Laser Libraries provide up to 2.45 TB of data storage/sq ft.
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TeraCart Multimedia Storage Systems support Sony's Professional Disc for DATA(TM) drives, which are based on blue laser technology and can record up to 978,600 x-ray images at 10 MB/image. Drives provide up to 9 MB/sec write speeds and 11 MB/sec read. Available with both SAN and NAS support, TeraCart optical libraries can be equipped with 1-6 Sony drives and can expand to as many as 8 libraries, meeting operation requirements of healthcare environments.
Original Press Release:
ASACA Announces World's Largest Blue Laser Library Based on Sony's New Professional Disc for DATA(TM) Technology at RSNA
New Technology Provides Up To 2.45TB of Data Storage Per Square Foot
CHICAGO, IL (December 1, 2003) - During RSNA, ASACA Corporation, the 30-year high-density storage solutions leader will debut a new breed of high capacity storage archive adding support for Sony's new Professional Disc for DATA(TM) drives to ASACA's award-winning family of TeraCart® Multimedia Storage System optical libraries. With initial shipments expected in Q1, 2004, the new Professional Disc for DATA(TM) based libraries can record up to 978,600 x-ray images (at 10MB per image) writing onto durable, random access media at up to 9MB/sec. Offering more than twice the capacity of red laser optical libraries and offering data throughput speeds comparable to tape-based solutions, the new family of libraries requires no more than a three foot square of floor space.
Based on blue laser technology, Sony's Professional Disc for DATA(TM) drives are designed to meet the performance and 7 x 24 operation requirements of today's healthcare environments. RSNA attendees can experience the new TeraCart libraries with PDD technology this week at Sony's booth # 4538.
"Sony's Professional Disc for DATA(TM) technology is designed to meet the existing and emerging capacity and performance requirements that the market demands," said Rick Thong, Marketing Manager for storage solutions at Sony Electronics' Component Solutions Business Division. "The drives can be easily integrated into libraries such as the TeraCart Multimedia Storage System for reliable, secure and long-term storage."
Ideal for commercial and professional data storage use in all major markets including medical, broadcast and government, the new TeraCarts can be equipped with one to six Sony Professional Disc for DATA(TM) drives to provide organizations up to 9MB per second write speeds and 11MB per second read. Available with both SAN and NAS support, the modular library offers the flexibility to start with a single cabinet and expand to as many as eight libraries for capacities reaching hundreds of Terabytes. Using pass-through and infrared communications, the libraries can be easily managed as a single physical unit.
"Harnessing Sony's Professional Disc for DATA(TM) technology into our TeraCart libraries provides the professional broadcast with a unique breakthrough solution that is ideally tuned to the capacity and throughput demands required to store and retrieve medical images and patient records," said Chuck Larabie, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ASACA/ShibaSoku Corporation. "This new category of libraries bridges the gap for today's medical archive requirements which need the random access and removability of CD and DVD technology, but can't let go of the per cartridge capacity of tape.
A superior option to tape libraries, a single Professional Disc for DATA media cartridge can hold up to 23.3GB of data or the equivalent of up to 2,300 x-ray images, at 10MB per image. Sony's Professional Disc for DATA product offering starts with the first generation 23.3GB drive and boasts a roadmap that extends to a second generation 50GB, followed by a third generation targeted at 100GB in 2007 with a throughput of 43MB per second.
Price/Availability
ASACA's expanded line of TeraCart libraries integrating Sony's professional-grade blue laser technology drives and PDD media will be available the first quarter of 2004 in three scaleable models; the AM80, the AM240 and the AM420 offering up to 1.8TB, 5.5TB and 9.8TB storage respectively. ASACA's TeraCart AM Series with Sony blue laser and PDD technologies are expected to have a starting price of $20,000.
About ASACA
Founded in 1971, the ASACA/ShibaSoku Corporation has its US headquarters in Golden, Colorado. A leading developer of high-capacity, high-performance data storage solutions, the company is focused on serving broadcast and data storage markets worldwide. For complete information on the TeraCart AM Series, visit the ASACA website at www.asaca.com.
