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Definition: Ampex
(Ampex Data Systems Corporation, Hayward, CA) A manufacturer of storage and image processing products. Founded in 1944 by Alexander M. Poniatoff, Ampex pioneered the video recording industry, introducing the first videotape recorder in 1956 and providing innovative products for the TV broadcasting industry ever since. Ampex products include video recording, video storage and special effects processing. Today, Ampex offers a variety of SSD-based storage servers. See videotape.
Ampex Storage Server
Geared to the storage requirements of the Department of Defense, this TuffServ server, approximately 8x5x13" in size, provides up to 300 terabytes of removable solid state storage. (Image courtesy of Ampex Data Systems Corporation.)