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To: Bucky Katt who wrote (2475)	4/10/2000 10:27:00 AM
From: KevinThompson	Respond to of 48463

Some Ampex news: Monday April 10, 9:02 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Ampex Data Systems Unveils Quad-Density Tape Drive Storing 150 Hours of MPEG Video On Single Cartridge Next Generation Archival Storage Product Line Triples Capacity of Competitive Offerings LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000--Ampex Data Systems Corp. Monday announced at NAB 2000 that its quad-density DST (video server archival storage system is now available with a capacity of 660 gigabytes (uncompressed) on a single cartridge -- the equivalent of 150 hours of MPEG video. This next generation, high-performance video storage system more than triples the capacity of the largest known or anticipated competitive offering and enables users to benefit from a 100% capacity increase over the current line of Ampex automated cartridge libraries. According to John Hennessy, director of video and broadcast marketing at Ampex Data Systems, the debut of the new ultra-SCSI based quad-density DST product line coincides with the company's newly instituted Year 2000 strategic initiative which was created to aggressively expand its broadcast market dominance. ``The industry has an insatiable demand for storage and our new quad-density product line not only meets that demand but also demonstrates our continued commitment to maintain an influential technology leadership position within the television broadcast industry,' Hennessy said. ``Ampex Data Systems has long recognized that storage represents more than just capacity -- performance and content availability are of equal importance. The research and development effort that brought us quad-density reflects this core belief.' Hennessy explained that television news and master control operations will inevitably need to store thousands of hours of file-based digitized video program content as they rely more and more on digital video technology. ``Our video storage systems are being increasingly deployed in a wide range of storage management applications, including broadcast television programming, commercial insertion, news archive, high-resolution film scanning, special effects, post-production and DVD data file management. ``As long as the television broadcast industry acknowledges the need to implement cost savings benefits and optimize operational efficiencies, Ampex Data Systems will continue to provide high-performance and high-capacity storage for the broadcast industry's mission-critical operations.' All Ampex DST products feature 20 MB per second transfer rates as well as the ability to accommodate multiple independent tape partitions on a single cartridge, allowing users to insert updated files within a tape and not corrupt previously recorded data. Other technologies provide only for appending to existing recordings resulting in inefficient use of media, fragmentation and a higher cost per megabyte. DST also utilizes ``system zones' which allow for multiple mount/dismount locations and eliminate the need to rewind prior to ejecting the tape, greatly reducing time to data. Tape partitioning and multiple system zones provide for optimal capacity utilization, faster cartridge exchange and reduced file search times. Now shipping, pricing for the quad-density models starts at $105,000. An upgrade path allowing current DST archive owners to enhance their existing tape drive investments is available. Ampex Data Systems DST Product Line Ideal for the archiving and retrieval of video and images in broadcast and video environments, Ampex DST automated cartridge libraries offer unlimited storage capacities combined with optimum speed, performance and reliability. The company's innovative and proprietary technologies reduce the cost of storage to pennies per megabyte, simplify media management and lower overhead by reducing the need to track and house large numbers of cartridges. For more sales information, e-mail Ampex Data Systems at sales@ampexdata.com or call toll-free 800/752-7590. Ampex Data Systems Corp. (www.ampexdata.com), with headquarters in Redwood City, Calif., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ampex Corp. (AMEX:AXC - news), one of the world's leading providers of technologies for the acquisition, storage and processing of visual information. Ampex Data Systems designs and delivers extremely high-capacity, high-performance digital image storage solutions for large-scale corporate, government, network, entertainment and telecommunications applications. Ampex Data Systems' customers include such leading organizations as AT&T, the Federal Aviation Administration, Fox Television, HBO, Netcom and TV Guide Networks.