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Sonopress Adds Manufacturing Capabilities for DVD 14 and 18
Monday June 30, 10:15 am ET
High-Volume Solution Now Available for New, Large-format DVD's
ASHEVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2003--Sonopress LLC, a global leader in media services and turnkey production operations, today announced that it has installed manufacturing and media replication equipment for the new DVD 14 and 18 format media. Installed in the spring, the new line is capable of replicating up to 10,000 large-format DVDs each day.
"We support our customers' businesses by staying ahead of market trends," said Per Save, Sonopress vice president, sales and marketing. "Few other replication companies have this breadth of legacy and cutting-edge formats. From audio cassettes to the newest DVD formats, we offer the widest range of media replication services to meet the growing needs of our customers," he added.
The new, larger DVD 14 and 18 formats provide more storage capacity, allowing publishers to add multiple aspect ratios and other supplementary content on each disc. At 14GB and 18GB, respectively, DVD 14 and 18 offer between 40 and 80-percent more capacity than DVD 9, which is currently the most common format used in DVD video situations.
About Sonopress
Sonopress LLC, part of arvato, a Bertelsmann company, is a global leader in media replication and turnkey services. Sonopress possesses the technological expertise to produce the widest variety of analog and digital media formats currently on the market (cassettes, CD, DVD, DVD Hybrid). The company's services include pre-mastering, optical mastering and replication, graphics sourcing, packaging, assembling, warehousing and distribution. The Sonopress global network, with more than 3,900 employees, places customer service and product quality as its top priorities. For further information visit: www.sonopress.com.
Source:http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030630/305454_1.html
Monday June 30, 10:15 am ET
High-Volume Solution Now Available for New, Large-format DVD's
ASHEVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2003--Sonopress LLC, a global leader in media services and turnkey production operations, today announced that it has installed manufacturing and media replication equipment for the new DVD 14 and 18 format media. Installed in the spring, the new line is capable of replicating up to 10,000 large-format DVDs each day.
"We support our customers' businesses by staying ahead of market trends," said Per Save, Sonopress vice president, sales and marketing. "Few other replication companies have this breadth of legacy and cutting-edge formats. From audio cassettes to the newest DVD formats, we offer the widest range of media replication services to meet the growing needs of our customers," he added.
The new, larger DVD 14 and 18 formats provide more storage capacity, allowing publishers to add multiple aspect ratios and other supplementary content on each disc. At 14GB and 18GB, respectively, DVD 14 and 18 offer between 40 and 80-percent more capacity than DVD 9, which is currently the most common format used in DVD video situations.
About Sonopress
Sonopress LLC, part of arvato, a Bertelsmann company, is a global leader in media replication and turnkey services. Sonopress possesses the technological expertise to produce the widest variety of analog and digital media formats currently on the market (cassettes, CD, DVD, DVD Hybrid). The company's services include pre-mastering, optical mastering and replication, graphics sourcing, packaging, assembling, warehousing and distribution. The Sonopress global network, with more than 3,900 employees, places customer service and product quality as its top priorities. For further information visit: www.sonopress.com.
Source:http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030630/305454_1.html