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CD, DVD drives and media (pressed, WORM, erasable), technology, componentsMoSys Demonstrates All Format Front End Blu-Ray SoC IP in Silicon
2008/07/04 | [Edited Press Release] | Manufactured in a 130nm process technology
Airis France étoffe sa gamme de lecteurs de DVD portables
2008/07/04 | [Edited Press Release] | Avec 7 nouveaux modèles
FarStone Releases a CD/DVD Backup and Emulation Solution
2008/07/03 | [Edited Press Release] | Allowing multiple users on a network to access a library of CD/DVDs without the need for physical discsDelkin BD-R Guaranteed for Over 200 Years
2008/06/27 | [Edited Press Release] | $26 per mediaThe UK Independent Police Complaints Commission Publishes Report Into Missing HMRC Data CDs
2008/06/26 | [Edited Press Release] | The processes for data handling were woefully inadequate.Memorex SimpleSave Photo and Video Back-Up DVDs
2008/06/24 | [Edited Press Release] | The discs are WORM DVDs with embedded softwareITG Introduces DiscXpressII
2008/06/23 | [Edited Press Release] | It connects with self-checkout systems to deliver DVDs and CDs from a secure storage unit.Blu-ray Device Makers Will Have to Add Copyright Fees to Prices
2008/06/20 | [Original] | According to Japan sourcePanasonic 6X BD-R Media to Be Available in July
2008/06/19 | [Edited Press Release] | In Japan onlyNew Slim, Slot-In External DVD Writer by Samsung
2008/06/19 | [Edited Press Release] | At $149 with TruDirect technologyPhotonic Jets to Increase Capacity of Optical Disc
2008/06/12 | [Original] | According to a study released by Northwestern UniversityNero SecurDisc Technology With Lite-On DVD Drive
2008/06/11 | [Edited Press Release] | A combined hardware/software file protection solution realized in cooperation with PLDS (Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions)LG Electronics Introduces Blu-Ray Burners
2008/06/09 | [Edited Press Release] | 6X reading and writing speed; external USB unit at $380Philips Gets Court Order to Freeze Prodisc
2008/06/05 | [Original] | From selling or renting out two optical disc plantsLaserCard Licenses Ritel
2008/06/05 | [Edited Press Release] | To produce Italian citizen ID card encoders and read/write drivesTours de duplication Primera pour CD, DVD et BD-R
2008/06/03 | [Edited Press Release] | Avec 15 graveurs Pioneer (CD/DVD) ou Panasonic (BD-R)
Technology Alliance Between Nichia and Call/Recall
2008/05/28 | [Edited Press Release] | To develop an ultra high-capacity optical disc recording systemI/OMagic Ships Internal and External Blu-Ray Burners
2008/05/23 | [Edited Press Release] | Offered exclusively on its web siteSINGULUS Received Orders for 16 DVD or Blu-Ray Production Systems
2008/05/23 | [Edited Press Release] | For a combined value of €15 millionRimage et Thomson s’associent pour contrer le piratage de DVD promotionnels
2008/05/23 | [Edited Press Release] | Avec une solution intégrée de watermarking
I/OMagic Ships Portable USB DVD-RW
2008/05/22 | [Edited Press Release] | Priced at $100MacWay présente un graveur DVD externe portable
2008/05/22 | [Edited Press Release] | Pour €74
Blu-Ray Players Under $300
2008/05/20 | [Original] | From U.S. retail giant Wal-MartIDC: DVD Burners to Continue to Be the Leading Volume Product Until 2012
2008/05/16 | [Edited Press Release] | Despite the ramp of Blu-ray drivesDigistore Partners With Novosoft
2008/05/15 | [Edited Press Release] | To provide backup on optical discs rather than tapes using Centurion DiscHubLaCie Blu-Ray Burner at 4X
2008/05/15 | [Edited Press Release] | Suggested retail price of $650Hitachi Shipped 89 million Optical Disc Drives (+16%) in FY08
2008/05/14 | [Edited Press Release] | +11% projected for next yearPioneer Premium Bonusview Blu-Ray Disc Players Emulate True Theater Experience
2008/05/12 | [Edited Press Release] | They cost $599 or $799.30-day Free Trial of Primera New Network Software
2008/05/12 | [Edited Press Release] | It allows multiple users to share a single automated disc publisher.4X pour le lecteur Blu-ray de LaCie
2008/05/12 | [Edited Press Release] | Il vaut 697 euros.
