April 04, 2005 10:24 AM US Eastern Timezone
Heartlab Increases Archiving Capacity Using
PowerFile Double Layer DVD Technology
WESTERLY, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4,
2005--
New PowerFile DVD storage library enables Heartlab StoreSafe to
archive nearly double the amount of cardiology images and data at twice the
speed.
Heartlab, Inc. of Westerly, RI today announced that
it is increasing the capacity of its StoreSafe DVD archive using double layer
DVD technology from PowerFile, Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif.
With PowerFile's introduction of its R200DL DVD
read/write library, it became the first vendor to incorporate double-layer DVD
technology into its DVD storage libraries. Double-layer DVDs have two
information layers that can be written and read independently. Data on both
layers is accessed from the same side of the disc, enabling the discs to be
labeled for efficient media management. Like single-layer DVDs, double layer
DVDs can be read in any DVD-ROM.
Heartlab's new generation StoreSafe DVD archive is
based on the R200DL double-layer DVD architecture, allowing hospitals to archive
and access nearly twice the number of cardiology images and information at twice
the speed of previous Heartlab models. The new StoreSafe archive is the same
size as previous generations of the product. In addition to double-layer DVDs,
StoreSafe can also archive and access data and images on single-layer DVDs.
"DVD-R is the DICOM standard for interchange of
cardiovascular information. It provides stable, long-lasting media with a proven
life of more than 50 years," said Robert Petrocelli, Heartlab chief executive
officer. "DVDs are a reliable media and are not susceptible to magnetic
interference and mechanical failure that could put a hospital's critical data at
risk."
"Heartlab's long-term storage architecture is
unique," Petrocelli explained. "We archive data to DVD-R in an industry standard
DICOM interchange format. In an emergency, patient data from the long-term
archive can be accessed directly off the DVD at a standard PC with no additional
software requirements."
"PowerFile's double-layer DVD technology will
enable Heartlab to provide hospitals with even faster access to more patient
records," said PowerFile chief executive officer Kirk Dunn. "PowerFile DVD
libraries are much more cost-effective over time than tape and disk, and DVDs
are a perfect fit for Heartlab customers because they are a
regulatory-compliant, long-term archive media. The new double-layer DVDs will
enable Heartlab customers to store and access nearly twice as much data in the
same compact, modular, rack-mountable unit."
Like previous generations of Heartlab StoreSafe,
the company's new DVD archive maximizes the price-performance ratio, providing
hospitals with scalability, flexibility and economy. Additional units can be
incrementally added to meet the facility's growing cardiology archiving needs.
Initial archive investment is minimized and the cost of additional storage can
be added incrementally, reliably and cost-effectively with no service
interruption.
About Heartlab, Inc.
Heartlab is the world's leading designer and
supplier of digital image and information networks for Cardiology. Named one of
America's fastest-growing private companies for four years in a row by Inc.
magazine, Heartlab develops application software and integrates systems using
industry-standard computer hardware, including Heartlab's own StoreSafe(R) DVD-R
archiving and Oracle's database technology. Heartlab's Encompass(TM) network
gives cardiologists rapid access to imaging exam and report information, enables
cardiology centers to operate more efficiently, and provides robust protection
for critical patient data. Heartlab's Encompass networks are installed in more
than 250 of the nation's leading heart centers. The company's CardioNow image
management solution for clinical trials has been utilized by leading
cardiovascular core labs and cardiovascular device and drug companies to
expedite the sharing, tracking and analysis of complex cardiac images for over
25 multi-center clinical trails including drug-eluting stent, bare metal stent,
as well as distal protection device studies. For more information, visit www.heartlab.com.
About Powerfile, Inc.
PowerFile(R) is the worldwide volume leader in DVD
storage libraries that deliver regulatory compliance, long-term archive and
digital asset management solutions to thousands of leading organizations across
a wide range of industries. By combining industry standard DVD media with
patent-protected architecture that features the industry's only modular design,
PowerFile is able to provide award-winning data archive solutions that offer
greater reliability, flexibility and affordability than competing technologies.
PowerFile, Inc., 3350 Thomas Road, Santa Clara, CA 95056, (866) 8-DVD NOW, www.powerfile.com.
Source: BusinessWire
