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Understanding DVD

Author's Notes
Physical Logical and
ApplicationSpecifications

Recording Hardware
Recording Speed
Physical Compatibility
Disc Size Configuration and Capacity
Copying Deterrents and Content Protection
Duplication, Replication and Publishing
Disc Labeling
Disc Handling, Storage
and Disposal

Disc Longevity
Disc Testing and
Verification

Disc Construction and
Manufacturing

Appendix A - Further
Reading and Resources

>Appendix B - Industry
and Product Contacts
About OSTA
About the Author

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX B - INDUSTRY AND PRODUCT CONTACTS

MARKET RESEARCH AND CONSULTING FIRMS
Cahners In-Stat Group www.instat.com
Forget Me Not Information Systems Inc. 73144.1631@compuserve.com
Gartner, Inc. www.gartner.com
IDC www.idcresearch.com
InfoTech, Incorporation www.infotechresearch.com
Jon Peddie Research www.jonpeddie.com
Magnetic Media Information Services (MMIS) www.mmislueck.com
Santa Clara Consulting Group www.sccg.com
Strategic Marketing Decisions (SMD) www.smdcorp.com
Techno Systems Research Co., Ltd. (TSR) www.t-s-r.co.jp
Understanding and Solutions www.uands.com
DUPLICATION AND PUBLISHING SYSTEMS
ACARD Technology Corp. www.acard.com
Alea Systems, Inc. www.alea.com
Alera Technologies, LLC. www.aleratec.com
An Chen Computer Co. Ltd. www.copystar.com.tw
CopyPro, Inc. www.copypro.com
Copytrax Technologies www.copytrax.com
Cyclone USA www.cdcyclone.com
Discmatic www.discmatic.com
DixxPli USA www.dixxpli.com
Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd. www.hoei.co.jp
ILY Enterprise Inc. www.ily.com
Imedia Technologies (IMT) www.imt-sa.com
Interactive Media Corporation www.interactivemediacorp.com
JukeBox Information Systems www.jbis.com
LSK Data Systems GmbH www.lskdata.de
Luminex Software, Inc. www.luminex.com
Mediatechnics Systems www.mediatechnics.com
MF Digital www.mfdigital.com
Microboards Technology www.microboards.com
Microsynergy www.idt-microsynergy.com
Microtech Systems www.microtech.com
Niscoa, Inc. www.niscoa.com
Nistec Corporation www.nistec.co.jp
Odixion www.odixion.com
OptoMedia Storage Solutions Limited www.optomedia.co.uk
Orient Instrument Computer Co., Ltd. www.orient-computer.co.jp
Otari, Inc. www.otari.com
Pengo Technologies www.pengo.com
Primera Technology, Inc. www.primera.com
Rimage Corporation www.rimage.com
Rimax International Ltd. www.rimax.net
R-Quest Technologics, LLC www.r-quest.com
Terra Computer Systems www.terra.cz
The Logical Company www.u-master.com
T.S. Solutions www.ts-solutions.com
Telex Communications, Inc. www.telex.com
Verity Systems www.veritysystems.com
Young Minds, Inc. www.ymi.com
Wytron Technology Co. Ltd. www.wytron.com.tw
DISC LABELS AND PRINTERS
Avery Dennison Corporation www.avery.com
Burlington Paper www.burlingtonpaper.com
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. www.casio.com
CopyPro, Inc. www.copypro.com
Epson America, Inc. www.epson.com
Fellowes/Neato www.fellowes.com
Imation Corp. www.imation.com
Intenso GmbH www.intenso.de
Kyso Inc. www.kyso.com
LSK Data Systems GmbH www.lskdata.de
Memorex Products, Inc. www.memorex.com
MicroVision Development, Inc. www.surething.com
