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Solstice announces MF DIGITAL’S ADVANCED DIRECTOR EC OFFICE DUPLICATION PUBLISHER OFFERS INTELLIGENT SPINDLE SELECTION TO ALTERNATE COPYING BETWEEN CD AND DVD MEDIA

Smart Selection of ‘Best Fit’ Optical Media is Automatic.

January 24, 2005 - East Farmingdale, NY – Enhancing the efficiency of its networked based CD / DVD publishing systems; Solstice Technologies  has added an intelligent Spindle Select capability to all MF Digital Director Office DVD / CD duplication production equipment.  Previously only available on Director EC PRO, this new feature allows the Director Office Publisher to automatically pick and burn the appropriate media, either a DVD or CD, based upon the image selected to be burned. The intelligent Spindle Select feature has been included in all Director EC Office models shipping since January 1, 2005.

The new media selection capability makes the Director EC an efficient operator for those coordinating simultaneous projects of varying content, according to Greg Morris, MF Digital West Coast Sales Manager. "The increased popularity of the DVD-R (combo) drives has brought the need to seamlessly separate media in our automated systems.  With our duplication publishing systems being an embedded process of a bigger operation, the need to identify between CD-R and DVD-R media is extremely important.  Companies can now optimize the media type for the disc publishing job being submitted." he reports.

MF Digital’s Director EC product line includes a full offering of CD Duplication Production Equipment and DVD Duplication Publishing Systems.  The Director EC Office produces CD or DVD copies upon receiving local or remote burning requests. With the new intelligent Spindle Select enhancement, the system can now identify which media is to be burned based upon the type of image submitted.  The intelligent Spindle Select feature eliminates the need to have a person manually swap media types. The system will choose the most appropriate spindle and disc to reproduce onto from the image submitted. Efficiency is derived from the system’s automation and through its intelligent identification of the applicable media. The Director EC systems also feature automatic editing of print jobs, unlimited job queuing, and production burning of CD / DVD duplication or unique one off publishing for CD / DVD distribution.

August 10, 2004. For many years, Solstice Technologies  has been proud of our relationship with Trace Affex's PoINT Software.
PoINT Software is a premier developer of software for controlling CDR/DVDR duplication equipment.
Their team has been developing CDR software since the early days of CD recording back in 1985.

A large portion of Trace Affex Production Duplication and Printing equipment now operates with PoINT Publisher software for CDR/DVDR duplication and printing.

Within this fully automated production environment PoINT Publisher and Trace Affex equipment offers the following solutions:

• CD/DVD duplication with integrated label printing
• Mastering of data CDs/DVDs and Audio CDs
• CD/DVD production based on predefined images including DDP (Disc Description Protocol)
• On-demand publishing, i.e. demand-controlled CD/DVD production from existing data with customized label printing

With the client/server option these applications are expanded to network-wide solutions.

PoINT Publisher controls all connected hardware and manages the job list, where each individual job constitutes a production series of media.

The job attributes and the job list can be modified by network clients.
All job and hardware information can be controlled on a network-wide level.

New Version/Upgrade of PoINT Publisher Software is now Available

In conjunction with PoINT, we are pleased to announce an upgrade to PoINT Publisher 6.1.
The salient new feature of version PoINT Publisher 6.1 is the newly integrated label editor.
The label editor handles static text fields, variable text fields, picture fields, serialization, and interfaces to database records.
This is great for simple custom and one-off jobs. Here is a list of some new features that are now included with this latest version:

• Integrated label editor for individual labels of a CD/DVD series (i.e. serialization)
• Database connectivity by ODBC for unique images on each disc (i.e. unique mailing addresses)
• Optional Tape drive support (i.e. outputting to DLT or inputting from Tape, including P/Q channels).
• New drive support, including most DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW drives
• A new Notification mechanism to provide the administrator with activity information

Go to PoINT Publisher Info to see the full list of features.
For those customers with installed units, please call and ask about special upgrade pricing.

Custom Application Development Using PoINT Publisher Software

In addition, we offer the PoINT Software Development Kit (SDK).
This kit offers script-based control for allowing you to develop your own special application .
Do you have a unique application? Do you need to do on-demand CD/DVD production?
This kit may offer your ideal solution. You are no longer limited to the standard solutions on the market.
If you need development assistance, our new application engineering team can assist. Call for details.

