Piranha selects SGI Origin 3000 for real-time, multi-stream video-encoding serviceDallas 10 Oct 2000 Piranha, has selected the SGI Origin 3000 series server as the development platform for a proprietary multi-processor software encoding system that allows for real-time, multi-stream image processing, as well as state-of-the-art video compression.
"Piranha has developed a state-of-the-art data compression process that
improves the user experience and reduces the overall bandwidth requirements
that are currently strangling the Internet", said Carey Lotzer, Chief
Scientist, Piranha, Inc. "We intend to offer significant increases in
available bandwidth with our compression products while offering an image that
beats all current standards."
"We believe that the real-time quality and dependability of the Piranha
encoding process on the SGI Origin 3000 series server along with the speed of
the Piranha decoding software will be a plus to many existing player
technologies. We fully intend that this unique and innovative system will
power the next generation of Digital Cinema/Video-on-Demand set-top
appliances", said Don Ashley, President and Chief Operating Officer, Piranha,
Inc. "Today's announcement further defines Piranha's position in the
professional, high-end marketplace for streaming media."
SGI Origin 3000 series servers utilise the unique SGI NUMAflex modular
technology, a brick-like system for constructing small to very large
configurations from a common set of building blocks. The NUMAflex modular
system allows users to build the optimum configuration one component at a time
and adopt new technologies that map to their specific business needs.
"We are pleased that Piranha has selected the SGI Origin 3000 series
server as its primary platform for its innovative video-encoding solution",
said Greg Estes, Vice President and General Manager, Telecommunications and
Media Group, SGI. "As I/O and bandwidth needs continue to grow, the flexible
modular architecture of the Origin 3000 series server is uniquely suited to
meet the expanding needs of Piranha's customers."
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