Media Distributors, America’s preeminent distributor of professional products and services for entertainment and enterprise, has announced its news in conjunction with NAB 2008. Media Distributors has been named as the lead reseller of InPhase Holographic Storage solutions to the entertainment industry space. Media Distributors and InPhase will demo the system during the NAB Convention at the Panasonic Booth C3512. Richard Myerson, President, and Tom Evans, Senior VP, Marketing, Media Distributors, made the announcements.
Mr. Myerson said, “We are delighted to be the primary partner of InPhase’s Holographic Storage solution to entertainment (customers). We will aggressively drive awareness of this incredible new storage & archive technology across our diverse range of clients. We are excited to serve in a liaison capacity to industry leaders in the video production and entertainment arenas who will greatly benefit from learning how to integrate holographic storage into their workflows.”
Mr. Evans said, “Its 300GB uncompressed capacity per disc, high transfer rate, form factor and long-range durability in archive (50 years plus) make the InPhase Holographic system a truly unique and powerful tool for video content management and archive. We are committed to being the best resource for education, consulting, sales and service of Holographic solutions to film and video professionals.”
“We are very pleased to be partnering with Media Distributors and recognize the strong relationship they have in serving the needs of the entertainment industry. Their technical know-how, in the areas of storage, editing systems and related services make them an excellent partner for bringing this exciting new technology to market,” said Don VerMeer, Director of OEM/VAR Sales for InPhase Technologies.
ABOUT IN-PHASE HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE:
What is Holographic Storage?
Holography breaks through the density limits of conventional storage by going beyond recording only on the surface, to recording through the full depth of the medium. Its combination of speed, form factor, capacity and long archival life make it ideal for video asset management.
Much Higher Transfer Rates
Unlike other technologies that record one data bit at a time, holography records and reads over a million bits of data with a single flash of light. This enables transfer rates significantly higher than current optical storage devices.
A Wave of the Future – Now
High storage densities and fast transfer rates, combined with durable, reliable, low cost media, make holography poised to become a compelling choice for next-generation storage and content distribution needs – particularly video assets. In addition, the flexibility of the technology allows for the development of a wide variety of holographic storage products that range from handheld devices for consumers to storage products for the enterprise. Imagine having 50 hours of high definition video on a single disk, 50,000 songs on a postage stamp, or 500,000 x-rays on a credit card. Holographic storage makes it all possible.
Holographic Storage Benefits:
> 300GB – 1.6TB Capacities / low media cost
> 20MB/s-120 MB/s transfer rate and milliseconds data access time
> Near-line access to hundreds of gigabytes of data; no need to restore data from tape; less expensive than raid solution
> 50 year media archive life
> Reduce data migration and skip a generation or two without worrying about media degradation
> Prevent accidental or unauthorized changes to data; meets data authenticity requirements
> Reduce expenses of temperature and humidity controlled environment
> 4 levels of error correction, Write verification / robust data recovery
> Standard SCSI, FC, Ethernet interfaces supported / easy integration into workflows
ABOUT NAB IN-PHASE HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE DEMO:
Media Distributors will be partnering with Panasonic and InPhase for a Holographic Storage Solutions presentation that will take place at Panasonic’s Booth C3512 from April 14-17th during the NAB Convention. The demo will showcase how today’s holographic optical storage solutions can reshape recording and archiving, and can integrate with P2 Flash storage technology workflows.
ABOUT INPHASE TECHNOLOGIES:
InPhase Technologies is the leading developer of holographic data storage recording media and systems. Based in Longmont, Colorado, InPhase was founded in 2000, and is comprised of some of the storage industry’s leading executives and scientists. InPhase is funded by venture capital investors New Venture Partners LLC, Signal Lake Ventures, Newton Technology Partners, Yasuda Enterprise Development, Japan Asia Investment Company, Nanotech Partners LLC, and Mr. B.J. Cassin. Corporate investors are Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Bayer Material Science AG, and ALPS Information Technology Fund. For more information on InPhase, please visit the company’s Web site at www.inphase-tech.com
ABOUT MEDIA DISTRIBUTORS:
Founded in 1998, Media Distributors (www.mediadistributors.com) supplies professional motion picture filmstock, videotape, data media, storage & duplication systems, and accessories (representing a broad range of industry-leading manufacturers) to companies and individuals in the entertainment, advertising, and broadcast industries, as well as to education, corporate, and government clients.
The company has positioned itself as a "single source, one-stop" for all its customers’ media and storage needs, with 24/7 service, easy access in 6 major markets nationally, and diverse inventory. Media Distributors has emerged as a leading consulting and integration resource to the entertainment industry for desktop duplication, standalone, shared and mass storage devices, as well as the complete Apple line.
Other services include film & tape buy-back and reconditioning, labeling and packaging. Clients include all of the major motion picture and television studios, leading post production houses advertising agencies ,and commercial production companies.
In Los Angeles, Media Distributors is located at 10960 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA, 91604. In Manhattan, Media Distributors is located at 645 West 27th Street, NY, NY, 10001.
