Ampex DST Drive Selected to Back-Up DVD Authoring Operations at Pioneer's Post-Production Subsidiary.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers NAB 2000 -- Booth No. L2003 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 Ampex Data Systems Corp. Monday announced at NAB 2000 that Pioneer Corp.'s post-production house subsidiary Q-Tec Inc., has ordered a DST (1) (DeSTination) Contrast with SRC, which is an abbreviation of "source." (2) (Digital Signal Trust Company, Salt Lake City, UT, www.digsigtrust.com) An organization that sets up and manages PKI systems for companies and industry groups. (R) Model 312 tape drive for 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. back-up and archiving to complement a previously installed DST 712 automated tape library. Based in Tokyo, Q-Tec is one of the largest post-production houses in Japan, heavily engaged in DVD authoring DVD authoring describes the process of creating a DVD video that can be played on a DVD player. DVD authoring software must conform to the specifications set by the DVD Forum group in 1995. as well as laser disc programming. The company has been using an Ampex Data Systems library since December 1998 for all its back-up and archival operations supporting its DVD facility and projects. Mikio Aonuki, Q-Tec general manager and chief engineer, commented: "One important reason we chose the Ampex DST drive is that it is fast and safe for data handling and archiving. For large data storage requirements like image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished , fast speed is critical. "The Ampex DST drive, with its 19mm tape and 20 MB per second transfer rate enables us to realize very fast real-time access with little or no risk of damaging data. I don't feel secure with 1/2-inch tape nor 8mm formats and Ampex provides the only risk-free alternative." Ampex Data Systems DST Product Line Ideal for the archiving and retrieval of video and images in broadcast and video environments, Ampex DST automated cartridge libraries offer unlimited storage capacities combined with optimum speed, performance and reliability. The company's innovative and proprietary technologies reduce the cost of storage to pennies per megabyte, simplify media management and lower overhead by reducing the need to track and house large numbers of cartridges. For more sales information, e-mail Ampex Data Systems at sales@ampexdata.com or call toll-free 800/752-7590. Ampex Data Systems Corp. (www.ampexdata.com), with headquarters in Redwood City, Calif., is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Ampex Corp. (Amex: AXC AXC Chief Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician (Naval Rating) AXC Add Cross-Connect Card ), one of the world's leading providers of technologies for the acquisition, storage and processing of visual information. Ampex Data Systems designs and delivers extremely high-capacity, high-performance digital image solutions for large-scale corporate, government, network, entertainment and telecommunications applications. Ampex Data Systems' customers include such leading organizations as AT&T, the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , Fox Television, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , Netcom and TV Guide Networks. |
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