Don't get burned: finding and buying a CD recorder that's right for you

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CD-recordable drives are available from more than 10 companies in a variety of formats, including CD rewritable (CD-RW), DVD rewritable (DVD-RAM) and DVD recordable. CD recorders are used for data backup, interactive CD-ROM mastering, or beta test copies of software. Aspects to consider when purchasing a CD recorder include the machine it will be attached to, the bus used for the attachment, and the tasks it will be set to. Few vendors still sell 2X CD writers, and most are at least 4X for writing and 8X, 12X, 16X or 24X for reading. A 4X write drive will burn CDs at an average transfer rate of about 600 KBps. An 8X write drive will cost about $150 to $200 more than a 4X device, but it requires CDs that can accommodate the faster speeds, as well as a fast SCSI connection and fast hard drive. DVD-ROM drives can only read data, while DVD-RAM drives can write and rewrite DVD-RAM disks, although the disks are proprietary. DVD-recordable drives are best for authoring DVD disks or archiving large amounts of video.

Magnetic and Optical Recording Media Manufacturing, Electronic components, not elsewhere classified, Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, Optical Discs, Computer storage devices, Drum Memories, Purchasing, Product information, Equipment and supplies, Computer peripherals industry, Digital video disk, DVDs (Digital videodisks), Buyers Guide, Compact disc industry, Compact disk industry, Optical disks (Storage media), Hardware buyers' guide, Optical disk drives, CD-Recordable drives, CD-recordable drive, CD-R drives, CD-RW drives, DVD-recordable drive, DVD recordable drives, Optical disks

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E.On Interactive: climbing to the top of the multimedia ladder

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Multimedia design studio E.On Interactive's combination of technical savvy and design creativity has made it a leading provider of CD-ROMs for high-tech companies. E.On Pres and Exec Producer Adam Fleischer has worked with computers since his early teen years, but he decided to make interactive CDs for a living after buying an Apple Macintosh in 1992 that came with a CD-ROM drive and the multimedia CD-ROM 'From Alice to Ocean.' Fleischer teamed with Jim Westbrook to found E.On in late 1993: Fleisher handled client acquisition and production, while Westbrook provided the design background. Westbrook subsequently left the company, but it now has 10 full-time employees working at its offices in downtown Santa Cruz, CA. E.On doubled its assets annually for its first four or five years, but in recent years it has slowed to about 50 percent annually, and it is expected to reach 30 percent to 40 percent in 1999. Among the company's clients are 3Com, Sun Microsystems, Lucent Technologies and Syquest.

United States, Prepackaged software, Management, Planning, Computer software industry, Software industry, Services, Marketing, Design and construction, Company marketing practices, Company Profile, Company services, Multimedia authoring software, Multimedia technology, Multimedia systems, Design services, Multimedia software, CD-ROM disks, Interactive media, Company business planning, Interactive technology, CD-ROM technology, E.On Interactive

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Full stream ahead

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Internet-based businesses are adopting streaming media in ever greater numbers. In early 1999, the technology was still being used sparingly and was not yet regarded as appropriate for consumer sites, which often were accessed by surfers using modems that loaded large video, audio or animation files too slowly. By the year's end, however, Microsoft's Bill Gates described streaming media as moving ahead 'at incredible speed.' Frost & Sullivan says the streaming video market generated $635.8 million in 1999 and is likely to grow to $1.2 billion in 2000. Streaming media is fast becoming one of the hottest employment markets for media designers.

Analysis, Multimedia industry, Cover Story, Technology overview, Streaming media technology, Streaming media

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