Please contact us at sales@Solstice-inc.com to discuss your requirements or call (866)357-4321.

Bravo II Disc Publisher has 4800 DPI print resolution, USB 2.0 high-speed interface and exclusive AccuDisc™ Technology.

Plymouth, MN2/9/2004 -- Primera Technology, Inc., the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of CD/DVD disc duplication and printing equipment, today announced its Bravo II™ Disc Publisher.

Instead of copying and labeling discs one at a time, Bravo II is designed for hands-free, automated production of up to 25 CDs or DVDs per job (50 discs with kiosk mode). An advanced robotic mechanism is used to transport discs into the built-in 52x CD-R recorder or optional Pioneer® combo DVD±R/CD-R recorder. After recording, discs are transported to the integrated printer and printed in full color directly onto the surface of the disc.

The Bravo II Disc Publisher is a robust, professional version of Primera’s Bravo Disc Publisher. It has many new features, including:

Highest Print Resolution

Bravo II increases the print resolution from 2400 to 4800 DPI. 4800 DPI is the highest print resolution currently offered for direct-to-disc printing.

AccuDisc Technology

AccuDisc is a patent-pending suite of hardware and firmware enhancements that provides the most accurate and precise disc picking on the market. Utilizing advanced LED optics instead of mechanical components, AccuDisc eliminates misalignment of the picking mechanism. It also prevents the feeding of double discs into the recordable drive.

USB 2.0 Interface

Bravo II uses a single high-speed USB 2.0 cable for connecting to the user’s PC or Mac computer. Previously, the Bravo Disc Publisher required two cables: a USB 1.1 cable for printing and robotic control and a FireWire™ cable for the data interface. USB 2.0, with a data transfer rate of 480Mb/s, is 20% faster than the FireWire interface.

Faster Throughput

Bravo II has increased its disc production rate by 10% over the Bravo Disc Publisher. This is accomplished with a faster picking mechanism, increased robotic speed and 15% faster printing speed.

“With Bravo II, our customers will enjoy incredible 4800 DPI print resolution, a self-configuring interface with USB 2.0 and the industry’s best reliability with our exclusive, patent-pending AccuDisc Technology,” said Mark D. Strobel, Primera Technology’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Bravo II is ideal for the duplication of video, software and music as well as mission-critical applications such as medical imaging, digital photo processing, kiosks and service bureaus. You can even connect a Bravo II to your office network for enterprise-wide disc publishing.”

Bravo attaches to any PC running Windows® 2000/XP through its built-in USB 2.0 interface. Bravo comes equipped with PrimoDVD™ 2.0 duplication software by Sonic™ Solutions. Sonic has partnered with Primera Technology to offer a complete, professional disc duplication solution. A professional labeling software program called SureThing™ CD Labeler Primera Edition is also included for graphic design.

Bravo also attaches to any Mac® running Apple® OS X. Bravo comes equipped with Charismac Engineering’s Discribe™ V5.0 duplication software and Magic Mouse Production's Discus™ labeling software. Mac and PC users can also design labels in any of their favorite graphic design programs such as Adobe® Illustrator®, Photoshop®, etc.

Two Bravo II models are available:

· The Bravo II CD Publisher with a 52x CD-R recorder is priced at US$2195 (MSRP).

· The Bravo II DVD Publisher with a Pioneer A08 DVD±R/CD-R recorder is priced at US$2695 (MSRP). The DVD±R unit records DVD±Rs at 16x and CD-Rs at 16x.

A business card adapter kit is available to copy and print 80mm mini-discs, rounded “hockey rink” mini-discs and business card shaped CDs. The Adapter Kit is priced at US$199 (MSRP).

Optional PTBurn Network Software allows up to 5 users to send CD or DVD recording and print jobs to a Bravo II remotely from client PCs. The software runs on virtually any server/client network under Windows 2000/XP and sells for just US$299.95. Additional 5-user license blocks are available for US$299.95 each. There is no limit on the number of users that are able to send jobs over the network.

2/10/2004

New desktop unit laminates inkjet printed CDs and DVDs for a glossy, professional finish that is highly resistant to water, scratching, smudging and UV light.

