Elements to Launch All-in-One SAN/NAS Server and Storage Appliance

Elements (Syslink GmbH), will be revealing its improved ONE SAN/NAS server and storage application at IBC 2015 that provides up to 360TB of shared storage in four rack units.

Like its predecessor, the upgraded unit includes comprehensive workflow enhancement tool set as standard, and offers the company’s unique Media Library as an option.

ONE enables customers working in a heterogeneous SAN or NAS environment to share media files natively across all platforms and non-linear editing and VFX applications, reducing maintenance and eliminating complicated workarounds and time-consuming transcoding or copy tasks. The embedded workflow enhancement tool set comprises of an intelligent task manager for customized workflow automation, a mature file manager, and a comprehensive user and rights management tool, which are all standard features included in the new version. The entire workflow enhancement tool set provides a fully intuitive GUI for exceptional ease-of-operation.

Company’s optional Media Library, an web-based media asset management and rough-cut editing tool, allows users to edit, present and share media assets on a HTML5 platform from any location on a standard MAC or PC. The easy-to-use Media Library features a full text search engine for both online storage and any LTFS archive and offers the full spectrum of functionalities required by editors. By being fully compatible with virtually every professional editing application available today, including Avid MediaComposer, Adobe Premiere and Apple Final Cut Pro, the Media Library enables operators to transfer entire projects from the Media Library to any other editing application, while fully supporting Avid bin-locking and project sharing. The Media Library dramatically improves and streamlines workflow and approval processes during the editing stage of any project, increasing productivity in post-production and broadcast environments.

“Elements ONE is not only a high-performance server-storage unit but the ultimate collaboration booster,” said André Kamps, CEO, Elements. “The full set of practical tools and intelligent functionalities embedded in ONE, all fully intuitive to use, provide everything one needs in the daily business, rendering the deployment and training of various complicated software applications obsolete.“