- 22 March 2006 -

Verbatim still tops DVD ranking

For the second year in a row Verbatim Corp has been named the
leading supplier of recordable CD and DVD media worldwide by the Santa
Clara Consulting Group (SCCG).

Verbatim and its parent, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM), not only
maintained the No. 1 worldwide but also increased global market share
of recordable CDs and DVDs. Their worldwide dominance in the DVD media
markets was evident in the report's Unit Shipments section, which
lists Verbatim/MKM shipments of recordable DVD media in 2005 as
531.249 m; 23.3% more than its nearest competitor.

Of the five DVD formats tracked in the report, DVD-R was the most
significant DVD format in 2005 with 59% of DVD recordable disc sales.
Verbatim/MKM leads the global DVD-R market with a 17.01% market share
for all of 2005. In the DVD+R segment, which accounted for 34.2% of
worldwide DVD recordable sales in 2005, Verbatim/MKM leads with 17.77%
of the market. Verbatim/MKM also leads the global CDR market with
15.1% of CD-R sales and 19.8% of CD-RW.

With 16x DVD writers accounting for the majority of the CD/DVD burners
being sold today, consistent media quality has become even more
important for professionals, businesses and consumers because
higher-speed burners and recorders are less tolerant of media
imperfections.

Web: http://www.verbatim.com