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Toray Optical Storage Solutions Establishes Home Page on World Wide Web

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Toray Optical Storage Solutions Inc., a leader in innovative optical storage solutions, has launched a home page on the World Wide Web. This move enables customers and interested users to access the latest information on Toray's Phasewrite phase change rewritable (PCR) media and Phasewriter optical drive solutions. The home page, accessible at http://www@toray.com, offers company data sheets, press releases, and information on the new Phasewriter Dual product line, a dual-function optical drive that combines a 650-megabyte PCR optical disk drive and quad-speed CD-ROM player.

Key Takeaways:

  • Toray Optical Storage Solutions Inc. has established a home page on the World Wide Web, enabling users to access the latest information on the company's innovative optical storage solutions.
  • The home page is accessible at http://www@toray.com and provides company data sheets, press releases, and information on the new Phasewriter Dual product line.
  • The Phasewriter Dual product line combines a 650-megabyte PCR optical disk drive and a quad-speed CD-ROM player into a single device.
  • The home page offers frequent updates, ensuring users have access to the latest product information, news, and technical details.
  • Users can send electronic mail to Toray personnel to request detailed product information or arrange meetings with sales representatives.
  • Toray's Phasewriter MAX product line features a 5.25-inch phase change rewritable (PCR) multifunction optical drive that utilizes both 1.5GB rewritable and 1.4GB WORM media.
  • The Phasewriter MAX offers direct overwrite, a 1MB cache, and direct overwrite capability, enhancing the read/write process speed.
  • The Phasewriter DUAL PD product line combines a quad-speed CD-ROM drive and a 650 MB phase change rewritable drive in a single device, meeting comprehensive desktop storage needs.
  • The new Phasewriter MINI product line includes 3.5-inch, 1.3 GB drives and systems, designed to meet the needs of advanced mobile computing and multimedia applications.
  • Toray's Phasewriter drives are complemented by its patented Phasewrite media, which offers enhanced read/write capability and extended life.

Statistics:

  • Toray Optical Storage Solutions has annual sales of $9.4 billion.
  • Toray has been ranked 233rd in the world by Business Week's 1994 Global 1000 Study of the World's Most Valuable Companies.
  • The Phasewriter MAX product line offers direct overwrite, enabling single-pass erasure and writing.
  • The Phasewriter DUAL PD product line combines a quad-speed CD-ROM drive and a 650 MB phase change rewritable drive.
  • The Phasewriter MINI product line features 3.5-inch, 1.3 GB drives and systems.
  • Toray's Phasewrite media is rated at 500,000 cycles, equivalent to 100 read/write cycles every day for 14 years.

Sources:

  • BUSINESS WIRE, July 21, 1995
  • Toray Optical Storage Solutions Inc.
  • Business Week's 1994 Global 1000 Study of the World's Most Valuable Companies
  • Toray Industries
  • Toray Marketing & Sales of America (TOMAC)
  • JPR Communications

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