Ampex Wins $7.3 Million Contract With Lockheed Martin; Air Force Satellite Program to Implement Ampex DST 712 Data Archive System.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)--Dec. 14, 1998--Ampex Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ampex Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AXC AXC Chief Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician (Naval Rating) AXC Add Cross-Connect Card ), today announced a $7.3 million contract with Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Corporation, a premier technology and systems provider for the government markets. The contract involves the implementation of a data archive system for a major Department of Defense/U.S. Air Force satellite program. Ampex' integrated archive system will provide Lockheed Martin and U.S. Air Force with a state-of-the-art storage and retrieval architecture. Delivery of the system will commence in early 1999. Expected to house data from multiple sources, the satellite program requires an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. data archive system capable of quickly storing and retrieving massive amounts of data. Chosen for its performance and reliability, the Ampex system includes multiple 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. 712 libraries for a total capacity of up to 100 terabytes (or 100 million megabytes). The DST 712 library has several features, including a drive search speed of 1600 MB/second, which makes it possible to retrieve any file in the archive in less than 20 seconds on average. The system will serve multiple ground station sites. In developing the proposal for the Lockheed Martin satellite program, Ampex offered the most comprehensive and cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. solution. An Ampex spokesperson stated, "This contract is a significant win for Ampex and gives us the opportunity to provide a complete automated archiving and retrieval system for one of the most highly-complex and multi-faceted satellite programs." About the DST 712 Automated Tape Library The Ampex DST 712 library e need to manually track and house large numberdata at high speeds, the DST 712 library transfers uncompressed data at an industry-leading rate of 40MB/secom or call Ampex toll-free at 800/752-7590. Ampex is delivering digital image solutions for large-scale corporate, government, network, entertainment ants and numerous awards for technical achievement. Ampex customers include such leading organizations as AT&). |
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