Optix COLD Computer Output To Laser Disk (COLD)

Optix COLD is the first software that enables you to archive your mainframe documents in either ASCII or image format, so you can take advantage of the benefits of both.

For example, ASCII documents use less storage space, but they require a proprietary viewer to properly format the ASCII data for display. Image documents use more storage, but they can be read by any standard TIFF viewer, distributed across a network, and archived and viewed in any document management system -- not just the system that created them. Optix COLD is the first software that lets you choose the storage method that works best for you.

Product Features

High-volume Archival -- Move mountains of mainframe data onto inexpensive, long-term storage.

Automatic Indexing -- Optix automatically indexes your documents based on the information contained in the documents themselves.

Text Filters -- Exclusive Optix technology supports a wide variety of EBCDIC or ASCII file formats, including those with variable line and page delimiters, fixed line and page lengths, encoded IBM vertical forms control information, and non-printable characters.

Unlimited Storage -- Optix COLD supports optical jukeboxes and RAID of unlimited capacity, from hundreds of gigabytes to terabytes.

Multiple Backgrounds -- Your archived files may be viewed against any kind of background you desire, including blank backgrounds, scanned images of blank forms, and even color images.

Drag and Drop Formatting -- With Optix you can create scripts that will automatically format your COLD documents. Simply drag a file from your host computer onto the appropriate script, and OPTIX will automatically format the data for COLD storage.

Lightning-Fast Retrieval -- Retrieve any document in a matter of seconds using the indexes the system automatically creates.