To: J Fieb who wrote (941 ) 12/20/1998 8:31:00 AM From: J Fieb Respond to of 4808
A video post production supplier adds FC storage......biz.yahoo.com Leitch Introduces 18 GB Fibre Channel Disk Drives for ASC Server Line Cost of Disk Drive Storage Reduced 44 Percent BURBANK, CALIFORNIA--Leitch Technology Corporation -a leading provider of digital solutions to the broadcasting, post-production and telecommunications industries-announced today that it has dramatically reduced the cost of storage for its VR300™ broadcast video server with the introduction of 18 GB Fibre Channel disk drives. Leitch's new FCR-301 disk arrays hold ten 18 GB Fibre Channel disk drives, doubling the arrays' previous storage capacity and giving customers greater value. ASC VR300 servers with 18 GB drives are now available for purchase. ''The new drives represent Leitch's most cost effective storage option to date and a 44 percent immediate reduction in the cost of storage,'' according to Charlie Bernstein, Leitch's program manager for its ASC server division. ''By combining this modular, upgradable, state-of-the-art server system with such competitive pricing,'' explained Bernstein, ''Leitch continues to provide true economic solutions for all broadcast applications - from small commercial insertion systems to full digital newsrooms.'' Founded in 1971, Leitch Technology Corporation is a leading provider of integrated solutions to the broadcasting community. Leitch designs and manufactures digital electronic equipment to store, distribute, process, and switch high-quality video and audio signals. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Leitch's products are used in television broadcast facilities, independent studios, and telecommunications companies worldwide. Leitch's ASC customers include TeleMadrid in Spain,