Leading British Arts University Creates New Educational Opportunities With Isilon IQ

SEATTLE, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isilon® Systems (Nasdaq: ISLN) today announced the that the Arts University College at Bournemouth, an accredited 'Centre of Excellence' in film education and training and one of only seven such institutions in the United Kingdom (UK), has deployed Isilon IQ to power high-performance rendering and editing applications for its Skillset Screen and Media Academy, enabling the transition to a high-definition (HD) digital film environment. With Isilon scale-out NAS, the Arts University College has expanded its ability to manage student demand by increasing the number of academic projects it can accommodate to provide media students with a world-class education.  

"During peak periods, our render farm is in use nearly 24 hours a day, with student projects running year-round," said Liam Scanlan, director of the school of media at the Arts University College at Bournemouth. "With Isilon, we can now run multiple projects through the render farm without any performance degradation, a significant improvement over our previous system and a real game-changer for our student body."

The Arts University College resources include 16mm film and professional video cameras, two studios, 11 editing suites including an Avid 'Nitris/DS' suite, a sound recording studio, two audio suites, and a screening room. With an upcoming transition to an HD digital film environment, the Arts University College required highly scalable, easy to use storage capable of cost-effectively managing rapid data growth. With Isilon IQ, the University College now has a single, high-performance, highly scalable shared pool of storage for its entire Media Academy, enabling students to complete more projects in less time and advance their education at a more rapid pace.  

"We first saw Isilon in a well-known production house and were extremely impressed by the implementation and how it was dealing with a highly intense environment," added Scanlan. "We used it as our benchmark when comparing other possible solutions and could find nothing that matched it based on our requirements of performance, price and flexibility."

"As today's media and entertainment industry continues to innovate at an unprecedented rate, it is critical that those entering the workforce for the first time are equipped with a leading-edge education steeped in the latest technologies," said Mark Stevens, VP and general manager for EMEA, Isilon Systems. "By using Isilon IQ to power its Media Academy, the Arts University College at Bournemouth is providing exactly that kind of education for tomorrow's media leaders."

About Arts University College at Bournemouth

The Arts University College at Bournemouth is one of only 10 specialized higher education institutions in the UK devoted solely to the study of the arts. The Arts University College has been offering specialized education for over a century and enjoys a strong reputation both nationally and internationally for providing the creative industries with practitioners of the future. All 2,500+ students are based within one attractive campus, which is a creative community where both staff and students share a commitment to the disciplines of art, design, media and performance. The Arts University College is part of the Bournemouth Screen Academy, which was launched as a joint venture between the Arts University College at Bournemouth and Bournemouth University Media School in 2006, becoming the Skillset Screen and Media Academy in 2007. It is an accredited and recognized 'Centre of Excellence' in film education and training and is one of only seven such institutions in the UK. The Academy operates summer schools, work placements and master classes among other initiatives.  

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.

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