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To: CPAMarty who wrote (30533)	3/9/1998 7:51:00 AM
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Pioneer Ships DVD-Recordable Media; The Single-sided Discs Store Up To 3.95GB of Data LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 1998--Pioneer New Media Technologies Inc. Monday announced the availability of write-once, recordable DVD-R media (DVS-V3950S). Conforming with version 1.0 of the DVD-R specification, this media offers 3.95GB capacity -- roughly six times more than a CD-R disc. Designed to meet high speed, high density and low cost per megabyte requirements, Pioneer's DVD-R media is ideal for multimedia, near-line data storage and long-term data archiving. "DVD-R technology now enables various industries to meet the demands of their storage-intensive applications by creating and archiving large amounts of data to a single disc," said Paul Dempsey, senior vice president of marketing and sales at Pioneer New Media Technologies. "As a DVD compliant format, DVD-R also provides a logical migration path for CD-R users to higher-speed and higher-capacity storage solutions." DVD-R is a write-once medium that can store any type of digital information such as video, audio, images, multimedia titles and data files. DVD-R discs are usable on any DVD playback device including DVD-ROM drives, DVD-recordable drives and DVD video players depending on the type of data stored. DVD-Recordable media supports a new file system called "UDF Bridge." This is a hybrid file system that provides both the newer UDF (Universal Disc Format) system as well as the older ISO-9660 system used by the CD-ROM format. This allows DVD discs to be used with computer operating systems that do not have a provision for UDF support. DVD-Recordable technology is ideal for testing and developing DVD applications and small-scale distribution of DVD content. It is also ideal for archival storage of image, film or video data. In addition, since DVD discs are dimensionally identical to CDs, they are compatible with existing jukebox and changer mechanisms. This will allow networked environments to easily adopt this technology for high-capacity archive applications and serve as a natural extension of CD-R by facilitating faster information flow and providing significantly more data per volume. Pioneer's DVD-R media is ideal for use by its DVR-S101 drive, the industry's first DVD-recordable drive. The drive is equipped with an industry standard SCSI-2 interface and uses a tray loading system for easy disc handling. Pioneer's DVR-S101 drive is bundled with pre-mastering software and five blank DVD-R discs. DVS-V3950S media is available now through Pioneer's network of media distributors at a suggested list price of $49.95. Pioneer New Media Technologies Pioneer New Media Technologies is dedicated to bringing the very best of leading-edge technology to market. Pioneer invented the world's first multiple-disc CD-ROM changer and offered the first multifunction optical drive capable of reading and writing to both MO and WORM. The Optical Division's products include DVD-Recordable and DVD-ROM drives; CD-ROM drives, changers and jukeboxes; optical drives; MO, WORM, CD-R and DVD-R media for a wide range of storage solutions in the educational, government, legal, banking, medical, insurance, finance, industrial and general business markets. For more information, contact Pioneer New Media Technologies at 2265 E. 220th St., Long Beach, Calif., 90810; phone 310/952-2111 or 888/444-DVDR (3837); URL: www.pioneerusa.com. CONTACT: Roberts, Mealer & Co. Sylvia Chansler/Marie Meoli, 714/957-1314 schansler@rmc.xo.com mmeoli@rmc.xo.com