Omneon will feature three additional hardware components to its Media Server System at IBC2003. Each of the new system modules can be integrated into current media server system configurations, or combined to make a six-channel play-out server with nearly 72 hours of 12-Mbps video.

IBC2003 takes place next month in Holland. The company will also show its line of media interface adapters, the Multiport MIP-3000 series, which increase channel density and provide play-out for up to six channels of MPEG-2 video.

The MCP 2100, an addition to Omneon's Media Server line, integrates multiple high-speed serial busses for live media, Gigabit Ethernet for file transfers that are not live, and dual Fibre Channel Loops for high-performance connectivity to storage arrays.

Other company highlights at the event will include:

- Media Store MSC 4400 can hold four disk drives (146 GB) of 2+1 or 3+1configurations, in a single RU chassis.

- The MTS Processor Tool provides the ability to view and extract one or more video and audio programs from an MPEG transport system for storage as elementary MPEG-2 video clips within an Omneon Media Server System.

- PlayTool provides enhanced play-out control and enables users to sequence multiple clips for back-to-back playout.

- RecordTool enables system operators to schedule recording of clips on a regular basis or as a one-time event.

- TransferTool gives Omneon Media Server users the ability to view, copy, manage and transfer media between the company's server systems.

Established in 1998, Omneon Video Networks draws upon a wealth of video and computer network experience for its core personnel - people with extensive knowledge in television broadcast design, engineering and production. Based on a clear understanding of how media, storage and facility operations interrelate, Omneon states that its products are designed specifically as a video server infrastructure for companies that produce and distribute audio and video content for television and the Internet. Omneon claims that its media server system provides the most cost-effective and scalable video server infrastructure for the professional television industry, where customers are implementing new revenue streams and channels for digital applications.