MF Digital www.mfdigital.com
Primera Technology www.primeratechnology.com
Rimage Corporation www.rimage.com
TDK Electronics Corp. www.tdk.com
Verbatim Corporation www.verbatim.com
Verity Systems www.veritysystems.com
DISC MANUFACTURERS/BRANDS
Advanced Optical Disc Holland B.V. www.aodgroup.com
Alera Technologies, LLC. www.aleratec.com
BeAll Developers, Inc. www.bealldev.com
CMC Magnetics Corp. www.cmcdisc.com
Daxon Technology Inc. www.daxontech.com
Digital Data Technologies Sdn Bhd www.ddt.com.my
Digital Disc Dessau GmbH www.digital-disc.de
Emtec-Multimedia Inc. www.datastoremedia.com
Euro Digital Disc Productions GmbH www.euro-digital-disc.de
Fuji Photo Film www.fujifilm.com
Gigastorage Corporation www.gigastorage.com
Imation Corp. www.imation.com
Infodisc Technology www.infodisc.com.tw
Info Smart Technology Limited www.infosmart.com.hk
Intenso GmbH www.intenso.de
Inter Media Co., Ltd. www.intermedia.jp
JVC Company of America www.jvc.com
Khypermedia Corporation www.khypermediaco.com
KMP Inc. www.kmpmedia.com
Lead Data Inc. www.leaddata.com.tw
MAM-A Inc. www.mam-a.com
Manufacturing Advanced Media Europe (MAM-E) www.mam-e.com
Maxell Corporation www.maxell.com
MDA Technology Limited www.mda.com.hk
Megan Media Holdings www.meganmedia.com.my
Memorex Products, Inc. www.memorex.com
MJC Singapore Pte Ltd. www.mjc.com.sg
Moser Baer India Ltd. (MBI) www.moserbaer.net
Moulage Plastique de L Ouest (MPO) www.hi-space.com
Nashua Media Products www.nashuamedia.com
Piodata Inc. www.piodata.com
PrimeDisc Technologies GmbH www.primedisc.com
Prodisc Technology Inc. www.prodisc.com.tw
Optodisc Technology Corporation www.optodisc.com
Pengo Technologies www.pengo.com
Philips Electronics www.philips.com
Quantegy, Inc. www.quantegy.com
Ricoh Corporation www.ricoh.co.jp
Ritek Corporation www.ritek.com.tw
Sentinel N.V. www.sentinel.be
Sony Electronics Inc. www.mediabysony.com
Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. www.t-yuden.com
Traxdata/Conrexx Technology B.V. www.traxdata.com
TDK Electronics Corp. www.tdk.com
Ul Tran Technology & Service Co. www.ultran.com.tw
UmeDisc Ltd. www.umedisc.com
Verbatim Corporation www.verbatim.com
Wing Shing Optical Disc Co. Ltd. www.wing-shing.com
RECORDER MANUFACTURERS/BRANDS
Accesstek Inc. www.accesstek.com.tw
Actima Technology Corporation www.actima.com.tw
Alera Technologies, LLC. www.aleratec.com
AOpen Inc. www.aopen.com
ASUSTek Computer Inc. www.asus.com
Behavior Tech Computer Corp. www.btc.com.tw
BenQ Corporation www.benq.com
BUSlink USA Inc. www.buslink.com
CIS Technology, Inc. www.cis.com.tw
Digital Research Technologies www.dr-tech.com
Fantom Drives www.fantomdrives.com
Hewlett-Packard Company www.hp.com
I/O Magic Corporation www.iomagic.com
Iomega Corporation www.iomega.com
Kanguru Solutions www.kanguru.com
Khypermedia Corporation www.khypermediaco.com
LaCie www.lacie.com
LG Electronics Inc. www.lge.com
Lite-On IT www.liteonit.com
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd./Panasonic www.panasonic.com
Memorex Products, Inc. www.memorex.com
Micro Solutions Inc. www.micro-solutions.com
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. www.mitsumi.com
NEC Corporation www.nec.co.jp
