OTG Software Announces Support for Sony's Permanent Worm Technology.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 1998-- DiskExtender(R) to Deliver Advanced Storage Management Capabilities with Sony's True Write-Once, 5.25-Inch Format OTG (1) See USB OTG. (2) (The OBJECTive Technology Group, Ltd., Alexandria, VA) An organization that was devoted to distributed computing and object technology. Founded in 1994, it augmented the object and Internet standards community and served as an intermediary between Software, a leading provider of data storage management solutions based in Bethesda, Md., Tuesday announced plans to certify its products for the new 5.25-inch WORM technology introduced earlier this year by Sony Electronics. The announcement solidifies OTG Software's leadership position in developing advanced solutions for Write Once Read Many (WORM) recording media, a technology widely deployed throughout the Federal government. "The Federal government is an increasingly important market for us," said Richard Kay, OTG Software's president and 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. . "By certifying DiskExtender for operation with Sony's new WORM technology, OTG will give users optimal storage, access and retrieval to data recorded in this format," he said. "The Federal marketplace demands seamless security and effective data storage management in its projects and applications; this is an area in which OTG excels." By expanding its 5.25-inch, 2.6GB magneto optical (MO) library line to include permanent WORM configurations, Sony will deliver true "write-once" recording in an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. standard 5.25-inch format. The new line will include MO and WORM libraries with two, four or six drives and multiple disk configurations. OTG's DiskExtender for Windows NT servers will maximize the functionality and value of the technology by enabling fast, efficient storage and access to information in a system that is scaleable for a single department or enterprise-wide. "The inclusion of 5.25-inch permanent WORM drives into our family of libraries provides our government customers the true data storage permanence required in many applications that has only been available in 12- or 14-inch formats until now," commented Fred Bedard, general manager of integrated storage products for Sony Electronics' Computer Components and Peripherals Group. "With their ability to read and write to all three formats: MO, Continuous Composite Write Once (CCW (Continuous Composite Write) A magneto-optic disk technology that emulates a WORM (Write Once Read Many) disk. It uses firmware in the drive to ensure that data cannot be erased and rewritten. ) and permanent WORM, these libraries help protect legacy data investments while providing users easy integration into their current optical storage systems." Bedard said that ablative WORM - designed for banking, finance, medical, and government applications such as Computer Output to Laser Disk Computer Output to Laser Disk - Enterprise Report Management (COLD), document imaging and the rapidly growing applications for optical storage like Internet and e-mail servers as well as audio and video preservation - makes it physically impossible to modify the data on the disk. Based in Bethesda, Md., OTG Software is a leading supplier of Windows and Windows NT-based software for document management, workflow, COLD, and automated data storage management. OTG's suite of products have been installed on thousands of servers throughout the U.S., and have been certified for operation with all major jukeboxes and optical storage devices currently on the market. OTG Software is distributed through direct sales, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreements and Value Added Reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). channels. The entire product suite is Year 2000 Compliant a. 1. (Computers) having dates fully and properly represented, and not susceptible to failure due to the year 2000 bug. and is listed on GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. and NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. schedules. Based in San Jose, the Integrated Storage Products Division of Sony Electronics' Computer Components and Peripherals Group markets MO and WORM drives and libraries through OEMs, industrial distributors and resellers. For additional information about Sony storage products, call 800/352-7669 or visit www.sony.com.storagebysony. CONTACT: OTG Software Alison Welles Snowden, 301/897-1400 alisons@otgsoftware.com or Sony Electronics Inc. Julie Steckmest, 408/955-4469 julie_steckmest@mail.sel.sony.com |
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