (5630)	10/22/1997 9:35:00 AM
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Apple Workgroup Servers Clear Winners in World Wide Web Server Cost of Ownership Study Study Reveals Apple Web Servers Exhibit Lowest Cost of Ownership, and Are Easiest to Use for Small to Medium-sized Organizations and Workgroups CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL), revealed today that its workgroup servers offer a considerable advantage in overall cost-of-ownership, ease-of-use and maintenance for customers in small business or workgroups according to a study released by the Business Research Group (BRG, Newton, Mass). Unlike previous studies of web server ease-of-implementation and cost-of-ownership, this study examined the medium-size business market (100-499 employees), and in workgroups (150 or fewer employees) within larger enterprises (500 or more employees). According to Cheryl Ball, director of Research for BRG, the target study was chosen because up until now, this important part of the Internet market has been ignored. ''This study found that medium-sized organizations, because of their size and relative lack of computer support resources, have very different needs and values in their web server purchases than their larger Fortune 1000 counterparts,'' said Ball. ''Most cost-of-ownership studies look at Fortune 500 companies and their needs and decide that workgroups and mid-size businesses just need a scaled-down version. This study indicates this is simply not the case.'' BRG studied organizations deploying web servers running Netscape Fastrack for UNIX, Microsoft Internet Information Server for Windows NT, O'Reilly Website software for Windows 95 and StarNine's WebSTAR server software running on a Mac OS-based workgroup server from Apple (the Apple Internet Server Solution). The study consisted of telephone interviews with 277 U.S.-based webserver managers. Results of the study indicate that Apple offers advantages in four key areas: Ease-of-use and maintenance Overall cost-of-ownership Apple web servers are used more extensively than the competition Server capacity is not an issue in this size of group Bill McGlasson, Apple's product manager for servers explained, ''The findings in BRG's study are significant because this market represents the fastest-growing market for worldwide web server purchases,'' said McGlasson. ''There is a built-in bias towards considering the Fortune 1000 as the defining market segment for all computing. The assumption seems to be that whatever Fortune 1000 companies need, everybody else needs too. This study indicates that is not the case and that Apple technology is a key enabler in providing a compelling Internet presence for small businesses and workgroups in the enterprise.'' Results of the study have been compiled into a whitepaper and can be accessed on the world wide web applenet.apple.com. Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission -- to bring the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons, and consumers in over 140 countries around the world. NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac OS, and AISS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged. Summary of Key Findings Business Research Group World Wide Web Server Cost of Ownership Study Oct. 22, 1997 Apple web servers provide a significantly lower total cost-of-ownership than the competing servers, based on the following factors: lower initial costs; lower installation costs; lower content creation costs per page; lower total outside services costs; lower server management costs; lower peer training and online help costs. These advantages led to a cumulative Apple server cost advantages over the other servers considered in the study: as high as 300 percent per internal user, 144 percent per server and 158 percent per web page. Initial System's price: Per server, Apple users spent 205 percent less than Netscape, 93 percent less than O'Reilly and 66 percent less than Microsoft. Installation costs: Overall, Apple and O'Reilly both have a 72 percent cost advantage relative to Netscape and a 37 percent cost advantage relative to Microsoft. Outside Services Costs: Apple's cost advantage in this area ranged from 102 percent to 151 percent less than the competition. In general, these costs consisted of expenses incurred for training and installation/systems integration. Apple customers gave Apple's web servers higher overall approval ratings than the other groups surveyed gave their respective web servers for their performance in the following two areas: 1. Ease-of-implementation (as evidenced by simplicity of hardware setup and software installation)97/ 2. Ease-of-management For the server environments that fall within the scope of the study, Apple's web server sites are the largest, exhibiting the following characteristics: 1. More web pages 2. More internal users 3. More servers 4. The second largest number of hits per day. SOURCE Apple Computer, Inc.