Toray Optical Storage Solutions shows next-generation phase change optical products at AIIM.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 1995--Toray Optical Storage Solutions will be showing its extensive line of new phase change optical storage systems at 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. , Booth No. 5377, April 11-13, in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . In addition to showing the most comprehensive line of phase change media available today, Toray will demonstrate its new phase change optical systems -- the Phasewriter Dual, Phasewriter Mini and Phasewriter Max. Toray's new Phasewriter Dual(TM) (PD) product line incorporates the functionality of rewritable optical and quad-speed 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). technology in a single device. The new PD products combine an innovative hardware design developed by Matsushita and next generation phase change optical media to meet the comprehensive desktop storage needs of today's high-powered personal computers. The new Phasewriter Dual products are Toray's first optical products that offer the dual functionality of a quad-speed CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. and phase change rewritable drive in a single device. "The Phasewriter Dual products are truly the next generation of CD-ROM and rewritable optical storage technology," said Jim Rowley, general manager of Toray Storage Solutions. "These products are not just a repackaging of existing technology, rather they represent an innovative approach to solving data storage requirements on the desktop. The Phasewriter Dual products are the industry's first legitimate set of products that can fundamentally change how desktop storage is configured." Toray Optical Storage Solutions will also be showing the world's highest capacity 3.5-inch rewritable optical media See rewritable optical disc. as part of an optical storage system designed to meet the needs of advanced mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings and multimedia applications. Toray's new Phasewriter Mini(TM) 1.3 gigabyte Phase Change Rewritable (PCR PCR polymerase chain reaction. PCR abbr. polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ) optical disk is the latest addition to the company's line of Phasewrite(TM) optical storage products. The new media were developed in conjunction with 3.5-inch PCR drive technology from Toshiba. "The Toray 1.3 gigabyte media is for high-capacity portable multimedia applications in a 3.5-inch form factor," 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. Rowley. "This is the first of a family of Toray next-generation 3.5-inch optical products. The technology used in this new media can be enhanced to 5 gigabytes in the 3.5-inch format and 12 gigabytes in 5.25-inch form factor designs over the next several years." Toray Optical Storage Solutions now offers the industry's most comprehensive line of phase change rewritable (PCR) optical media products with two recent additions to the company's product line. Toray's Phasewrite optical media lineup now includes three product families in the most popular PCR formats -- the 5.25-inch featuring 1.5-gigabytes of capacity, the 650 megabyte media used in the new Toray Phasewriter Dual line of multi-function optical storage solutions, and the new 3.5-inch 1.3 gigabyte media, based on the emerging 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. All Toray Optical Storage Solutions' Phasewrite media use a patented composition based on a proprietary alloy that is magnitudes more durable than competitive products. The active layer where information is recorded on conventional phase change media uses just two or three metals to create the alloy that makes up the active layer where critical information is stored. Toray has developed a new formulation by adding a fourth metal to the mix to create a more durable product for vastly improved cyclability. Toray Phasewrite media are rated for at least 500,000 read/write cycles, unsurpassed in the industry. Toray Industries is a manufacturing company, which is publicly traded in the Japanese and European stock markets. Established in Japan in 1926, today Toray has annual sales of $9.4 billion and was ranked 233rd in the world by Business Week's 1994 Global 1000 Study of the world's most valuable companies. Toray Optical Storage Solutions is a division of Toray Marketing & Sales of America (TOMAC TOMAC Tokyo Maritime Arbitration Commission ). TOMAC has headquarters in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , with regional offices in San Mateo, Calif.; Houston and Seattle. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: For a private demo of any or all of the Toray Optical Storage Solutions' new products, call JPR JPR Jon Peddie Research (California) JPR JBuilder Project File (file extension) JPR Journal of Proteome Research JPR Journal of Plankton Research JPR Journal of Psychosomatic Research Communications at 818/343-9474. Internet: JPR Commun("at-sign")aol.com CONTACT: JPR Communications Judy Smith, 818/343-9474 or Toray Optical Storage Solutions, San Francisco Jim Rowley, 415/341-7152, ext. 22 |
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