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Herther, Nancy K. – Database, 1998
Discussion of CD-ROM and DVD (Digital Video Disk)-ROM covers CD-ROM software pricing and industry changes; CD-ROM drives; CD-recordable formats; DVD formats, hardware, and software; recordable DVD; and future issues, including standards, Windows 98, the DVD market, and compatibility. A sidebar lists Web sites with information on CD-ROM and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Futures (of Society), Information Industry
Desmarais, Norman – Electronic and Optical Publishing Review, 1986
Discusses factors that should be considered by buyers and producers of databases on CD-ROM (compact disc-read only memory). The advantages and disadvantages of CD-ROM are also discussed and compared with those of magnetic and print media, and market projections are provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
