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	New Medium Enterprises, Inc. 20 GB Red Laser VMD Executive Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		VMD is the acronym for "Versatile MultiLayer Disc." It is a next generation optical disc designed for High Definition content: motion pictures, video on demand, sports entertainment, and all video content and data.
		VMD is precisely the same size and thickness as DVD, however, while DVD technology is limited to a maximum of two data layers on a disc.
		VMD based on Red Laser technology assures a long and vibrant life ahead for the Red Laser infrastructure as VMD enables an increase in the current standard disc from 8.5GB to a capacity of 100GB and higher.
	www.audioholics.com /news/pressreleases/VMDredlaserDVDsummary.php (1433 words)

	MacReport.Net
		VMD was recently demonstrated to enthusiastic groups of industry leaders in several countries and was hailed and embraced as a breakthrough and compelling solution for cost effective High-Definition pre-recorded discs and players.
		VMD discs are scientifically very different from DVD, but are manufactured using exactly the same equipment as DVD discs at the same cost.
		VMD is a high quality format with unparalleled built-in copyright protection that offers the most cost effective solution for next generation optical media.
	www.macreport.net /tools/todaysMarkets/110904/prNMEN.asp (1059 words)

	Versatile Multilayer Disc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		VMD is intended to compete with the blue laser HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats and has an initial capacity of 20 GB to 40 GB per disc.
		At CeBIT in March 2006, NME demonstrated a prototype VMD player and announced that they were expecting to launch the format in the third quarter of 2006.
		The VMD format is capable of HD resolutions up to 1080p which is comparable with Blu-ray and HD DVD.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Versatile_Multilayer_Disc (389 words)

	Optical disc Summary
		Optical discs are the state of the art in computer memory and storage, using lasers to record and retrieve information.
		However, optical discs are far superior to their magnetic counterparts because they hold more data and, because the laser cannot damage the disc, they are more durable.
		Smooth areas of the disc untouched by the laser, called land, are analogous to zeroes.
	www.bookrags.com /Optical_disc (1325 words)

	CDFreaks.com \| news\| first hd bollywood movie released on versatile multilayer disc
		VMD was recently demonstrated to enthusiastic groups of industry leaders in several countries and at CeBit in Hannover, Germany where it was hailed and embraced as a breakthrough and compelling solution for cost-effective High Definition pre-recorded discs and players.
		VMD discs are scientifically very different from DVD discs, but are manufactured using exactly the same equipment as DVD discs at similar cost.
		VMD technology is easily adaptable to blue laser once the cost of blue laser and associated manufacturing processes become competitive in consumer electronics markets.
	www.cdfreaks.com /news/11750 (1258 words)

	VMD \| High-Def Digest
		VMD provides a high def image using Red-ray technology, which compresses more digital information onto a disc than the standard DVD, but less than an HD or Blu-ray disc.
		The company has developed the Versatile Multi-Layer Disc (VMD), a multi-layer disc technology that promises equal or greater storage capacity to existing HD-DVD and Blu-Ray high-def formats, and cheaper player and disc costs.
		Even if VMD is successful overseas, it faces an uphill struggle here in the U.S, where it has absolutely zero manufacturer and studio support.
	www.highdefdigest.com /tags/show/VMD (885 words)

	Versatile Multilayer Disc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Versatile Multilayer Disc VMD, is all set to become for high-definition video the latest video disc format of choice standard - the content, by providing...
		Holographic Versatile Disc development and 200 and 2008 * Versatile Multilayer storage are under - standards with prototypes expected in 300 GB Disc"...
		Multilayer Disc", kurz NME unterhält von ihrem Erfinder unterstützt.
	versatileajqw.bocepors.info (686 words)

	HardwareGeeks.com - 40 GB DVD?
		Versatile Multilayer Disc is similar to DVD9 in that it is a multilayer technology.
		It is an advanced optical disc that enables mobile storage to be realized at unprecedented price-to-performance levels; far beyond the realm of existing DVD technology, it quadruples DVD storage capacity with no disruption or cost penalty to consumers, content providers or manufacturers.
		The CEO expressed that his first priority is the roll out of VMD with its partners this year to provide firm foundations for a successful and dynamic business, which should enhance shareholder value.
	www.hardwaregeeks.com /comments.php?catid=5&id=3388 (879 words)

