Aprilis to Showcase Its Holographic Data Technology at Venture Market East Sept. 25 in Boston.Business Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2001 Investors will learn firsthand first·hand adj. Received from the original source: firsthand information. first how holographic data storage See holographic storage. technology strengthens the ability of organizations to compete when Aprilis, Inc. presents at the annual Venture Market East conference next week in Boston. Aprilis, which is developing the first commercially viable holographic data storage system, is one of only 28 companies -- out of 200 candidates -- chosen to present at the prestigious annual event sponsored by Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: magazine. "Holographic data storage will become the technology of choice for near-line archiving and libraries of data for medical, financial, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , and general business applications, among others," said Aprilis Vice President of Business Development Glenn Horner. He explained that when organizations need to free up hard disk space they usually transfer data to tape drives, making it difficult to access that information quickly. Holographic data storage systems provide a convenient place to store data with the advantage of providing easy access to as much data as the organization needs. "The ability of many organizations to compete will depend increasingly on their ability to warehouse and access large volumes of data easily and quickly, and our holographic See holographic storage. technology provides an economical and reliable general solution," Horner said. Aprilis will make its case on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza The Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel (or Copley Plaza as it is colloquially known) is a four-star hotel in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1912 on St. James Avenue and defines the south side of Copley Square. The Copley Plaza Hotel opened in 1912. , and demonstrate its technology throughout the two-day event. Aprilis has developed a revolutionary recording medium that satisfies all of the necessary requirements for high capacity, high performance holographic storage An optical technology that records data as digital holograms that fill up the entire volume of a small optical cylinder one millimeter in diameter. It truly is an amazing technology. , Horner said. The patented Aprilis technology -- which will allow a five-inch disk to hold more than 100 gigabytes of data -- forms the basis of an advanced holographic data storage system that the company is now developing. For more information about Venture Market East, click on www.events.redherring.com. About Aprilis Aprilis, Inc. (www.aprilisinc.com), based in Cambridge, Mass., develops holographic data storage systems that will enable enterprises and organizations to store, manage, and access large volumes of data -- easily, quickly, and at low cost. Started in 1999, its early focus is on large emerging markets served by applications with high capacity and high performance demands. In November 2000, Aprilis achieved a critical milestone when its holographic recording material was used at Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. to demonstrate high data rate capability of 1 Gbit/sec. Investors in Aprilis include Zero Stage Capital and other private equity providers. |
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