Adaptec Advances CD-Recording Industry With Operating System Reader; Free UDF Reader Enables CD-RW Discs to be Read in MultiRead CD-ROM Drives.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 1998--Adaptec, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADPT ADPT Automated Data Processing/Telecommunications ADPT Adaptec Corporation (stock symbol) ADPT Adaptive Prediction ADPT Auger Depth Profiling Technique ADPT Automated Data Processing Telecommunications ADPT Adapter ) has announced a UDF (1) (Universal Disk Format) A file system for optical media developed by the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA), www.osta.org, based on the ECMA 167/ISO 13346 standard. (Universal Disk Format (storage, standard) Universal Disk Format - (UDF) A CD-ROM file system standard that is required for DVD ROMs. UDF is the OSTA's replacement for the ISO 9660 file system used on CD-ROMs, but will be mostly used on DVD. ) Reader that allows MultiRead CD-ROM drives to read CD-ReWritable (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. ) UDF discs, a critical step toward making CD-RW media the perfect solution for storage, back-up, and file sharing. "Achieving compatibility between CD-ROM drives and CD-RW media is one of the keys to the success of the CD-R/RW market. By making a UDF Reader available at no charge, we expect to kick the adoption of CD-RW into warp speed," says Tom Shea, general manager for Adaptec's Software Products Group. "And we believe that the presence of a standard UDF Reader in the marketplace will accelerate the trend toward greater UDF support in operating systems." Currently UDF-formatted CD-RW discs cannot be read in CD-ROM drives. Now with the Adaptec UDF Reader, Windows 95 or Macintosh operating systems can read standard UDF formatted CD-RW discs in MultiRead CD-ROM drives, giving consumers much needed compatibility between CD-RW discs and CD-ROM drives. A UDF Reader for Windows NT 4.0 will be available in the coming weeks. About the UDF Reader Starting the last week of March, the new UDF Reader will be offered as a free upgrade from the Adaptec World Wide Web site, www.adaptec.com. The UDF Reader allows MultiRead CD-ROM drives to read closed session UDF 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. and CD-RW discs. UDF 1.5 (Universal Disk Format) is the industry standard file system that enables incremental writing of data to CD-R and CD-RW discs (packet writing). The UDF Reader compliments Adaptec's packet writing application, DirectCD, which gives users drive letter access to their CD-R/RW drive. About Adaptec Adaptec provides bandwidth management technologies for organizations building the global information infrastructure. Its high performance I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output , connectivity and network products are incorporated into the systems and products of major computer and peripheral manufacturers. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Milpitas, Adaptec (NASDAQ:ADPT) employs 3500 people worldwide in design, manufacturing, sales, service and distribution. Adaptec's home page address is http://www.adaptec.com. CONTACT: Adaptec, Inc. Marci Pedrazzi Gottlieb, 408/957-4937 marci@corp.adaptec.com |
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