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		The Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation optical disc format that enables recording, rewriting, and playback of high-defintion video as well as storage of high-density data.
		The name for the disc was taken from the underlying technology that was used to develop the format; the technology uses a blue-violet laser to read and write data.
		As a way to future-proof the Blu-ray disc, the format also includes support for multi-layer discs which allows storage capacity to be increased up to 100GB-200GB by simply adding more layers to the discs.
	filer.case.edu /~lrg4/Blu-Ray.html (388 words)

	DIGITAL MULTILAYER DISC digital
		The VMD platform is meant for 1920X1080i/p High Definition up to 40 Mbps bit rate playback using its 20 GB-40 GB Red Laser optical discs - the players and burners stand alone and computer embedded, inherently backward compatible with DVD and CD.
		NME has developed Versatile Multilayer Disc (VMD), a technologically advanced opt ical disc that enables mobile storage to be realized at unprecedented price-to-performance levels; far beyond the realm of existing DVD technology.
		Blu-ray or Blu-ray Disc (BD) is a new optical disc recording technology that uses a blue laser rather then a red laser to record discs.
	digilander.libero.it /a_digital/Digital_Multilayer_Disc.html (1987 words)

	New Medium Enterprises, Inc. Retains a National PR Firm to Host the Upcoming New York Unveiling of its Stunning ...
		The pre-recorded VMD has four layers on one side for an initial capacity of 20GB and is entirely based on the current Red Laser DVD industrial infrastructure.
		VMD is designed for viewing high definition (HD) content requiring high storage capacity and high bit rate (up to 60 Mb/s), such as full motion pictures, sports entertainment and other demanding video content and data.
		New Medium's flagship proprietary technology known as "Versatile MultiLayer Disc" (VMD) is a next-generation High-Definition successor to the current DVD standard definition technology and is based almost entirely on the existing, cost-effective current Red Laser DVD components and manufacturing technology platforms.
	www.primezone.com /newsroom/news.html?d=69685 (1065 words)

	VMD to hit US with '100 titles' \| Reg Hardware
		Versatile Multilayer Disc (VMD), one of the lesser-known formats jostling to become the successor to DVD, will launch in the US later this year with the release of more than 100 titles, the company behind the technology pledged today.
		VMD's technical propostion may be impressive - a 50GB disc containing ten layers each capable of holding 5GB of data to be read using red laser technology - but without a very good content proposition, the format will have a tough time establishing itself in the States, let alone delivering solid market success.
		It may be able to pitch VMD as a cheaper HD alternative but, again, cost doesn't matter a hill of beans if the content isn't there.
	www.reghardware.co.uk /2006/05/08/nme_vmd_us_launch (474 words)

	HDBlog.net » FVD / VMD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Second-generation FVD discs are expected to have a capacity of more than 15GB and will support resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 pixels.
		VMD is like DVD in that it uses red laser technology and multiple layers.
		The FVD (Forward Versatile Disc) format is backed heavily by Taiwanese firms, and has now received backing from Dataplay (DPHI), a Colorado-based US firm.
	www.hdblog.net /category/hdtv-sources/disc-formats/fvd (986 words)

	Technology Forecasts \| High-Def Digest
		A 200GB Blu-ray disc would be an eight-fold increase in storage capacity over the current industry standard BD-25 single-layer disc, which maxes out at 25GB.
		It would also be four times that of the upcoming BD-50 dual-layer, 50GB disc variant, the recordable version of which TDK announced they would begin shipping to retailers tomorrow.
		Still, the idea of a Blu-ray disc with such massive storage potential is undeniably intriguing.
	www.highdefdigest.com /tags/show/Technology_Forecasts (1317 words)

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		VMD drives use the same red lasers that power traditional CD and DVD drives, but with a difference: many more layers are embedded into the disc, dramatically increasing its storage capacity.
		New Medium Enterprises demonstrated a prototype VMD drive at the show, and claimed that they plan to launch the format in the third quarter of this year.
		However, with VMDs requiring new drives and new media, and with the technology still largely untested, it may be a tougher sell.
	arstechnica.com /news.ars/post/20060313-6370.html (610 words)

