New RAID systems ideal for multimedia

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Companies often decide to move to RAID systems to provide greater capacity, better performance and enhanced security. Newer RAID systems offer many improvements, and are well-suited to multimedia applications. Some new models are able to accommodate Fast and Wide SCSI-2, which offers a 20 Mbps burst speed. The growth of RAID systems is being fueled primarily by the high performance requirements of video, and drive vendors indicate that over half of their hard drive sales are for RAID systems. RAID permits a set of hroad drives to work as a single unit to increase read/write speeds and avoid down time. The data is split between multiple drives, and security is provided through mirroring data on separate drives. The more secure systems often provide hot/warm spare drives that can recover data in case of disk failure, and other features such as hot swappable drive bays and redundant power supplies.

Hardware buyers' guide, RAID array system, RAID arrays

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CD servers dish out data

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CD-ROM is still a very popular medium for managing digital data, and decreasing prices means that it is very affordable to archive information on CDs using networked CD jukeboxes and towers. Users who have invested in CD servers report that they are appealing because access time is reasonable, the CDs are online and CDs are more permanent compared to tape. They are a good option for users who want to archive documents, as well as images. Jukeboxes are able to hold from 100 to 1,000 CDs, while towers generally hold between seven and 56 drives. It is also possible to combine a jukebox and a tower for even more productivity gains. Considerations when selecting CD servers include network links and using hot-swappable drives. In the near future, DVD servers are likely to gain ground. Industry observers predict that CD-ROM will continue to expand, but eventually users will transition to DVD.

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, Computer storage devices, Drum Memories, Optical disk drives, Hardware Selection, CD-ROM Drive, CD-ROM drives

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Quokka Sports sails to victory

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Quokka Sports, an Australian company headquartered in San Francisco, handles sports events online, delivering immersive coverage. The company emerged as a major success when it covered the 1997-1998 Whitbread Round The World sailing race, attracting about five million people per day, for a total of about 750 million hits. An executive says Quokka's coverage does not translate to every sport. He says the company will focus on events that take place over great distances and time.

Services, Company services, Company analysis, Quokka Sports Inc.

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