Boffin Limited is First to Standardize CD-ROM Jukeboxes and Towers With One-Year Warranty.BURNSVILLE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1997-- On-Site Warranty Offers Customers Reliable Service and Quick Product Replacement Boffin bof·fin also Bof·fin n. Chiefly British Slang A scientist, especially one engaged in research. [Origin unknown. Limited today announced they will offer a one-year warranty package with all CD-ROM servers A CD-ROM reader designed for network use. It can be configured as a tower or jukebox. Towers contain several drives, and each drive holds one CD-ROM. Jukeboxes hold from a couple dozen to hundreds of discs, but have only a small number of drives. , towers and jukeboxes sold going forward. The warranty will be included at no extra-charge and come standard with all units. No other competitors today offer customers such service, reliability and satisfaction. The new one-year warranty includes five-day a week, nine-hour a day service for on-site replacement of parts. Labor is also included in the warranty. "Today's fast-paced business environment requires that users be able to access information when they need it. "Downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. " is not an option," said Barb Otte, marketing manager for Boffin. "With our quick on-site service warranty, we can easily swap out the part that needs to be replaced so the customer can continue working. There is virtually no loss of productivity." The warranty covers all of Boffin's CD-ROM servers, towers and jukeboxes. Each family of products offer fast and easy retrieval to an organization's stored documents, records and databases. The CD-ROM server and tower family offers customers instant access of up to 36.4 GB of data. The servers come in 14, 28 and 56-bay cases, with the base configuration featuring seven 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. at speeds of up to 20X. Each unit can be expanded by adding drives in quantities of seven. The servers also feature optional hot-swappable drives and power supplies. The CDXChanger jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing. family permits a swap time of less than two seconds per disc, allowing users to instantly access up to 22 GB of stored information found on multiple CDs. Each unit is expandable, enabling users to grow their system and their business grows or their needs change. The base configuration includes 35 discs with seven 16X readers. Boffin's CD-ROM towers See CD-ROM server. , servers and jukeboxes are shipping now. Pricing is determined by model and configuration. Established in 1984, Boffin Limited provides a wide selection of award-winning hardware and software products that feature the most advanced technology available. By consistently providing personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. , reliable service and competitive pricing, Boffin Limited is a preferred supplier for Fortune 1000 companies; universities; and Federal, state and local government agencies across the country. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Reader inquiries may be directed to 612-894-0595 or 800-248-5328; or e-mail at sales@boffin.com; or visit the company Web-site at: http://www.boffin.com. CONTACT: Robyn Porter, 847/797-6583 or Barb Otte, 612/894-0595 |
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