Young Minds Inc. Boosts UNIX CD Recording Speeds

Press Release

Colton, Calif., October 4, 2002--

Young Minds, Inc. (YMi) announced today that it has implemented up to 48x speed CD Recording in its family of CD Studio+ CD Recording solutions. The addition of these fast recording speeds can reduce disc processing times for users who need to record large amounts of data within a restricted time.

With 48x recording, CD Studio+ can stream data to the recorder at speeds over 7 MBytes/second. (48x refers to the relative speed of recording versus the speed at which an audio CD plays - which is 1x, or about 150 Kbytes/second.) CD Studio+ always allows the recorder to record at its fastest possible speed - unlike its competitors, which often step down the recording speed or pause the writing process when the host computer is unable to maintain sufficient I/O transfer speeds. Since CD Studio+ is designed to optimize I/O transfer rates, it never has to pause recording or slow down the write speed.

Automation customers can also benefit from faster recording speeds. Young Minds has introduced up to 44x recording speeds for use in automation. The slightly slower speed is due to the requirement for a different recorder that will properly position its disc loading tray in the robotic disc loading mechanism. In practice, however, the difference in recording times for 44x and 48x recording is negligible.

CD Studio+ and its automated variants - PowerStudio, StudioX, and MPS4+ - are available for Windows NT/2000, Linux, and all Unix platforms, including Solaris, HP-UX, Tru64, and IRIX. A version that records DVDs as well as CDs is also available.

About Young Minds

Founded in 1989, Young Minds, Inc. (YMi) provides a complete line of network attached data libraries and network capable, cross-platform CD and DVD Recording systems. YMi pioneered CD-Recording and CD-ROM mass storage in the UNIX market, and continues to deliver the most innovative solutions that are reliable, cost-effective and easy to use. Andrew Young, Chairman and co-founder of the company, authored the Rock Ridge Interchange Protocols, which define additional functionality for ISO 9660 standard discs used in UNIX environments.

Thousands of YMi systems are in use throughout the world in a variety of applications, including banking, manufacturing, software development, healthcare, geographic information systems, government, education, defense, and general business applications. Young Minds can be reached on the Internet at http://www.ymi.com or call 800-964-4964.