Networking

EI Launches New Life|media Servers
By Staff
Sep 8, 2007, 08:28

Exceptional Innovation (Booth 320), makers of Life|ware, is launching a new line of Life|media servers, optimized for complete digital entertainment experiences and comprehensive home automation.

Using benchmark internal components and the look and feel of a high-end A/V receiver, Life|media provides from 500GB to 4.5 Terabytes of storage for digital music, movies, pictures, and recorded TV as well as instant access to Life|ware's complete home control via the user's home network. The servers come in configurations that include Digital CableCARD, NTSC or ATSC tuners, a DVD RW Drive (HDDVD and BluRay forthcoming), and feature optical audio with Dolby Master Studio decoding.

"Exceptional Innovation has been a terrific leader in creating whole-home media and control solutions," says Joe Belifore, Microsoft's corporate vice president, Entertainment and Devices for the eHome division. "Life|ware has been instrumental in bringing MCE into the CEDIA channel and we are now thrilled to have them as an OEM introducing this line of professional media servers."

"Our Life|media Server line brings together the very best technology for high definition entertainment with the most advanced automation solution available. This is the Media Center that empowers a high definition lifestyle," says Mike Seamons, vice president of marketing for Life|ware. "We have addressed the shortcomings of previous systems along with every other lesson we have learned into the design of these servers."

The Life|media Server line includes five models, ranging from a set-top to a four-rack unit ultra high performance edition. All models run Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Operating System, and offer a range of Intel chipsets and processors. Life|media strives for the perfect balance between an elegant AV style back panel and the open flexibility of using standard PC industry components. This patent pending MediaPlate design makes Life|media the most upgradable entertainment console on the market.

Life|media Servers include an Intel motherboard with 965 chipset and Intel 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo Processor, 2GB DDRAM, DVD-RW drive, and a built-in 28-in-1 Flash Reader.

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