Moser Baer devp next generation Blue ray disc

Mumbai, May 23: Moser Baer India Ltd today announced a major breakthrough in technology development in next generation optical media formats.

The Company, along with recently acquired OM&T, the former R&D subsidiary of Philips, has developed the world's first high speed 8x Blue-ray disc (BDR).

According to Ratul Puri, Executive Director, of the Company, ''This is a major achievement for the Company and it gives us a significant advantage in the fast growing next generation optical format market.'' The next generation formats have a capacity ranging from 15 GB to 50 GB and offer more than five to ten times the data storage capacity of standard DVD media. These next generation formats offer an ideal solution for reliable business backup, including medical and government imaging, photography, videography, as well as high definition video recording.

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