Kodak Jukebox Puts CD Storage and Retrieval Within Reach of Small Business, Departmental Groups.ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16 -- Compact 54-Disc Unit Provides Access to 35GB of Data in Seconds Kodak Business Imaging Systems today introduced a reliable, low-cost automated 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. designed to introduce the efficiency of document storage and retrieval on compact disc -- common today in larger organizations -- into the smaller work environment. The Kodak Digital Science CD Library 54, priced around $5,200, utilizes two drives and 54 CD slots (standard configuration) to manage 35.1 gigabytes of information from a single computer workstation or over a local area network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ). It is ideal for the small business, branch office, or department within a large organization looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a way to store and access the ever-increasing amounts of information carried on Cds. "Many smaller enterprises have come to understand the value of CD technology for storage, retrieval, back-up and archiving of important information. Now they can afford it," said Gerald Smart, worldwide marketing manager, storage products, Kodak Business Imaging Systems. "The CD Library 54 is the right size, has the right features and comes at the right price for a new group of enterprises that has been waiting for CD technology to move within its reach." Built around fast, reliable CD drives and field-proven robotics, the CD Library 54 combines responsive disc transport with a small footprint and simple operation. In addition to being stored in modular 18-disc magazines, CDs load and unload To remove a program from memory or take a tape or disk out of its drive. from a top-mounted mail slot with the touch of a button. Available passwords and physical locks form a tiered security system to help assure the integrity of information contained inside. The CD Library 54 is configurable to enhance either performance or capacity depending on the user's application requirements. It can be equipped with one or two drives (read or write), in combination with three or four of the modular 18-slot CD magazines. With twodrives, capacity is a hefty 35.1 gigabytes. With one drive, capacity jumps to 46.8 gigabytes of information. The CD Library 54 is supported by all major storage management software developers, including Cheyenne, iXOS, Miles Information Systems and SmartStorage. It efficiently manages all types of documents and data contained on CDs, and can support an intranet or Internet site using an industry-standard SCSI-2 interface. Questions about where a particular CD is located and how to access it are now effectively eliminated, because the disc can reside in the 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. for everyone to share. "Until now, smaller enterprises and departments haven't had such an effective option for accessing and sharing information on compact discs," Smart said. "Our CD Library 54 allows this class of users to get more out of their networks, which are more efficient than the 'sneaker-net'." The CD Library 54 can make more than 2 million disc exchanges between service calls, based on MEBF MEBF Mean Exchanges Between Failure MEBF Mercosur/European Union Business Forum MEBF Matrícula Escolar Básica Final MEBF Monsoon Evergreen Broadleaf Forest MEBF Mission Évangélique Baptiste en France MEBF Marine Expeditionary Battle Force (mean exchanges between failure) testing, minimizing downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. for maintenance or repair. On-site "beta" testing resulted in zero failures reported. Its modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. means the CD Library 54 can be upgraded with drives for rewritable 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. (digital versatile disc digital versatile disc or digital video disc (DVD), a small plastic disc used for the storage of digital data. The successor media to the compact disc (CD), a DVD can have as much as 26 times the storage capacity of a CD. ). The CD Library 54 shares many features and capabilities with the Kodak Digital Science CD Library 144, a highly regarded, award-winning* 144-disc jukebox introduced last year. The CD Library 144 has demonstrated exceptional reliability, with only three work interruptions due to a unit failure reported by users in 1997. The Kodak Digital Science CD Library 54, available this month, is being sold by authorized Kodak resellers throughout the world. Kodak, through its Business Imaging Systems division and Eastman Software subsidiary, manufactures and markets integrated systems, hardware, software and media for a range of document, image and work management applications that require micrographics The production, handling and use of microfilm and microfiche. Images are created by cameras or by COM units that accept computer output directly. The documents are magnified for human viewing by readers, some of which can automatically locate a page using indexing techniques. , digital or hybrid solutions. For more information, call 1-800-243-8811 (U.S. only), or visit Kodak Business Imaging Systems on the World Wide Web at http://www.kodak.com/go/businessimaging. * Imaging magazine, in its July 1997 issue, selected the Kodak Digital Science CD Library 144 as a recipient of its "User's Choice" award, based on the comments and recommendations of a panel of users. (Kodak and Digital Science are trademarks.) 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. : For additional information about Kodak, visit our web site on the Internet at: www.kodak.com. CONTACT: Media Contact: Paul C. Allen (716) 724-5802 (voice) (716) 724-0964 (fax) pcallen@kodak.com (e-mail) Editor contacts only. Please see last paragraph for reader information |
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