SEATTLE – October 13, 2010

Leading-Edge Media Production Company Deploys Isilon Scale-Out Storage to Simplify Content Management for Project Pipeline, Improving IT Efficiency and Driving New Business Growth

Isilon® (Nasdaq: ISLN) today announced that World of Wonder Productions has deployed Isilon scale-out storage to power its leading-edge media production pipeline, including television, movies and Internet TV. Using Isilon’s NL-Series, featuring its OneFS® operating system, World of Wonder has consolidated all of its media assets and Final Cut Pro-powered video editing operations onto a single, shared pool of storage, simplifying content management to improve IT flexibility and reduce costs. With Isilon, World of Wonder can scale capacity and performance on-demand and in-line with business needs, streamlining its production workflow and accelerating business growth.

“With multiple projects in production at one time, and thousands of hours of raw footage per month, we are always looking for creative solutions to simplify management and streamline production,” said Tom Wolf, Chief Administrative Officer, World of Wonder. “Switching to Isilon was the perfect solution to the problems we were experiencing with our previous SAN system.”

World of Wonder is an international entertainment company creating innovative feature, television and Internet TV programming, including Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, RuPaul’s Drag Race and Fantasia For Real. Prior to using Isilon, World of Wonder’s traditional SAN system couldn’t scale cost-effectively to support the production company’s continued growth, which escalated costs, limited application performance and complicated IT operations.

Working with Isilon channel partner Talon Data, World of Wonder deployed the Isilon scale-out storage to consolidate its entire production pipeline onto a single file system, simplifying content management for every stage of its workflow. Using Isilon’s SnapShotIQ® software application, World of Wonder can ensure its valuable content is reliably protected, while Isilon’s SmartQuotas® application enables internal charge-back for different user groups, improving operational efficiency. In combination with SmartQuotas, Isilon’s SmartConnect® application allows World of Wonder to provision its cluster between desktop editing stations and Final Cut Pro editing suites, improving content access and storage utilization to accelerate workflow productivity.

“As World of Wonder continued to diversify its production pipeline, it needed a central storage resource that could scale to meet growing demand, while minimizing management and ensuring its content was always available,” said Matt Anderson, sales manager, Talon Data. “Isilon fit the bill, as it’s simple to manage, easy to scale and reliable. Our success deploying Isilon at World of Wonder further demonstrates that for rapidly growing, data-intensive environments, scale-out storage is the way to go.”

“World of Wonder sits at the leading-edge of entertainment, where it is redefining how people consume media across movies, television and the Internet,” said Sam Grocott, vice president of marketing, Isilon. “By leveraging Isilon scale-out storage to simplify content management and accelerate production, World of Wonder is providing compelling validation of Isilon’s benefits for entertainment’s next generation.”

About Isilon

As a global leader in scale-out storage, Isilon delivers powerful yet simple solutions for enterprises that want to manage their data, not their storage. Isilon’s products are simple to install, manage and scale, at any size. And, unlike traditional enterprise storage, Isilon stays simple no matter how much storage is added, how much performance is required or how business needs change in the future. We’re challenging enterprises to think differently about their storage, because when they do, they’ll recognize there’s a better, simpler way. Learn what we mean at http://www.isilon.com.

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Talon’s NetFlight™ With PacketExchange’s Global Ethernet Network Provides the Ideal Proof of Concept for Uncompressed, High-Speed, End-to-End Data Packet Network Delivery Solutions

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – September 7, 2010) – PacketExchange, the next generation Ethernet and IP network service provider with reach across Europe, the United States and Asia, together with Talon Data Systems, a leader in networked data storage solutions and appliances for full-resolution digital content, have proven the first global suite-to-suite solution for uncompressed 2K film footage from London to Los Angeles and back. File transfers were delivered at 450MB/s directly to a Baselight color grading system, a rate nearly twice as fast as real-time transfer for 2K footage. With the ability to deliver 1TB of DPX frames in 37 minutes directly to a far-away color correction system, this new capability has the potential to enable collaborative digital workflows around the world, saving time and money.

PacketExchange’s private and secure global Ethernet network greatly reduces packet loss and jitter while offering 100% availability Service Level Agreement (SLA). Talon’s NetFlight™ data transfer appliance uses a completely new transfer protocol. Together, PacketExchange’s network and Talon’s appliance enable the highest data transfer rates without the need to compress files, preserving the original quality and associated metadata.

PacketExchange and Talon thoroughly tested the integration of the NetFlight technology across the network infrastructure to prove that uncompressed, end-to-end, high capacity data transfer rates can be delivered with guaranteed integrity across a long distance, quickly and efficiently. The solution substantially accelerates the ability for companies to share and transfer large bandwidth files across an expansive geographic reach.