Samsung Delivers its Fourth Generation Blu-Ray Player
2008/05/10 | [Edited Press Release] | At $549Primera Europe Reduced Price for Automated Blu-Ray Disc Publishing Systems
2008/05/10 | [Edited Press Release] | By 15% to 24%Panasonic Wireless Home Theater With Integrated Blu-Ray Player
2008/05/08 | [Edited Press Release] | Complete system costs $1,000Third Generation of Panasonic Blu-Ray Player
2008/05/08 | [Edited Press Release] | The DMP-BD50, at $700Blu-ray Players Don't Gain Much From Demise of HD DVD
2008/05/03 | [Edited Press Release] | According to The NPD GroupU.S. Blu-Ray Disc Sales Jumped 351% in 1Q08
2008/05/03 | [Edited Press Release] | According to Home Media MagazineIberischer Konkurrent will DVD-Werk in Dassow uebernehmen
2008/05/03 | [Edited Press Release] | Iberdisc Optical Storage Solutions S.L. hat ein Angebot fuer das insolvente DVD-Werk in Dassow (Nordwestmecklenburg) vorgelegt.Dominance of Blu-ray Will Be Delayed
2008/04/30 | [Edited Press Release] | Said ABI ResearchEuropean Research for Optical Storage and Computing
2008/04/28 | [Edited Press Release] | Using the phenomenon of 'fast and slow' lightODS Business Services Went Into Administration
2008/04/23 | [Original] | This company makes CDs and DVDs for newspaper and magazine.Rimage Updates Its Video Protect Copy Management Application
2008/04/18 | [Edited Press Release] | Anti-rip technology for digital content producersInPhase Demonstrates Holographic Storage Workflow for Broadcasters at NAB
2008/04/17 | [Edited Press Release] | Demos at the Ikegami booth and at the Panasonic technology suiteRimage Everest 600 for Direct-to-Disc Printing
2008/04/16 | [Edited Press Release] | To print color and black images on CD, DVD and Blu-ray DiscsHie Electronics Sold Its TeraStack to HKS
2008/04/15 | [Edited Press Release] | Using Blu-ray and reducing storage footprint by 75%Rimage DiscFlow for Mac OS X
2008/04/15 | [Edited Press Release] | To burn, print and distribute audio, video and data discs automaticallyNME Denies Rumors
2008/04/14 | [Edited Press Release] | That EU officials have confiscated moneys from Sony and Microsoft and subsequently provided to NME.BD Touch From NetBlender Connects iPhones to Blu-Ray Disc Content
2008/04/14 | [Edited Press Release] | Two-way communication between a Blu-ray player and Apple's iPhone and iPod TouchNTI Shipping Media Maker 8
2008/04/10 | [Edited Press Release] | For recording data, Blu-ray data, audio, photos and video on CD and DVD discsGEAR Video 9.0 Software
2008/04/10 | [Edited Press Release] | For DVD and DivX editing and authoringCyberLink PowerDVD Ultra Supports Playback of BD-Live Content
2008/04/10 | [Edited Press Release] | Priced at $100Rimage Enhances Medical Imaging Disc Output Systems
2008/04/09 | [Edited Press Release] | Integrating DVD and Blu-Ray duplication for disc output and offline storage with 1.5TB RAID 5ROOT6 to Incorporate Rimage Disc Printing and Duplication
2008/04/04 | [Edited Press Release] | In DVD authoring workflowsCDSA Launches a Plastic Packaging Standard for DVDs
2008/04/03 | [Edited Press Release] | To assure long-term safety from contaminationBlu-Ray Laptop Starting at $879 From Dell
