Advances in storage technology give production and post production facilities myriad storage options. SATAII, 4GB FC, SAS will be discussed as some of the SAN solutions available.

Mobile HD - a fully portable HD field acquisition system. And, you've heard about it, now see it...running Windows XP on a Mac, and implications for production workflow.

If you attended this year's NAB, you are specially invited to join us at this month's meeting and share your learned observations and opinions with the group!

Jon Rutherford is director of Video/Broadcast-HD and Training at Macprofessionals, an Apple Authorized Training Center offering the complete Apple Pro Apps curriculum. Their Video group specializes in configuring specific solutions to meet the client's needs. Jon has many years of multi-media experience and travels the country providing training and consultation services.

Dean Norton heads the technical team at Macprofessionals, Michigan's only Xsan Medallion Reseller, and Apple Professional VAR. Norton has been supporting Apple technology professionally for 16 years. He holds two bachelors degrees in technology subjects from Michigan State University, and five current technical certifications from Apple. When he is not thinking about SAN solutions, he spends time writing, learning the guitar, and flying stunt kites.

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