Ampex Data Systems Corporation, a world leader in design, development and manufacture of airborne recording and avionics syst ... ems for rugged applications, is a privately owned company head-quartered in Hayward, California. Ampex offers high-capacity, high performance digital storage systems capable of functioning in demanding environments on land, at sea or in the air. Ampex products are principally used in defence and acceptance or flight test applications to gather digital images and other data from aircraft, satellites and submarines. These products are also used in flight and sensor test applications. To learn more about Ampex, and the complete line of miniR®, TuffServ®, and other products for use with IRIG 106 Chapter 10 systems, NAS and SAN network appliances and solutions, and high-definition video offerings, please visit our website at www.ampex.com. Through its long history, the company has been awarded numerous patents covering digital image processing, digital image compression and recording technologies. At the present time, the company has several of these patents under license to manufacturers of professional and consumer electronic products. The company continues to invest in technology development and to file patent applications. read more