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1TB Optical Disc Developed by Call/Recall

Call/Recall Inc. has developed and tested
the industry’s first terabyte optical disk, and is entering into
product design and discussion with leading manufacturing partners. This
new disk, the latest implementation of the company’s 2-Photon-3D
technology, offers unprecedented value for the growing enterprise
storage archiving and consumer markets.

A relatively new
optical disk technology, 2-Photon-3D uses a special “near-field” lens
and fluorescent media technology to record hundreds of layers
three-dimensionally; in comparison, Blu-ray records to the surface.
2-Photon-3D offers more than DVD recording because the near-field lens
can precisely and dynamically focus into the depth of the fluorescent
media, taking advantage of the full depth of standard 120mm, DVD-size
media to achieve recording densities as good as or better than
holographic technologies.

Earlier this year, Call/Recall
announced that the company would be licensing its patented 2-photon
recorded 3D optical storage technology, which can provide 40 times the
capacity of Blu-ray and more than 200 times the capacity of DVD optical
storage technology. Using the Call/Recall technology, manufacturers of
consumer electronics devices as well as large-scale enterprise and
government customers can store and manage more data in less space while
reducing cost and improving overall I/O performance. The versatile
2-photon 3D technology can be applied to solutions such as a 100+
terabyte optical library using DVD-size disks for enterprise data
storage or a 1-inch diameter, 50 GB disk for consumer electronics
devices such as cell phones, portable media players, and game systems.

“Businesses and enterprises must
store and manage vast amounts of data for extended periods of time to
ensure regulatory compliance,” said Wayne Yamamoto, President,
Call/Recall. “Call/Recall’s optical disk solution is a perfect fit for
enterprises that need a cost effective archiving solution to store and
retrieve data while reducing costly IT real estate associated with
large tape libraries.”

Call/Recall technology can help
enterprises comply with mandated long-term storage requirements while
providing simple and rapid access to stored data. In addition, the
company has the industry’s first fully recorded 1TB disk—the only
optical disk that has been confirmed in any present-day lab—and has
established a product roadmap delivering solutions capable of storing
multiple terabytes of information per disk.


Call/Recall Inc.

Comments

The company’s patented, versatile 2-photon 3D optical technology is based on optical storage technology invented by Dr. Peter Rentzepis, chairman and CTO of Call/Recall, a privately-held old startup founded in ... 1987.

We are very suspicious about new optical technology as it needs to be supported by big names of the industry to be successful, as it is the case for all removable storage media. Look at another optical, holography. We have heard about it since more than 30 years and we are always waiting for a final product available on the market.

One terabyte on one optical disc is a great idea for archiving applications. But archiving means at least ten years. Will Call/Recall exists in ten years?

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