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The DVD - another milestone in the history of optical storage mnedia
The market launch of the DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) in 1996 marked a new leap forward in optical storage media... -
IFPI issues labelling guidelines for copy control CDs
IFPI has issued all its member companies and national associations with labelling guidelines governing the release of CDs that incorporate... -
Oak Technology signs EDOM Technology for optical distribution channel in Taiwan and China
Oak Technology today announced its distribution agreement with EDOM Technology, a foremost distributor of electronic components in Taiwan and China... -
Matsushita and Minebea Agree on Consignment Production of Fluid Dynamic Bearing Motors for Hard Disc Drives (HDDs)
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Matsushita) and Minebea Co., Ltd. (Minebea) have today announced that they have agreed to begin... -
RITEK presented a full range of DVD products in Computex Taipei 2002
Actively engaged in manufacturing, R&D and promotion of DVDs, RITEK is now the world's largest manufacturer of optical storage media... -
The Audio CD celebrates its 20th birthday!
1982 marks the year that the audio CD was born. It was on August 17 of that year that PolyGram... -
SEI commences sample shipments of low-dislocation GaN single crystal substrate for Violet Lasers
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (SEI) has succeeded in developing a novel single-crystal gallium nitride (GaN) substrate that may be used... -
Microlite extends the use of DVD devices under Linux
Microlite Corporation is making DVD the preferred media for protecting mid-sized Linux systems. BackupEDGE SS™ 01.02.02 adds support for second-generation... -
ALi expands multimedia portfolio, mass production of DVD-ROM chip in 3Q
ALi Corporation (formerly Acer Laboratories) reported NT$633 million for its May sales, setting a new monthly record for this year... -
Shutdown of Taiwanese PUH supplier Optrodyne tells the industry’s woes
Taiwanese optical drive pick-up head (PUH) supplier Optrodyne has announced it has terminated operations, in a sign of the long... -
Toshiba reorganizes Video recording equipment business
Toshiba Corporation today announced a reinforcement of its visual imaging business that will unify its analogue and digital imaging businesses... -
First 48X RW drive (48x12x48x) in the market launched by LITE-ON!
The fastest RW burner in the market today is designed and manufactured by LITE-ON IT Corp. The drive provides 48X... -
Universal, Sony to trim download prices
Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment plan to cut prices for digital music downloads and add new features, including... -
ASUS showed 24x re-writer at Taipei 2002
ASUS presented a new recorder with 24x re-writing speed at the Taipei 2002 show. The new drive with the codename... -
ALi narrows gap with Mediatek in China DVD player servo chip market
With the rising market share of its partner Wadeh Electronics, a DVD player loader maker, ALi Corporation’s (formerly Acer Laboratories)... -
Patent enforcement by Philips hit sales of Taiwan’s small and medium-sized CD-R disc makers
CD-R disc exports to the US and Europe from small and medium-sized manufacturers in Taiwan have been reduced sharply following... -
YAMAHA talks about Full CAV vs. Zone-CLV
Yamaha Electronics Corporation has remained at the top of the CD recording industry by consistently introducing innovative technology that commands... -
Philips set to take number one position in consumer Electronics in Europe
Royal Philips Electronics today introduced its new marketing strategy for the Consumer Electronics market. With 'consumer focus' the most important... -
File sharing and CD burners proliferate
While debate intensifies within the music industry over the degree of impact that peer-to-peer file sharing and CD burning has... -
New Discribe update supports 48x CD burners
Charismac Engineering has added support for 48x CD burners to its Discribe CD/DVD mastering software. The new version, Discribe 5.0.18,...