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April 18, 2008
RapidMind Platform Accelerates HD Video Transcoding
LAS VEGAS, NAB Show, April 14 -- RapidMind and Masstech Group today announced Masstech's unique transcoding technology which, combined with RapidMind's Multi-Core Development Platform, fully leverages multi-core processors and accelerators providing vast improvements in speed and cost for video transcoding. This powerful technology, which combines Masstech's transformation software MassTransIt with the use of the RapidMind platform, is part of the growing trend of broadcasters using off-the-shelf hardware instead of traditionally premium-priced proprietary equipment.
"Masstech Group is a well respected provider of innovative solutions to the broadcast industry, and we are very pleased to be helping them raise the bar in their industry," said Ray DePaul, president and CEO of RapidMind. "Multi-core processing has allowed Masstech to gain a competitive advantage by drastically increasing speed while at the same time driving down costs. Broadcasters are ready to take advantage of the higher-performing processors, and vendors who do not help them do this will be left behind."
"Not only did the RapidMind platform make it possible for us to migrate our technology to the fastest hardware available, but RapidMind was a tremendous source of support and knowledge on how to best leverage these new processors," said Sudy Shen, president and CEO of Masstech Group. "We are comfortable knowing that with RapidMind, we and ultimately our customers will be able to leverage the latest technologies going forward."
Masstech Group's complete lineup of solutions for media lifecycle management, productivity enhancement and business continuity and compliance will be on display during the 2008 NAB Show exhibition in the company's booth, SU13813, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
About RapidMind
RapidMind provides the award-winning RapidMind Multi-core Development Platform that simplifies the development of parallel applications, minimizing the impact on traditional lifecycle costs and timelines. Developers of HPC and enterprise software are using RapidMind today to create manageable, single-threaded applications that leverage the full potential of multi-core processors from AMD and Intel and to seamlessly take advantage of the application acceleration available from GPUs and the Cell Broadband Engine. For more information on RapidMind, visit http://www.rapidmind.com.
About Masstech Group
Masstech is a global developer of media lifecycle management, workflow productivity enhancement, business continuity and compliance. MassStore WAM Suite of Workflow Asset Management products are used by our worldwide clients in broadcast, cable, production and satellite operations.
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Source: RapidMind Inc.
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