Optical media for life time archival

Verbatim is world renowned for pushing the boundaries of optical disc technology and delivering high quality products. This latest Blu-ray media is being manufactured at the Mizushima factory in Japan and has undergone rigorous and extensive tests to ensure both performance and compliance. Manufactured in accordance with and conforming to the standard BDXL specification, the 100 GB M-DISC media will work in any BDXL capable Blu-ray drive.

The 100GB BD M-DISC has been tested by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (Verbatim’s parent company), Millenniata and independent third parties according to the internationally-accepted lifetime testing standard ISO/IEC 16963 (2nd edition). The outcome is a remarkable average lifetime of significantly more than 2,000 years with no more than one failure per 100,000 discs expected, after more than 1,000 years at 250C (770F) and 50% relative humidity. In other words, data can be reliably stored for many centuries on the 100 GB BD M-DISC in a typical home or office environment.

Gary Milner, President, Verbatim Ltd., said: “Verbatim is the world’s leading supplier of optical media, with a particularly strong presence in consumer and SME markets, so incorporating M-DISC into our product portfolio allows Verbatim to significantly strengthen our capabilities within the long-term, archival data storage sector. Customers will benefit from M-DISC’s outstanding archival-grade features to protect their personal music, photos and videos or business documents and other data.”

Paul Brockbank, CEO, Millenniata commented: “This is a very exciting time for us as we now have product offerings that cater to all market sectors from consumer to enterprise with our DVD, Blu-ray, and now BDXL MDISC media. The longevity of our media is proven and with the manufacturing support and co-operation of Mitsubishi Kagaku Media we are confident that our OEM’s and channel partners will be very happy with this high quality product.”