Kofax Ascent Storage 3.11 Adds New Optical Jukeboxes and Drives to its Extensive List of Supported Devices.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1997-- Document Imaging-Optimized Storage Management Software Now Supports Sony's Ablative WORM An optical disc technology in which the creation of the bit permanently alters the recording material, and the data cannot be changed. for True Write-Once Security Kofax Image Products (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :KOFX), a document imaging software and hardware leader, has shipped Ascent Storage 3.11, an optical storage management application for document imaging. Ascent Storage is a Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT or Novell NetWare server application that accelerates file retrieval from optical jukeboxes. Unlike generic hierarchical storage management See HSM. products, Ascent Storage has been developed specifically for document imaging, including administration, full optical backup, offline-volume tracking and faster retrieval for imaging applications. Ascent Storage supports WORM, CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. and MO devices from a wide range of manufacturers, including devices based on Sony's ablative WORM technology. "Unlike previous WORM systems, ablative ablative (ăb`lətĭv') [Lat.,=carrying off], in Latin grammar, the case used in a number of circumstances, particularly with certain prepositions and in locating place or time. The term is also used in the grammar of some languages (e.g. technology physically eliminates the possibility of overwriting Overwriting An options strategy that involves the sale of call or put options on stocks that are believed to be overpriced or underpriced. The options are not expected to be exercised. Notes: Also referred to as overriding. data," said Ascent Storage Product Manager Kevin Drum. "Now, imaging solutions can combine the performance and management advantages of Ascent Storage with the added security and archivability of ablative drives and jukeboxes." Version 3.11 adds support for these additional optical drives and jukeboxes: -0- Drives: -- Sony 591/594 family (MO, WORM, ablative WORM and LIM DOW) -- IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) 0632-C4 family (MO, WORM, and ablative WORM) -- Maxoptix T4-2600 (MO, WORM, and LIM DOW) -- Plasmon DW260 (MO, WORM, and LIM DOW) Jukeboxes: -- IBM 3995 C-series jukeboxes (C60 through C68) -- Maxoptix MX family (MX552 through MX 5258) -- MDI (1) (Multiple Document Interface) A Windows function that allows an application to display and lets the user work with more than one document at the same time. SEL (SELect) A toggle switch on a printer that takes the printer alternately between online and offline. 1. SEL - Self-Extensible Language. 2. SEL - Subset-Equational Language. family (SEL41MX through SEL618LS) -- Plasmon M series with DW260 drives (M20J-260 through M258J-260) -- Sony OSL-2500 -0- Ascent Storage list pricing begins at $995 and varies depending on the type of drive or jukebox supported. A complete list of supported devices can be found at: http://www.kofax.com/products/ascent/sguide.htm . Storage Controls Version 1.02 Now Available Kofax has also shipped the latest version of StorageControls, the industry's first ActiveX toolkit for integrating optical jukebox storage controls directly into Windows applications. StorageControls completes a client/server solution that allows users to access and manage one or more optical devices or jukebox subsystems running on a Windows NT or NetWare network. StorageControls lists for $995. Ascent Storage and StorageControls are members of the Kofax family of component imaging applications. Each can be integrated with other best-of-breed components from Kofax or other companies to create a complete high-volume imaging system that's more flexible and can cost substantially less than turn-key systems. About Kofax Kofax Image Products is a leading provider of document imaging software and hardware for resellers and integrators. Kofax offers four product lines: Ascent, Adrenaline, Developer Toolkits and NetScan. Ascent is a line of production-level component applications featuring the award-winning Ascent Capture for high-performance document capture, and Ascent Storage, an optical storage manager for Windows NT and Novell NetWare networks. Adrenaline is a family of hardware scanner accelerators and software engines for application developers and resellers. ImageControls and StorageControls constitute the Kofax line of sophisticated Visual Basic software development tools, and NetScan, the industry's first network scan server, is a hardware and software product which allows workgroups to share a scanner over a network. Kofax Image Products corporate headquarters is located at 3 Jenner Street, Irvine, CA, 92618, 714/727-1733; fax 714/727-3144. Web: http://www.kofax.com . -0- NOTE: Kofax, Ascent, and Ascent Capture, NetScan, KIPP KIPP Knowledge Is Power Program , and ImageControls are registered trademarks. Ascent Storage and StorageControls are trademarks, and Alliance and The Component Imaging Company are service marks of Kofax Image Products. CONTACT: Kofax Image Products Tom Rossi, 714/727-1733 trossi@kofax.com |
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