ZDNet: Big Blue Brings Linux to Hollywood
Sep 18, 2002, 10:00 (3 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Stefanie Olsen)
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"As Hollywood goes ever more digital, IBM is gearing up to grab
some of its business by introducing souped-up technology for
production and editing of video and audio.
"The technology, called General Parallel File System (GPFS), is
a cluster of computing systems with massive storage capabilities
and collaborative editing tools for digital content. Media
producers, digital editors and animators can use it to concurrently
work on postproduction of streamed audio and video in different
places around the world, IBM said. For example, moviemakers working
on the same project from London and Los Angeles could edit a
digital film and see the changes take place simultaneously, helping
them save time in the development process.
"The move comes as many technology companies are rushing to be
the next star in Hollywood. Recently, Microsoft founder Bill Gates
threw a lavish party in Los Angeles to showcase the company's
latest audio and video streaming system, Windows Media 9
Series..."
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