2008/04/02 | [Edited Press Release] | Featuring a 15.4-inch wide aspect display with 720p resolutionBlu-ray Disc Sales Surpass One Million Mark
2008/03/31 | [Edited Press Release] | According to Home Media Research sales figuresFirst External Combo Optical Disc Drive From Buffalo Technology
2008/03/28 | [Edited Press Release] | Can read/write Blu-ray and read HD DVD.Another DVD Format, but This One Says It Is Cheaper
2008/03/26 | [Original] | It concerns long-awaited HD VMD from New Medium Enterprises.Rimage Partners with Digital Rapids
2008/03/26 | [Edited Press Release] | To integrate automated workflow for DVD encoding and productionThe U.S. International Trade Commission Investigates on LEDs and Laser Diodes
2008/03/25 | [Edited Press Release] | Used on Blue-ray and data storage devices and infringing a patent owned by RothschildCorel Launches WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray
2008/03/21 | [Edited Press Release] | Enhancing viewing optionsRimage Integrates Marquis Broadcast Technology
2008/03/21 | [Edited Press Release] | To integrate its optical duplicating devices with content creation and editing systemsOperating Loss of $650 Million for the HD DVD Business of Toshiba in FY07
2008/03/20 | [Original] | Not including $340 million in FY06Sony Plans $100 Million Investment in its Plant in Terre Haute, IN
2008/03/19 | [Original] | Following the success of its Blu-ray formatSix New Blu-ray DVD Players Receive DivX Certification
2008/03/17 | [Edited Press Release] | Devices from Panasonic, Philips, and DenonDVD Failure to Cost Toshiba Nearly $1 Billion
2008/03/14 | [Original] | A report from Associated Press JapanVerbatim riposte au journal de France 2
2008/03/14 | [Edited Press Release] | Qui avait mis en cause les disques optiques lors du journal de 20h le 3 Mars 2008
CyberLink Launches PowerProducer 5 for Authoring High-Definition Discs
2008/03/13 | [Edited Press Release] | Including Blu-ray discs and AVCHD DVDsBroadcom Acquires Sunext Design for $48 Million in Cash
2008/03/10 | [Edited Press Release] | For optical drive technologies enabling SoC for Blu-ray disc players and recordersSony, Microsoft Discuss Blu-ray for Xbox 360
2008/03/08 | [Original] | An article from the Financial TimesPooches to Sniff Out DVD Piracy in Malaysia
2008/03/08 | [Original] | Two labradors to form first canine unit to target movie piracyGerman Police Checked Four Booths of Optical Disc Manufacturers at CeBIT
2008/03/07 | [Original] | Which ones?Microboards to Sell Writable Optical Discs Fom FTI
2008/03/07 | [Edited Press Release] | In the UKFTI Launches its Own Professional Brand: FalconMedia Pro
2008/03/07 | [Edited Press Release] | Covering writable CDs, DVDs and BDsNew Blu-ray Disc Strategy for DVD-R Maker InfoSmart
2008/03/03 | [Edited Press Release] | In discussions with Sony and Philips on a Blu-ray disc licensing agreementNew Sony Blu-Ray Players: BDP-S350 and BDP-S550
2008/02/28 | [Edited Press Release] | With advanced interactivityKey Person Behind Blu-ray Reveals Cause of Victory
2008/02/26 | [Original] | The opinion of Masayuki Kozuka, GM in charge of storage device strategy, Matsushita Electric IndustrialHD-DVD Exit of Toshiba: a Pyrrhic Victory for Blu-ray?
