An easier way to copy CDs and DVDs

Last update: February 17, 2008 - 10:17 PM

Imation Corp. introduced two optical media duplicators for simple compact disc and DVD duplication. The Imation CD Duplicator and Imation CD/DVD Duplicator copy CDs and DVDs without software, cables or a personal computer.

The devices are portable, standalone disc-to-disc systems that can create copies of marketing and sales materials, music, video, catalogs and other data with the touch of a button. Compatible with 12- or 8-centimeter discs, the CD duplicator operates on a 52X CD-RW drive, while the CD/DVD duplicator features a 16X DVD+/-R/RW drive. The high-performance duplicators deliver continuous copying without the need to cool the system between duplications, and a user-friendly liquid-crystal display menu offers numerous options. The CD model is priced at $279.99 and the CD/DVD model is $329.99.

Help for police in tracking electronic evidence

Besides physical evidence, law enforcement agencies increasingly have to track electronic evidence. Smead Manufacturing Co., which makes file folders and other office supplies, has a division that specializes in integrated record management. SmeadSoft has introduced a suite of products to manage evidence. SmeadSoft 8.5 is a software program for law enforcement agencies to track, throughout the chain of custody, every item in property rooms, helping eliminate missing or mishandled property and evidence. The suite includes SmeadSoft's property and evidence room management software, which is designed for police departments, and a records management system for property and evidence, which has all the features of the property and evidence room plus chain of custody with digitized signatures for tracking control, auditability to reduce or eliminate evidence-mishandling claims, and an inventory management system.

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