Panasonic and Facebook Develop freeze-ray Optical Disc Data Archive System
Panasonic Corporation announced that it has developed freeze-ray, an optical disc-based data archive system in collaboration with Facebook.
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OWC Launches External Blu-ray and DVD Recorders
Other World Computing (OWC) announced its latest Mercury Pro external SuperSpeed USB 3.1 Blu-ray and DVD optical disc drives.
ARRIS Joins One-Blue Blu-ray Patent Pool
One-Blue, LLC announced that ARRIS Group has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.
EU Fines Colluding Optical Disc Drive Companies €116 Million
The European Commission announced that it has fined eight optical disc drive companies a total of €116 million for breaching antitrust rules.
EU Drops NEC Optical Disc Drive Investigation
NEC Corporation announced that the European Commission is abandoning its antitrust investigation of the company with regard to its involvement in the optical disc drive business.
CMC Magnetics Inks Optical Disc Licensing Agreement with Taiyo Yuden
CMC Magnetics announced that it has signed a license agreement with Taiyo Yuden to use the company’s practical knowledge, patents, media IDs and trademarks related to writable CD and DVD discs.
Nero Sends JVC Kenwood Packing in Blu-ray Patent Dispute
Nero AG announced that it has prevailed in its ongoing DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent dispute with JVC Kenwood.
NFB Employs ASG Software and Sony Optical Disc Archive
ASG Software Solutions announced that the National Film Board of Canada is employing the company’s file archiving software and Sony’s Optical Disc Archive system to preserve audio and video content.
One-Blue Patent Pool Welcomes I-O DATA DEVICE
One-Blue, LLC announced that I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. has signed on to its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program.
FMI Examines Recordable Optical Disc Market
Future Market Insights announced that it has published a new research report analyzing the recordable optical disc market.
BDA Ready to License 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced that it will begin licensing its new 4K Ultra High-Definition (Ultra HD) Blu-ray specification later this month.