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Storage News STORAGE SOLUTIONS LaCie's 2big Thunderbolt series available HILLSBORO, OR — The 2big Thunderbolt Series from LaCie (www. lacie.com) is now available in 4TB and 6TB capacities through the LaCie Online Store and LaCie Storage Partners. The new Thunderbolt interface delivers speeds up to 327MB/s — up to three times faster than FireWire 800. That means 1TB of data can be transferred in less than one hour. If you need more, dual Thunderbolt ports on the 2big permit up to six Thunderbolt peripherals to be daisy chained, without the need to purchase a hub. Daisy chaining multiple 2bigs pushes overall performance to more than 670MB/s for the most data- intensive tasks. The LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series also features RAID flex- ibility for speed or security with Mac operating systems; hot-swappable drives for easy replacement; and an advanced aluminum heat sink design for efficient cooling and reduced electricity usage. With the 2big Thunderbolt, backups now take a fraction of the time, so users can back up more frequently. Editors working in Ap- ple Final Cut Pro X or other pro software can even stream multiple HD video streams directly from the drive. ATTO's audio and video workflow solutions at BVE 2012 AMHERST, NY — ATTO Technology teamed with its UK distribution partner, Global Distribution, to show- case its line of storage and network connectivity products in interactive workflow demos at the 2012 Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) in London in February. ATTO featured its portfolio of products opti- mized for post and broadcast workflows, including Celerity 8Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), FibreConnect 8Gb Fibre Channel Switches, ExpressSAS 6Gb SAS/SATA HBAs and RAID Adapt- ers, FastFrame 10Gb/s Ethernet Network Interface Cards, FastStream RAID Storage Controllers, and Fi- breBridge 8Gb Fibre Channel Bridges in a variety of storage solutions. "BVE 2012 is a great opportunity for ATTO to illus- trate why we are the leader in powering all facets of high-performance audio and video workflows," says Wayne Arvidson, ATTO's VP of marketing. "This year, we are demonstrating a breadth of our products with leading solution providers to show why they select ATTO as the foundation to build marquee so- lutions in the market." ATTO was tested and certified with over 20 part- ners exhibiting at BVE 2012, helping to reinforce its leadership in the media and entertainment market. Sonnet's Qio E3 pro SxS media reader shipping IRVINE, CA — Sonnet (www.sonnettech.com) is now shipping its Qio E3 profes- sional SxS media reader, a cost-effective, high-speed alternative to standalone card readers. The first three-slot SxS memory card reader available, it in- cludes an integrated two-port 6Gb/s eSATA interface for connecting external storage systems and doubles as a bus expansion system for ExpressCard/34 adapter cards. Qio E3 users have the ability to transfer data concurrently from three SxS memory cards, increasing efficiency on location or in the studio. Users can copy files between any cards, attached storage and the computer with aggregate bandwidth of up to 400MB/sec, with an aggregate ingest speed for three SxS cards of 300MB/sec. Two eSATA connectors on the back of Qio E3 enable the user to connect two Sonnet Fusion F2QR or F3 portable two-drive hard- ware RAID SATA storage systems or other SATA storage. These fast SATA connections accelerate card ingest when SATA is not otherwise available on a laptop. "The Qio E3 is ideal for customers who don't need the variety of slots included in the original Qio, but instead require multiple SxS slots in their workflow," says Sonnet CEO Robert Farnsworth. "Studios that use Sony XDCAM EX or Arri Alexa digital cameras will find that the E3 provides incredibly fast ingest speeds for increased efficiency." 14 • Storage Solutions • March 2012 R Con D 2 C t c 5 S L P B K P Con Ma