	News $ Technology
		On January13, 2004, it acquired all of the Versatile Multilayer Disc (VMD) intellectual pro-perty assets from MultiDisc in London and TriGm in Belg-
		VMD uses existing Red Laser technology and hence does not require the consumer to worry about compatibility with existing equipment.
		The size of the market for VMD technology is substantial, since VMD can be adapted to any optical storage formats, adding substantial capacity, versatility of applications and ease of manufacturing.
	www.opticaldisc-systems.com /Mar-Apr2005/new&tech64.htm (542 words)

	VMD elbows its way into High Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In a nutshell, the HD material is sourced from a single-sided disc with several layers.
		In January 2004, NME acquired all of the Versatile Multilayer Disc intellectual property assets from MultiDisc in London and TriGm in Belgium.
		The technology was called Fluorescent Multilayer Disc (FMD) and the company behind it, Constellation 3D, which had ambitious plans for 50-layer discs and cards.
	www.dvd-intelligence.com /main_sections/news_archive/2003_free/3_wmd_demo.htm (919 words)

	VMD High Definition Disc Format Debuts - Home Video News - Digital Trends
		New Medium Enterprises Inc. today announced it will unveil its highly anticipated pre-industrial VMD (Versatile MultiLayer Disc), the next generation HD Disc and Drive containing 20GB of storage capacity on the current red laser technology platform, before investors and news media in the United States.
		VMD is designed for viewing High Definition content requiring high storage capacity and high bit rate (up to 40 Mbs), such as full-motion pictures, sports entertainment and other demanding video content and data.
		Pre-recorded VMDs are capable of playing next-generation, High Definition movies and other video content, catering to the vast consumer base of owners of HDTV television and large screen sets.
	news.digitaltrends.com /article7294.html (379 words)

	NME Enters High Definition IPTV Market with Global MediaCast for Q4 2005
		The VMD discs playable on Global MediaCast's HD IPTV Box provide a storage capacity of 40 GB, sufficient for the playback of over five hours of HD movies and content and over 20 hours of SD content.
		In other applications, the VMD products, with their large storage capacity and high bit rate in playback, are ideal components of digital intermediate and post production systems, and the authoring of HD content for worldwide distribution.
		NME's VMD will be a major contributor to the expanding world of High Definition and the new world of IPTV.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2005/09/13/142807.html (995 words)

	New disc format - VMD/FMD (100GB - 1 TB in a few years) - Rev should use it - All Games
		The VMD (Versatile Multilayer Disc) and FMD (Fluorescent Multilayer Disc) are media storage units which allow data to be stored in multiple layers on a CD (up to 20 right now, and potentially up to 100 within a few years).
		Since each layer of a DVD data density format disc can store 4.7GB of data, 20 layers means approximately 95GB of storage on a single disc, with an access speed of 50-60ms and a data transfer rate of approximately 1 Gigabit per second.
		I think it's safe to say that a multilayer disc works similarly, but with much more layers, and they can be easily labelled, or not only VMD/FMD game discs, but all multilayer discs in world would look the same.
	www.allgames.com /forums/showthread.php?t=9124 (761 words)

	Enter VMD: 100 high-def titles launching this year from NME - Engadget HD
		VMD, which claims to be able to use up to 20 layers and hold as much as 100GB of data is still on it's way.
		NME has announced that more than 100 titles will be released this year for the format, however no information on what those titles are is currently available other than that they will include several Broadway shows.
		Even if VMD doesn't make it in the video realm, I'd like to be able to record to 100GB media on my PC.
	www.engadgethd.com /2006/05/09/enter-vmd-100-high-def-titles-launching-this-year-from-nme (952 words)

	Blu-ray Disc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Blu-ray discs Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation optical disc format meant for high definition video (HD) and high density data storage, and is one of two competing standards for HD optical media.
		Blu-ray Discs with capacities of 100 GB and 200 GB are currently being researched, with these capacities achieved by using four and eight layers respectively.
		The minimum "spot size" on which a laser can be focused is limited by diffraction, and depends on the wavelength of the light and the numerical aperture (NA) of the lens used to focus it.
	blu-ray-disc.iqnaut.net (1217 words)

