Smart and Friendly Slashes CD-RW Media Prices Up to 42 Percent; PC Data's 1999 Retail Report Names Smart and Friendly's 4x CD-RW Media 3-Pack the No. 1 Retail Seller.CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1999-- Citing economies of scale, Smart and Friendly(R) Inc., the industry's No. 1 retail supplier of CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. media, has announced price reductions of as much as 42 percent on its complete line of CD-RW media. With the new lower pricing, CD-RW users can burn and edit their own music, audio, data, video or mixed-mode CDs for less than $0.004 per MB. In a related announcement, Smart and Friendly reported that its CD-RW Media 3-Pack (SAF SAF Safety SAF Society of American Foresters SAF Society of American Florists SAF Secretary of the Air Force SAF Second Amendment Foundation SAF Singapore Armed Forces SAF Students for Academic Freedom SAF Store And Forward 702) was named the No. 1 seller in PC Data's (a market research firm based in Reston, Va.) 1999 Retail Report. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the report, the Smart and Friendly CD-RW Media 3-Pack sold more than double the volume over the next-ranked product. "Smart and Friendly is committed to leading the market in providing users with the very latest CD technology at the most competitive prices in the market," explained Perry Solomon, Smart and Friendly president and chief executive officer. "The shear volume of CD-RW Media that Smart and Friendly sells enables us to continuously drive down prices. A CD-RW disc that our competitors sold for upwards of $30 just 18 months ago, we now sell for just $3.19!" added Solomon. With the new, dramatically lower prices, Smart and Friendly customers can have all of the benefits that recordable CDs provide plus ReWritability. Now individual users and hobbyists, as well as software developers, music groups, government agencies and educational institutions can record beta releases or test recordings; new files can be appended to the disc; earlier sets can be erased; and the CD-ReWritable disc can be used again and again. Shipping now, the 4x CD-RW 3-Pack was reduced from an estimated street price (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ) of $14.99 to $8.99, providing a savings of 40 percent. 4x CD-RW ReWritable Blank Media has been reduced from an ESP of $5.49 to just $3.19, a 42 percent reduction. Smart and Friendly's 9-Pack Plus RW - 9 CD-RW Discs with a Free CD Organizer, which was previously $29.99, now has an ESP of $20.99, a 30 percent drop. The popular CD-RW 3-Pack has been reduced 30 percent, from $9.99 to $6.99 ESP; and single CD-RW ReWritable Blank Media, previously available for $3.49, is now $2.49 ESP after a 29 percent drop. About Smart and Friendly Smart and Friendly is recognized as the industry's largest privately held manufacturer of CD-Recordable, CD-ReWritable, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and optical storage technology. The company was recently named the country's Number One Supplier to Retail of CD-Recorders and CD-ReWritable products by Personal Technology Research (PTR PTR Pointer (as used in DNS records; an address points to a name) PTR Partner PTR Painter PTR Proton Transfer Reaction PTR Pupil/Teacher Ratio PTR Public Test Realm (gaming, World of Warcraft) ), publishers of the HOT Market Monitor USA. Smart and Friendly was also selected by NewMedia Magazine as one of the digital media industry's most influential suppliers, and placed on the NewMedia 500 List. Solomon was recently named to the board of directors of the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA (Optical Storage Technology Association, Cupertino, CA, www.osta.org) A membership organization composed of major optical drive manufacturers. Established in 1992, its purpose is to endorse standards and promote the use of optical media in computing. ) and is chairman of the market development committee. Smart and Friendly products are available at leading retail outlets including American TV, Best Buy, CDW CDW - data warehouse , CompUSA, ComputAbility, Damark, DataVision, Fred Meyer, Fry's Electronics, the good guys!, Insight Direct, J&R Computer World, Micro Center, MicroWarehouse, Nationwide Computers, Nebraska Furniture Mart, PC Connection, Staples, Value America and Wal-Mart, and to resellers through D&H, Ingram Micro, Merisel and Tech Data. Smart and Friendly products are available internationally through a network of in-country distributors and globally through CHS (Cylinder Head Sector) An earlier method of addressing a hard disk by referencing all three physical elements of the drive. It was superseded by logical block addressing (see LBA). , Ingram Micro and Tech Data. For product and sales information, contact Smart and Friendly at 20520 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth, Calif. 91311; phone 800/959-7001 or 818/772-8001; fax 818/772-2888; http://www.smartandfriendly.com. Smart and Friendly also offers free technical support over a toll-free line. Keywords: Adaptec, 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. , CD-Recorder, CD-ROM, CD-RW, HP, H-P, Hewlett Packard, Imation, Iomega, Memorex, Philips, Recordable, Ricoh, Sony, TEAC TEAC Tetraethylammonium Chloride TEAC Theological Education for the Anglican Communion TEAC Technology Education Association of California TEAC Turbine Engine Analysis Check TEAC Timber Export Advisory Committee TEAC Training & Education Advisory Committee , Yamaha Note to Editors: Smart and Friendly is a registered trademark and 9-Pack Plus RW is a trademark of Smart and Friendly Inc. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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