Maxell Boosts Recordable DVD Performance With New Faster DVD-R & DVD-RW Media.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2002 Booth 7064-RDVD-18 FAIR LAWN Fair Lawn, borough (1990 pop. 30,548), Bergen co., NE N.J., across the Passaic River from Paterson; inc. 1924. It is residential with light industries. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2002 Maxell Corporation of America, the technology and marketing leader in premium recordable media products, today announced the introduction of the highest speed recordable DVD discs on the market to support the next generation of high-performance DVD drives. Maxell's new 4.7 GB high-speed DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. discs include 4x DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R). discs for general use and 2x DVD-RW (DVD-Read Write) A rewritable (re-recordable) DVD disc for both movies and data from the DVD Forum. Also called "DVD Dash RW" and "DVD Minus RW," DVD-RW uses phase change recording. The media hold 4.7GB per side and can be rewritten 1,000 times. media, and are designed to support new high-performance 4x/2x drives from Pioneer, Sony and others. The 4x DVD-R media supports data transfer rates of 44.32 MB/sec, while the 2x DVD-RW media operates at 22.16 MB/sec. "As the technology leader in recordable DVD media, Maxell is committed to supporting the DVD market by meeting media requirements for the latest technology improvements," said Dawn Wortman, senior marketing manager at Maxell. "Maxell is committing R&D resources and working closely with our hardware partners to ensure the timely development of advanced media solutions for the next generation of DVD technology." To support the new higher-performance requirements, Maxell enhanced the organic dye recording layer materials of the 4x DVD-R discs to ensure quality recording at 4x write speeds. Maxell DVD-R discs are write-compatible with DVD-R/RW drives, and read-compatible with all recordable DVD drives and current generation DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. , DVD Video and DVD Audio players. The new 2x DVD-RW discs are based on Maxell's high-quality phase change recording materials and can be re-written up to 1000 times. Pioneer Electronics announced in October that many of its DVD-R/RW first-generation computer drives and set-top recorders will require a firmware upgrade prior to using new high speed recordable discs. In order to avoid potential damage to both the hardware and the discs, it is very important that owners of these first-generation DVD-R/RW drives and recorders complete this firmware upgrade before using any 4x DVD-R or 2x DVD-RW discs. For information regarding free hardware upgrades to correct this problem, visit http://www.dvdhs.com. Along with the performance improvements, Maxell's new 4x DVD-R lineup includes printable surface discs that are certified for professional ink jet and thermal printers. Ideal for developing video and audio presentations or computer software and games that demand a more professional appearance. Maxell's media consists of shiny silver and shiny white discs for custom silk screening or full-surface thermal printing and white matte-surfaced discs for inkjet printing. Maxell's new 4x DVD-R and 2x DVD-RW discs will be available in February. About Maxell A technology and marketing leader in premium recordable media products since 1969, Maxell Corporation of America is a full-line manufacturer of digital and analog media products. Maxell's data storage group provides one of the industry's broadest lines of premium digital recording media, including DLTtape, Super DLTtape, LTO (Linear Tape Open) A family of open magnetic tape standards developed by HP, IBM and Quantum (formerly the Certance subsidiary of Seagate) that are licensed to third-party vendors. LTO cartridges contain a memory that stores historical usage data. and DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S data cartridges, and is a full line supplier of recordable DVD media, including DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM A rewritable DVD disc endorsed by the DVD Forum. Using phase change technology, DVD-RAMs are like removable hard disks, and the media can be rewritten 100,000 times compared to 1,000 times for DVD-RW and DVD+RW. The first DVD-RAM drives with a capacity of 2.6GB (single sided) or 5. , as well as CD-R/RW media. All Maxell data storage products are backed by a limited lifetime warranty, money-back satisfaction guarantee and toll-free technical support. Additional information on Maxell can be found on the company's web site: www.maxell-data.com. DLTtape and Super DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corp. worldwide. LTO is a trademark of Hewlett Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Seagate. |
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