DISC Archiving Systems announced that it will add Blu-ray Disc BDXL (100GB/128GB) support to its DISC Series Libraries.
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DIGISTOR Launches Archive for Life BD-R DL Discs
DIGISTOR announced that it has launched its new 6x-speed “Archive for Life” 50 GB dual-layer (DL) Blu-ray recordable (BD-R) discs.
Electronic Device Advice for Air Travelers
The International Imaging Industry Association (I3A) issued some helpful advice for air travellers flying over the Christmas holidays with digital storage media, photographic film and battery-powered electronic devices.
Millenniata M-DISC Gaining Traction
Millenniata, Inc. announced that its M-DISC is gaining traction in the archival optical storage market and is available through a growing number of value added resellers (VAR).
Rimage Publishes Archiving White Paper
Rimage Corp has published a new white paper entitled The Advantages of Optical Archiving, which discusses the importance of long-term archival data storage and argues the case for using recordable Blu-ray Discs (BD-R) over magnetic tapes and hard disk drives.
Imation CTO to Address LOC Digital Preservation Meeting
Imation Corp. announced that its Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President Dr. Subodh K. Kulkarni has been invited to speak at the 2010 Library of Congress Meeting on “Designing Architectures for Digital Preservation.”
MAM-A Offers Recordable CDs and DVDs Made in USA
MAM-A Inc. announced that it has expanded its made in USA recordable optical disc product line. According to the statement, the company now offers the full range of its silver and 24kt gold archival CD-R and DVD-R/+R discs with a made in the USA option. Completion of MAM-A’s 2010 capacity expansion at its Colorado Springs [...]
ECMA Updates Optical Media Archival Lifetime Standard
ECMA International announced that its 99th General Assembly, held in Tokyo, June 17, 2010, has approved updates to its ECMA-379 standard (3rd edition) for estimating the archival lifetime of optical media as well as ECMA-382 (2nd edition), which defines the physical parameters of DVD-R Dual-Layer (DL) discs.
Panasonic Announces Archival BD-R Discs
Panasonic Solutions Company announced a new line of professional Blu-ray Disc (BD) media designed for secure digital data archiving in professional applications.
