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<B><I>Practice Tip</B></I>Choosing a Storage Format, Part II: The World of DVDs

By Suzanne D. Wisnik
September 05, 2003

In the March issue of this newsletter, I wrote a column about the different methods of storage formats available today. In this month's column I would like to show you how a technology originally developed for the entertainment industry ' the DVD, can help you manage the ever increasing data storage requirements of today's businesses.

In today's office environment, it has been my experience that many clients are just getting around to configuring their new business PC workstations with rewritable Compact Disc (CD/RW) capabilities. With many users still confused on how to make a CD-R/-RW that can be read on another PC, we now add DVDs to the storage mix and the waters become a little more muddied. So, this month let's discuss DVDs. We will look at some DVD history; how and when the technology developed, who are the players, what technology options are available and how they affect us as consumers.

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