Norcent Technology Inc. www.norcent.com
Nu Technology Inc. www.nu-global.com
OptoRite www.optorite.com
Pacific Digital www.pacificdigitalcorp.com
Philips Electronics www.philips.com
Pine Technology www.pinegroup.com
Pioneer Corporation www.pioneerelectronics.com
Plextor Corp. www.plextor.com
Ricoh Company www.ricoh.co.jp
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. www.burn-proof.com
Sony Corporation www.sony.com
TDK Electronics Corp. www.tdk.com
Teac Corporation www.teac.com
Toshiba www.toshiba.com
DVD-VIDEO RECORDERS AND CAMCORDERS
Afreey Inc. www.afreey.com.tw
Apex Digital Inc. www.apexdigitalinc.com
CyberHome Entertainment, Inc. www.cyberhome.com
Daewoo Electronics www.e-daewoo.com
Daytek Electronics Corp. www.daytek.ca
Ellion Digital www.elliondigital.com
Gateway, Inc. www.gateway.com
Hitachi, Ltd. www.hitachi.com
Lite-On IT www.liteonit.com
Magnavox Consumer Electronics www.magnavox.com
Matsushita Electric Corporation/Panasonic www.panasonic.com
Mico Electric Ltd. www.micoelectric.com
Mustek, Inc. www.mustek.com
Philips Electronics N.V. www.dvdrecorder.philips.com
Pioneer Corporation www.pioneerelectronics.com
Polaroid (The Petters Group, LLC) www.polaroidelectronics.com
Sampo Corporation www.sampo.com.tw
Samsung www.samsung.com
Samwin Hong Kong Limited www.samwin.com.hk
Sharp Electronics Corp. www.sharp-usa.com
Sony Electronics www.sony.com
Tae-Young Telstar Co. Ltd. www.tytelstar.com
Thomson/RCA www.rca.com
Toshiba Corporation www.toshiba.com
Victor Company of Japan/JVC www.jvc.com
Yamaha Corporation www.yamaha.com
Zenith Electronics Corporation www.zenith.com
DVD-VIDEO AUTHORING AND ENCODING
Adaptec, Inc. www.adaptec.com
Adobe Systems Inc. www.adobe.com
ADS Technologies www.adstech.com
Ahead Software www.nero.com
Apple Computer, Inc. www.apple.com
AVerMedia Inc. www.aver.com
Canopus Corporation www.canopus.com
Custom Technology Corporation www.cinemacraft.com
CyberLink Corp. www.gocyberlink.com
Darim Vision Co., Ltd. www.darim.com
Dazzle Multimedia www.dazzle.com
Digigami, Inc. www.digigami.com
Digital Ventures Diversified www.dvdcomposer.com
DV Studio Technologies, LLC www.dv-studio.com
Globalstor Data Corporation www.globalstor.com
Heuris Logic Inc. www.heuris.com
InterVideo, Inc. www.intervideo.com
Ligos Corporation www.ligos.com
Margi Systems www.margi.com
Magix www.magix.com
Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. www.matrox.com
Mediostream, Inc. www.mediostream.com
Nanocosmos GmbH www.nanocosmos.de
NewSoft Inc. www.newsoftinc.com
Optibase, Inc. www.optibase.com
Pinnacle Systems, Inc. www.pinnaclesys.com
PixelTools Corporation www.pixeltools.com
Plextor Corp. www.plextor.com
Roxio, Inc. www.roxio.com
Sonic Foundry, Inc. www.sonicfoundry.com
Sonic Solutions www.sonic.com
Sony BSSC bssc.sel.sony.com
321 Studios www.321studios.com
Ulead Systems, Inc. www.ulead.com
Vitec Multimedia www.vitecmm.com
Wired Inc. www.wiredinc.com
Zapex Technologies, Inc. www.zapex.com
DVD-AUDIO AUTHORING AND ENCODING
Cube Technologies GmbH www.cube-tec.com
Minnetonka Audio Software, Inc. www.minnetonkaaudio.com
SADiE www.sadie.com
Sonic Solutions www.sonic.com
RECORDING SOFTWARE
Ahead Software www.nero.com
