In 2004 SGL and Avid announced a unique alliance. In conjunction with StorageTek, this alliance produced Avid Archive®, the most complete end-to-end archiving solution for Avid users.

The close integration between SGL FlashNet and Avid has now taken a major step forward with the announcement of the world's first nonlinear digital workflow engine, Avid Interplay, and its archive and storage management component, Avid Interplay Archive™. Interplay Archive is the result of intensive co-development by SGL and Avid engineers to produce the most complete and truly integrated solution for Avid users.

SGL FlashNet provides the engine which drives Avid Interplay Archive. FlashNet's clustered architecture provides Avid users with a fully integrated archive regardless of size, from the smallest call-letter stations to the largest network operations.

FlashNet comprises three base modules, which can be run on a single server to provide cost-efficient archive operations in a compact installation, or can be installed across multiple nodes to form a cluster that provides automatic failover and high levels of I/O (input/output).

As data throughput requirements increase, further nodes can be 'bolted on' to increase data transfer rates into and out of the archive. FlashNet's clustered architecture also provides unrivalled levels of resilience. The central SQL database constantly monitors every node in the cluster; in the event that a node fails, its duties are automatically taken over by other cluster members, without interruption to archive operations and without requirement for user intervention.

Avid Interplay Archive is the only Avid-certified archive solution, tested by Avid in their labs, and is available now direct from Avid Sales Offices worldwide. Click here for further information on Avid Interplay, Avid Interplay Archive, and other Avid products.