Optical – Optical storage was the original document imaging storage format. FileNET, one of the industry’s earliest vendors was actually founded as way to leverage what was in the mid-1980s brand new optical disk technology. Optical disk is renowned for its stability and write-once characteristics.

Magneto-optical – The classic 5.25 in. imaging format, MO is nearing the end of its life cycle. Its latest generation, released in, maxed out its capacity at 9.1 GB per disk. Two formats, including UDO (ultra-density optical) are vying to succeed it.

CD/DVD - CD is very popular format for distributing document images. CD/DVD jukeboxes are also available as a less expensive alternative to MO.

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