ACS Innovations startles CD-R industry with $499 price tag for complete COMPRO 2X/4X CD-R kit.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1996--ACS Innovations Inc. announced Monday the availability of its new complete COMPRO CD-Recording Kit product for the American consumer marketplace at a competition-busting street price of only $499, with the use of a new ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. manufacturer's rebate coupon worth $50 off the regular price of $549. The COMPRO CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. kit features a 2X/4X internal Matsushita (Panasonic) CD-Recordable drive, an Adaptec SCSI-2 card, free SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. cable, a full version of the GEAR CD pre-mastering software and two free recordable media discs. ``Philips recently announced a consumer $499 price tag for its CD-R drive alone and that was considered a stunning announcement,'' said Barry J. Lebu, vice president for sales and marketing for ACS Innovations. ``When you look at the total CD-R package we are offering for the same price, the complete COMPRO kit will be very hard to beat. Our manufacturer's $50 rebate coupon, coupled with ease of use, is going to make our CD-Rs appealing to millions of computer users.'' The COMPRO CD-R kit allows computers users to create their own audio CDs, video or data CDs with up to 650 MB of data within minutes. The COMPRO CD-R drive fits neatly into the slot where any CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). can sit. ``Since a CD-R is able to read and write,'' added Lebu, ``there's no need for an additional CD-ROM drive in your desktop. The trend will be now to integrate CD-Rs into a desktop computer system as a standard peripheral.'' The COMPRO CD-R kit comes with a half-height internal CD- Recordable drive that supports Red Book Audio, CD-ROM Mode 1 & 2, CD-ROM XA Form 1 & 2, CD-I (Compact Disc-Interactive) A compact disc format developed by Philips and Sony that held text, audio and animated graphics. It required a CD-I player that contained its own operating system. and Orange Book Part 2. For data reading, the drive also supports CD-Plus, PhotoCD (single and multiple sessions) and CD-WO n. 1. A recordable compact disk; a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only. Noun 1. CD-WO - a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory . GEAR CD Mastering Software allows the user to easily manipulate and store text, audio and video files, multimedia applications, archived software, database files and backup information on a CD with full control over formatting and mastering processes. GEAR CD Mastering software features post gap writing, universal multisession A compact disc capability in which data are recorded in more than one session. Each subsequent recording session can be linked to the previous so that they all appear as one. Each session adds overhead on the disc, because lead-in and lead-out sectors must be recorded each time, which , incremental writing, full error code handling and device testing, and it supports CD-Recorder Jukeboxes. ACS Innovations manufactures a wide range of interrelated in·ter·re·late tr. & intr.v. in·ter·re·lat·ed, in·ter·re·lat·ing, in·ter·re·lates To place in or come into mutual relationship. in ``Internet Ready'' products under the COMPRO name, including Sound Boards, Multimedia Kits, Digital Color Internet Cameras, Video CD Players, CD-Recording Media, CD-Recorder Kits and unique, software upgradeable 33.6 Fax Modems. Its new Compro Digital Color Internet Camera, released in July 1996, is designed for use in Internet-based two way communications, video teleconferencing, and as a digital capture camera for high quality color motion and still images. ACS' company contact in North America is Barry J. Lebu, vice president, sales and marketing, 888/2COMPRO (888/226-6776); e-mail bjlebu@aol.com. Company headquarters are located at 3171 Jay St., Santa Clara, Calif. 95054-3308, phone: 408/566-0900, fax: 408/566-0909. The company's Web site address on the Internet is www.acscompro.com. Media contact is Al Abrams, president, Abrams Creative Services, Tarzana, Calif.; phone: 818/343-6365, fax: 818/343-6366, e-mail: aabrams222@aol.com, or: abrams@soca.com. CONTACT: ACS Innovations Inc., Santa Clara Barry J. Lebu, 888/2COMPRO (888/226-6776) 408/566-0900 408/566-0909 (fax) e-mail, bjlebu@aol.com URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. , www.acscompro.com or Abrams Creative Services, Tarzana Al Abrams, 818/343-6365 818/343-6366 (fax) e-mail, aabrams222@aol.com or abrams@soca.com |
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