Millenniata, a new optical disc company, has partnered with Hitachi-LG Data Storage to create M-DISC and M-READY disc storage technology that permanently etches data onto the write layer of the disc ...

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LG and Millenniata, a new startup, plan to launch a new storage format with optical discs that far exceed the average life expectancy of your average optical disc, hard drive, flash storage – or human ...

Cloud storage, hard drives, flash media – they all serve their own unique purposes, and each are valid ways to store data, presenting their own sets of pluses and minuses. The biggest problem with ...

Today while browsing the booths offered at Storage Visions--a show like CES that takes place just before and just for storage--this M-DISC caught my eye. The company says that their disc, compatible ...

The M-disc uses a mineral medium between two standard plastic DVD layers. When written, a portion of the mineral material melts and forms a permanent readable pit. Other writable DVDs use an organic ...

Storing data for the long term is vital. Companies want their data to be stored safely, of course, but it’s also crucial for private individuals to be able to keep personal memories such as photos or ...

Apple gave up on optical drives several years ago. Citing Blu-ray Disc licensing issues and the growing popularity of Internet streaming, the company was able to leave CD, DVD and Blu-ray drives out ...