DVD-ROM and CD-R: the compatibility question answered

Emedia Professional, March, 1998 by Hugh Bennett

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Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) 311 East Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805/963-3853; Fax 805/962-1541; http://www.osta.org; InfoLink #431

Panasonic Computer Peripheral Company Two Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094; 800/742-8086, 201/348-7000; Fax 201/392-4792; http://www.panasonic.com; InfoLink #433

Philips Professional Solutions 3200 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134; 408/570-5600; Fax 408/5700; http://www.philips.com; InfoLink #434

Pioneer New Media Technologies, Inc. 2265 East 220th Street, Long Beach, CA 90801-1720; 310/952-3022; Fax 310/952-2990; http://www.pioneerusa.com; InfoLink #435

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Information Systems Division, 105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660; 201/229-4000; Fax 201/229-4110; http://www.sosimple.com; InfoLink #438

Sony Electronics, Inc. 3300 Zanker Road, MD: SJ2A2, San Jose, CA 95134-1901; 408/432-1600; Fax 4081955-5111; http://www.sony.com; lnfoLink #441

Strategic Marketing Decisions 61 East Main Street, Suite C, Los Gatos, CA 95032; 408/395-5159; Fax 408/395-1569; InfoLink #442

Taiyo Yuden (USA), Inc. Arlington Center, 714 West Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005; 800/368-2496; Fax 847/870-7828; InfoLink #443

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. Disk Products Division, 9740 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92713-9724; 714/457-0777; Fax 714/583-3133; http://www.toshiba.com; InfoLink #444

Hugh Bennett, an Media Professional contributing editor and co-columnist for The CD Writer, is president of Forget Me Not information Systems Inc., a company based in London, Ontario, Canada offering CD and DVD- ROM recording, mass reproduction, and consulting services, as well as CDL/RW and DVD-R/RAM hardware, duplication systems, software, and blank media sales. Bennett is also the Chairman of the Canadian Advisory Committee for ISO/IEC JTC1/SC23 dealing with optical disc technology and editor of the Optical Storage Technology Association's (OSTA) Running Optimum Power Control white paper.

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