NSM Jukebox Partners With Canon to Provide a High-Capacity Digital Filing Cabinet for the Canon CD 4046.ATLANTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 1998-- Canon Selects the NSM (Network and System Management) Running and controlling the networks and computer systems in an enterprise. See network management. Mercury 31 to Meet Customer Demand for Creating a Turn-Key Digital Imaging and Archival Solution NSM 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. , worldwide leader in archival storage systems, and Canon U.S.A, Inc., an industry leader in professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems, have partnered to provide a secure, turn-key digital document management and imaging archival solution. With storage capacity of up to 150 CDs and concurrent read/write access for multiple users across the most demanding network, NSM's Mercury 31 will now serve as the Digital Filing Cabinet for the Canon CD 4046, a document management solution designed to feed and digitally scan up to 39 documents per minute onto CD-Recordable discs. Canon selected the NSM Mercury 31 combined with Smart Storage's SmartCD, a powerful network-based software facilitating seamless access and recording capabilities, to create a turn-key Digital Filing Cabinet for the users of the CD 4046 Digital Document Recorder. This powerful hardware/software combination was tested by Canon and delivered the highest-performance imaging and archival storage solution available. "As the market leader in archival storage solutions, NSM was our first choice. After extensive quality testing, the Mercury proved it could meet our customers demands for a Digital Filing Cabinet with its read/write capabilities, large storage capacity and versatile software management," said Robert Stankard, Director & General Manager, Image Filing Systems Division of Canon U.S.A., Inc. "Users will be able to manage all the stages of the imaging and document management process from scanning to recording, storage and retrieval." The Canon CD 4046 products are designed to promote high-speed image management systems. By combining the Mercury 31's read/write library with Canon's seamless image management system, enterprise and government organizations can write images and incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. data to CD for permanent, low-cost storage and fast, easy retrieval. The Mercury 31 is available through participating authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Canon dealers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. as an addition to the CD 4046 Digital Document Recorder or may be purchased as a stand-alone CD library. All technical support for the turn-key solution will be provided by NSM Jukebox's customer support team. The Mercury 31 is a powerful CD-Recordable solution featuring a dual-SCSI implementation for concurrent read-write sessions for facilitating the CD 4046's digital images. Designed for the most demanding multi-functional networks, the Mercury 31 contains three 12x read drives and one 6x/4x read write drive to provide accurate disc mastering while supporting multi-user read access. "NSM is proud that Canon selected the Mercury 31 as its Digital Filing Cabinet to be coupled with its digital document management and imaging technology," said David Ooley, vice president of sales and marketing for NSM Jukebox. "The CD 4046 is sure to revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. the digital imaging market and underlines the broad acceptance of CD as a network storage medium." The Mercury family of CD library solutions are specifically designed to meet the high performance and reliability requirements of a true network storage solution. A smooth quiet robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions mechanism, combined with a separate SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. data port for the recorder drives, assures accurate disc mastering while providing concurrent, multiple-user read access for all discs stored in the jukebox. Every Mercury product features a masumer imaging equipment and information systemscopiers; facsimile machines; networked office systems; printers; 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. and optical filing systems; word processors, typewriters and calculators; camcorders, cameras and lenses; semiconductor, broadcast and optical equipment; and other specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. industrial products. Canon U.S.A., Inc. employs more than 10,000 people at more than 30 facilities throughout North, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and the Caribbean. About NSM Jukebox Headquartered in Atlanta, GA., NSM Jukebox is the leader in archival storage systems worldwide. NSM delivers powerful, fully networkable jukebox systems by integrating its quality-engineered CD hardware with storage management software offered through the company's alliances with leading independent software vendors. NSM has received Imaging Magazine's Product of the Year award for the Mercury 40 and Satellite jukeboxes 3 times out of the last 4 years. Its revolutionary Satellite jukebox received the AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. 1997 Best of Show award also from Imaging Magazine. Since 1989, NSM has installed its integrated CD Information Systems within organizations expanding their computer networks to include shared information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. and distributed client/server applications. For more information, contact NSM Jukebox at 678/475-1851; fax: 678/475-1852, or visit our Web site at http://www.nsmjukebox.com. CONTACT: The Townsend Agency Jeni L. Cantley, 619/457-4888 or 619/453-7010 |
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