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BOSTON, MA (February 11,1992) -- In a review of CD ROM networking
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applications in their December 31, 1991 issue, PC Magazine editors awarded
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Meridian Data of Scotts Valley, California, their highest award, the PC
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Magazine Editors' Choice, for Meridian's CD Net product. In a summary of
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their findings, the editors noted that, "Meridian Data offers highly
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efficient solutions for networking CD ROM drives...It performed
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impressively on our tests."
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"This award is a recognition of over four years of experience in providing
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increasingly effective solutions for networking CD ROMs," noted Bill
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Etheredge, Meridian's vice president of sales and marketing. "We invented
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CD ROM networking and shipped the first system in early 1988. Since then
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we've been listening to our customers and adding features to CD Net which
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make it the premier product in its class."
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The CD Net line of products offers an intelligent upgrade path with
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software and servers that will accommodate an organization's additions of
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CD ROM databases to its information sharing, networked environment.
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Starting with a software-only product available for $500, the line steps
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through eight-drive and fourteen-drive integrated systems. Top of the line
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is a twenty-eight drive, 486-based integrated network server for
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enterprise-wide CD ROM access.
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Tools for Systems Administrators
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The editors of PC Magazine noted in particular the intelligent tools and
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utilities in CD Net Software and Integrated Systems. An example is the CD
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Net Application Manager, a tool that configures a menu system that allows
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system administrators to set up multiple menu databases and CD ROM access
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scripts for automatic mounting and application execution. Quoting from the
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review, "This excellent feature, with versatile, system-wide application,
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points to one of the strengths of CD Net: It is tailored to the network
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administrator." PC Magazine editors found the CD-MENU and CD-ADMIN
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functionality unique among the products reviewed.
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The current shipping version of CD Net, 4.2, adds to the reviewed product
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with impressive support for the Microsoft Windows 3.0 environment allowing
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users to access multiple CD ROM databases from different windows.
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The latest developments for CD Net software have enhanced the system
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administration tools, greatly reducing the time involved in setting up
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access scripts to multiple CD ROMs in large multiuser environments.
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Administrators can copy, merge, and otherwise configure and maintain
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multiple application databases.
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All CD Net products are compatible with Novell 286 and 386-based Netware
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and also networks from Banyan, IBM, 3Com, AT&T, Artisoft, Microsoft and
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Ungermann Bass. With sophisticated SCSI implementation and data caching,
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CD Net gives multiple users fast, simultaneous access to all CD ROMs on
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the network.
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The Growing Availability of CD ROM Applications
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The value of CD ROM networking grows with the addition of each new
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database. The number of CD ROM-based databases has been doubling every
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year and analysts expect it to be near 10,000 separate titles at the end
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of 1992. A few of the subjects covered by CD ROM-based databases include
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vital information in finance, medicine, reference, law, environment,
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education, and demographics.
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Meridian's demonstration at Network will show CD ROM Information Centers
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for Finance, Legal, Medical and Small Business verticals as well as
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powerful CD ROM networking for Enterprise-wide access to CD ROM databases.
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Each station will include examples of the valuable information
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commercially available today on CD ROM.
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Meridian Data provides network solutions to OEMs and VARs for CD-R,
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intelligent network systems for CD ROM-based information, and tools for CD
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ROM, CD ROM-XA, CD-I, and CDTV development. Its products are found in
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Fortune 1000 companies, universities and government agencies. Meridian
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makes available comprehensive support services including consulting,
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training, maintenance, and "800" hotline support. Meridian Data sells its
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products worldwide through distributors, VARs and direct sales forces and
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makes its technology available through OEM, consulting and licensing
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relationships with other major vendors.
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The privately held company has headquarters in Scotts Valley, California
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with offices in Reston, Virginia, Moorestown, New Jersey, and The
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Netherlands.
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Meridian Data, Inc.
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5615 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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(408) 438-3100.
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