Further details about the
DVD+RW Alliance and supporting companies can be found at http://www.
5 GB Double layer DVD recording is quite popular amongst PC users and is now standard on any new DVD writer," said Frank Simonis, Chair of the
DVD+RW Alliance Product Promotions Group and Strategic Marketing Director for Philips Optical Storage.
Double-Layer DVD+R technology was developed by Verbatim's parent company, Mitsubishi(R) Kagaku Media (MKM) in collaboration with Philips and other
DVD+RW Alliance members.
5 GB high-capacity DVD+R DL feature in their HyperMux-DL engine," said Hans Driessen, Communications Manager at Philips Optical Storage and Vice Chair for the
DVD+RW Alliance Products Promotions Group.
Ahead Software has been working extensively with key
DVD+RW Alliance members to create the ultimate all-in-one software package that is optimized for Double Layer DVD Recording," says Richard Lesser CEO of Ahead Software AG.
All writable DVDs standardized by DVD Forum (DVD-RAM/-R/-RW) and
DVD+RW Alliance (DVD+R/+RW) as of December 20, 2003
Verbatim's target launch date is spring 2004 to coincide with DVD+R DL hardware introductions by
DVD+RW Alliance members.
Verbatim and Mitsubishi(R) Chemical Company, MKM's parent company, are original members of the
DVD+RW Alliance that developed the DVD+RW format.