Blu-ray Disc Association Launches With More Than 70 Companies; Industry Leaders Choose Blu-ray Disc as the Format for High Definition Optical Disc.HOLLYWOOD -- Today, more than 70 companies from the consumer electronics (CE), information technology (IT), media and software industries held the first official meeting of the Blu-ray Disc Association The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is the industry consortium that develops and licenses Blu-ray Disc technology and responsible for establishing format standards and promoting and further developing business opportunities for Blu-ray Disc. (BDA BDA Battle Damage Assessment BDA Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (German: Confederation of German Employers' Associations) BDA British Dental Association BDA Blu-ray Disc Association BDA Bund Deutscher Architekten ). The BDA supports the continued development and promotion of the Blu-ray Disc A Blu-ray Disc (also called BD) is a high-density optical disc format for the storage of digital information, including high-definition video. Overview The name Blu-ray Disc is derived from the blue-violet laser used to read and write this type of disc. (BD) format. Earlier this year, membership was opened to organizations interested in promoting the Blu-ray Disc (BD) format. The growth in membership follows the recent announcement by Sony that PlayStation 3 will support the Blu-ray Disc format and by Twentieth Century Fox that it would join the Association as a member of its Board of Directors. "We believe the BDA's growth from 13 to 73 companies over the last three months reflects the depth of industry acceptance and support for the Blu-ray Disc as the next generation optical disc format," said Maureen Weber, General Manager of HP's Optical Storage Solutions Business. "We are thrilled to welcome new partners who will help us exceed our goals and demonstrate leadership through the superior technology and capabilities that the Blu-ray Disc offers consumers and the content community." The BD standard offers a superior capacity advantage that does not restrict content creativity, provides the best image and audio quality possible and presents an expanded consumer experience through interactivity. The addition of these 50 new members will foster greater competition and creativity in the development of new products, applications and business opportunities for BD. Currently, the Blu-ray Disc Association's Board of Directors consists of: Dell Inc.; Hewlett Packard Company; Hitachi, Ltd.; LG Electronics Inc.; Mitsubishi Electric Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (三菱電機株式会社 Corporation; Panasonic (Matsushita Electric); Pioneer Corporation; Royal Philips Electronics; Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. Co., Ltd.; Sharp Corporation; Sony Corporation; TDK TDK Türk Dil Kurumu (Turkish Language Council) TDK The Dark Knights (gaming clan) TDK Tokyo Denkikagaku Kogyo KK (TDK Electronics Co. Ltd. Corporation; and Thomson. New Members Include: --Board of Directors: Twentieth Century Fox. --Contributors: Canon Inc., CMC Magnetics CMC Magnetics Corporation is one of world's largest optical disc manufacturers, established in 1978. Products CMC produces a full range of CD and DVD storage media products, including: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM, Floppy Diskettes, Media Packaging. Corporation, CyberLink Corp., Deluxe Media Services Inc., Digital Theater Systems Inc., Dolby Laboratories “Dolby” redirects here. For other uses, see Dolby (disambiguation). Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (Dolby Labs) (NYSE: DLB) is a USA-based company specializing in audio compression and reproduction. Inc., Kenwood Corporation, LITE-ON IT Corporation, MediaTek Inc., Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd., Moser Baer India Limited, MX Entertainment, Optodisc Technology Corporation, Pulstec Industrial Co., Ltd., Ricoh Co., Ltd., Sigma Designs Inc., Sonic Solutions, Texas Instruments Inc., Ulead Systems Inc., Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., Visionare Corporation, ZOOtech Ltd. --Members: Almedio Inc., Alpine Electronics Inc., AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. Co. Ltd., ArcSoft Inc., Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co., Ltd., ATI Technologies Inc., Ciba Specialty Chemicals “Ciba” redirects here. For the pre-1971 company, see Novartis. Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. It was formed as the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the Inc., D&M holdings, Inc., Daewoo Electronics Corporation, ESS Technology Inc., Expert Magnetics Corp., Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Imation Corp, Infomedia Inc., InterVideo Inc., Konica Minolta Opto Inc., Leader Electronics Corp, LINTEC Corporation, Memorex Products Inc., Mitsui Chemicals Inc., Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., NEXAPM Systems Technology Inc., Opt Corporation, Pixela Corporation, Pony Canyon Enterprise, Ritek Corporation, ShibaSoku Co. Ltd., Shinano Kenshi Co. Ltd., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., TEAC TEAC Tetraethylammonium Chloride TEAC Theological Education for the Anglican Communion TEAC Technology Education Association of California TEAC Turbine Engine Analysis Check TEAC Timber Export Advisory Committee TEAC Training & Education Advisory Committee Corporation, Teijin Chemicals Ltd., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Unaxis Balzer AG, Yokogawa Electric Corporation. About the Blu-ray Disc Association: The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) was formed in May 2002 to pursue broad acceptance of the Blu-ray Disc formats. Board of Director members are Dell Inc.; Hewlett Packard Company; Hitachi, Ltd.; LG Electronics Inc.; Mitsubishi Electric Corporation; Panasonic (Matsushita Electric); Pioneer Corporation; Royal Philips Electronics; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; Sharp Corporation; Sony Corporation; TDK Corporation; Thomson; and Twentieth Century Fox. More than 50 companies make up the BDA and play a role in the format creation, technology contribution and working level of BDA's operation. Additional information about the Blu-ray Disc Association is available at http://www.blu-raydisc.com/. |
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