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March 10, 2005
High-speed double layer and rewritable DVD recording coming this year for Plus-format users
DVD+R DL 8x and DVD+RW 8x Media, Recorders and Drives Due This Year
October 20, 2004
DVD+R Double layer breaks the next record, 8x recording in less than 16 minutes
Technical feasibility of 8X writing on double layer DVD+R DL proven by Philips, MKM and Ricoh
September 30, 2004
DVD+RW 8X disc specification ready for distribution to licensees
World’s fastest DVD rewriting with DVD+RW
March 18, 2004
DVD+RW Alliance shows its unsurpassed innovation power at CeBIT
World record in bringing an optical storage format to its full potential
March 2, 2004
Philips and HP Develop New Copy Protection Technology for Direct Digital Broadcast Recording
Applied to DVD+R/+RW; technology enables direct recording of “Broadcast Flag” content from digital television signals.
November 12, 2003
Philips first to demonstrate highest possible DVD+R recording speed
16x DVD+R write speed burns a full disc in under 6 minutes
October 7, 2003
DVD+RW Alliance demonstrates dual-layer DVD+R, nearly doubling the capacity of recordable DVDs
Up to 8.5 Gbytes of data per disc, while remaining compatible with existing DVD Video players and DVD-ROM drives
July 1, 2003
BenQ to release DW400A
BenQ Leads with the World's Fastest DVD+RW Drive
June 25, 2003
Philips announces 4x DVD+R/+RW data drive shipments to HP
DVD+R/+RW from Philips to be featured in HP Consumer Desktop PCs
May 8, 2003
DVD+RW Alliance Welcomes Microsoft Support of All Major DVD Formats in the Next Version of Windows
Greater Functionality Makes DVD+R/+RW the Smart Choice for Consumers
May 6, 2003
DVD+RW Alliance to Demonstrate Mt. Rainier Capabilities of DVD+RW Format at WinHEC 2003
Mt. Rainier is the DVD writing specification to be included in the next version of Windows.
September 19, 2002
Intellikey Labs Completes First Independent Industry-Wide Survey on DVD Format Compatibility
Study Finds DVD+RW/+R Most Compatible With Consumer DVD Players
August 8, 2002
DVD+RW Alliance Announces Higher Speed Specification for DVD Recording
4x Recording Speed, 8cm Media Specification - DVD+RW/+R Remains the Industry Leader for Consumers
March 14, 2002
DVD+RW Alliance member companies announce DVD+R feature in latest products
DVD+RW Alliance announces several new DVD+RW products and availability of Mount Rainier Specifications
March 11, 2002
HP Launches Easy-to-use DVD Writers
First External Drive and New DVD+R Write-once Feature Make Home Video Editing a Snap
March 6, 2002
CMC Magnetics Corp. Announces Manufacturing and Worldwide Distribution of DVD+RW Media
CMC Magnetics Corp. (CMC), one of the world's largest optical disc manufacturers, today announced that it will begin manufacturing and worldwide distribution of DVD+RW media in April 2002.
February 26, 2002
Verbatim Corporation Announces 4.7GB DVD+R Write-Once Discs
Verbatim Corporation Announces 4.7GB DVD+R Write-Once Discs; Combines Proven DVD+RW High Performance and Broad Compatibility with Increased Security and Lower Storage Cost
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