Article: BRIEFING - ASIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - JUNE 1, 2004.

An executive briefing on information technology for June 1, 2004, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

HARD-DRIVE TEST DEVICE BOASTS NANOMETER-LEVEL PRECISION

AKITA - The Akita Research Institute of Advanced Technology and precision machinery maker Kobayashi Industry Co. have developed an actuator with nanometer-level positioning accuracy for use in testing next-generation hard drives.

To increase the capacity of hard drives, the disk tracks, which store data, must be spaced closer together and the disks must be spun faster.

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