Kodak Optical Disc Packaging Goes Green

KMG Digital announced that it is launching Kodak-branded optical discs housed in new packaging that removes over 98% of all plastic components from the consumer waste stream. According to the statement, to further expand on this green initiative, KMG Digital has also reduced the environmental footprint of its optical media packaging for Kodak-branded recordable CDs …

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Primera Enhances Bravo Blu-ray Disc Publishers

Primera Technology, Inc. announced that it has made significant speed enhancements to its Bravo-Series Blu-ray Disc Publishers. According to the statement, all Primera Blu-ray Disc Publishers manufactured after May 1, 2010 ship with 12x recorders (up from 8x BD-R) and eSATA interfaces (replacing USB 2.0). Each machine includes the appropriate eSATA cable(s) and a PCIe …

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PoINT Publisher NG Software Updated

PoINT Software & Systems GmbH announced that it has released version 3.0 of its PoINT Publisher NG software. According to the statement, PoINT Publisher NG allows multiple CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc autoloading burning and labeling systems to be controlled simultaneously on a network. Through a new load balancing function, the software improves production throughput …

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Rimage Launches Evidence Disc System

Rimage Corporation announced it has introduced the Rimage Evidence Disc System, a series of solutions specifically designed to automate the ingestion and analysis of optical media evidence. According to the statement, using robotics, CD/DVD/Blu-ray combination recorders, and an integrated digital camera, the Rimage Evidence Disc System automatically picks evidence discs from input bins, photographs the …

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Mexican Authorities Raid Pirate Operations

IFPI announced that Mexican law enforcement officers and military personnel conducted two major anti-piracy enforcement operations in March 2010. According to the statement, in the first, aimed at a cartel known as “Los Zetas”, the authorities raided five warehouses and five laboratories. The product seized by the authorities included 349 disc burners, 125,000 recorded CD-Rs …

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Vinpower Unveils Three Recorder CUBE Autoloader

Vinpower Digital announced the release of The CUBE 3, a compact and standalone CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc (optional) autoloading duplication system. According to the statement, with three recorders and a 60 disc capacity, The CUBE 3 is ideal for those who need to create a small to medium quantity of copies in a short …

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Imation and ENCRYPTX to Offer Secure Optical Media

Imation Corp. announced it has partnered with ENCRYPTX Corporation (a BeCompliant Company) to develop and market secure CD-R, DVD-R and Blu-ray optical media with EncryptDisc technology from ENCRYPTX.

CPCC Seeks to Expand Canadian Music Levy to iPod

The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) announced that it is applauding Charlie Angus, NDP Parliamentary Critic of Canadian Heritage, for his introduction of a Private Member’s Bill to expand the private copying levy to digital audio devices, such as the iPod.