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Notiziario Marketpress di
Luned́ 14 Aprile 2003 |
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SONY DEVELOPS BLUE LASER HIGH CAPACITY OPTICAL DRIVE AND MEDIA FOR PROFESSIONAL DATA STORAGE MARKET NEW DRIVE ENABLES THE RECORDING OF 23.3GB OF DATA ON A 12CM SINGLE SIDED DISC
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Weybridge, 14 April, 2003 - Sony announced a new blue laser optical data storage disc drive and cartridge-type disc media (both rewriteable and write once versions), which will be demonstrated for the first time at the Association of Information and Image Management (Aiim) conference in New York from 7 - 9 April. The new media will offer 23.3 Gb of capacity per disc, while the new drive provides a maximum sustained transfer rate of 9 Mb/sec, making it ideal for such professional data-intensive applications as document and medical imaging, e-mail archiving, enterprise content management, multimedia projects, graphics design and audio/video editing. Both are expected to ship to Oems this summer. The drive and media will feature a durable, air-tight structure to prevent dust particles from coming in contact with the drive mechanism and disc surface, increasing reliability for critical applications. Rewritable media and write once read many (Worm) media for regulatory and secure storage requirements will be supported. The 5.25-inch internal drives will incorporate an Ultra-wide 160 Scsi interface for easy integration in high-end workstations, servers and automation libraries commonly used for storage and archival purposes. "The new blue laser optical disc drive and media provide the ideal solution for storage users who have outgrown the 9.1Gb magneto-optical (Mo) capacity per disc that is currently available in the market," said Tetsuro Maekawa, Marketing Manager for Oem It Peripherals in Sony Business Europe. "Offering more than twice the capacity in the same drive form-factor, the new drive and media bring fast access times to customers who demand a high performance solution for quickly accessing and transferring files," continued Maekawa. Several suppliers have already expressed interest in the new drive and media. Looking to the future, Maekawa said that Sony hopes to bring a second-generation drive and media to the market by 2005 that will feature 50Gb of capacity with a transfer rate of 18 Mb/sec. It is expected to be followed by a third-generation drive and media featuring 100 Gb with a transfer rate of 36 Mb/sec. Having always pursued open alliances with suppliers within the industry, Sony continuously strives to maintain its position in the optical disc business. Evaluation units of the new internal blue laser optical drive (model Bw F101) and media (rewritable Pddrw23 and write once Pddw023) are expected to start shipping to Oems this summer for around 3,000 Eur per drive and around 45 Eur per disc. An external drive and a Sony-branded version of the drive are both expected to be brought to the market before the end of the year. |
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