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G-TECHNOLOGY > OFFERING HIGH-END STORAGE SOLUTIONS
G-Technology Inc., founded in 2003,
offers the most comprehensive line of
external disk storage solutions for
professional content creation applications.
The company's systems support all levels
of audio/video production. Today the
company, under the leadership of
President Roger S. Mabon, manufactures
a comprehensive line of high-end storage
solutions. With highest-quality storage and
semiconductor components used in its
products, G-Technology supports
demanding user environments.
Pete Schlatter is director of marketing for
G-Technology , based
in Santa Monica, Calif., with manufacturing
operations there and in the Far East. In a
recent interview with
MacDirectory, he
noted that "G-Tech was spun off from
Medea, which was a high-end storage
solution company for seven or eight years
— back when storage was really expensive.
Roger was one of the principals that
started Medea."
MacDirectory >
Is G-Tech specifically a
commercial storage solution company or
does the company provide products for
the basic computer graphics user?
Pete Schlatter > Basically we make
external storage solutions for PC and Mac
computers, pretty much any computer
that has a Firewire, USB, eSATA, SCSI and
fibre channel interface. We have one of
the broadest product lines from simple
drives that work with laptop computers to
the 16 bay, multi-disk RAID solutions for
film editing, and everything in between.
MD >
What is your newest product in the
line now?
PS > The newest product is G-Speed ES.
That is a 4-drive eSATA solution. It comes
with a controller card that let's you set up
different RAID levels. You can plug up to
four of these 4-drive units into it to get up
to 16 drives on one controller. Very fast.
MD >
Are your products primarily for the
commercial end of the business?
PS > No. As I said, our products range from
devices for the simplest Apple computer.
Apple computer is one of our major
customers. It's mainly single drive and a
few dual drive units they take. One of our
most successful vertical markets is the
content-creation business, which is
television production graphics because we
feel our drives are more reliable than other
solutions. They are built better. All of our
enclosures are built better. They are
aluminum enclosures. You can hold one in
your hands and you get something
substantial. We only use the best parts. We
only use Hitachi drives and all assembly is
done here in the United States.
MD >
As marketing director for G-
Technology, what major points would you
like to pass on to our readers?
PS > We probably have one of the
broadest product lines and it does span
from consumer things right through to
the professional content-creation uses. We
are very popular in the contact-creation
industry because of the longevity of our
products. We just use the best parts. We
are also very focused on performance.
Coming from that television-production
background, drives are used differently in
producing video than they are in your off-
the-shelf, stack up your photos, type of
scenario. They are used a lot heavier -
they are used a lot more and our stuff
stands up to those rigors.
For More Information >
G-Technology Inc., can be contacted by e-
mail at info@g-technology.com or by
calling 310-449-4599. The best way to
contact technical support is by email at
support@g-technology.com
INTERVIEW BY LEE GRIGGS
