Konica Minolta and Plasmon Form Strategic Alliance to Market Plasmon's UDO Archive Storage Solutions in Japan.Partnership Further Validates Plasmon Solutions as Market Leading; Responds to Global Demand for Active Data Archive Solutions DENVER -- Plasmon (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design ), the trusted source in archiving systems, today announced a strategic alliance with Konica Minolta Holdings, Ltd. Konica Minolta will sell Plasmon's archive solutions in Japan to enterprises that need to permanently archive critical data over long time periods while still maintaining fast access to that data. Konica Minolta already develops and manufactures the opto-mechanical assembly (OMA (1) See Object Management Architecture. (2) (Open Mobile Alliance Ltd., La Jolla, CA, www.openmobilealliance.org) An organization formed in June of 2002 by the consolidation of the WAP Forum group and the Open Mobile Architecture Initiative. ) for Plasmon's Ultra Density Optical Ultra Density Optical (UDO) is an optical disc format designed for high-density storage of high-definition video and data. Overview An Ultra Density Optical disc or UDO is a 5.25" ISO cartridge optical disc which can store up to 60 GB of data. (UDO) drive systems. The move into the archival data storage market is part of a larger strategy by Konica Minolta to enter new business markets apart from their traditional office automation and camera film markets. Konica Minolta's goal is to generate sales of 5 billion yen with the Plasmon archive solutions in fiscal 2008. "Partnering with a major Japanese corporation like Konica Minolta demonstrates further endorsement of our UDO technology as a leadership technology for archival storage," said Nigel Street, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Plasmon. "We are looking forward to continuing to expand our relationship with Konica to drive the adoption of archive storage solutions globally." Plasmon's archive solutions enable secure, compliant and long-term storage by leveraging the strengths of multiple storage technologies in an all-in-one archival storage appliance. Combining the longevity and authenticity of UDO with the performance of RAID and the ease of use of Network Attached Storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ), Plasmon archive solutions provide true security at an extremely low total cost of ownership. About Plasmon Plasmon is the trusted source in archiving systems and provides the most comprehensive line of archival storage solutions, including the flagship Archive Appliance product. Founded in 1984, Plasmon is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. (LSE:PLM) with worldwide headquarters in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and U.S. headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Plasmon offers longevity, authenticity, and ease of access to critical business data to enterprises looking to protect business assets for competitive reasons and meet regulatory compliance requirements. For more information, visit www.plasmon.com. Plasmon and UDO are registered trademarks of Plasmon Plc. Copyright 2006 |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion