ASACA Enhances Records Management Capabilities of PD Library with Pegasus' InveStore; High-Capacity Storage Solution Offers Data Security and Reliability for Applications in Regulated Markets.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003 ASACA Corporation, the 30-year, high-density storage solutions leader, announced expanded records management capabilities for the company's new Sony Professional Disc for Data (PD)-enabled series of TeraCart(R) optical libraries today with the addition of InveStore version 4.12 from leading media management software developer, Pegasus Disk Technologies, Inc. Based on Blue Laser technology developed for next-generation consumer Blu-ray optical recorders, Sony's PD is designed to meet the performance and capacity requirements of commercial and professional data storage environments including medical, government, digital publishing and prepress, as well as post- and digital studio production. Equipped with up to six Sony PD drives, the new durable, random access PD-based libraries can record up to 23.3GB of data on a single PD media cartridge for up to 9.8TB of storage per library with up to 9MB per second write speeds and 11MB per second read. With more than twice the capacity of red laser optical libraries and offering data throughput speeds comparable to tape-based solutions, the new family of libraries requires no more than a three foot square of floor space. "The new Sony Professional Disk for Data (PD) enabled libraries offered by ASACA provides a significant jump in both capacity and performance," said Roy Slicker, Pegasus President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "ASACA is a leader in the secondary storage market and well positioned to address the emerging Information Lifecycle market for regulatory compliance opportunities. Combined with Pegasus software management controls for Microsoft Windows NT, 2000 and XP operating platform, the PD-enabled TeraCarts provide high capacity storage security and reliability for applications in regulated markets demanding write-once storage." Pegasus' InveStore enables organizations to quickly and easily manage data from a single share point over the network, helping environments retain and manage critical archive data and digital assets while providing a means to meet strict regulatory compliance requirements in a number of fields such as Financial (SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley), Medical (HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, , DICOM (medical, standard) DICOM - (From Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine) A standard developed by ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) for communications between medical imaging devices. , PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. ), Government (DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. ), Legal Admissibility (ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 18501 and 18509) and many others. "We have seen strong interest within our customer base in offering support for PD-based technology," continued Slicker, "and we are aggressively working to secure future PD-based sales. In addition, with the emergence of ILM, we are attracting new customers for other applications not previously addressed with optical technology, such as backup. This all bodes very well for the optical storage industry, and PD provides an additional means of addressing existing and emerging requirements for securing long-term data in a non-alterable format." In addition to supporting both rewritable media and write-once read many (WORM) media for regulatory and secure storage requirements, the new TeraCart library's PD drives and media are durable and airtight to prevent dust particles from coming in contact with the drive mechanism and disc surface, resulting in greater reliability for critical applications. "Paired with Sony's PD technology and Pegasus' InveStore, the ASACA TeraCart is fully equipped to address the critical demands of the professional nearline archive environment," said Chuck Larabie, ASACA's director of sales and marketing. "InveStore is ideally suited for data intensive environments where flexible file archival management and adherence to strict regulatory compliance are not suggestions, but fixed requirements. Compatibility between the ASACA TeraCart and Pegasus' InveStore Archive Manager provides fast, random access to over-sized files, gigabyte to petabyte One quadrillion bytes (one trillion kilobytes). Also PB, Pbyte and P-byte. See peta, binary values and space/time. (unit) petabyte - 2^50 = 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes = 1024 terabytes or roughly 10^15 bytes. 1024 petabytes is one exabyte. archival capacity and excellent file sharing and management capabilities." A superior option to tape libraries, a single PD media cartridge can hold 23.3GB of data or the equivalent of up to 2 hours of HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates content. Backward read compatible with red-laser DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R). and DVD-RW (DVD-Read Write) A rewritable (re-recordable) DVD disc for both movies and data from the DVD Forum. Also called "DVD Dash RW" and "DVD Minus RW," DVD-RW uses phase change recording. The media hold 4.7GB per side and can be rewritten 1,000 times. formats, Sony's PD roadmap currently extends to 2007 with 100GB solutions offering a throughput of 36MB per second. Available Q1, 2004 with both SAN and NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular support, the modular library offers the flexibility to start with a single cabinet and expand to as many as eight libraries for capacities reaching hundreds of Terabytes. Using pass-through and infrared communications, the libraries can be easily managed as a single physical unit. Price/Availability ASACA's expanded line of TeraCart libraries integrating Sony's professional-grade blue laser technology drives, PD media and Pegasus' InveStore version 4.12 will be available the first quarter of 2004 in three scaleable models; the AM80, the AM240 and the AM420 offering up to 1.8TB, 5.5TB and 9.8TB storage respectively. ASACA's TeraCart AM Series with Sony blue laser and PD technologies are expected to have a starting price of $25,000. Pegasus Disk Technologies also supports the ASACA DVD-RAM A rewritable DVD disc endorsed by the DVD Forum. Using phase change technology, DVD-RAMs are like removable hard disks, and the media can be rewritten 100,000 times compared to 1,000 times for DVD-RW and DVD+RW. The first DVD-RAM drives with a capacity of 2.6GB (single sided) or 5. based TeraCart series of libraries with InveStore version 4.11. About Pegasus Pegasus Disk Technologies, Inc., headquartered in San Ramon, CA, develops file system and media management software for archive and compliance based applications. Founded in 1988, Pegasus has developed long-term strategic partnerships with leading developers of financial, medical, insurance, e-mail and web-based storage applications. Pegasus is located at 2333 San Ramon Valley The San Ramon Valley is a region in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, east of Oakland. The cities of Danville, San Ramon, Alamo, and Walnut Creek are located in the valley. Links
About ASACA Founded in 1971, the ASACA/SHIBASOKU Corporation has its US headquarters in Golden, Colo. A leading developer of high-capacity, high-performance data storage solutions, the company is focused on serving broadcast and data storage markets worldwide. For complete information on the TeraCart DVL DVL Doppler Velocity Log DVL Digital Video Link DVL Defense Virtual Library DVL Driver and Vehicle Licencing DVL Direct Voice Link DVL Digital Video Log DVL Digital Video Library DVL Digital Video Labs DVL Digital Virtual Library systems, visit the ASACA website at www.ASACA.com. |
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