March 9, 2005.
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192

Presentations:

9:40am to 10:10am:
Liz Murphy, InPhase Technologies: Holographic Disc Storage
InPhase Technologies recently announced a breakthrough in data storage with the world's first prototype of a holographic storage drive. InPhase, the leader in holographic data storage systems and media, has built several prototypes that conclusively demonstrate the dawning of the next phase in digital recording and moves holographic storage from research to commercialization. The prototype is the foundation for InPhase’s family of TapestryTM holographic drives, with data capacities that range from 200 GB to 1.6 TB on a single disk.
PowerPoint Slides

10:10am to 10:40am:
Oliver Slattery, NIST: Latest on DVD compatibility
DVD compatibility is become a critical issue for the success of the technology as well as for the use of DVD as a archival storage and distribution media. A joint effort between NIST, the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) and the DVD Association (DVDA) has been ongoing for the last few years to measure the level of compatibility among recordable DVD discs and the drives, with latest results showing very high compatibility. Oliver Slattery will give an overview of the test and the latest results of the Phase 2 compatibility. Phase 2 of this efforts looks at the compatibility of DVD recordable (+ and -) and considers the media, the playback drive and the media burner.
PowerPoint Slides

10:55am to 11:30am
Ronan Ryan and Satoshi (Waca) Wakabayashi, Verbatim: Overview of archival quality media development at Verbatim
Verbatim Corporation, a Mitsubishi^® Kagaku Media Company, is an international organization that develops and markets innovative, high-quality products for storing, moving and using digital content.  Known for its leadership in the removable storage media and related accessories markets, the company provides reliable, unique technologies and products that are highly sought after and broadly distributed world-wide.  For more information, contact Verbatim at 1200 W.T. Harris Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262, (800) 421-4188, FAX (704) 547-6813; or www.verbatim.com.
PowerPoint Slides

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