Reports on the advantages of CD-ROM technology. Previous limitation to firms with mainframe computers; Examples of CD-ROM-based information potential applications; Lack of knowledge among businesses of what CD-ROM can do; Uses of CD-ROM other than access to information and storage of data; Merits of CD-ROM technology as compared to ordinary personal computers; Ways to start up with CD-ROM technology. INSET: Gearing up for CD-ROM, by P.F.; CD-ROM resources..