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Piql Announces Norwegian Technology that Secures 500 Years Access to Digital Data
OSLO, Norway, September 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Malicious hacking, bit rot and data corruption; the challenges are immense when it
comes to securing digital data. Then how can long-term access to our digital heritage be
assured? Norwegian company Piql has found the answer by reinventing the use of a
well-known storage medium.
There is a worldwide concern about the lack of technologies truly suited for long-term
preservation of digital data. Magnetic storage medium are short-lived and best used for
back-ups, whilst security and privacy issues make the Cloud unsuitable for the purpose.
5%[1] of the world's digital data requires secure, long-term preservation.
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With a EUR20 million research project, supported by the EU and the Norwegian
government[2], Piql has developed a unique solution for migration-free digital
preservation. The technology lifts photosensitive film into the digital era.
"Our goal has been to keep valuable digital data securely preserved and accessible for
500 years. Ensuring that the data cannot be modified or deleted is imperative in this
context." comments Rune Bjerkestrand, Managing Director of Piql AS. A true preservation
solution must also secure future access independent of availability to specific
technologies or vendors.
Photosensitive film has been used as a preservation medium for decades, by archives
(microfilm) and by the large film studios in e.g. Hollywood. However the usage has been
limited to preservation of analogue images. Piql's technology enables preservation of
digital data on high-resolution film. The data is written on a preservation medium with
proven long-term qualities, stored offline in physical form. Yet the data is fully
searchable as in other digital storage technologies. Instructions on how to retrieve the
data in the future is written in readable text on the film.
Piql supplements technologies used for short-lived information and back-ups, and is
offered to data owners through an international network of service providers.
Piql AS provides solutions within digital preservation, and has converted
photosensitive film into a digital storage medium. Piql is also behind Cinevator, the
world's leading digital film printer. The company was started in 2002 and is based in
Drammen, Norway.
Website: piql.com [http://www.piql.com ]
Animations:
vimeo.com/piql [https://vimeo.com/piql ]
Updates: facebook.com/Piql.preservation [http://www.facebook.com/Piql.preservation ]
Media contacts:
Rune Bjerkestrand, Managing Director
rune.bjerkestrand@piql.com
Maria Aas Borkenhagen, Marketing Manager
maria.borkenhagen@piql.com
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1. IDC and Iron Mountain
2. The Norwegian Research Council and Innovation Norway
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SOURCE Piql AS
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Piql AS
CONTACT: Rune Bjerkestrand, Mobile: +47 900 80 999; Maria Aas Borkenhagen, Mobile: +47 924 42 578
Piql Announces Norwegian Technology that Secures 500 Years Access to Digital Data
OSLO, Norway, September 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Malicious hacking, bit rot and data corruption; the challenges are immense when it
comes to securing digital data. Then how can long-term access to our digital heritage be
assured? Norwegian company Piql has found the answer by reinventing the use of a
well-known storage medium.
There is a worldwide concern about the lack of technologies truly suited for long-term
preservation of digital data. Magnetic storage medium are short-lived and best used for
back-ups, whilst security and privacy issues make the Cloud unsuitable for the purpose.
5%[1] of the world's digital data requires secure, long-term preservation.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140917/706227-a )
(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140917/706227-b )
With a EUR20 million research project, supported by the EU and the Norwegian
government[2], Piql has developed a unique solution for migration-free digital
preservation. The technology lifts photosensitive film into the digital era.
"Our goal has been to keep valuable digital data securely preserved and accessible for
500 years. Ensuring that the data cannot be modified or deleted is imperative in this
context." comments Rune Bjerkestrand, Managing Director of Piql AS. A true preservation
solution must also secure future access independent of availability to specific
technologies or vendors.
Photosensitive film has been used as a preservation medium for decades, by archives
(microfilm) and by the large film studios in e.g. Hollywood. However the usage has been
limited to preservation of analogue images. Piql's technology enables preservation of
digital data on high-resolution film. The data is written on a preservation medium with
proven long-term qualities, stored offline in physical form. Yet the data is fully
searchable as in other digital storage technologies. Instructions on how to retrieve the
data in the future is written in readable text on the film.
Piql supplements technologies used for short-lived information and back-ups, and is
offered to data owners through an international network of service providers.
Piql AS provides solutions within digital preservation, and has converted
photosensitive film into a digital storage medium. Piql is also behind Cinevator, the
world's leading digital film printer. The company was started in 2002 and is based in
Drammen, Norway.
Website: piql.com [http://www.piql.com ]
Animations:
vimeo.com/piql [https://vimeo.com/piql ]
Updates: facebook.com/Piql.preservation [http://www.facebook.com/Piql.preservation ]
Media contacts:
Rune Bjerkestrand, Managing Director
rune.bjerkestrand@piql.com
Maria Aas Borkenhagen, Marketing Manager
maria.borkenhagen@piql.com
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1. IDC and Iron Mountain
2. The Norwegian Research Council and Innovation Norway
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140917/706227-a
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140917/706227-b
SOURCE Piql AS
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140917/706227-b
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140917/706227-a
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Piql AS
CONTACT: Rune Bjerkestrand, Mobile: +47 900 80 999; Maria Aas Borkenhagen, Mobile: +47 924 42 578