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To: Z Analyzer who wrote (2432)	2/3/1998 4:52:00 PM
From: Mark Oliver	Respond to of 9256

Digital Equipment Extends Use of Sony's Advanced Intelligent Tape Drives to Digital PC Server Platforms Agreement Marks Another Major Step in Industry Format Acceptance SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1998--Sony Electronics today announced that it has extended its OEM agreement with Digital Equipment Corporation [NYSE:DEC - news] to supply Advanced Intelligent Tape(TM) (AIT) drives for incorporation into Digital's personal computer products. Sony expects to ship drives to Digital this month. ''The extension of AIT into Digital's PC Products Business Unit is another major step in the adoption of AIT as the new tape technology of choice for the PC server market,'' said Dick Komiyama, president of Sony Electronics' Computer Components and Peripherals Group. ''The expansion of our relationship demonstrates the continued acceptance of the innovative AIT technology as a true alternative to the larger form-factor, older tape technologies.'' ''AIT drives are an excellent match for the PC business segment due to their compact size, low power consumption, high recording density, and fast access to data,'' added John Woelbern, senior marketing manager of tape streamer products of Sony Electronics' Computer Components and Peripherals Group. ''Integrating an AIT drive into a Digital PC server provides an end-user a cost-effective and space efficient means to quickly archive and retrieve their data.'' ''Our decision to incorporate Sony's AIT in Digital's PC servers is based on AIT's demonstration of superior reliability, performance, capacity, form-factor and future expandability,'' said Anthony Schultze, manager of product management for Digital's PC server business. ''Offering Sony's AIT products on our systems also provides a competitive price/performance tape backup and archiving advantage for Digital's PC server market.'' AIT is a state-of-the-art tape technology that uses the durable Advanced Metal Evaporated (AME) tape formulation to provide outstanding reliability, 50 GB capacity (assuming 2:1 data compression) and 6 MB per second data transfer rate. This is accomplished in an ultra compact 3.5-inch form factor with a 12 watt average power consumption. Digital Equipment Corporation is a world leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha and x86 platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace. Based in San Jose, Calif., the Tape Streamer Products Division of Sony Electronics' Computer Components and Peripherals Group markets tape drives and autoloaders through OEM, industrial distribution and reseller channels. For additional information about Sony computer products call 800/352-7669 or visit Sony's World Wide Web site at sony.com.

To: Z Analyzer who wrote (2432)	2/4/1998 9:41:00 AM
From: Z Analyzer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9256

The issue of disk compression should be of interest to this thread. I have used it on one computer with an old 425MB drive with Win 95 for 3 years without a glitch. I read a few years ago that with a fast processor, performance could even be increased. And processors are probably ten times faster now than when I read that! Imagine doublespacing an 8 GB drive-approx 16 GB on the desktop, esp if you actually get a performance increase. Anyone know whether there really is a performance increase and whether there is a downside to using data compression?