Ampex Data Systems to Unveil Quad-Density Tape Drive Storing 150 Hours of MPEG Video On Single Cartridge At NAB2000.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000 Next Generation Archival Storage Product Line Triples Capacity of Competitive Offerings Ampex Data Systems Corp. will unveil a quad-density 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) video server archival storage system at NAB2000 in April that can store 150 hours of MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). video on a single cartridge. This next generation, high-performance video storage system more than triples the capacity of the largest known or anticipated competitive offering and enables users to benefit from a 100% capacity increase over the current line of Ampex automated cartridge libraries. &uot;The debut of our quad-density DST product line coincides with the company's newly instituted Year 2000 strategic initiative which was created to aggressively expand its broadcast market dominance Market dominance is a measure of the strength of a brand, product, service, or firm, relative to competitive offerings. There is often a geographic element to the competitive landscape. ,&uot; said John Hennessy, director of video and broadcast marketing at Ampex Data Systems. &uot;As television news and master control operations rely more and more on digital video technology, they will inevitably need to store thousands of hours of file-based digitized video program content. The new video server archival storage system reaffirms our commitment to innovation and to maintaining our market leadership position.&uot; All Ampex DST products feature the ability to accommodate multiple independent tape partitions on a single cartridge, allowing users to insert updated files within a tape and not corrupt previously recorded data. Other technologies provide only for appending to existing recordings resulting in inefficient use of media, fragmentation and a higher cost per megabyte. DST also utilizes &uot;system zones&uot; which allow for multiple mount/dismount locations and eliminate the need to rewind prior to ejecting the tape, greatly reducing time to data. Tape partitioning and multiple system zones provide for optimal capacity utilization, faster cartridge exchange and reduced file search times. 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, 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 AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :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 storage solutions for large-scale corporate, government, network, entertainment and telecommunications applications. Ampex Data Systems'customers include such leading organizations as AT&, 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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