2008/02/25 | [Edited Press Release] | By market intelligent service iSuppliHD DVD/Blu-ray War
2008/02/25 | [Original] | An interview from Phillip Swann, president and CEO of TVPredictions.com, by The Washington PostMPO Orders a Blu-ray Disc Line
2008/02/25 | [Original] | to SingulusOnkyo to Discontinue Production of HD DVD Players
2008/02/25 | [Edited Press Release] | OfficiallyDVD/CD RoboRacer LS From Aleratec
2008/02/25 | [Edited Press Release] | A disc duplicator that can be loaded with 100 blank LightScribe discsRitek Wins Big Order for HD DVD Discs From Toshiba
2008/02/20 | [Original] | According to CENS.comToshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses
2008/02/19 | [Edited Press Release] | Here is the official announcement by the Japanese company.Gartner Comment on Toshiba HD-DVD
2008/02/19 | [Original] | Will this cause an acceleration of sales of Blu-ray? Probably not.Niveus Media Adds Blu-ray Disc on Its Media Servers
2008/02/19 | [Edited Press Release] | And discontinues HD DVD.Blue Ray Technologies Will Drop its HD-DVD Lines
2008/02/18 | [Edited Press Release] | Not waiting for Toshiba official announcementSingulus Acquires the Blu-Ray Activities of Oerlikon
2008/02/18 | [Edited Press Release] | And Oerlikon will discontinue its CD and DVD production.Toshiba to Give Up on HD DVD
2008/02/17 | [Original] | That's the end of the battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray.Toshiba to Drop HD DVD, Sources Say
2008/02/15 | [Original] | Company says no decision has been made.Imation Into CD and DVD Disc Duplicators
2008/02/14 | [Edited Press Release] | $280 for CDs, $330 for DVDsNetflix Dumps HD DVD for Blu-ray Only
2008/02/12 | [Edited Press Release] | Citing the decision by four of the six major movie studios to publish high-def DVD titles only in Blu-ray formatAleratec Launches LightScribe Disc Publisher With Blu-ray
2008/02/11 | [Edited Press Release] | Can simultaneously produce up to 3 DVD or CD LightScribe labels or up to 3 Blu-ray, DVD or CD disc copies, priced at $3,199From Plextor, Combo DVD Rewriter Can Read 6X Blu-ray and HD-DVD Discs
2008/02/08 | [Edited Press Release] | With SATA connection4x SATA Blu-ray Drive From Plextor Playing HD-DVD discs
2008/02/06 | [Edited Press Release] | Including LightScribe technologyDVD6C Reduces Royalties on Optical Discs and Encoder/Decoder
2008/01/29 | [Edited Press Release] | Royalty rates for DVD ROM disc from US$0.045 to US$0.040At VDL-ODMS, First Manufacturing Line for VMD HD Disc
2008/01/26 | [Edited Press Release] | From New Medium Enterprises, trying to compete with Blu-ray and HD DVDAlticast's AltiCaptor Into Samsung's and HitachiSoft HD Disc Player
2008/01/14 | [Edited Press Release] | We are publishing here two press releases from Alticast concerning the same kind of products.Wireless Home Theater System From Panasonic with Blu-Ray Player
2008/01/14 | [Edited Press Release] | The model SC-BT100 complements a flat panel, large screen TV.HD VMD Shipping in U.S, Announced New Medium Enterprises at CES
2008/01/12 | [Edited Press Release] | But its booth was empty!Three New Blu-ray Rewriters with HD DVD Reading Compatibility by LG
2008/01/12 | [Edited Press Release] | And a new super slim optical drive burning DVDs and CDs without needing a power adapterSony Shipping This Month a Sub-$200 Blu-ray Read-Only Drive
2008/01/12 | [Edited Press Release] | Price for an internal version with CyberLink's PowerDVD BD Edition softwareNo Winners as High-Definition DVD Format Battle Rages at CES
2008/01/11 | [Edited Press Release] | According to iSuppliVerbatim to Deliver Qflix DVD Media, Licensed From Sonic
2008/01/10 | [Edited Press Release] | They allows movies and other video content to be downloaded and legally burned using recordable CSSBuffalo's MediaStation Can Read/Write Blu-Ray and Read HD DVD Discs
2008/01/09 | [Edited Press Release] | $649 street price for this external deviceRitek Signs with Sonic's Qflix