Plymouth, MN2/10/2004 -- Primera Technology, Inc., the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of CD/DVD disc duplication and printing equipment, today announced its new Accent Disc Laminator is now in production and has started shipping.

Accent lays down a thin layer of transparent or holographic film over printed CDs and DVDs. Accent’s overlaminates protect the discs from water, scratching, sunlight, smudging and rough handling. Two types of overlaminates are available:

ClearCoat™ Overlaminate Film

Accent’s ClearCoat overlaminate film protects discs with a clear laminate that is highly water and scratch-resistant. With ClearCoat, printed colors become brighter, more vibrant and have a professional-looking, high-gloss finish.

AuthentiCoat™ Overlaminate Film

Primera’s exclusive AuthentiCoat overlaminate film provides the same environmental protection as ClearCoat, but also includes holographic images embedded in the film substrate that are transferred to the surface of the discs. Both standard and custom holographic patterns are available.

Custom holograms can include company logos, product logos, graphics and text for authentic discs. Holographic images not only impart a unique, high-end decorative feature to the discs, but also confirm that the disc is an original or an authorized copy. This helps to prevent and discourage theft of content.

An additional UV security feature is also available with either ClearCoat or AuthentiCoat films. It provides invisible text or graphics under the surface of the overlaminate film that is viewable only with black light. This feature can be used to covertly display words such as “Authentic” or “Authorized Content.”

“Color inkjet printing has many advantages over other disc printing technologies, including the highest print resolutions, the brightest colors and the widest media choices,” said Mark D. Strobel, Primera’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Now, with Accent, inkjet printed CDs and DVDs can be water, scratch, UV light and smudge resistant, and also help to discourage the unauthorized reproduction of proprietary content.”

Accent can be used as a stand-alone laminator or connected with Primera’s new ADL-100 High-Speed Autoloader. The ADL-100 loads and unloads up to 100 preprinted and prerecorded discs. ADL-100’s unique, dual-picker mechanism automatically laminates up to 225 discs per hour. Accent laminates each disc in just 10 seconds each.

For completely automatic burn, print, laminate operation, Accent easily attaches to Primera’s Composer® XL, ComposerPro or ComposerMAX Optical Disc Duplicators.

Accent is priced at just US $3495 (MSRP). The ADL-100 High-Speed Autoloader is priced at US $1395 MSRP. Lamination film pricing varies depending upon the type selected and ranges from US $0.10 per disc to US $0.25 per disc (MSRP). Discs printed by other printing technologies, such as screen-printing or thermal transfer can also be protected with Accent’s clear or holographic overlaminates.

November 17, 2003
MF Digital announces the release of the DirectorEC Office Publisher CD & DVD duplication & publishing solution.

Farmingdale, NY (PRWEB) November 17, 2003 – MF Digital, a leading manufacturer of CD-R and DVD-R/+R duplication, publishing and printing technology, has introduced the Office Publisher to its DirectorEC line of CD & DVD duplication &publishing solutions. “The Office Publisher was added to the line to meet the demands of customers requiring a network-ready, software programmable, system for the production of one-of” or unique CDs & DVDs, at a more competitive price point,” stated John McGrath, Director of Publishing Sales.

The DirectorEC line of publishing products can process multiple unique discs simultaneously, ideal for “one-offs”. The smaller Office Publisher supports two CD or DVD recorders, has an input capacity of up to 330 discs, inkjet and thermal direct to disc printing, and comes complete with an unlimited seat Network Client, and software developer’s kit.

Mr. McGrath went on to say, “Our DirectorEC line has been used in various applications from the banking industry for use in check imaging, medical imaging, document imaging, call center recording, custom software builds, audio and video disc watermarking, automating VHS to DVD conversion, POS photo applications, automated web sales, kiosks and more. With our text file based API, it is quick and easy to integrate the Office Publisher into existing applications.”

MF Digital, based in E. Farmingdale, NY, has been developing state-of-the-art duplication software and controllers for over a decade. The company's extensive line of high quality manual and auto-loading CD-R and DVD-R/+R duplicators are used throughout the A/V, graphic arts and data/enterprise networking industries.

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