The New Aleratec 1:11 Super Copy Tower - now you can do 100 copies every hour

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CHATSWORTH, Calif., April 25, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Alera Technologies, developer and manufacturer of Aleratec Award Winning DVD/CD Optical Recording and Duplicating Solutions unveils its next generation of Super Copy Towers. Alera Technologies announced today, the first 1:11 DVD/CD Super Copy Tower stand alone DVD/CD Duplicator. This totally new DVD/CD duplicator can make up to 11 simultaneous DVD copies at up to 16x or 11 simultaneous CD copies at up to 48x without a computer. The Aleratec 1:11 DVD/CD Super Copy Tower can produce more than 100 DVDs per hour, a truly impressive throughput capacity. This Super Copy Tower supports Double Layer technology that can copy 8.5GB Double Layer DVDs. Also featured is a new Aleratec two button Cruise Control(tm) duplicator controller with advanced new functions. The distinctive "professional black" design fits perfectly in any environment, from the computer room to the Hollywood Studio.

"Our recent introduction of the Aleratec 1:11 CD Super Copy Tower for maximizing speed and throughput in CD duplication has been very well received. Our Prosumer users naturally want faster duplicating speeds and increased capacity for duplicating DVDs and with the 1:11 DVD/CD Super Copy Tower's 16x speed, we have successfully created the fastest, most economical way to duplicate very large volumes of DVDs. For those with the need for speed, there is nothing even close to the 1:11 DVD/CD Super Copy Tower at any price," stated Perry Solomon, President and CEO. "This is a natural next generation of stand alone Super Copy Tower duplicators with a level of throughput available only from Alera Technologies."

The 1:11 DVD/CD Super Copy Tower incorporates a 80GB hard disk drive that can store up to 16 images of your frequently used DVDs for making up to 11 quick copies of any one of these images simultaneously. This powerful duplicating system also can sense if there is a readable source DVD in any of the DVD Recorders and can use this as a source disc to make up to 10 simultaneous copies without loading to the hard disk drive.

The advanced DVD/CD recording technology in the 1:11 DVD/CD Super Copy Tower is the highest speed available. It will copy at up to 16x on both DVD+R and DVD-R media. The rewrite speeds are up to 8x with DVD+RW and 6x with DVD-RW media. The DVD read speed is 16x. The CD recording speeds are CD-R 48x and CD-RW 24x. The 1:11 DVD/CD Super Copy Tower also has 8.5GB Double Layer technology supporting 4x copies 80% larger in capacity than conventional DVD discs.

The 1:11 DVD/CD Super Copy Tower (Aleratec Part No. 260138) can make up to 11 copies simultaneously, of a typical DVD in about 5 minutes With the low Estimated Street Price of $2,299, the new DVD/CD Super Copy Tower is ideal for Prosumer, Corporate, Government and Education applications.

An easy to use, two button Cruise Control duplicator controller is all new and has a compact two level menu structure with the 5 most used duplicator functions (Copy, Compare, Verify, Erase, Test) readily available in the first level. It has a large and bright back-lighted display that shows the number of discs loaded and monitors the copy process. The new Cruise Control has diagnostics and copy controls to satisfy the needs of even the most discerning professional user, including a unique new copy counter that can be set to count the total number of copies produced in a production run.

The Aleratec 1:11 DVD/CD Super Copy Towers are compact single tower configurations that occupy less than half the footprint and are about half the cost of other implementations of tower type duplicators incorporating more than 10 recorders.

The full line of Aleratec DVD and CD recording solutions, duplication solutions, and accessories is featured at 4SURE.com, AAFES, Adorama, Amazon.com, B&H Photo Video, Best Buy, Buy.com, CDW, CompUSA, Global Computer, Insight, J & R, Mac Connection, MacMall, Mac Warehouse, Micro Center, NewEgg.com, Office Depot, PC Connection, PC Mall, PC Nation, Quill, QVC, Sears, Target, Tech Depot, Videoguys, Wolfe's, X10.com, and Zones, in addition to other leading retailers. Government and Education customers may purchase from Government and Education Specialists including AAFES, CDW-G, CompuCom, Daly Computer, EnPointe, Fed Tek, GCI, GE IT Solutions, GovConnection, GOVPLACE, Green Pages, GTSI, Horizon, Insight Gov, Manchester, Northern NEF, PC Mall Gov, Pomeroy, Sarcom, Shi.com, TIG and Unisys. All products are available to resellers through Bell Microproducts, DBL Distributing, Ingram Micro, Ingram Micro Canada, SED International, and Wynit. Complete information available at http://www.aleratec.com

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Alera Technologies is a leading developer and manufacturer of Aleratec "Prosumers' Choice" solutions for the DVD and CD recording, duplicating and digital imaging markets. Exciting new Aleratec DVD and CD recording, duplicating and digital imaging solutions are establishing a higher standard in the industry with professional strength solutions at consumer prices that are exceptionally easy to use and understand, creating the ultimate "out of box" product experience. Alera Technologies is headquartered at 9140 Jordan Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311. For more information visit http://www.aleratec.com. E-mail sales@aleratec.com. Toll Free Phone: 1-866-77-ALERA, Phone: 1-818-678-6900, or FAX: 1-818-475-5200.