Asaca Demonstrates 33TB Blue Laser Optical Storage Library Utilizing Cartridge-Free Media at RSNA.CHICAGO -- New TeraCart PD Provides Imaging Professionals More than 33TB of Digital File Storage in Only Four Square Feet of Floor Space Today at RSNA RSNA Radiological Society of North America, Inc. RSNA Robust Security Network Association , Asaca Corporation, a leading developer of high-capacity, high-performance data storage solutions, introduced the world's first blue laser optical storage library See optical disc library. incorporating bare media from Sony Electronics Sony Electronics Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is the largest component of Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. holding company for Sony's U.S.-based electronics and entertainment businesses. . This latest addition to Asaca's family of TeraCart optical libraries, the TeraCart PD(R) is based on a new Professional Disc for DATA(TM) technology from Sony, utilizing cartridge-free media for scaleable capacities ranging from 2TB to over 33TB in a single library while requiring no more than a four square foot of floor space. Designed to meet the performance and 7 x 24 operation requirements of today's healthcare environments offering 9MB/sec. write speeds and 11MB per second read, the Sony ProDATA media can store up to 23.3GB of data or the equivalent of up to 2,300 x-ray images (at 10MB per image) onto durable, random access media. The new TeraCart PD is available with both SAN and NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular support, offering the flexibility to start with a single cabinet and expand to as many as eight libraries for capacities reaching hundreds of Terabytes. Using pass-through and infrared communications, the libraries can be easily managed as a single physical unit. "Sony's ProDATA technology is designed to meet the existing and emerging capacity and performance requirements that the market demands, as well as economically address today's regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. and data retention policies," said Mike Hall, Business Development Manager for storage solutions at Sony Electronics' Component Solutions Business Division. "The combination of Sony's ProDATA technology into Asaca's world class family of libraries provides the customer with an excellent choice for storing their most valuable digital assets." Ideally suited for high-performance professional imaging applications, these new blue laser libraries offer more than four times the capacity of red laser optical storage solutions. A flexible, standards-based solution, the TeraCart PD can be easily integrated as an essential part of an organizations' overall solution to gain compliance with government regulations including HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, . "This new category of libraries bridges the gap for today's medical archive requirements," said Chuck Larabie, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Asaca/ShibaSoku Corporation. "The TeraCart PD pairs the random access and removability feature of CD and 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. technology with the per cartridge capacity of tape. This new technology creates capacities nearly 3X that of red laser technologies without adding a single inch to our floor space requirements and at a TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. much lower than other blue laser technologies." A superior option to tape libraries, a single bare media Professional Disc for DATA disk can hold up to 23.3GB of data and the libraries can be equipped with one to six Sony ProDATA drives. A flexible, scaleable, high-performance solution, the TeraCart PD is also an ideal solution for email archival, enterprise content management, multimedia projects, graphic design, and audio/video editing and authoring. Price/Availability ASACA's expanded line of TeraCart libraries integrating Sony's professional-grade blue laser technology drives and ProDATA media are now available in three scaleable models; the AM250PD, the AM750PD and the AM1450PD offering up to 5.8TB, 17.5and 33.8TB storage respectively. ASACA's TeraCart AM Series with Sony blue laser and ProDATA technologies are expected to have a starting price starting price n (COMM) → precio inicial starting price n → prix initial starting price start n (at auction of $30,000. Sony's 120mm rewritable Refers to storage media that can be re-recorded many times. Contrast with write once. See magnetic disk, magnetic tape and rewritable optical disc. and write-once Professional Disc for DATA media stores up to 23.3GB on a single side. About ASACA Founded in 1971, the ASACA/ShibaSoku Corporation has its US headquarters in Golden, Colorado The City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the eastern edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. . A leading developer of high-capacity, high-performance data storage solutions, the company is focused on serving broadcast and data storage markets worldwide. For complete information on the TeraCart AM Series, visit the ASACA website at www.asaca.com. |
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