"Fast access to and efficient management of data, and hardware, and particularly software innovations, such as Tiger Technology’s metaSAN, are the catalysts for success in today’s collaborative, heavy-bandwidth work environments."

 

Robi Roncarelli, Market Analyst, PIXEL Inc.

"I am giving metaSAN five stars! If I ever end up working in another facility that needs to implement a SAN, I will definitely recommend it. I’d also recommend it to anyone involved in video that needs a file-level sharing SAN."

 

Joe Kirby, Assistant Chief Engineer, FOX 54 – WZDX TV

"With metaSAN/metaLAN in place, every artist has instant access to data by simply clicking on the local hard drive in “My Computer” – and all this without having to perform sophisticated network administration."

 

Alex Rizov, FX Supervisor, Topform Studio

"I recommend metaSAN to anyone investigating a shared storage solution, especially to anyone Final Cut Pro based production house wanting to maximize their multi-station editing workflow."

 

Graeme Nattress, President of Nattress Productions Inc.

"metaSAN is the ideal SAN management solution for Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Gigabit Ethernet networks. So far, we have tested metaSAN with Huge Media-Vault and Fibrenetix Storage systems, Qlogic SANBox switches, and Atto Celerity host bus adapters and have never experienced any compatibility issues."

 

Jörg Hoffman, PSIBER GmbH

"I’m using an HP xw9300 with 4 x SATA2 drives and a Bluefish444 HD Lust board. Whenever trying to capture DPX files, the system would run for 100-250 frames and then drops frames. After installing metaSAN and using DDO and FSO the system can now capture DPX files without any problem!"

 

Gerbrand De Ridder, Trans Tec bv

"Our customers have been clamouring for tools that will help them add intelligence to their workgroups. We are very pleased to be working with Tiger Technology to address this demand."

 

Howard Solomon, President, Integrity Data Systems

"By turning off-the shelf storage and networking components into versatile, easy to support, and highly scalable shared storage workgroups, metaSAN is ideally suited to solve a wide range of workflow configurations at a great price."

 

John Connolly, Midwest Media Group President

"metaSAN’s unique ability to allow multiple cross-platform users to share content and collaborate efficiently while maintaining very high bandwidth will afford us a highly efficient, reliable, centralized and secure storage solution."

 

Michio Fujii, CEO and President, MIC Assosciates, Inc.

metaSAN at work on a variety of independent feature films!

Solventdreams Upgrades Workflow with AC&NC's JetStor SATA 516F and Tiger Technology's metaSAN Software

(LOS ANGELES, California—January 22, 2008) Solventdreams, LTD, a leading post-production facility for cutting-edge digital video productions, utilizes a JetStor SATA 516F with metaSAN software to expand the scope and efficiency of its operations.

“The JetStor has been an invaluable asset for us,” says David Davidson, Solventdreams's Managing Director. “It has allowed us to quickly access and transfer files among our workstations, and this has been ideal for streamlining the editing process, working with uncompressed HD video, and implementing color correction.”

AC&NC's JetStor SATA 516F is 16 bay RAID array that implements Fibre Channel connections to provide lightning-fast 4Gbit/second access to digital assets. Solventdreams uses the JetStor as the hub for its Storage Area Network (SAN) managed by Tiger Technology's metaSAN software. metaSAN allows Davidson and other members of his Solventdreams team to simultaneously read and write to the RAID from any computer at their facility. This network was essential to Solventdreams's recent work on the promotional campaign for United Artist's political drama, Lions for Lambs, starring Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, and Robert Redford. Solventdreams relied on the JetStor and metaSAN for capturing HD footage, applying color grades, and supervising online editing for the project.

“When you're working with the large file size of high-definition video, you need a fast and reliable way to access these files, play them back, and work with them on a number of different computers,” says Davidson. “The JetStor and metaSAN are really the perfect solution for this.”

Solventdreams has also used its metaSAN-powered array to efficiently work on a variety of independent feature films. The company recently completed post-production on The Cursed, a supernatural thriller about shadowy forces at work in the American South, Pornstar, a tragicomedy that wryly examines the lives of people caught up in Southern California's adult entertainment industry, and Em, a romantic portrait of a troubled young woman and the man who struggles to keep her.

About Solventdreams

Solventdreams is a boutique post-production facility that specializes in digital intermediates, post management, visual effects, and integrated HD editing for broadcast and film clients. The company has contributed these core post services to over 60 projects including X-MEN 3, THE FOUNTAIN, LIONS FOR LAMBS, AMERICAN SHOPPER, EM, DISASTER!, and SMILEY FACE. For further information on Solventdreams please visit www.solventdreams.com.

About AC&NC

Advanced Computer & Network Corporation (AC&NC) designs, manufactures and markets high-performance, competitively priced data storage RAID systems. With an extensive line of storage solutions for any computing platform and operating system, comprehensive free technical support, and fast on-time product deliveries, AC&NC brings freedom of choice to all clients, from workgroup to enterprise. For further information on AC&NC please visit www.acnc.com.

About Tiger Technology

Tiger Technology, is a privately held company based in Geneva, Switzerland, developer of high performance storage area networking (SAN) management tools. The company's flagship product metaSAN builds upon years of SAN-related expertise and development to bring digital content creation and enterprise professionals involved with handling large bandwidth files a unique, cross-platform, hardware-agnostic, high-speed file sharing SAN management solution that sets new standards for workgroup collaboration and reliability. For further information on Tiger Technology please visit www.tiger-technology.com.