Meridian Data Introduces Network CD-ROM Jukebox Solution; Departmental Solution With Capacity For 150 CDs Supports Windows and Novell PC Networks.SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1998--Meridian Data, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS:MDCD MDCD Michigan Department of Career Development MDCD Mobile Data Collection Device MDCD Message-Driven Confidence-Driven ), a leading provider of network-attached storage See NAS. solutions announced it will be adding a network 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. solution to its CD networking product line. The new jukebox solution integrates with Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. Server and includes Meridian Data's CD Net(R) Jukebox Manager for Windows NT. The solution includes NSM (Network and System Management) Running and controlling the networks and computer systems in an enterprise. See network management. Jukebox's high-performance Mercury 40 jukebox, which supports 150 CD-ROMs. "CD-ROM jukeboxes address our customer's needs for access to large numbers of CDs at a low cost per disc," said Robert Wise, director of DVD/CD-ROM product marketing at Meridian Data. "Combined with Meridian's software technology and line of network-attached server systems, this jukebox solution allows us to address new business areas such as document archives, CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. and graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. ." Meridian Data's CD Net Jukebox Management software for Windows NT is core to the new solution. This software fully integrates the jukebox into the 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 Server environment, providing advanced network integration features such as multiprotocol network support, security, and a virtual file system that allows multiple CD-ROMs to be logically combined into a native NT share. Meridian's CD Net software provides automatic directory caching, which allows users to browse each compact disc on the jukebox without mechanically loading the selected discs. The software solutions also provides intelligent queue management, in addition to providing the capability to migrate heavily used CD-ROMs data directly to hard drive cache for transparent system access. The jukebox can be monitored and managed using Meridian's award-winning suite of graphical system tools, including the ability to monitor jukebox performance and usage patterns and adjust the system to fit the needs of the organization. "We're excited to be working with Meridian Data. NSM's high-performance CD jukebox, offered in conjunction with Meridian's management software and network systems focus, provides customers with industry-leading technology that solves real business problems," said David Ooley, NSM's vice president of sales and marketing. Pricing and Availability Meridian Data's jukebox solution is priced at $18,145. The product includes a one-year warranty and is available immediately in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. through Meridian's value-added resellers. Hardware warranty service will be provided through NSM Jukebox's authorized service providers. About Meridian Data Founded in 1988, Meridian Data is a developer and manufacturer of network storage solutions incorporating the most widely used storage technologies. With over 4 million users, Meridian Data's network storage solutions are deployed worldwide throughout Fortune 1,000 class companies, small businesses, government and educational institutions. Meridian Data is headquartered in Scotts Valley and maintains offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Washington, Orlando, Chicago, Dallas, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , San Jose, Calif., and London. For more information on Meridian Data and its Network Storage Made Simple(tm) solutions, visit the website at http://www.meridian-data.com or call 800/767-2537. About NSM Jukebox Since 1989, NSM has installed its integrated CD Information Systems within organizations expanding their computer networks to include shared information resources and distributed client/server applications. Headquartered in Bensenville, Ill., NSM Jukebox is the leader in archival storage systems worldwide. NSM partners with storage management software providers to deliver powerful, fully networkable jukebox systems. NSM has received Imaging Magazine's Product of the Year award three times out of the last four years. For more information, contact NSM Jukebox at 630/860-5100; fax: 630/860-5144, or visit the Web site at http://www.nsmjukebox.com. -0- Note to Editors: The Meridian Data logo is a trademark and CD Net is a registered trademark of Meridian Data, Inc. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Meridian Data, Inc. Lori Lyons, 408/438-3100 llyons@meridian-data.com or The Hoffman Agency Pamela Rupert/Laura Irwin, 408/286-2611 prupert@hoffman.com or lirwin@hoffman.com |
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