March 12, 1999
WriteDVD! (TM) (Windows 95 & 98)
DVD-RAM TuneUp (TM) (Mac OS 7.5 & OS 8)
FormatterOne PRO (TM) (Windows NT)
Bothell, WA - Software Architects, Inc. (SAI), the first and only company to commercialize DVD Forum specified DVD-RAM support for personal computers, continues to set the standard with its announcement of DVD-RAM utilities for the European market. WriteDVD! (TM), DVD-RAM TuneUp (TM) and FormatterOne PRO (TM) are now available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
SAI's DVD-RAM family provides Windows 95/98, Windows NT or Mac OS 7.5/8.0 with everything these operating systems need to run a re-writable DVD-RAM drive. WriteDVD!, FormatterOne PRO and DVD-RAM TuneUp provide true "plug and play" support for all DVD-RAM drives and are designed to give you maximum performance from both drive and system.
About key features and benefits.
SAI's European family of DVD-RAM utility products support all DVD-RAM drives using SCSI or ATAPI interfaces. All manufacturers of DVD-RAM drives, including Hitachi, Toshiba and Panasonic, and leading storage integrators such as LaCie, Creative Labs, Comline, Prisma, Pinnacle, Micronet, Hi-Val and Disk Direct distribute versions of SAI's Universal Disk Format software with their drives.
Both WriteDVD! and DVD-RAM TuneUp come with the Universal Disk Format (UDF) file system while FormatterOne PRO designed for Windows NT provides rewritable DVD-RAM disks in standard FAT 16 and FAT 32 format. A European DVD-RAM utility for Windows NT that incorporates a UDF file system will be coming soon. An English-only version is already available in April 1999.
WriteDVD!, the all-in-one DVD-RAM drive software solution for both Windows 95 and 98, and DVD-RAM TuneUp for Mac OS 7.5 & OS 8 provide the following powerful capabilities:
WriteDVD!, DVD-RAM TuneUp and FormatterOne PRO share a powerful device driver called SmartDVD (TM). SmartDVD automatically treats the DVD-RAM drive as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or rewritable DVD-RAM device as a specific disk is inserted in the drive. WriteDVD! also contains a special application called FormatUDF! that formats media for FAT16 or FAT32 as well as for UDF. Catering to Macintosh, DVD-RAM TuneUp can also format for UDF as well as HFS standard or extended (HFS+). An extra feature with DVD-RAM TuneUp is the disk acceleration cache that improves performance as much as 320%.
About UDF
Universal Disk Format is the key software technology that enables DVD to be the true standard in the new era of "digital convergence". It is the standard data format for all DVD disks that ensures universal compatibility with DVD devices world wide. UDF is based on ECMA 167 specifications as well as ISO 13346. UDF is a true international standard that has been endorsed by leading computer, software and video player manufacturers throughout the world.
About Software Architects, Inc
Software Architects, Inc. develops and publishes system-level utility software and specialty applications for personal computers. Its line of Macintosh and Windows software includes file systems, disk management and acceleration, personal backup, image enhancement and pre-mastering applications.
Founded in 1987, the company has over twelve years of commercial experience licensing its technology to leading computer and peripheral OEM manufacturers and systems integrators worldwide. A member of the Optical Storage Technology Association as well as the DVD Forum since their inception, SAI plays a leading role in the evolution of the Universal Disk Format and DVD technology. SAI is the world standard for UDF file systems.
The company is headquartered in Bothell, Washington, and has sales offices in San Jose, California, Tokyo, Japan and Munich, Germany.
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