ASACA TERACART DVD-RAM LIBRARIES SELECTED BY RORKE DATA.Bell Microproducts (Nasdaq:BELM), has selected ASACA's TeraCart(R) 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. libraries to bring rewritable DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. technology to its line of high-end storage solutions. In addition to offering value-added ASACA DVD libraries, Rorke Data will incorporate the libraries into custom-designed, fibre-channel storage systems and complete SAN (storage area network) solutions for digital audio/video, publishing, medical imaging, and IT markets. Known worldwide for providing comprehensive systems integration, training, maintenance and support, Rorke Data is offering the ASACA Digital Virtual Libraries (DVLs) at its facilities throughout the U.S. and Europe. The ASACA TeraCart libraries are the world's highest-density, random-access storage solution and can be configured with 1 to 192 DVD-RAM drives and up to 11,600 double-sided 9.4GB rewritable DVD discs for capacities ranging from 2.3TB to more than 109TB. Up to eight libraries can be connected using pass-through and infrared communications. In addition to being able to read from and write to DVD-RAM media, the libraries can read DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. , 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. , CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. , 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). , and CD audio media. While other DVD storage libraries provide broad media interchangeability, only the ASACA product is capable of acting as four separate libraries within a single cabinet -- each with different media. Also unique to ASACA DVLs is the innovative robotics head that flips for fast access to both sides of 9.4GB DVD-RAM media. ASACA TeraCart libraries incorporate proven robotics that use multiple dedicated micro-processors for reliability and heavy usage. Featuring a dual-picker design for speed and redundancy, the media swap time can be reduced to 3.5 seconds by pre-fetching the next disc. ASACA's TeraCart DVL systems are available for immediate delivery. Individual libraries can be configured with 1 to 24 DVD-RAM drives for online capacities ranging from 2.3TB to nearly 14TB. Expansion cabinets are available for up to 109TB of DVD-RAM storage. The TeraCart AM250 starts at $30,000 and the AM1450, with 24 drives, is approximately $200,000, depending upon the options selected. Fibre Channel SAN-ready models include a built-in server and are available with an ATX or Sparc, NT or UNIX operating system Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . |
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