“PacketExchange’s high performance Layer 2 network has proven ideal to stream and transfer extremely large files efficiently,” comments Chuck Stormon, VP of Strategic Accounts at PacketExchange. “The common practice of transferring files to tapes or portable hard disk drives and shipping them via traditional ‘overnight’ or ‘next day’ courier services have traditionally slowed projects down. Sending compressed files over the Internet also takes time, losing quality in the process as well as exposing them to security issues. With NetFlight over PacketExchange’s global private network we significantly improve the Time to Usable Data without sacrificing any of the quality of the original content.”

PacketExchange’s network is constructed using a fully resilient mesh of 10Gb wavelengths, leveraging multiple physically diverse transatlantic and terrestrial cable systems. Built over the last 10 years with multi-terabit switching capacities, the network provides a stable and private infrastructure across the globe.

“PacketExchange’s Layer 2 Ethernet network is the ideal transport solution for high-capacity applications to leverage NetFlight’s enhanced file transfer protocol,” adds Tom Shearer, CEO of Talon Data Systems. “The high data capacity and speed of NetFlight’s data transfer solution across PacketExchange’s secure network solves inherent problems with large data file transfers. We believe this new solution can assist professionals in Film, Broadcast, Post Production, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Oil/Gas and any other industry that requires large-bandwidth file sharing.”

In addition to providing a reliable, end-to-end, real-time, high capacity data transfer solution, NetFlight is also file-system agnostic, compatible with DAS, SAN, and NAS systems and is currently in daily operation at facilities with XFS, Quantum’s StorNext, SGI’s CXFS and Isilon’s OneFS. The Talon solution provides flexible access to both shareable data and/or direct access data across a guaranteed high-bandwidth network. The solution provides an end-to-end service that is not limited by traditional appliance capabilities. The file transport occurs on the network architecture without the need to be copied onto intermediary storage pools, data tapes or portable Hard Disk Drives (HDD). NetFlight is a completely integrated solution that does not require the typical ‘store-and-forward’ process that adds the delay of creating 2 additional copies of the content being transferred. This results in faster workflows and shortening the time to useable data at the location receiving the content.

The combination of the ideal file-system-to-file-system transfer appliance (Talon’s NetFlight), and a high capacity global network (PacketExchange), creates the perfect solution for high capacity data transfers and live streaming, that until now, has not been able to be realized due to both network and cost limitations. Customers interested in deploying the solution can connect to PacketExchange at any of its global Points of Presence (PoPs). Alternatively, PacketExchange can extend its network to customer locations using either 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps Ethernet interfaces delivered via fiber-optic cables. Customers using the NetFlight platform will achieve greater end-to-end network utilization, in the most effective, reliable and affordable manner.

To find out more about PacketExchange’s industry leading network and Talon’s NetFlight high capacity data storage and transfer solutions, visit www.packetexchange.net or email sales@packetexchange.net.

About PacketExchange
PacketExchange is the leading provider of private network services with Internet economics – providing Global Ethernet, Global Peering, Content Delivery, Application Delivery, Dedicated Internet Access and Internet Transit. Our unique real-time transactional services platform leverages a global private layer-2 MPLS/VPLS and layer-3 IP network to offer a fast, secure, reliable and cost-effective alternative to the public Internet backbone. PacketExchange’s redundant mesh across Europe, USA and Asia and exclusive wide-area peering fabric enable hundreds of access and broadband service providers, digital media, content and web application providers, enterprises and customers to connect directly to their trading partners around the world. PacketExchange is a privately held company headquartered in London, UK with network facilities in Amsterdam, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Miami, New York, Palo Alto, Paris, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Secaucus NJ, Singapore and Washington DC. For more information, please visit www.packetexchange.net.

About Talon Data Systems
Talon Data Systems is dedicated to providing networked data storage solutions for digital content. Talon is an established value added systems integrator and manufacturer of high-speed storage and networking systems, providing streamlined, cost effective workflow solutions for media, entertainment and enterprise clients. The company designs, builds, installs and supports storage, high speed networks and WAN networking solutions ranging from high-end custom servers for moving high resolution content to petabytes of shared SAN solutions and clustered NAS storage. For further information, please visit www.talondata.com.

