Niveus Media Introduces Sierra Edition
Powered by Intel technology, the eco-friendly and
award-winning Sierra Edition Media Server makes its official debut at CES 2008.
Las Vegas, NV – CES 2008 – January 7-10 – The Venetian
Suites – Niveus Media, the leading manufacturer of high-performance digital
entertainment solutions for the connected home, is pleased to introduce the
Sierra Edition Media Server. Based on Windows Vista® Home Premium featuring
Windows® Media Center, Sierra is a scalable and energy efficient Media Server
that offers users a simple way to access, store, manage, and distribute digital
content throughout the home.
“The increasing demand for a reliable and compact Media Server
inspired our engineers to approach the Sierra project differently than anything
we’ve ever designed at Niveus,” states Tim Cutting, Niveus CEO and Co-Founder.
“Leveraging the latest high performance mobile technology from Intel, we
developed exclusive components to manufacture Sierra as a high-performance,
high-reliability, and eco-friendly Media Server; an accomplishment we are quite
proud of.”
A CES Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Awards
Honoree, Sierra offers the functionality, performance, and reliability for
which Niveus is recognized, in a low power consuming (less than 180W) and
compact form factor (just over 1U). Boasting uncompromised processing power,
Sierra is built with the lower power, energy efficient Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
Mobile Processor and Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset for breakaway
performance, in a compact design.
Boasting cool and quiet performance due to innovative power
saving features and an optimized design, the Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Processor enabled
Niveus to create Sierra as an incredibly powerful and responsive system in the
most compact form factor ever achieved at Niveus. Additionally, less power
consumption translates to less heat dissipation, which ultimately increases the
hardware reliability and longevity of Sierra, offering the consumer a cost and
energy efficient solution.
“The Sierra Edition Media Server is a terrific example of
how Intel technology is enabling the design of cooler, quieter and more compact
systems,” said Jeffrey McCrea, vice president and general manager of Intel’s
Consumer PC Group. “The combination of the Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor
and Mobile Intel GM965 Express chipset provides consumers with a great
performance foundation for viewing, managing and sharing the latest
Internet-delivered videos and high-definition entertainment.”
Despite its slender chassis and energy efficient components,
Sierra packs an impressive punch, incorporating: powerful Intel® processing; an
optional HD DVD drive; Seagate® DB35 Series™ hard drives for up to 500GB of
storage with video streaming performance, acoustics & reliability; Nvidia’s
GeForce Series 8 graphics featuring PureVideo™ HD technology for high quality
video scaling up to and beyond 1080p; and proprietary Niveus technology!
Suitable for rack mount installation or living room
placement, Sierra is built with a silent active cooling design for cool and
quiet (less than 30db noise) performance anywhere in the home. An optional
Wireless N Module provides home owners and installers with additional placement
flexibility.
As a digital television compatible device, Sierra is capable
of streaming HD content to multiple independent zones and allows for upgrades
in storage and compatibility, for even greater performance. At just over 1U in
size, the modular Sierra chassis, made of powder coated solid steel and is
ideal for rack-mount installation.
Sierra will be available exclusively to volume integrators
in Q1 2008. Contact Niveus to learn more about minimum order requirements and
this product.
For more information on Niveus Media, Inc., please visit www.niveusmedia.com.
