OnStream Showcases 30 and 50GB Digital Storage Solutions for Video Professionals at NAB Show.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1999-- New OnStream Drives Offer Creative Users Video Storage at $9/Hour(a) New 30 and 50 gigabyte(b) removable storage drives that offer video professionals reliability, scalability and gigabytes of drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. storage are now available from OnStream(tm) Inc., a Philips Electronics spin-off. These affordable ultra-high-capacity digital drives for technical workstations, power desktops and PC servers start at $299. Media are available for as little as $1 per gigabyte(c). OnStream is showcasing its new family of digital storage solutions at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) tradeshow in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , April 19-22, in booth L13518, in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. . "Our 30 and 50 gigabyte IDE and 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. drives are ideal for video and film industry professionals on both the asset creation and distribution sides of the business," said Andrew Grolnick, vice president, worldwide marketing, OnStream. "Animators creating content, editors storing completed projects and broadcasters seeking server backup alternatives can all benefit from OnStream's new ultra-high-capacity storage solutions." Effortlessly Organize with Echo(tm) Software The OnStream drive is automatically assigned a drive letter by the included OnStream Echo software, providing video professionals with the familiar look and feel of a removable drive (1) A device that spins, reads and writes an optical disc, hard magnetic disk or floppy (magnetic) disk, which is inserted into the unit by means of a drive tray or cartridge slot. Examples of removable drive media are CDs, DVDs, REV disks and Zip disks. See removable disk. . Echo's catalog enables easy access to files stored on removable media In computer storage, removable media refers to storage media which can be removed from its reader device, conferring portability on the data it carries. A removable drive is a reader device for such media. devices connected to the PC or workstation, allowing video professionals to effortlessly organize all their work within a single, centrally located directory. This is particularly useful for those who may be editing video on several different types of media and exchanging projects on various cartridge types with vendors and customers. Reliability Through Advanced Digital Recording Advanced Digital Recording (ADR) is a magnetic tape data storage format developed by OnStream from 1998 to 2003. Since the demise of OnStream, the format has been orphaned. ADR is an 8-track, linear tape format. Generations Generation ADR 30 ADR 50 ADR 2.60 ADR 2. All of the drives feature the company's patented Advanced Digital Recording(tm) (ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio ) technology that provides an unprecedented blend of data reliability, capacity, performance and affordability. ADR's eight-channel array head reads and writes eight tracks of data simultaneously, spatially distributing error correction code Noun 1. error correction code - (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors ECC telecommunication - (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic (ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. ) both horizontally and vertically. OnStream SCSI digital storage solutions employ continuously variable speeds of up to 2.0 MB/s -- making them ideal for streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. and other data-intensive applications. Award-Winning Newcomers OnStream's new SC30 digital tape drive made the Windows Magazine WinList for its flexibility and performance. It is recognized in the April 1999 issue. In addition, the DI30 won an INFO PC-sponsored FIHT FIHT Fellow of the Institute of Highways and Transportation (UK prefessional body) Innovation 99 award in the "Best Removable Storage" category. The drives were also recently honored by resellers, earning a "Best of VarVision" award for "Best Hardware Product," Fall 1998. Pricing and Availability OnStream digital storage solutions include the DI30 (30 gigabyte internal IDE) and DP30 (30 gigabyte external parallel port), and are currently available at estimated street prices of $299 and $399, respectively. OnStream's SC30 (30 gigabyte internal SCSI) is available at an estimated street price of $499. The SC50 (50 gigabyte internal SCSI) solutions will be available shortly at an estimated street price of $699. Available for as little as $1 per gigabyte, 30 gigabyte removable ADR cartridges are available at $39.95 each, or $99.95 for a three-pack. Their 50 gigabyte counterparts are $49.95 each, or $129.95 for a three-pack. OnStream products can be purchased throughout the United States and Canada from leading distribution, retail and catalog companies and will be widely available throughout Europe shortly. About OnStream OnStream was incorporated in 1998 to deliver affordable, high-capacity removable storage solutions for PC servers, workstations and power desktops. The privately held, Colorado-based company is a spin-off from Philips Electronics of The Netherlands. Philips holds significant equity in the new company. Powered by its patented ADR technology, OnStream's initial products offer up to 50 gigabytes of capacity and target the growing need for solutions that can deliver the right blend of capacity, performance, reliability and convenience -- all at prices that make sense for today's power desktop and PC server computer users. For more information, visit OnStream at www.onstream.com. (a) SC50 for mpeg2 @ 10Mb/s (b) Where 1GB = 1 billion bytes. All capacities mentioned assume 2:1 loss less compression using backup software. Capacity and performance will vary with file types and system configuration. (c) Based on minimum advertising pricing of 3-pack 50 gigabyte SKU (StockKeeping Unit) The number of one specific product available for sale. If a hardware device or software package comes in different versions, there is an SKU for each one. SKU - stock-keeping unit . Note to Editors: OnStream, ADR, OnStream Echo, the OnStream logo and ADR logo are trademarks of OnStream Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective companies. |
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