- "...approximately half a million 300-page books
can be stored on a single disc."
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- Optical Disc Features 1.6 TeraBytes of Storage Capacity
and 120 MBPs Transfer Rate
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- FAIR LAWN, NJ -- Maxell Corporation
of America, the technological leader in advanced recordable media, and
InPhase Technologies are bringing a revolutionary technology to market
- holographic media. With uncompressed storage capacities achieving 1.6
TeraBytes per disk and data rates as high as 120 MBPs, holographic technology
is a true breakthrough in optical media. These features, along with a long
archival life, make holographic media a compelling choice for storage and
archival requirements.
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- Holographic data storage is superior to existing disc
and hard drive technologies, and is also competitive against tape technologies
in capacities and transfer rate. In addition, it offers a 50+ year media
archive life and random data access. Finally, the media is expected to
have the lowest cost per gigabyte of any commercial quality removable storage.
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- "Holographic media makes it possible for millions
of pages of information and high definition images to be held on one small,
relatively inexpensive disc," said Steven Pofcher, senior marketing
manager at Maxell. "Imagine having a person's entire medical history,
complete with MRI images, or storing a broadcast network's entire HD Library
on a single disc. These are both possible with holographic technology,
which has such large capacity that approximately a half million 300-page
books can be stored on a single disc."
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- Holographic recording technology utilizes intersecting
signal and reference laser beams to store data in a number of 3D hologram
images capable of saving hundreds of data pages in a single location. One
5 inch-diameter optical disc can store up to 150 million pages - more than
63 times the capacity of DVD. Also, with holographic recording, a multiple
of form factors, such as discs, cards, etc., and laser wavelengths (red,
green, and blue) can be used.
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- "Combining high storage densities and fast transfer
rates with durable, reliable, low cost media, Holographic technology is
poised to become a compelling choice for next-generation storage and content
distribution needs," said Liz Murphy, vice president of marketing
for InPhase Technologies. "Unlike other technologies that record one
data bit at a time, holography allows a million bits of data to be written
and read in parallel with a single flash of light. This enables transfer
rates significantly higher than current optical storage devices."
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- The first generation of holographic media with 300 GB
of storage capacity and a 20 MBPs Transfer Rate is scheduled for release
in late 2006. For more information on Maxell products, please visit Maxell's
Web site, www.maxell-data.com.
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- About Maxell
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- A technology and marketing leader in advanced recordable
media products since 1969, Maxell Corporation of America is a full-line
manufacturer of digital and analog media products for the data storage,
consumer and broadcast markets. Maxell's data storage group provides one
of the industry's broadest lines of premium digital recording media, including
DLTtape, Super DLTtape, LTO Ultrium and DDS data cartridges, and is a full-line
supplier of recordable DVD media, including DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM,
as well as CD-R/RW media. All Maxell data storage products are backed by
a lifetime limited warranty and 24-hour toll-free technical support. Additional
information on Maxell can be found on the company's Web site: www.maxell-data.com.
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