FAIRFAX, Va. and HOBOKEN, N.J., April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire

Core180, a leading telecommunications network integrator, announced today that it has worked with Talon Data Systems, a leader in networked data storage solutions and appliances for high-resolution digital content, to incorporate Talon Data’s NetFlight™ devices into its Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution.  Leveraging the Core180 Platform, this WAN accelerating solution can encrypt all data and support transfer speeds significantly faster than current available offerings.

Leveraging Core180’s network reach throughout the U.S. and Europe, successful throughput rates exceeding 450 Mbytes per second have been achieved.  Such acceleration performance will support the transferring of one Terabyte of data within and between the U.S. and Europe in under 40 minutes.

“We are very excited about integrating and providing this breakthrough solution into our NaaS offering.  As data intensive applications, near real time collaboration and SAN replication become increasingly mission-critical, we see more demands from Media, Entertainment, Government and Healthcare customers to support these types of initiatives in a fast and secure manner,” said David Baule, CEO of Core180.

“At Talon Data Systems, we recognize the pressures that a variety of industries face when transferring high-volume data.  We designed the NetFlight appliance to alleviate those challenges.  Integrating with Core180’s flexible and reliable platform we can meet even the most demanding needs for the rapid movement of data around the globe,” noted Tom Shearer, CEO of Talon Data Systems.

About Core180

Core180 is a telecom network integrator that provides “Purpose-Built” networking solutions to government agencies, large enterprises, carriers and systems integrators. The company utilizes its private platform to design, deploy and manage networks that meet each client’s individual needs.  Benefits include improved network flexibility, control and visibility with reduced expense and operational efforts.  Core180 maintains offices in Metro New York (Hoboken, N.J.) and in the Washington, D.C. region (Fairfax, Va.).  For more information, please visit www.core180.com.

About Talon Data Systems

Talon Data Systems is dedicated to providing networked data storage solutions for digital content. Talon is an established value added systems integrator and manufacturer of high-speed storage and networking systems, providing streamlined, cost effective workflow solutions for media, entertainment and enterprise clients. The company designs, builds, installs and supports storage, high speed networks and WAN networking solutions ranging from high-end custom servers for moving high resolution content to petabytes of shared SAN solutions and clustered NAS storage. For further information, please visit www.talondata.com.

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“NetFlight™” Launches A New Era of Ultra High Speed Collaborative Workflows for Media, Entertainment and Enterprise, Flying on Darkstrand’s North American High Speed 10 Gigabit Network

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 12, 2010

Talon Data Systems, a leader in networked data storage solutions and appliances for high-resolution digital content, and Darkstrand, a pioneer in corporate high-speed connectivity bridging research and commercialization, have announced a groundbreaking solution for ultra high speed workflows; the media industry’s fastest turnkey data transport solution. The solution, which employs Talon’s NetFlight appliances and Darkstrand’s fiber network, will be unveiled at NAB 2010.

NetFlight enables high-resolution digital content to move faster than real time, at speeds never before achieved in the industry. Using the NetFlight – Darkstrand solution, uncompressed media files are moved at rates that exceed 450 Megabytes per second over transcontinental and transoceanic distances. These results are as much as ten times faster than other accelerated transfer solutions.

The NetFlight – Darkstrand solution combines new technology for data access and storage with private network capacity to transmit uncompressed, high-resolution content easily and securely over large distances. Talon’s NetFlight appliances overcome latency and packet loss issues and support many file systems and storage devices already in use. Darkstrand’s network provides completely private and secure 10GigE layer one or layer two Gigabyte infrastructure, purpose built for large file transfer. It is anchored by its 12,000-mile, continuous optical network connecting thirty-one U.S. cities and HPC rendering facilities.

“NetFlight will revolutionize existing distance based workflows by moving files faster than existing data transfer technology,” said Tom Shearer, CEO of Talon Data Systems. “Our solution removes bottlenecks in an industry where large file transfer is usually compressed or exhibits high degrees of latency and packet loss. With NetFlight, media companies that need to transport, share and collaborate in real time will be able to cost effectively and regularly transport any high-resolution image files between production and post-production locations around the world. NetFlight has eliminated geographic boundaries and the need for lower quality copy intermediaries, saving productions both time and money.”

“Corporations are now embracing purpose built workflow solutions that translate to a strong competitive edge. Darkstrand strategically partners with leading-edge solutions providers, and creates tailor-made solutions that improve the workflow of particular industries,” said Michael Stein, CEO, Darkstrand. “With this dynamic Dark Strand- NetFlight partnership in place, a major media company can now create content, collapse pipeline production times, and link production and post-production workflow into one network. Access to these tools brings a new model of R&D and collaboration to corporate America and mitigates the effect of time and distance. Bandwidth is no longer a constraint on collaboration and innovation.”

