Pioneer's Cache Changer Combines Direct Network Connectivity with a Six-Disc CD-ROM Changer and a 5.1GB Hard Drive in a Single, Compact Unit.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1998--Pioneer New Media Technologies Inc. Wednesday announced the DRM-6NX, the latest addition to its CD-ROM changer A CD-ROM drive that holds a small number of CD-ROMs for individual use on a desktop computer. Although it can swap discs, it typically contains only one drive and can only read one at a time. See CD-ROM server. product line. Designed for use in 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T environments, the compact DRM-6NX combines a 5.1GB hard disk drive (HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive ) with a six-disc CD-ROM changer. This unique combination enables multiple users to access the equivalent of up to six CD-ROMs from the hard drive cache at on-line speed. In addition, users can access up to six more CDs from the changer's magazine at near-line speed. "In a very small desktop footprint, the DRM-6NX stores the content of 12 CD-ROMs at a price point significantly below the alternative -- bulky CD-ROM tower See CD-ROM server. servers," said Paul Meyhoefer, senior manager of sales and marketing for the Optical Products Division of Pioneer New Media Technologies. "With the added advantage of hard disk caching, this innovative product enables access to networked CDs at very high speed." Based on Pioneer's popular six-disc CD-ROM changer, the DRM-6NX is "network-ready" and can be simply connected to Ethernet networks without a PC or file server connection. In addition, various clients can access data from the changer Changer The name given to a clearing member that is willing to assume the opposite position of a futures contract within a larger alternative exchange, of which it also is a clearing member. using any type of mainstream operating system including MS Windows, OS/2, Netware, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Macintosh, etc. This integrated solution provides high speed access to data cached on its hard disk drive. For optimum network storage performance, the DRM-6NX offers volume, directory and file cache for on-line access, fast file search and retrieve, and impressive expansion options. The SCSI interface of the host cache changer can be simultaneously connected to as many as five additional six-disc DRM-6324X changers or CD-ROM drives. Pioneer's DRM-6324X is an ideal, low-cost companion drive for use with the new caching DRM-6NX. Priced at $495, users can expand their network step-by-step as needed as needed prn. See prn order. and enjoy the high-speed benefits of file caching. The combination of a DRM-6NX with five DRM-6324X drives provides users with access to up to 36 CD-ROMs or more than 23 GB of data -- without buying a file server. The DRM-6NX provides system control through a web screen browser. The system controllers also can be programmed for individual password access from any terminal or client. In addition, the DRM-6NX cache changer comes equipped with HDD initialization in·i·tial·ize tr.v. in·i·tial·ized, in·i·tial·iz·ing, in·i·tial·iz·es Computer Science 1. To set (a starting value of a variable). 2. To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot. 3. functions to allow for simple upgrading and servicing which will take advantage of future advances in HDD capacity. With measurements of 212 x 153 x 453 mm (WxHxD), the DRM-6NX is ideal for use in locations where space is at a premium. Compared to conventional bulky CD-ROM towers, the DRM-6NX can be simply integrated into a networking environment, be daisy-chained for enhanced capacity, and still provide better networking performance at a much more economical price. The DRM-6NX will begin shipping December 1998 at a suggested retail price of $2,850. Pioneer New Media Technologies Pioneer New Media Technologies is dedicated to bringing the very best of leading-edge technology to market. Pioneer invented the world's first DVD-Recordable drive, DVD jukebox, multiple-disc CD-ROM changer and offered the first multifunction optical drive capable of reading and writing to both MO and WORM. The Optical Division's products include DVD-Recordable and DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. drives; CD-ROM drives, changers and jukeboxes; optical drives; MO, WORM, CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. and DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R). media for a wide range of storage solutions in the educational, government, legal, banking, medical, insurance, finance, industrial and general business markets. For more information, contact Pioneer New Media Technologies, Inc. at 2265 E. 220th Street, Long Beach, Calif. 90810; phone 310/952-2111 or 800/444-6784; URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.pioneerusa.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Product photography is available by contacting Sylvia Chansler of T&O/Roberts Mealer at 949/855-7870 Ext. 32 or schansler@topr.com. |
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