CD-ROM infrastructure at the Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Office

Abstract

The article describes the integration of a CD-ROM jukebox system into the existing data processing infrastructure of the Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Office. PeriTEC AG utilized its CD-ROM jukebox PeriLIB-777 holding 777 CDs and an MS-DOS network providing access for up to 50 users simultaneously. The system has been expanded in October 1994 to utilize four PeriLIB units holding a total of 3108 CDs. Access to the EPO EPOQUE database in The Hague to obtain selection from a wide variety of search terms is provided through a X.25 Telepac link which, with an appropriate interface, provides simultaneous access for up to 12 users.