Alliance Storage Technologies Member of Optical Archive Group

Optical Archive Group (OPARG), created in 2012 by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (Verbatim), Pioneer Corporation, and Victor Advanced Media Co. Ltd. (VAM), is a professional association of optical archiving specialists throughout the world.

It is dedicated to promoting the benefits of long-term data archiving on superior optical media and drives, facilitating adherence to international standards while designed to ensure the quality, scalability, reliability, and compatibility of optical disc and drives for professional archiving needs.

"ASTI’s professional archiving solutions incorporate both high quality optical drives and media that provide high reliability, longevity, and permanence of critical data. Joining OPARG was a natural fit for ASTI as both organizations are committed to the delivery of optical archiving solutions for long-term professional archive storage", stated Chris Carr, CEO, Alliance Storage Technologies, Inc. "We look forward to working with OPARG to advance the value of optical archive solutions for corporate and government initiatives worldwide."

ASTI has been developing and delivering professional archiving solutions that incorporate archive grade drives and media for over twenty-five years. These drives and media include UDO, MO, as well as CD/DVD and 12-inch technologies, which have been at the center of reliable professional data archive library solutions. ASTI supports promoting the benefits of superior archive solutions, which aligns ASTI with the OPARG initiative.

ASTI believes that optical storage is the best solution for addressing the regulatory mandates that organizations face as data growth increases and retention periods become longer and longer. The longevity of optical storage enables customers to invest in a long-term, resilient, and cost-effective archive solution that also addresses the need for discovery support and data authenticity.

"OPARG is very pleased that ASTI has joined the OPARG User Group. ASTI has long experience in providing professional data archiving solutions worldwide and will be a valuable member for OPARG where we promote the highest quality optical archiving solutions," said Sumitaka Matsumura, OPARG chairman.