The solution will be unveiled on April 12 at NAB 2010 in Las Vegas, NV where Talon Data Systems will host private previews of its system. To make an appointment for your preview, please eamil request for an appointment sales(at)talondata(dot)com or visit booth SU10118 to schedule your flight.

About Talon Data Systems
Talon Data Systems is dedicated to providing networked data storage solutions for digital content. Talon is an established value added systems integrator and manufacturer of high-speed storage and networking systems, providing streamlined, cost effective workflow solutions for media, entertainment and enterprise clients. The company designs, builds, installs and supports storage, high speed networks and WAN networking solutions ranging from high-end custom servers for moving high resolution content to petabytes of shared SAN solutions and clustered NAS storage. For further information, please visit www.talondata.com.

About Darkstrand
Darkstrand, Inc. leverages enterprise-level network bandwidth to close the collaboration gap between corporations and research communities. Darkstrand is a pivotal corporate partner for solving real workflow, development and collaborative challenges, linking teams, facilities and suppliers into one ecosystem in a high-speed, networked grid environment via the National LambdaRail (NLR), a coast to coast 12,000-route mile optical network spread across 31 U.S. cities. Darkstrand shortens time to insight and expands productivity for companies wanting a competitive edge. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Darkstrand was established in 2005.
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SEATTLE – April 28, 2009
World-Renowned Biomedical Research and Treatment Facility Deploys Isilon Scale-out NAS to Power DNA Sequencing Workflow, Accelerating Cancer, Diabetes, and HIV/AIDS Research

Isilon® Systems (NASDAQ: ISLN), the proven leader in scale-out NAS, today announced that City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, has deployed Isilon IQ to accelerate its next-generation DNA sequencing operations and speed time-to-results for groundbreaking research for cancer, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. Using Isilon scale-out NAS, City of Hope has unified massive amounts of mission-critical genomic data, streamlining access and analysis to increase workflow productivity while reducing storage management costs.

“Genomic research may very well transform modern medicine by uncovering the genetic precursors for a multitude of life-threatening diseases,” said Dr. Richard Jove, director of Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope. “Yet these connections can only be made with the right data, at the right time. With Isilon IQ, we now have the storage infrastructure in place to not only accelerate our DNA sequencing workflow, but also seamlessly expand our capacity to support critical research in the areas of proteomics, chemiformatics and imaging.”

City of Hope is one of only 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. An independent biomedical research, treatment and education institution, its leading-edge research aims to advance the fight against cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases. By combining next-generation technology with the latest genomic, proteomic, chemiformatic and imaging research methodologies, City of Hope discoveries have led to the development of some of today’s most notable medical breakthroughs, including the first synthetic human insulin and human growth hormone, as well as the widely used cancer fighting drugs Herceptin, Rituxan and Avastin.

Working with leading Isilon value-added systems integrator Talon Data Systems, City of Hope has deployed Isilon IQ to centralize enormous amounts of mission-critical genomic sequencing data into a single, high-performance, highly scalable shared pool of storage, enabling researchers to directly store and analyze DNA sequencing data without interruption or downtime. Isilon scale-out NAS, featuring its OneFS® operating system software, provides City of Hope with an efficient, easy-to-manage storage infrastructure that accelerates productivity while reducing storage management overhead, enabling City of Hope researchers to spend their time on science, not on storage.

“City of Hope has been leading the fight against life-threatening disease for nearly 100 years, enabling some of modern medicine’s most significant advances,” said Ram Appalaraju, vice president of marketing, Isilon Systems. “By using Isilon IQ to power their groundbreaking research, City of Hope is demonstrating the enormous value our scale-out NAS solutions can deliver for today’s leading bioinformatics organizations.”

Talon Data Systems is a leading supplier of enterprise-class storage, networking, and Wide Area Network (WAN) solutions. By providing City of Hope with initial workflow analysis and system installation, as well as ongoing support, Talon Data ensured the seamless integration of the Isilon solution with City of Hope’s IT infrastructure, accelerating system deployment to maximize results.

“City of Hope’s next-generation research necessitates a truly mission-critical storage infrastructure, making non-disruptive system installation and efficient, ongoing operation vital,” said Tom Shearer, principal, Talon Data Systems. “By combining Isilon’s industry-leading ease-of-use with our expertise in workflow design, service and support, we were able to provide City of Hope with the best storage solution to meet their needs while maintaining the full integrity of their IT environment.”

