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ARCHION NEWS FOR NAB 2007:

ARCHION ANNOUNCES REVOLUTIONARY NEW STORAGE PRODUCT: SYNERGY HD4

ARCHION ONCE AGAIN RAISES THE STORAGE PERFORMANCE BAR

SYNERGY HD4 IS THE ONLY 800MB/sec STORAGE SOLUTION FOR UNITY

NAB, Las Vegas, April 16, 2007 Archion, the entertainment industry s largest storage solution for Avid users, has announced an unprecedented new storage product, Synergy HD4. ARCHION WILL BE Exhibiting AT NAB BOOTH # SL 12708.

Released today by Archion CEO Mark Bianchi, and COO Reuben Lima, the Synergy HD4 provides faster throughput than anything currently available for AVID UNITY. Synergy HD4 will outperform any storage system on the market and continues to feature the broadest compatibility range available, states Bianchi. With so many clients currently working on legacy Unity, our aggressively priced 8 terabyte Synergy HD4 at $19,995.00 USD is the logical choice for all Unity platforms, adds Lima.

ABOUT SYNERGY HD4:
According to Archion CTO James Tucci, Synergy HD4 is the newest and most powerful addition to the Archion Synergy family of FC Raid storage products for Digital Video systems.

Archion s Synergy HD4 features an unrivaled compatibility with Unity that extends the capacity and performance while sustaining the life span of AVIDS legacy Unity systems. This new and groundbreaking product extends Archion s original Synergy HD abilities from 400MB/sec to 800 MB/sec bandwidth with its dual 4GB FC ports and has increased its capacity from 8TB to 12TB in the same 3 RU space.

Among the features of Synergy HD4:

Certified with Avid Unity MediaNetwork v3.3 and higher
Rack-mountable chassis (3U rack height)
Archion Synergy HD4 Raid controller
1gig Video optimized Cache RAM
Ethernet management port
RAID controller is user replaceable.
Web based GUI
Proprietary Vdisk technology allows changes in storage capacity
15 SATA II hard drives
1 SATA II hot spare drive
Dual Channel 4GB FC ports with opticSPF transceivers (supports dual switch configuration or single switch dual port operation)
Four High Efficiency hot swappable Cooling fans
(2) 400 watt (redundant configuration) hot swappable power supplies
Rack mount rails
Built in Plug and Play Unity configured storage

Synergy HD4 is a full-featured SATA II to FC Raid storage system designed for networking digital video systems in an Avid Unity environment. It is available in units from 4 TB to 12TB with 2 ports of 4GB FC and is certified with Unity 3.3 thru 4.2.2

ABOUT ARCHION:
Archion Technologies, headquartered in Burbank, California, was founded in 1999 by a group of technology entrepreneurs with a vision for designing networked storage systems for the professional video market. Archion's founders were the first to successfully network eight Avids and one terabyte of Networked RAID storage on a feature film. As the leading manufacturer of storage solutions for Avid users, Archion storage has been utilized by hundreds of feature films and by dozens of television projects.

Archion manufactures high performance, high availability, fault tolerant networked storage for multiple platforms and heterogeneous environments. These powerful and turnkey systems provide the ultimate in capability, scalability, flexibility, data rate performance, and the data protection demanded by editing professionals.

In addition, Archion offers a flagship Service Contract unparalleled in the industry. Archion's Tech Refresh program provides clients the opportunity to refresh their technology 24 months from the date of purchase. This offers clients the option to extend their storage capacity. Many of their clients have referred to Archion's Tech Refresh as the end of Storage Obsolescence.
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Contact: Dan Harary
Asbury Communications
310/859-1831
dan@asburypr.com

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