Cygnet Announces the First Installation for Kodak Professional Image Storage Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000 Cygnet cygnet a young swan. Storage Solutions, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , has successfully completed the first installation of the Cygnet infiniDISC+ jukebox for Kodak Professional's portrait lab system, with results exceeding expectations. Cygnet, an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified manufacturer, was selected by Kodak to develop a remedy that would provide Kodak Professional portrait labs a viable solution for both work-in-progress and longer term image storage. Together with Kodak and Ciprico, Inc., Cygnet is providing a fully integrated storage solution that includes Cygnet's infiniDISC+ DVD-RAM A rewritable DVD disc endorsed by the DVD Forum. Using phase change technology, DVD-RAMs are like removable hard disks, and the media can be rewritten 100,000 times compared to 1,000 times for DVD-RW and DVD+RW. The first DVD-RAM drives with a capacity of 2.6GB (single sided) or 5. jukebox with infiniNET network attach hardware and Ciprico's NETarray RAID disk storage system. "Cygnet was chosen due to its extensive knowledge of nearline storage Nearline storage (where Nearline is a contraction of Near-online) is a term used in computer science to describe an intermediate type of data storage. It is a compromise between online storage (constant, very rapid access to data) and offline storage (infrequent and its scalable and reliable jukebox architecture. The infiniDISC+ jukebox that has been installed consists of a base model of 250-discs and 2 DVD-RAM drives. The same infiniDISC+ jukebox can be configured with NETarray to handle a combination of up to 1,250-discs and up to 8 drives," says Wayne Augsburger, Cygnet's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "The infiniDISC+ will provide Kodak Professional with timely recording of photographic images to secure, industry-standard DVD-RAM media. It will serve as the centralized data repository See repository. for those images." "Cygnet is a manufacturer who understands the integration process and can handle customized work environments," comments Augsburger. "In this case, integration not only consisted of combining jukebox robotics, media handling, seamless network support of both Ciprico's NETarray and our infiniDISC+ jukebox but also the coordination of installation, product support, and maintenance to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction." Cygnet is a leading provider of 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. and CD jukebox A CD player that holds multiple audio CDs. The term may also refer to a CD-ROM jukebox. See CD-ROM server and digital jukebox. products to the Digital Asset Management Market while Kodak is the leader in Digital Photographic Imaging Systems. Kodak's selection of Cygnet to produce a fully integrated storage system expands Cygnet's commitment to those applications that require massive amounts of storage, security, and future expandability in a standard 19-inch rack mount cabinet. The collaborative effort of Ciprico, Cygnet, and Kodak has provided a winning combination and viable solution to handle the storage requirements of the Kodak Professional.
infiniDISC+ Jukebox Specifications
Cabinet Type Workgroup Departmental Enterprise
No. of drives 2 - 6 2 - 12 2 - 28
No. of disc slots 250 - 500 250 - 1,000 250 - 1,750
Capacity (max) 2.35 GB 4.70 GB 8.225 GB
Disc Exchange
Time (seconds) 4 - 6 4 - 8 4 - 10
Robotics (MSBF) greater than greater than greater than
2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
Dimensions 51" x 23.5" 67" x 23.5" 83" x 23.5"
x 31.5" x 31.5" x 31.5"
Features and Benefits
Modular Design 19" industry-standard rack mount allows for
future expansion of storage capacity and drive
selection within the same enclosure
Hinged Front Door Easy access to loading and exporting of media
CD and DVD Media
Support DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-Movie, CD-ROM,
CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-R, CD-RW, Audio CD
Shown above are the standard configurations of infiniDISC+.
About Ciprico Ciprico designs, manufactures and markets high-performance, direct-attached and networked storage solutions, including intelligent hardware, software and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . Ciprico storage solutions are designed for visual computing The use of computers for 3D modeling and animation. See visualization. applications ranging from high-speed data capture, through processing and analysis, to real-time playback at sustained performance levels. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota “Minneapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Minneapolis (disambiguation). Minneapolis (pronounced IPA: /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/) is the largest city in the U.S. . More information about Ciprico is available on their web site at www.ciprico.com. About Kodak Professional For more than 60 years Kodak Professional has provided imaging professionals with cutting-edge products and solutions for virtually every step of the imaging chain from inspiration and capture to production, archiving, and electronic distribution. Kodak Professional serves a diverse set of customers ranging from commercial photographers, photojournalists The is a list of notable photojournalists from throughout history:
About Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc. Cygnet Storage Solutions, an ISO9001 certified manufacturer, is a provider of an increasingly wide array of CD/DVD storage and automated recording solutions. Cygnet, the first company to offer an integrated DVD-RAM technology into its jukeboxes, has installed its infiniDISC+(TM), infiniDISC(TM), infiniDVD(TM), infiniWriter(TM), and id 100(TM) jukeboxes into key applications and has been instrumental in ushering DVD-RAM storage and archival solutions into the storage industry mainstream. Its diverse and popular product line includes CD and DVD jukeboxes, CD auto-loading duplicators, towers, network attached storage devices and network servers. Cygnet is headquartered in Milpitas, California Milpitas (IPA pronunciation: mɪlpitʌs; inhabitants are called 'Milpitans') is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of Highway 237 and generally between Interstate freeways 680 and . For more information about Cygnet, call 800/7CYGNET or 408/954-1800, email to info@cygnet.com or visit www.cygnet.com. For press contact, please email to press@cygnet.com. Any statements released above that are forward looking are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business and prospects, including economic, competitive, government, technological and other factors discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: All company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice. |
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