Sonnet Technologies Kits Out John Lennon Educational Tour Bus

Sonnet Technologies has donated its systems to the non-profit John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. The bus is a mobile pro audio, video and broadcast studio providing hands-on experience for students of all ages.

At the heart of Sonnet's donation is two two xMac Pro Servers with accessory Mobile Rack Device Mounting Kits. The xMac Pro Server is a Thunderbolt 2-to-PCI Express (PCIe) expansion system that mounts a cylinder Mac Pro computer horizontally inside a specially-designed 4U modular enclosure, and connects three PCIe 2.0 slots via Thunderbolt 2 technology. It provides space to install additional equipment such as hard drives, SSDs and other devices in two 5.25-inch mobile rack bays using the optional Mobile Rack Device Mounting Kit.

The company also donated a RackMac mini rackmount enclosure for Mac mini computers, two Fusion R400 RAID USB 3.0 storage systems, and two Sonnet Optical Thunderbolt cables.

Brian Rothschild, Executive Director, John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, said: "Our mission would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors and donors like Sonnet. The equipment Sonnet has supplied will play a key role in helping the tour build leading-edge workflows and give our participants hands-on experience with groundbreaking technology. For instance, the xMac Pro Servers will enable us to take maximum advantage of our high-performance Mac Pro computers by giving them Thunderbolt 2 expandability for tools such as LTO tape drives, swappable SSD storage, Blu-ray burners, and media readers."

"We're honoured to be able to support the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, which is providing young people all over the country with opportunities to explore their creativity, musical expression, and artistic freedom," added Greg LaPorte, vice president of sales and marketing, Sonnet Technologies. "In addition to providing valuable hands-on technology experience, the bus raises awareness about the importance of arts and media education."

Made possible by Yoko Ono Lennon and other sponsors and contributors, the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus gives students a look into the latest in music products and audio, video, and broadcast technologies. Participants can hear from the engineers who live and work on board the facility that travels 10 months a year throughout the US. At stops, participants are able to spend a day developing an original project and creating the music, video, and images needed, taking their ideas from concept to delivery.

Image: Sonnet xMac Pro Server Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Expansion System in John Lennon Educational Tour Bus.

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