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Lite-On IT expanding capacity in China
Expecting demand to exceed its capacity in the second half of 2002, Lite-On IT, the world’s third-largest optical disc drive... -
DVD Forum chooses RED than BLUE laser for the next DVD format
The look of the next generation of digital video disks got harder to call when the DVD Forum's Steering Committee... -
CD Technology stops copies, but starts a controversy
The recording industry has begun selling music CD's designed to make it impossible for people to copy music to their... -
Formosa Plastics, Chi Mei Group begin production of CD-R material
Improving prospects for the local CD-R industry and profits to be made from CD-R materials have encouraged Formosa Plastic Group... -
Philips strengthens presence in China
Royal Philips Electronics today announced it has opened two new state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, China, to support the liquid... -
US senate mulls law to end tech-media piracy fight
Media and technology companies told Congress Thursday they had not yet settled on a a method to stop digital piracy,... -
M-Systems Increases Top Capacity of 3.5-Inch Fast Flash Disk Ultra-Wide SCSI Product Line to 17.4GB
M-Systems today announced that its 3.5-inch Ultra-Wide SCSI Fast Flash Disk (FFD) is now available in capacities up to 17.4... -
Iomega Tries to Put Back the Zip with Bigger Disks
Troubled storage solutions provider Iomega hopes to recapture its lead in the desktop storage market with the launch of a... -
New California music coalition will work to keep Recording Industry Jobs in California by opposing contract legislation
Small businesses including CD manufacturers, album cover designers, music merchandisers, shippers and production coordinators today joined forces with independent and... -
TEAC CD-W540E gets BURN-Proof certificate
Today, TEAC CD-W540E was added at the certified BURN-Proof enabled CD-RW drives. The BURN-Proof center evaluates the quality of each... -
Taiwan's CD-R makers form joint ventures with Chinese counterparts
Attracted by China's giant market potential, Taiwan CD-R makers are speeding up investments there through joint ventures, as Chinese authorities... -
TEAC presents new CD-RW drive with Mount Rainier at Cebit 2002 show
TEAC presents its new CD RW drive CD-W540E right on time for the CeBIT Trade Fair. The high-Speed CD writer... -
Sony announces CRX185A1
Sony Japan announced today a new CD-RW drive with the codename "CRX185A1". It supports 32x writing, 10x re-writing, 40x reading,... -
Sony announces 48x (CD) and 4x (DVD) lasers diodes!
Sony announced new diodes for both CD and DVD formats. The "SLD253VL" of 780nm can be used for up to... -
Mitsubishi Chemicals announces DVD+R media
Mitsubishi Chemicals announced today the shippement of DVD+R media. The new DVD+R media supports 4.7GB of data (actual capacity 4.38GB)... -
Verbatim anounces 4.7GB DVD+R discs
Verbatim announced today its new DataLifePlus(r) 4.7GB DVD+R media-a companion product to DVD+RW which was introduced in October 2001. With... -
Ritek Raises $175 Million in Record Bond Issue
Ritek Corp. today announced that the company has issued 5-year ECB (Europe Convertible Bonds) worth a total of US$175 million... -
Matsushita to sell disc-making unit to TMM
French consumer electronics firm Thomson Multimedia said on Tuesday it agreed to buy the U.S. DVD and CD unit of... -
Roxio: Burning Its Way to Bigger Things?
These days, it's pretty rare for any company, let alone a high-tech outfit, to raise its guidance for revenues and... -
Industry working on multi-photo/video spec
The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) and the International Imaging Industry Association (I3A) have announced the development of the MultiPhoto/Video...