August 18, 2010
CalDigit, a leader in storage solutions for the content creation industry, arrives at IBC 2010 in Amsterdam for the first showing of the CalDigit AV Drive and the CalDigit SuperShare in Europe. Attendees can also see the entire product line from CalDigit at IBC in the RAI Centre starting September 10, at Booth 7.B40.
This year, CalDigit has three major new products to show. The HDPro-24, is a new rack mount 24 drive RAID solution. This powerhouse reaches speeds of over 1600MB/s. CalDigit’s SuperShare solution allows users to share storage over an extremely fast PCIe based network, roughly five times faster than traditional fibre SAN solutions. The CalDigit AV Drive is the first USB 3.0 solution for the Mac, and is also the fastest single drive solution on the market reaching speeds up to 145MB/s.
HDPro-24
The CalDigit HDPro-24 is a blazing fast 24 drive hardware RAID solution, with support for 24 SATA-II 3Gbs drive modules. The HDPro-24 provides hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD support. Sustained speeds of over 1,600MB/s can be achieved with RAID 50 protection. Dual hardware RAID controllers feature a next generation Intel XScale RAID engine accompanied by high speed, upgradeable ECC cache. The 4U rack mount system features an intuitive LCD display and LED status lights. The HDPro-24 features Active Sustained Transfer Technology (ASTT) which ensures that there is always a constant throughput. The HDPro-24 is ideal for use with the CalDigit SuperShare SAN or massive media files. The modular design of the HDPro-24 allows for easy access to 24 hot swappable drive modules from the front. It features 3 hot swappable load bearing power supplies, even the built-in controllers are removable/upgradeable. CalDigit builds all major components of the HDPro-24 and uses only high quality certified hard drives to provide users with the best possible experience. The key to the blazing fast speed of the HDPro-24 is the direct connect external PCIe connection. The HDPro-24 is designed to run 24/7, with no downtime.
SuperShare
The CalDigit SuperShare is a revolutionary solution to the traditional SAN. Based on direct connect PCIe technology, the CalDigit SuperShare is an extremely fast hardware solution that allows users to access a pool of shared storage simultaneously. This effective collaboration makes sharing CalDigit storage solutions easy, fast and affordable.
CalDigit AV Drive
The CalDigit AV Drive is one of the most uniquely designed single drive systems on the market. It features the first dual interface with USB 3.0 and FireWire 800 connectivity. The CalDigit AV Drive is the first USB 3.0 device for the Mac all in a sleek and compact design. The CalDigit AV Drive can reach extreme speeds over 145MB/s.
You can also find CalDigit products at the following IBC booths: Matrox (7.B29), Sony Creative Software (12.A10) and Blackmagic Design (7.B25).
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