	NME Strengthens Ties With Plasmon to Promote VMD - Printer Friendly version without Comments
		NME has developed Versatile Multilayer Disc (VMD), an optical disc that enables storage to be realized at high price-to-performance levels.
		The partnership is expected to include promotional activites for the VMD format, developing of a faster Master/Stamper turnaround time and flexibility in the Master/Stamper capacity as demand is currently growing.
		In addition, VMD was recently demonstrated to enthusiastic groups of industry leaders in several countries and at CeBit in Hannover, Germany.
	www.cdrinfo.com /Sections/News/Print.aspx?NewsId=17027 (286 words)

	versatile multilayer disc
		New Medium Enterprises in U.K. has announced that they have successfully developed a Versatile MultiLayer Disc (VMD) which is capable of holding anywhere between 20GB up to 100GB of data stored across 10 layers and read via conventional red laser technology.
		Such news might not excite anyone anymore, considering Hitachi will be releasing 940GB cartridges next year, but at least New Medium Enterprises have managed to increase the yield of their VMD with their technology which could potentiall reduce the manufacturing costs of these high capacity discs to that of DVD level.
		The VMD format will be compatible with existing high definition, gaming, and data storage systems.
	www.ubergizmo.com /15/archives/2006/10/versatile_multilayer_discs_coming.html (167 words)

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		NME has developed Versatile Multilayer Disc (VMD), a technologically advanced optical disc that enables mobile storage to be realized at unprecedented price-to-performance levels; far beyond the realm of existing DVD technology.
		The first generation VMD line is capable of producing DVD-5 and DVD-9, 4-layer VMD 24, discs with up to 24 GB capacity.
		This line is upgradeable to manufacture 2-layer and 4-layer VMD Blue Laser discs with up to 60 GB capacity.
	www.nmeinc.com (269 words)

	EVD, "Multilayer" Format Creators Merge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Beijing E-world Technology Company, Ltd., creator of China's Enhanced Versatile Disc, has merged its format with the "Versatile Multilayer Disc" technology created by New Medium Enterprises of London, in efforts to gain a piece of the emerging global market for high-definition video carriers.
		VMD is a red-laser-based optical disc with capacities ranging from 20GB to 40GB.
		Beijing E-World CTO Xu Xiang said the two companies have achieved "total compatibility" between the EVD player and VMD discs, with commercial production of new players planned for early spring of this year.
	medialinenews.com /articles/publish/article_942.shtml (440 words)

	EEProductCenter.com :: Press Release :: NME to Launch 1920/1080 Complete High Definition Solution on USD 150 Red Laser ...
		NME will unveil Versatile Multilayer Discs (VMDs) with pre-recorded HD content and varying storage capacities up to 40GB, which will be demonstrated on red laser players using E-World's HD EVD technology.
		The VMD technology of NME provides the capability to store up to 20 layers of content on one side of a disc about the same size and thickness as a DVD, increasing capacity from circa 5GB on a DVD to 5GB per layer of a VMD, up to a capacity of 100GB.
		The EVD red laser disc players are fully backward compatible to all existing red laser (CD, DVD, etc.) formats, while the VMD discs can easily be adapted to blue laser technology when and as the cost of blue laser and associated manufacturing processes become commercially viable and affordable.
	www.eeproductcenter.com /showPressRelease.jhtml?articleID=441343 (815 words)

	CDFreaks.com \| news\| 20gb red laser high definition vmd versatile multilayer disc
		New Medium Enterprises Inc. has unveiled the VMD (Versatile MultiLayer Disc), a next generation HD Disc and Drive capable of 20GB of storage capacity on the current Red Laser technology platforms.
		If a 20gig High Def movie from these discs can really play on today's DVD players, I think this format is best for the consumer.
		If players need a Bios update (iow a new DVD player because the average person IS NOT going to update their bios with a DVD disc) then we might as well go to Sony's BluRay as we have 30gig or more (upto 60gig in theory).
	www.cdfreaks.com /news/10902 (778 words)

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