Sled/Caddy Requirement issued

ISDCF (Intersociety Digital Cinema Forum) is an inter-industry group that meets once a month and includes participation from Exhibition, Distribution, Equipment and Service providers in the Digital Cinema industry.

ISDCF is studying and plans to make recommendations for the delivery of  digital cinema packages (DCP) (roughly 100 and 300Gbytes per package) from distribution depots to theaters. We are now studying the use of common sled/caddy solutions. We are asking for availability and description of candidate sled/caddy solutions. We would encourage descriptions in writing and we will offer the opportunity to attend and discuss solutions at our meeting on March 7, 2007 in Burbank, California. ISDCF does NOT set the standard or make a requirement. ISDCF may make voluntary non-binding recommendations for the industry.

We have assembled a short wish-list of attributes for sled/caddy solutions:

DRAFT Sled/Caddy Requirements

            SLED

                        One common solution/recommendation

                        Greater than 1,000 inserts

                        SATA-II conductivity in Sled mode

                        Operational lock for no damage removal

                        Sled robust for shipping

                        Multiple Manufacturers

                        Licensable technology (including license terms)

                        Support of HDD from 500G and up

            CADDY

                        Removable Caddy that provides separate adapter that can provide USB2 (required) and eSATA (optional) conductivity: Provide power (IEC socket AC plug only)

If you are interesting in providing candidate solutions (either as a user or as a hardware manufacturer), please feel free to provide information to ISDCF. For further information and submissions contact Jerry Pierce, Chairman ISDCF, jerry@jerrypierce.org 650-208-5369. For more information on ISDCF’s activities visit isdcf.com (private site – user: ismember password: intersociety).

We look forward to written submissions as well as participation in the discussion at ISDCF.

Jerry Pierce

Chairman ISDCF

Please feel free to forward this to any company that might be interested in participation in these activities.