Just visited with Maximum Throughput, or Max T to the fans of this savvy Montreal-based company. Well-regarded for its Sledgehammer high-speed NAS (network attached storage) gear, Max T is moving to offer server-based editing. Its MAXedit Server, configured to allow many seats of workgroup editing right out of the box, is joined by the real winner for me: MAXedit Web Edition, a web-based editing service due to launch in the 3rd quarter of this year.

“Unlike some Flash-based web editing offerings, MAXedit is totally secure,” says Maher Khatib, vp of engineering at Max T. Their web-based product, just as speedy in offering real-time playback of resolutions up to HD over standard Internet connections, uses Java instead, which was developed by Sun Microsystems as a secure server-based media format.

Almost any number of users can log in from around a company or around the world, playback video and audio, and accomplish edits, transitions, and even some basic effects.

Cost of the service? “We expect it to price around $100 per user per month,” says CEO Giovanni Tagliamonti. A pretty good deal for secure, real-time editing from the comfort of your local laptop.

For more info, check out the company’s web site at www.max-t.com