Apple hardware powers Al Jazeera


AME Info brings us the news that Al Jazeera International, the English version of Arab news broadcaster, Al Jazeera, has chosen Apple products and technologies to power its workflow.

"We are excited that we were given this opportunity." said Ghassan Bendali, deputy general manager, Apple reseller Arab Business Machine Limited. "We are absolutely delighted that they have chosen to be powered by Apple technology, and we are confident that they will soon reap rich benefits through the implementation of Apple's leading range of solutions from the MacBook Pro to the XSan."

Al Jazeera International will be using the following Apple kit and software:

41 MacBook Pro and Final Cut Studio for journalists
A 70TB storage solution using 10 Apple Xserves, 7TB XRAID, 14 Apple Xsan licenses
12 PowerMac G5 Quad, 2 PowerMac G5 Dual Core and 19 Cinema HD Display 23" for editing and design.

PRO TECHnology, a part of Apple Authorized reseller Arab Business Machine Limited, is the vendor on the ground delivering this turn-key media solution for Al Jazeera.

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