G-Technology debuts its G-CONNECT™ wireless storage for iPad® with Internet access. Come to the G-Technology stand (#7.D12a) and be the first to see G-CONNECT in action in Europe.
G-Technology supports the new Thunderbolt® technology developed by Intel® and brought to market with collaboration from Apple®. Stop by the G-Technology stand or schedule an appointment to see our demo and learn more about this new I/O technology and our plans.
A variety of on-stand demos show how G-Technology supports the entire post production workflow either in the field or in the studio with a full line of desktop, RAID and portable solutions designed specifically for professional content creation applications.
25th September, 2011, Amsterdam – At IBC 2011, G-Technology by Hitachi will be showcasing its latest products for SD, HD, 2K, or 4K post production workflows for Apple Final Cut Pro®, Adobe® Premiere Pro® CS5, or (insert your favorite post production software here). All made from the finest components –all-aluminum enclosures, fastest interfaces, reliable hard drives, and latest chipsets – G-Technology continues to deliver premium external storage solutions that cover virtually every step of the content creation process, from digital film and video post production to broadcast and event videography.
Product previews and demonstrations available at G-Technology’s IBC stand (#7.D12a) will include:
G-CONNECT – Wireless Storage with Internet Access for iPad – European Debut at IBC
G-CONNECT provides portable wireless storage for your Apple iPad and iPhone® and other mobile devices so you can take more content with you wherever you go. Load it up with all of your short clips of selected scenes for approvals, or carry around your favorite movies, music, books, photos and documents for anytime, anywhere access¹ – no Internet connection required. Perfect for a home, car, studio, office or hotel, G-CONNECT provides access to five+ simultaneous devices and can support up to five SD or three HD wireless video streams at once². When connected via Ethernet, G-CONNECT creates a WiFi hotspot for shared Internet access, all from one device. USB 2.0 provides a fast and convenient way to load content from a computer or laptop to the G-CONNECT wireless storage solution. iPad and iPhone apps will be available in the App Store for quick and easy access to your content. Password protection means your content is safe. The G-CONNECT wireless storage solution will be available in Europe later this year.
Thunderbolt Technology – Faster, Simpler, More Flexible Device Interconnect
Committed to delivering reliable, high-performance storage solutions to the audio/video (A/V) market, G-Technology is showing its support for Thunderbolt at IBC. Developed by Intel and brought to market with collaboration from Apple, Thunderbolt is more than just another high-speed cable. Thunderbolt technology will set a new standard for media creators with dual channel, 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) performance and simultaneous support for PCIe and DisplayPort protocols over a single cable. At 10Gbps, Thunderbolt is twice as fast as USB 3.0 and 12 times faster than FireWire 800 – just imagine the outstanding results when saving or cutting through HD video. Visit G-Tech’s stand (#7.D12a) to learn more about how Thunderbolt and G-Technology’s high performance RAID solutions can deliver new levels of performance, flexibility and scalability for your digital workflow.
G-SPEED™ eS Pro – Super-Fast, Enterprise-Class Solution for Blazing Video Editing Performance
Among other demos, G-Technology is showcasing its G-SPEED eS Pro solutions with the ATTO ExpressSAS R680 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID adapter. With capacities up to 8TB in a four-bay enclosure, G-Technology’s G-SPEED eS Pro offers high-speed, low-cost RAID designed specifically for professional content creation applications. When two G-SPEED eS Pros are connected to an ATTO ExpressSAS card it delivers speeds exceeding 1,000MB second, easily supporting two simultaneous streams of uncompressed 10-bit HD or a single 2K DPX sequence. Coupled with the ATTO ExpressSAS R680, the G-SPEED eS Pro is simply the most cost-effective desktop RAID storage solution designed specifically for high-end post. All G-SPEED products feature high-grade, enterprise-class, 7,200 RPM hard drives that are specifically designed, manufactured and tested to meet the increased demands on RAID video editing systems.
About Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) develops advanced hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, innovative external storage solutions and services used to store, preserve and manage the world’s most valued data. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, Hitachi GST provides high-value storage for a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal Storage. Hitachi GST was established in 2003 and maintains its U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit the company’s website at http://www.hitachigst.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.