Aplix Corporation www.aplix.co.jp
B.H.A. Software Corporation www.bhacorp.com
Charismac Engineering www.charismac.com
Gear Software www.gear.com
Golden Hawk Technology www.goldenhawk.com
NewTech Infosystems www.ntius.com
Padus, Inc. www.padus.com
Pinnacle Systems, Inc. www.pinnaclesys.com
PoINT Software and Systems www.pointsoft.de
Roxio, Inc. www.roxio.com
Software Architects, Inc. www.softarch.com
Sonic Solutions www.sonic.com
ValuSoft www.valusoft.com
JUKEBOXES AND NETWORK STORAGE
ASACA Corporation www.asaca.com
ASM GmbH & Co. KG www.asm-jukebox.de
DAX Archiving Solutions www.smartdax.com
DISC, Inc. www.disc-storage.com
JVC Professional Products Company pro.jvc.com
Kubik Enterprises Inc. www.kubikjukebox.com
Luminex Software, Inc. www.luminex.com
Pioneer Corporation www.pioneerelectronics.com
Plasmon www.plasmon.com
PowerFile, Inc. www.powerfile.com
Procom Technology, Inc. www.procom.com
QStar Technologies www.qstar.com
DISC AND DRIVE QUALITY ANALYSIS AND TESTING
Adivan High Tech AG www.adivan.com
Almedio Inc. www.almedio.co.jp
AudioDev www.audiodev.com
DaTARIUS Technologies GmbH www.datarius.com
Dr. Schwab Inspection Technology GmbH www.schwabinspection.com
Eclipse Data Technologies www.eclipsedata.com
Efocus International Ltd. www.efocus.co.uk
Expert Magnetics Corp. www.expertmg.co.jp
Intellikey Labs www.intellikeylabs.com
Kenwood TMI Corporation www.kenwoodtmi.co.jp
Katano Matsushita Co., Ltd. www.panasonic.co.jp/kmc
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards www.licensing.philips.com
Pioneer Corporation R&D www.pioneer.co.jp
Professional Multimedia Test Centre www.pmtctest.com
Pulstec Industrial Co., Ltd. www.pulstec.co.jp
Quantized Systems www.quantized.com
Sony Precision Technology, Inc www.sonypt.com
Teac Corporation www.teac.co.jp
Testronic Laboratories www.testroniclaboratories.com
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. www.jvc-victor.co.jp
DISC REPAIR, RESTORATION AND DATA RECOVERY
Action Front Data Recovery Labs, Inc. www.actionfront.com
Acodisc www.acodisc.com
Alera Technologies, LLC. www.aleratec.com
ArrowKey, Inc. www.cdrom-prod.com
AuralTech www.auraltech.com
CD Data Guys www.cddataguys.com
Compact Disc Repairman, Inc. www.cdrepairman.com
Digital Innovations www.digitalinnovations.com
Doctor Disc Company www.drdiscoompany.com
ESS Data Recovery www.savemyfiles.com
Ontrack Data International www.ontrack.com
Skippy Disc www.skippydisc.com
DISC DESTRUCTION AND RECLYCLING
Alera Technologies, LLC. www.aleratec.com
CD ROM Incorporated www.cdrominc.com
Ecodisk www.ecodisk.com
EcoMedia www.ecomedia.com
Fellowes, Inc. www.fellowes.com
GBC ModiCorp Limited www.gbcmodi.com
Geo-Tech Polymers www.geo-tech.com
Greendisk www.greendisk.com
Hammacher Schlemmer and Company www.hammacher.com
Hetzel Elektronik-Recycling GmbH www.her-online.de
Intimus Business Systems www.intimus.com
Lacerta Group, Inc. www.lacerta.com
MBA Polymers, Inc. www.mbapolymers.com
MRC Polymers www.mrcpolmers.com
Niscoa, Inc. www.niscoa.com
Olympia Business Systems, Inc. www.olympia.to
Security Engineered Machinery www.semshred.com
Sony Disc Manufacturing www.sdm.sony.com


 

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