The DVD+RW Alliance was one of the sponsors of WinHEC 2003, Microsoft's annual systems and peripherals conference. Some 2500 companies traveled to New Orleans to participate in the four-day event. The Alliance distributed fact sheets with the latest information on the format to all WinHEC participants. This document can be found in the Leaflets and Tip Sheets sections of the website.

The Alliance Booth enjoyed steady traffic and attendees had an opportunity to view real-time demonstrations of the DVD+RW format's Mt. Rainier capabilities. This demonstration was particularly timely in light of Mt. Rainier's anticipated role in facilitating the built in Windows support announced by Microsoft during the conference. The Alliance also demonstrated the benefits of a new Serial ATA connection that enables uses to quickly and easily download video footage from a digital camcorder to a personal computer.

In addition to the demonstrations shown at the Alliance Booth, the Alliance provided a 20-minute theatre presentation on the benefits of the DVD+R/+RW format, focusing on its superior functionality, simplicity and compatibility. Frank Simonis, commercial director, Philips Optical Storage, represented the Alliance in a panel discussion on the writable DVD's and the future of DVD recording.

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DVD+RW From the ground up a superiour format
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