Holographic storage readies for market.

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Holographic storage may soon be a reality. The start-up company, hVault, announced at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in April 2012 that it plans to market the first commercially available holographic archive system this year.

Holographic storage is an optical storage medium that uses 3D holograms in place of 2D optical storage alternatives, such as CD, DVD, and Blu-ray. Holographic storage provides:

* A lower cost of ownership than any other archival storage technology

* A higher media storage density than any other archival solution * Lower power consumption

* Insensitivity to...

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