February 17, 2010
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. - February 17, 2009 - Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including peripherals, biometric security solutions and digital media solutions, today announced that Nethra Imaging has selected Fujitsu 10Gb Ethernet switches to deploy video and movie play-out and immersive visualization systems up to 8K resolution at full frame rates with fully scalable storage and bandwidth while maintaining low power consumption and small form factor needs. The integration of Fujitsu 10Gb Ethernet switches and Nethra FastPipeTM technology creates an ideal infrastructure for video solutions by enabling a high performance 10 Gb Ethernet network without dropping data packets resulting in an excellent total cost of ownership.
"Our team is deeply entrenched in advancing our research and development for next generation video and imaging solutions, and we needed a networking switch that we could take out of the box and have work immediately and effectively," said Manu Pillai, vice president of business development at Nethra Imaging. "We selected Fujitsu for the company's reputation for product excellence and quality, and Fujitsu has proven an ideal partner for helping us achieve higher performance benchmarks that distance our products from competitive offerings. The system's reliability, ease of use, value and performance are crucial to us. Additionally, Fujitsu is easy to do business with which made our choice that much easier."
Nethra is focused on delivering video and image processing solutions, from capture to display, across uncompressed ultra high resolution at full frame rates. By implementing the Fujitsu 10Gb Ethernet switching solutions, Nethra is able to reduce its overall high bandwidth networking and operational costs while also ensuring industry leading ultra low latency, high performance and low power consumption - all with minimal efforts. Fujitsu meets Nethra's challenging pricing target, providing a high performance yet easy to deploy switch product at a competitive price point.
Nethra Imaging selected Fujitsu 10Gb Ethernet switches for their low latency and high throughput that integrated seamlessly with Nethra's FastPipe technology. This enables Nethra to move massive amounts of data from remote storage to video server and projection systems with minimal network penalty and low CPU overhead. The resulting solution operates close to the theoretical limits on data throughput with fully loaded ports-an advantage that enables ultra high-definition (UHD) video data to pass at full frame rates for the optimal end user experience.
"Nethra has consistently pushed the boundaries for image processing and distribution across the video signal chain," said Vic Herring, vice president of sales and business development, Advanced Technology Group, Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. "We are honored that Nethra has validated and recognized our 10Gb Ethernet switches as an integral component in their UHD video solutions and helps the company compete in this expanding market."
About Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc.
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. offers a wide variety of products including retail point of sales terminals, self checkout systems, kiosks, digital media solutions, palm vein biometric authentication technology, Ethernet switches, RFID tags and bill dispensers - with sales, service and engineering support throughout the United States. Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. is headquartered with operations and product development at 25902 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, CA. 92610. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or visit us at: www.fujitsufrontechna.com.
About Fujitsu Frontech Limited
As part of the Fujitsu Group, Fujitsu Frontech Limited ties people and IT together through the development, manufacture and sale of front-end technology such as ATMs, operation branch, POS and totalizator terminals, and public display devices. Fujitsu Frontech also delivers related software, system integration and outsourcing as part of its total solutions offerings. The company supports the security sector by offering products incorporating Fujitsu's latest palm vein authentication technology, and is actively involved in the development of key technologies in various fields, with a current focus on color electronic paper and RFID systems. For more information, please visit: www.frontech.fujitsu.com/en.
About Nethra
Nethra Imaging is a semiconductor and systems company focused on delivering innovative, high-bandwidth processing, transport and storage solutions that address signal processing, imaging and video applications in the medical imaging, broadcast, media and entertainment, and surveillance markets. Nethra was founded in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California. Since its inception, Nethra has developed an extensive portfolio of intellectual property including several proprietary imaging algorithms, and has established a robust silicon and systems design infrastructure. Nethra offers both industry-leading standard products and highly-differentiated custom solutions for its system-OEM customers.
For more information, visit www.nethra.us.com.
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Thanh Nguyen
Nethra Imaging
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Erin Sun
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc.
949.855.5543
ffna.pr@us.fujitsu.com
Dan Borgasano
Schwartz Communications
781.684.6660
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