2008/01/08 | [Edited Press Release] | Qfix specialized DVDs enable CSS encryptionNew Combo HD DVD/Blu-ray Player: the Samsung BD-UP5500
2008/01/07 | [Edited Press Release] | To be available in the second-half of 2008The HD DVD Promotion Group Cancels its Press Conference at CES
2008/01/07 | [Original] | "Based on the timing of the Warner Home Video announcement today, we have decided to postpone our press conference."One Million "Dedicated" HD DVD Players Sold in North America
2008/01/07 | [Edited Press Release] | According to the HD DVD Promotional GroupImation Adds SimpleSave Back-Up Solution DVDs to its TDK Portfolio
2008/01/07 | [Edited Press Release] | SimpleSave DVDs are optical discs to provide an all-in-one back-up solution for photos, music and data.2X-Speed HD DVD Recordable Media Arriving From Verbatim
2008/01/07 | [Edited Press Release] | They will begin to ship this quarter.Memorex Designs Fashionable Set-Top and Portable DVD Players
2008/01/07 | [Edited Press Release] | For teens, tweens and anyone looking to add some flare to their video viewingWarner Bros. Abandons HD-DVD for Blu-ray Only
2008/01/05 | [Edited Press Release] | Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this yearEZ Dupe Launches Automated DVD/CD Duplication
2008/01/05 | [Edited Press Release] | Being exhibited for the first time at CES is EZ Dupe’s new 100 disc DVD and CD duplication system.Universal Drives to Take Two-Thirds of $2 Billion High-Definition DVD Drive Market in 2012
2007/12/31 | [Edited Press Release] | That's one of the conclusions of a market report from ABI Research, “High Definition DVD for the PCBlu-ray Drive Only 9.5mm Thick by Panasonic
2007/12/29 | [Edited Press Release] | Panasonic has started shipping samples of the world's thinnest (9.5mm height) internal Blu-ray disc drive to PC manufacturers.CMC Magnetics Signs Qflix Technology Licensing Agreement With Sonic
2007/12/22 | [Edited Press Release] | Sonic Solutions announced that CMC Magnetics Corporation has signed a Qflix technology and IP licensing agreement.Second Generation of Blu-ray and HD DVD Combo Player Available From LG
2007/12/17 | [Edited Press Release] | LG Electronics' second-generation LG Super Blu Player (model BH200) is now available in USA at leading consumer electronics dealers. This advanced multi-format disc player (suggested retail price $999[...]eSATA /USB Combo Blue-ray and HD DVD Player Burning DVD From Addonics for $429
2007/12/15 | [Edited Press Release] | Addonics Technologies today announced its Zebra Blu-ray / HD DVD Player an optical storage solution that allows your PC to play Blu-ray and HD DVD movies from the same tray. The Zebra Blu-ray / H[...]A DVD Player for Only $18
2007/11/29 | [Original] | For "Black Friday", a day for special promotion in the U.S., Value City offers a "Famous Brand" DVD player for only $19,.99 (the equivalent of €13.54), and with a 10% reb[...]One Terabyte Optical Disc Developed by Call/Recall
2007/11/28 | [Edited Press Release] | Call/Recall Inc. has developed and tested the industry’s first terabyte optical disk, and is entering into product design and discussion with leading manufacturing partners. Thi[...]Macrovision Got Blu-ray Disc Security Technology From Cryptography Research
2007/11/27 | [Edited Press Release] | Macrovision Corporation has completed its acquisition of SPDC (Self-Protecting Digital Content) technology from Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a San Francisco-based R&D organization[...]Blu-ray Disc Sales Surpass One Million in Europe, According to BDA
2007/11/27 | [Edited Press Release] | Total Blu-ray Disc movie sales across Europe have topped one million units, it was announced by the Blu-ray Disc Association European Promotions Committee. Of the High Definition movie discs bought by[...]
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