Omneon Video Networks today announced that its Omneon Spectrum™ media server product line has been selected as the first server platform to be included in the Open Broadcast Initiative unveiled today by Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI). Under this initiative, Omneon systems will be sold and integrated by SGI as part of broadcast solutions that SGI will now offer to its customers. Omneon servers were chosen by SGI over other media server offerings because of the inherent flexibility, reliability, and openness of the Omneon platform, which facilitates SGI’s ability to create differentiated solutions for the broadcast industry by combining the Omneon Spectrum™ with their own advanced hardware and software products.

“We are excited to be a part of SGI’s Open Broadcast Initiative and are looking forward to offering customers a great choice when it comes to media servers, storage, and managing their workflows,” said Omneon Vice President of Marketing Geoff Stedman. “The combination of Omneon’s flexible, cost-effective media servers with robust storage management products from SGI gives broadcast customers a complete solution for end-to-end management of digital media in the broadcast environment.”

“We’re very pleased to be able to offer Omneon media servers as part of a set of open broadcast solutions to customers,” said Chris Golson, senior director, Market Strategy, Media Industries, SGI. “Integrating the Omneon product line with other third party products and our own systems allows us to offer broadcasters a complete solution for all aspects of their facility, from ingest to playout to archive, and for both SD and HD formats. As we work with Omneon on further differentiating our joint solutions, our goal is to bring together these best-of-breed products in order to provide broadcasters with the optimal solution for their needs.”

An exceptionally cost-effective and flexible media server designed for the professional television industry, the Omneon Spectrum™ media server provides a reliable and scalable infrastructure for broadcast playout and storage applications. Omneon’s server system is built on an open architecture that allows it to support a broad variety of third-party applications for control and transmission, media management, archiving, and collaborative production. As a result, stored media can be shared among many users and applications.

The scalable, distributed architecture of the modular Omneon Spectrum™ server system also offers users maximum flexibility in scaling system components and capacity in small or large increments as desired. The system is available in a broad range of configurations to meet the specific needs of each installation.

Learn more about Omneon and the company’s server solutions at www.omneon.com.

About Omneon
Omneon is a leading provider of flexible media server and active storage systems that optimize workflow productivity and on-air reliability for the production, distribution, and management of digital media. Omneon is a pioneer in the use of advanced IT technologies and open systems for broadcast applications, producing a modular and expandable video server architecture in the Omneon Spectrum. The company's MediaGrid active storage system delivers centralized content storage that is scalable in capacity, bandwidth, and media-processing power. The company has an extensive global presence with customers in 45 countries on six continents. Omneon is on the Web at www.Omneon.com.

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