axle Video Announces axle Gear Rackmount System

axle Video has announced the launch of axle Gear™, an integrated rackmount system combining browser-based media management with transcode capabilities.
axle Gear is available worldwide from axle's network of certified resellers, with shipments beginning March 15. The company will also be demonstrating the product at its booth, SL14316, at the upcoming NAB show in Las Vegas.
The system incorporates two of Apple's Mac mini 2.6GHz quad-core Intel i7 CPUs running in a tightly-coupled configuration to provide high-throughput processing of a wide range of media files. 
Up to 5 users can log in to the system from any modern web browser. The system supports iPads, Windows PCs and Macs as browser clients.
Additional 5-user packs can be purchased at any time to support larger workgroups.  
One of axle Gear's Mac mini systems is the primary server for axle's version 1.06 media management software included in the system, while the other runs a tuned version of Telestream's Episode Pro version 6.31 transcode software, also included.
The Telestream software is automatically launched and monitored to perform two key tasks in the system:
1) generating the H.264 streaming proxy files that are used in axle's browser user interface, and
2) outputting a user-selectable range of HD and SD video formats for mastering, broadcast and Web applications.
axle Gear's two Mac mini systems are mounted side-by-side in a single 1U (1.75" high, 11" deep) rackmount enclosure, allowing packaging in conjunction with high-density storage systems.
axle Gear is compatible with nearly any networked storage, including SAN, NAS and LTO tape technologies.
The system can support multiple tiers of storage; for instance, a SAN for shared HD video editing, a NAS for use as a parking area for media that are not currently being edited and an LTO tape library for longer-term archiving.
The system I/O includes two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two Thunderbolt connections, two FireWire 800 connections and eight USB 3.0 interfaces.
Working storage is provided by dual Fusion drive subsystems, each 1 terabyte in size.
Multiple options are available from axle's resellers to expand both the system's I/O and its working storage.
axle Gear comes with a one-year warranty on all hardware, and a one-year contract for maintenance and updates on all software.
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