Active Storage Debuts New mMedia Platform in UK and European Market

(BVExpo) "´ Active Storage, the leader in high-performance storage solutions for media and creative professionals, today celebrated the UK and European debut of the new mMedia platform for production professionals to experience first hand. The mMedia platform is an exciting, new and complete end-to-end workflow storage solution for post and broadcast production.

The mMedia platform consists of an enhanced ActiveSAN high-performance metadata controller appliance, mRAID and mVault, also celebrating their European debut, and optimized management software. The mMedia platform was shown for the first time in the UK and Europe on the BVExpo show floor in London.

The new mRAID storage provides the mMedia platform with a state-of-the-art storage processing engine, CrossFlow TM cooling system, a new hot-swappable Environmental Processing Engine (ENV) and 48TB of storage capacity with unmatched throughput, low latency and the management software which makes it easy to deploy.

The new mVault high-density, near-line archive expansion system provides the mMedia platform by packing a staggering 180TB in a highly efficient enclosure using only 4U of rack space, providing reliable data paths to keep archived content safe and accessible, and increasing overall SAN performance with lower total cost of ownership (TCO) for archive.

With scalable performance and capacity, the mMedia platform allows content producers to deploy custom storage solutions with the integration and management software that lets them choose the best production tools in the industry, resulting in a complete media creation storage platform for storing and managing content from ingest to archive.

"mMedia is the platform of the future for broadcast production," said Alex Grossman, founder and president of Active Storage, Inc. "mMedia provides an integrated workflow storage platform with the performance, scalability and configuration flexibility to meet nearly every broadcast and post-production facility´s ingest, on-line and near-line archive needs."

UK and European distributors and resellers, with some of the most demanding broadcast clients in the world, welcome mMedia as filling a crucial role with customers.

"The announcement of mMedia is extremely exciting as for the first time users have a comprehensive storage platform that goes beyond the feature-set and workflow integration that storage infrastructures have typically offered," said Keith Warburton, director, Global Distribution. "mMedia brings everything in to one solution, providing a performance- and workflow-tuned environment for creative, content rich productions, all with the ease of use, speed of deployment and professional support Active Storage have become renowned for worldwide."

"mMedia is set to shape the future of shared storage," explained Lewis Brown, head of Media & Entertainment at Jigsaw Systems ltd. "Integrating with all aspects of your collaborative workflow from ingest to archive, it manages to offer flexibility, scalability and ease of management without compromising on performance. It´s a very exciting technology."

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Active Storage, Inc. is the innovative storage leader for media and creative professionals, broadcast, post-production, on-line and archive solutions. Fast, reliable and easy to deploy, Active Storage products deliver a best-of-breed user experience, marrying award-winning industrial design, unmatched speed, reliability and customer service. Ease of use and robust performance make Active Storage the first choice for complex professional storage deployments. To learn more visit: .