SeaChange is introducing another innovative new storage solution, this time addressing broadcasters’ requirements for massive amounts of video storage to fit within a dramatically low-profile footprint. The SeaChange Drawer of Drives supports up to 72 terabytes of storage (3,300+ hours of High Definition content at 50 Mb/s) in a remarkably compact 10-inch-high chassis, giving broadcasters a core storage system that can accommodate today’s demands, particularly as broadcasters shift to HD video workflows.

As a storage expansion chassis that is compatible with a wide range of servers, the unit radically conserves broadcaster operations space and power consumption. SeaChange customers can combine the company’s nearline ML1G storage server with the offline Drawer of Drives to establish a petabyte storage facility in support of today’s increasingly demanding and tapeless content management and production workflows. Further, every file stored on each of the 72 hot-swappable drives is protected by SeaChange’s patented and widely proven RAID2 (raid squared) technology. SeaChange customers gain this unprecedented capability in the smallest physical footprint achievable today.

SeaChange Drawer of Drives storage system highlights:

• 72 TB in a 5 RU chassis
• Up to 1 petabyte (combined with SeaChange ML1G nearline storage)
• Industry’s smallest form factor
• 72 hot-swappable drives
• Low cost per terabyte
• Planned for delivery in early 2008, the SeaChange Drawer of Drives will be on display along with the company’s complete systems and software for high definition, IPTV and VOD at IBC 2007 (Stand 1.435) in Amsterdam, Sept. 7-11.