Pioneer Unveils BDR-PR1 Archival Blu-ray Writer

Pioneer Japan announced its new BDR-PR1 Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorder, which offers a number of professional-level features aimed at satisfying the needs of the data archiving market.

Verbatim to Offer BD-R XL 100 GB Blu-ray Discs

Verbatim announced that it expects to offer BD-R XL 100 GB discs in spring 2011. According to the statement, the triple-layer (TL) 100GB capacity discs will be produced by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media’s Mizushima factory. Verbatim also announced that it is now shipping inkjet printable single-layer (SL) 6x BD-R discs in Europe.

Mitsubishi Singapore to Produce BD-R Discs

Mitsubishi Chemical Infonics Pte. Ltd. (MCI) announced that it has installed its own designed state-of-the-art BD-R manufacturing lines (BD-R DL 50 GB and BD-R LtH 25GB). According to the statement, MCI manufactures DVD-R DL and BD-R LtH discs, which are available under the Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM) and Verbatim brands. MCI and MKM/Verbatim are wholly …

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UDO-DMD Promoted to Distribute and Storage HD DVD Content

MKM/Verbatim, Memory Tech Corporation and Plasmon announced a technology and business alliance to manufacture and promote Ultra Density Optical – Digital Master Disk (UDO-DMD).