Bell Microproducts Adds ELMS Systems Corporation's CD-Management Solution to Line Card.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 1996--Bell Microproducts today announced an agreement with ELMS Systems Corp. to distribute their complete product line of on-line CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). based network storage solutions. The current ELMS Systems products include the DVL DVL Doppler Velocity Log DVL Digital Video Link DVL Defense Virtual Library DVL Driver and Vehicle Licencing DVL Direct Voice Link DVL Digital Video Log DVL Digital Video Library DVL Digital Video Labs DVL Digital Virtual Library (TM) (Digital Versatile Library) multidrive CD-ROM system and Panorama(TM) for Windows '95, Drag-and-Drop CD-ROM management software. DVL is a total CD-ROM solution with options for 100 on-line CD-ROMs, four CD-ROM drives CD-ROM drives, which today typically means a CD-RW drive that is a combo CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW drive, come in a variety of speeds. The original drive (1x) transferred data at 150KB per second. or four CD-Recorders, or a combination of both, and an optional high-capacity hard drive. On-line CD-ROMs are stored in bar-coded magazines of 20 CD-ROMs each. Using bar codes, the systems can keep track of 250 magazines, which enable system administrators to manage a total of 5000 CD-ROMs. With the CD-Recorder option, DVL can record up to 100 CD-ROMs automatically, providing an ideal solution for archiving data on large client/server networks (1) A communications network that uses dedicated servers. In this context, the term is used to contrast it with a peer-to-peer network, which allows any client to also be a server. (2) A network that is processing applications designed for client/server architecture. or publishing CD-ROMs in low to midrange midrange Epidemiology The halfway point or midpoint in a set of observations; for most data, MR is calculated as the sum of the smallest observation and the largest observation, divided by 2; for age data, one is added to the numerator; a midrange is usually volumes. Panorama is the software component of the ELMS CD-management solution, enabling the DVL to catalog the contents and locations of up to 5000 CD-ROMs. Its drag-and-drop interface lets users and administrators easily load or record CD-ROMs. A searchable database Refers to databases on the Web that are searchable by typing in a query. The term is quite redundant because all databases are searchable. In fact, that is one of their major features. with user-definable fields lets users view the directories of all CD-ROMs at once and helps them find files quickly. Phil Roussey, Bell Microproducts' sr. vice president of marketing, said of the agreement: "As the information storage needs of networked systems grow, Bell Microproducts is equipping itself with the latest in storage management solutions with innovative suppliers such as ELMS Systems. We were impressed with DVL and Panorama's ability to make accessing terabytes worth of data as simple as dragging and dropping a few icons." ELMS current and future products will complement Bell Microproducts' line of BellStor Storage Subsystems and other mass storage products and services offered by Bell Microproducts. ELMS Systems Vice President of Sales, Douglas Smith Men called Douglas Smith include:
Bell Microproducts Inc. is a distributor of high technology products serving the industrial and commercial markets. The company markets a wide range of semiconductor products including memory, logic, microprocessors and specialty components. The company also offers one of the industry's broadest selections of computer products including hard disk drives, optical drives, tape drives, PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. devices, subsystems and complete computer systems. In addition, Bell Microproducts offers an extensive set of value-added services including systems integration, testing, kitting, and contract manufacturing of printed circuit boards and subsystems through its Quadrus Manufacturing Division. Further information about the company's products and services can be obtained by visiting the company's website at http://www.bellmicro.com. CONTACT: Bell Microproducts Inc., San Jose Philip M. Roussey, 408/451-9400 |
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