Verbatim Develops New 24x Speed CD-RW Media and makes a Quantum Leap in ReWritable CD Performance

Verbatim has achieved another industry first with the announcement of its new 16x-24x certified Ultra Speed CD-RW discs. With the ability to write and rewrite at speeds of up to 3.5 MB/sec—the industry's highest rewriting speed—users can burn a 10MB file in less than 3 seconds. Fully compliant with the latest release of Orange Book Part III Volume 3, Verbatim Ultra Speed 16x-24x CD-RW discs have been tested and qualified by leading 24x drive manufacturers.

It is due to the development of two unique technologies, Advanced Super Eutectic Recording Layer (Advanced-SERL™) and a new recording method that paved the way for Verbatim to become the first and only manufacturer currently capable of providing Ultra Speed 16x-24x CD-RW media.

Advanced SERL, a new patented recording layer which has been developed by Verbatim’s parent company Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, ensures high reliability and durability at 24x speed. Advanced-SERL overcomes the difficulties in CD-RW re-writing to ensure sufficient erasability at high speeds, reduction of media noise during erase/rewrite cycles, and a long archival life.

To achieve the industry’s highest re-write speed, Verbatim's 16x-24x Ultra-Speed CD-RW discs incorporate a new writing method called the 2T Writing Strategy. The new writing method was required because at 24x and higher recording speeds, conventional recording technology cannot generate enough “cooling time” for creating stable amorphous marks. Verbatim's 2T Writing Strategy overcomes this issue to provide stability of the recorded mark as well as supporting quality high-speed erasure.

Recognised as a breakthrough in ultra-speed recording, the 2T Writing Strategy has already gaining widespread support from leading drive and IC makers and has been proposed as the standard for 24x CD-RW recording.

The latest release of Orange Book Part III Volume 3 details the specifications for Ultra-Speed CDRW media. The discs, which can only be recorded and erased by 16x-24x drives carrying the Ultra-Speed CDRW logo, provide backward read compatibility with legacy multi-read CD/DVD-ROM drives, 2x-4x drives and 10x-12x drives.

With the ability to support both CAV and P-CAV recording at 16x-24x speeds, Verbatim's new Ultra Speed 16x-24x CD-RW discs are the best solution for use with new Mt Rainier-compliant CD-RW burners. The discs provide superior performance for random access applications such as data storage, backups and archiving that require high-speed recording in the CAV mode.

Verbatim DataLifePlus 16x-24x CD-RW discs deliver more than 1,000 overwrites and an archival life of more than 30 years, making it a cost-effective storage solution for a wide range of applications. To ensure the broadest compatibility with Ultra-Speed CD-RW drives, Verbatim provides its 16x-24x CD-RW discs to leading Ultra-Speed CD-RW drive manufacturers for high-speed testing.

The new DataLifePlus 16x-24X CD-RW media are available as a 10 pack box and in singles through retailers, Internet resellers and distributors from October 2002.


Notes to Editors:
Verbatim is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Media and provides information storage products, computer and imaging consumables and related accessories, which deliver valuable solutions to customers and end-users.

Verbatim is currently the only firm in the world that designs, develops and manufactures high performance, high quality CD-Recordable, CD-ReWritable, DVD-Recordable and DVD-ReWritable media products, a complete family of 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch MO media. Furthermore the product range includes tapes, imaging products, digital devices and memory cards.


Editorial Contacts:
Emma Soames, Tel: +44 (0)1784 896233 Email: esoames@verbatim-europe.com
Maggi Fox, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7487 3633 Email: maggi@maggi-fox.co.uk

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