By Clair Whitmer  Say the phrase holographic data storage out
loud. What's the first thing that comes to mind? Is it Princess
Leia, the little picture on your credit card, or cheesy art
galleries? Forget about them. Those associations are only part
of the image problem that a Boulder, Colorado, company backed by
Lucent will have to overcome. InPhase Technologies seeks to be
the first real commercial player in an industry that some think
will eventually replace DVD--and that many others think is
probably a pipe dream.  How InPhase Technologies is gambling on
what some call science fiction.  Background on a fearless leader
Why you will someday need it and the science behind it.
Background on a fearless leader Why this company believes it
will be the first to market a holographic data-storage system.
Background on a fearless leader We outline the optical storage
industry's next moves to increase capacity--yep, we mean Blu-
ray.  Clair Whitmer is a San Francisco-based feature writer and
contributor to CNET Tech