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Verbatim, Millenniata Bow 100-GB BDXL Blu-ray Discs With 1,000 Years of Archival Storage Life

Verbatim and Millenniata have teamed to develop what they’re calling the world’s first 100-GB Blu-ray optical discs to enable “large-scale optical storage” with more than 1,000 years of “archival storage life.” The one-time-writable M-discs will be available for shipment globally…

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through the Verbatim and Millenniata sales channels by the end of the month, the companies said. Manufactured in Japan to the BDXL specification, the discs will work in any BDXL-capable Blu-ray drive, they said. BDXL 100-GB write-once Blu-rays differ significantly in their construction and functionality from the 100-GB prerecorded triple-layer discs that the Blu-ray Disc Association is studying to accommodate the package of features that will comprise the next-gen Ultra HD Blu-ray format, BDA officials have told us (see 1409170023).