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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS -- At IBC 2001, SGI (NYSE: SGI) will demonstrate new Media Commerce(TM) solutions that enable customers to create, manage, deliver and transact content over networks such as broadcast television, cable, satellite, VPNs or the Internet. From the SGI(TM) family of high-performance DMediaPro(TM) enhanced workstations for digital media, including the new Silicon Graphics(R) O2+(TM) visual workstation, to the MPEG-2 model of SGI Media Server(TM), the enterprise-level SGI(TM) StudioCentral(TM) Library 3.0 asset management system, Kasenna(TM) MediaBase Enterprise and Network Editions for SGI(TM) IRIX(R) OS-based servers and the SGI(TM) video-on-demand (VOD) platform with Thirdspace OVS, SGI leverages its strengths in the areas of content creation, content management and content delivery/transaction -- the foundation for its Media Commerce strategy. Content Creation The new SGI DMediaPro family of high-performance products makes advanced digital media functionality easy, accessible, versatile and powerful. Combined with software partners' applications, the SGI family of DMediaPro enhanced systems delivers the most complete range of products and price points for video editing, compositing, broadcast graphics, virtual sets, virtual characters and visual effects. The SGI DMediaPro family of advanced digital media products includes: -- Silicon Graphics O2+ visual workstation -- Based on an innovative Unified Memory Architecture (UMA), the new DMediaPro enhanced O2+ visual workstation satisfies customer requirements for realism and reliability by enabling and integrating stunning 3D graphics, powerful image processing and real-time video processing far beyond any other system available in its class -- Silicon Graphics(R) Octane2(TM) visual workstation with DMediaPro(TM) DM2 creates the most powerful and versatile desktop platform for high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) uncompressed video production -- SGI(TM) Onyx(R) 3000 series and SGI(TM) Origin(TM) 3000 series servers with DMediaPro(TM) DM3 offer the highest levels of HD and SD uncompressed video in and out functionality available today Digital Content Creation Solutions On the Digital Content Creation Customer stage in the SGI stand and throughout the show floor, DMediaPro software vendors such as Discreet, SGO Jaleo, The electronic Farm, Kaydara and Thomson Multimedia will demonstrate compelling new digital media-enhanced applications on SGI systems. Alias|Wavefront will demonstrate its Maya(R) Complete software on the Silicon Graphics Octane workstation while The electronic Farm will showcase Mule, its professional multi-role editing system on the new Silicon Graphics O2+ visual workstation for editing, effects, coloring and paint capabilities in the SGI stand. SGO's Jaleo software will be demonstrated on Silicon Graphics Octane2 with DMediaPro DM2. HD/Film Mastering In the HD/Film Mastering area of the stand, SGO Jaleo software will showcase the multistream HD compositing capabilities of the SGI Onyx 3000 series with DMediaPro DM3. SGI Digital Content Creation Customer Stage SGI technology is used worldwide for visual effects projects. For the past seven years, all of the Academy Award(R) finalists for Best Visual Effects were created using SGI systems. On the SGI Digital Content Creation Customer Stage, you will hear how actual visual effects were created using SGI servers and Silicon Graphics visual workstations running powerful partner applications, unveiling the magic that creates the most stunning visual effects in the world. Content Management/Delivery In the broadcast serving and digital asset management area of the stand, SGI will showcase its revolutionary distribute data, view video approach to an integrated digital broadcast?quality video workflow using SGI Media Server for broadcast, SGI StudioCentral Library and SGI storage area networks (SAN) along with the following solutions: -- Keyvia(TM) Key-MediaWorks(TM) -- high- and low-resolution video ingest, EDL generation -- Virage VideoLogger(R) will be demonstrated as part of the Keyvia Key-MediaWorks offering -- FAST Multimedia Blue -- multiformat nonlinear editing (NLE) solution with SGI SAN -- Panasonic(R) Quick Cutter II -- the next-generation NLE solution from Panasonic -- SGT DBOS automation solution for SGI Media Server for broadcast -- vi[z]rt(TM) viz [content pilot](TM) -- a combination of vi[z]rt real-time graphics with on-air management SGI Media Server for Broadcast, MPEG-2 Model The new MPEG-2 model of SGI Media Server is a completely