ASACA Unveils Next-Generation Blue Laser TeraCart Libraries at HIMSS Trade Show.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2004 Annual Conference ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004 Based on Sony Pro-DATA Drives, Libraries Record up to 978,600 X-Ray Images and Provide Up To 2.45TB of Data Storage Per Square Foot During HIMSS, one of the industry's leading healthcare information technology and management trade shows, ASACA Corp., will demonstrate the newest addition to their award-winning family of TeraCart(R) optical libraries based on Sony's new Pro-Data(TM) (PD) drives in Sony's booth #1212. Requiring no more than a four-foot square of floor space, the new family of libraries offers more than twice the capacity of red laser optical libraries and data throughput speeds comparable to tape-based solutions. These standards-based library solutions write to durable, random access media at up to 9MB/sec. providing improved electronic data interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. for better managed healthcare enrollment, claims, payments, and other transactions; as well as reduced paper-shuffling between providers, plans, patients, and payers resulting in lower 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, (Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act There are a number of piece of legislation known as the Accountability Act:
"Sony's Pro-DATA(TM) technology offers the healthcare industry high per disc capacity, high performance and a long shelf life that economically meets with today's regulations," said Rick Thong, marketing manager for storage solutions at Sony Electronics' Component Solutions Business Division. "Combined with ASACA's TeraCart Libraries, organizations can store their data and securely share those files across the enterprise." Designed to meet the performance and 7 x 24 operation requirements of today's healthcare environments, the new TeraCart is an ideal solution for a broad range of commercial and professional data storage use in all major markets including medical, broadcast and government. Available with 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. "According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the most recent HIPAA Compliance Survey, the healthcare industry is 'far from prepared' to conduct most HIPAA standard transactions," said Chuck Larabie, vice president of sales and marketing for ASACA/ShibaSoku Corp. "Turning our attention to blue laser, allows us to take advantage of the shorter wavelength for recording data and effectively double the capacity of our award-winning libraries. This new category of libraries bridges the gap for today's medical archive requirements which need the random access and removability of optical technology, but the capacity and economy of tape." A superior option to tape libraries, a single PD media cartridge (1) See phono cartridge. (2) A removable storage module that contains magnetic disks, optical discs, magnetic tape or memory chips. Cartridges are inserted into slots in the drive, printer or computer. can hold up to 23.3GB of data or the equivalent of up to 2,300 x-ray images, at 10MB per image. The libraries can be equipped with one to six Sony 23.3GB PD drives. RSNA RSNA Radiological Society of North America, Inc. RSNA Robust Security Network Association attendees can experience the new TeraCart libraries with PD technology this week at Sony's booth #1212. Price/Availability ASACA's expanded line of TeraCart libraries integrating Sony's professional-grade blue laser technology drives and PD media are now available 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 starting price n (COMM) → precio inicial starting price n → prix initial starting price start n (at auction of $20,000. Sony's 5.25-inch rewritable Refers to storage media that can be re-recorded many times. Contrast with write once. See magnetic disk, magnetic tape and rewritable optical disc. and write-once PD media stores 23.3GB on a single side and is now available at $45 per disc. About ASACA Founded in 1971, the ASACA/ShibaSoku Corp. has its U.S. 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 AM Series, visit the ASACA Web site at www.asaca.com. |
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