About Isilon Systems

Isilon Systems (NASDAQ: ISLN) is the proven leader in scale-out NAS. Isilon’s clustered storage and data management solutions drive unique business value for customers by maximizing the performance of their mission-critical applications, workflows, and processes. Isilon enables enterprises and research organizations worldwide to manage large and rapidly growing amounts of file-based data in a highly scalable, easy-to-manage, and cost-effective way. Information about Isilon can be found at http://www.isilon.com.

SEATTLE, WA – November 3, 2008 – Isilon® Systems (NASDAQ: ISLN), the leader in clustered storage, today announced that CIS Hollywood and FotoKem are among leading post-production studios using Isilon’s latest clustered storage systems, including OneFS® 5.0 operating system software and the Accelerator-x performance acceleration product, to power a wide range of post-production workflows – from digital imaging and film processing, to 2D composition and 3D animation. Isilon’s clustered storage systems create a single, high-performance, highly scalable, shared pool of storage to unify large and rapidly growing stores of digital content, accelerating data-intensive visual effects operations while reducing IT cost and complexity. Isilon IQ delivers up to 20 Gigabytes per second of performance and 2.3 Petabytes of capacity in a single file system and single volume, while the Accelerator-x delivers 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) connectivity for next-generation, high-performance networking.

“At CIS Hollywood, we provide a complete slate of post-production capabilities while still maintaining a truly client-centric environment,” said Matt Ashton, CTO, CIS Hollywood. “Therefore, our business is innately focused on our clients’ projects, leaving no time to worry about managing our storage, or money to pay for more storage than we actually need. With Isilon IQ, we can simply pay as we grow, freeing us from costly storage overhead, while the performance of its latest systems is night and day with its previous generation, enabling us to accomplish more work in less time and better serve our clients.” (more…)

Workflow Analysis

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Dedicated to ensuring that your storage systems stay on-line and remain productive, Talon Data Systems will provide support in addition to that which is provided by the individual manufacturer’s we represent. When requested, Talon will provide support 24/7/365. This includes, but is not limited to, diagnosing any possible problems with applications that utilize the storage system. Talon will examine your workflow in detail in order to determine where in the system problems may lie; whether it is in the IT realm or in the world of Fiber Channel connectivity, Talon has the tools needed to keep your data infrastructure running at peak performance.

Integration

Talon Data Systems will help specify, design, test, burn-in, install and support your SAN, NAS or DAS storage infrastructure based on your workflow.We believe that the three most important elements of a successful dynamically growing data storage system are:

Thoroughly analyzing your workflow and developing cost effective storage solutions to match the performance required and redundancy needed.

Getting the initial installation done correctly to integrate with your workflow.

Ensuring that future expansion of the storage capacity is handled seamlessly within hours of discovery of the need.

File System Rebuild

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Dedicated to ensuring that your storage systems stay on-line and remain productive, Talon Data Systems will provide support in addition to that which is provided by the individual manufacturer’s we represent. When requested, Talon will provide support 24/7/365. This includes, but is not limited to, diagnosing any possible problems with applications that utilize the storage system. Talon will examine your workflow in detail in order to determine where in the system problems may lie; whether it is in the IT realm or in the world of Fiber Channel connectivity, Talon has the tools needed to keep your data infrastructure running at peak performance.

Rental Program

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Dedicated to ensuring that your storage systems stay on-line and remain productive, Talon Data Systems will provide support in addition to that which is provided by the individual manufacturer’s we represent. When requested, Talon will provide support 24/7/365. This includes, but is not limited to, diagnosing any possible problems with applications that utilize the storage system. Talon will examine your workflow in detail in order to determine where in the system problems may lie; whether it is in the IT realm or in the world of Fiber Channel connectivity, Talon has the tools needed to keep your data infrastructure running at peak performance.

FotoKem Turns To Isilon Over Traditional Storage Vendors To Accelerate The Post-Production Workflow

FotoKem is one of the most successful media services companies in the world, with a 40-year tradition of improving the quality of films from classic black and whites to today’s blockbusters. FotoKem was founded in 1963 to provide film processing and printing services to film makers, and has established its reputation as a post-production house focused on quality, service and speed.

In the early 1960s, FotoKem visionary and founder Gerald Brodersen recognized trends taking shape in the film industry and resulting technology needs going unmet. With Brodersen at the helm, FotoKem entered a growing market at the right time, with an approach to technology and customer service unlike any other. FotoKem continually expanded, and today offers post production and complete media services solutions for its customers – which include the top film and television studios in the world. The company boasts a spectacular, cutting-edge post-production studio, with five fully-outfitted theaters and capacity across the company to accommodate hundreds of projects at any one time.