Briefs

The growing popularity of digital storage technologies such as DVD recorders has made the reliability of data storage a key issue, and adding urgency to the matter is increasing reports from users that their recorded data is becoming unreadable. These trends are fueling demand for "eternal storage" to prevent the loss of digital content, and such storage must fulfill three central criteria:

• The preservation of data against long-term degradation, wear and tear, improper equipment operation, and mechanical and electrical accidents;
• universal data accessibility on all equipment;
• consistent utilization of data by available technology.

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