Ross Video has launched their new SoftMetal 3000 and 4000 Series Video Servers.
The nexgens in the SoftMetal family are integrated media servers that come with I/O and storage all contained in a compact 3RU package. The 3000 Series is a Server Class Platform available in either Standard or Multi-Definition versions. The 3000 Series supports up to 8 simultaneous Record/Play channels in SD and up to 4 simultaneous Record/Play channels in HD. It uses SATA drives and offers up to 14 TB of Media Storage. The 4000 Series is a Premium Server Class Platform built with the highest internal bandwidths and processing power. The 4000 Series is a Multi-Definition Server which supports up to 8 simultaneous Record/Play channels in HD. It uses high performance SAS drives with a total capacity of up to 6.3 TB. The 4000 Series is designed to support 1080p50 and 1080p60 3Gb/s operation. Shipments of both the SoftMetal 3000 and 4000 Series Servers start in March 2009.