integrated solution for serving video, audio and data that is based on open video standards, data networking, file transfer formats and storage technology. Setting itself apart from other video servers, SGI Media Server for broadcast takes advantage of the revolutionary distribute data, view video approach -- managing video as data and distributing the files at faster than real-time rates over data networks within a facility or between facilities. SGI Media Server will also be shown in the Pro-MPEG Forum Stand at IBC, demonstrating MFX and GFX capabilities. SGI StudioCentral Library 3.0 With more than 100 small to enterprise-size SGI StudioCentral Library installations already in place worldwide in the entertainment, education and government markets, SGI StudioCentral Library 3.0, launched at NAB, is the first digital asset management system for enterprise-wide deployment. The powerful asset management application immediately benefits any organization wanting to better manage the creation and delivery of content. Unlike other out-of-the-box solutions, StudioCentral Library is engineered from the ground up to seamlessly scale to global, multiplatform usage; harness the content-sharing power of fiber-optic wide area networks; and rapidly integrate other off-the-shelf asset management software. SGI(TM) Total Performance (TP9400) Storage System This storage array is part of the SGI storage family of products that enable customers to manage the largest, most complex data and content management challenges with customized solutions designed specifically for massive scale and throughput. The SGI(TM) TP9400 storage system with the SGI(TM) CXFS(TM) clustered filesystem will serve as a broadcast SAN, uniquely enabling shared contribution for server editing along with protected broadcasting of content. CXFS with a TP9400 SAN allows for faster time to content creation and distribution by not having to move the data between systems in each step of the workflow process -- users share the same copy of the data over a fast data connection. Content Delivery/Transaction In the media streaming and VOD area of the stand, SGI will showcase its leadership in VOD and interactive television with a technology demonstration of a soon-to-be-announced SGI(TM) Origin(TM) family media streaming server and storage solution. The monitor tower will be serving 35 concurrent unicast streams of MPEG-2 video using Kasenna MediaBase. The following partner solutions will be featured: -- Thirdspace OVS Network-side Personal Video Recorder, VOD and multichannel solutions with VideoPropulsion dvb technology -- Kasenna MediaBase -- scalable, flexible video foundation for VOD/iTV -- Minerva iTVManager(TM) -- powerful client and management solution for IP television -- Wydeband wysp(TM) -- complete broadband value-added services: scalable, available and carrier-grade -- Orca Interactive RiGHTv(TM) -- complete broadband value-added services as part of the Wydeband offering Kasenna MediaBase Enterprise Edition for SGI IRIX Servers Available first for IRIX OS-based servers from SGI, Kasenna MediaBase Enterprise Edition is highly scalable, field-proven software for a broad range of enterprise streaming media applications. It is the only modular solution that integrates the core functions of video content delivery-content management, streaming and content transfer -- into a single software application. Kasenna MediaBase Network Edition for SGI IRIX Servers Available first for IRIX OS-based servers from SGI, Kasenna MediaBase Network Edition has all the features of Kasenna MediaBase Enterprise plus support for distributed network environments. This enables enterprises to extend their IP video applications to multiple locations, as well as provide network service providers with the core software to build the video delivery infrastructure for content delivery networks. SGI VOD Server Solution for iTV and DVB SGI servers and storage create an extremely efficient and modular platform for VOD serving. The SGI VOD platform, based on the Thirdspace OVS video server application and robust, scalable SGI Origin family servers, powers solutions from Minerva Networks, Orca Interactive, MindPort and iMagicTV. SGI VOD server solutions are available from network infrastructure providers such as Alcatel, Lucent, Nokia and Nortel. In addition, more than 120 SGI visual workstations and servers will be integrated into real-world broadcast, post-production and Internet applications being demonstrated by more than 25 SGI partners and leading software and solution companies throughout the IBC show floor. For more information visit www.sgi.com/newsroom