THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY May 24, 2004 UDO
_____________ SPONSORED BY: SearchStorage.com Fast guide to Windows storage A number of factors are driving more data centers to run some -- if not all -- of their storage off a Windows-based platform. The move to open systems, coupled with Microsoft's recent involvement in storage, makes understanding the nuances of Windows-based storage all the more important. This guide has the latest news and technical resources you need to get up-to-speed on Windows storage. http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci964639,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 ______________________ TODAY'S WORD: UDO Read our complete definition with hyperlinks at http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci966189,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 Ultra density optical (UDO) is an optical storage technology that increases capacities by using an extremely focused blue laser to write and read data. Hewlett-Packard (HP), Sony, and Plasmon collaborated on the UDO standard, which is intended as a replacement for consumer market DVD as well as mass storage. UDO is, however, not backwards compatible with existing optical media and drives. UDO devices use phase change recording for both rewritable and write once read many (WORM) formats. First generation UDO media offers 30 gigabyte (GB) capacities, with 120GB expected by 2007 (DVD capacity, at 4.7GB for a single-sided disc, is comparatively low). The cost of UDO storage, at about $2 per gigabyte, is more expensive than tape, but significantly less costly than other optical storage formats. ______________________ RELATED TERMS: optical storage http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci966110,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 blue laser http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci211679,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 DVD http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci213923,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 phase change http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci513997,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 write once read many http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci213386,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 ______________________ SELECTED LINKS: The UDO Technology Forum offers more information. http://www.udo.com/ SearchStorage.com has a Tip called "Check out UDO." http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid5_gci856598,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 Plasmon's Web site has pages about UDO. http://www.plasmon.com/udo/ _____________________ TODAY'S TECH NEWS: THREE NEWCOMERS ON WORM SCENE WORTH A WATCH Bobax, Kibuv and Lovgate-AB target Windows machines. None have done widespread damage yet. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci966503,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 NEW WEB SERVICES REGISTRY TALKS TO BUSINESS MANAGERS Infravio's new X-registry provides more detail about Web services than traditional UDDI-based registries do. http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid26_gci966558,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 PATCHING TECHNOLOGY GETS A PUSH Two software makers with a Windows focus, NetIQ and BindView, are releasing products that blend patch management with vulnerability assessment. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci966259,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=483463 >> Catch up on all the latest IT news at http://searchtechtarget.techtarget.com?track=NL-34&ad=483463 ______________________ SECRET WORD-OF-THE-DAY | What is IT? 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