Ismaning/Germany, February 2007 – Sony NEC Optiarc Europe will be showcasing a comprehensive portfolio of products, extending from half-height and slimline DVD drives to Blu-ray Disc™ burners, at CeBIT. One of the novelties in the range is a Blu-ray Disc™ combination drive that enables users to watch Blu-ray films on their PC. Optiarc had announced that it would be launching a read-only drive for under EUR 200 at CES fair. Now the combination drive has been joined by a DVD burner for PCs that plays Blu-ray Discs™.  ... more

Sony NEC Optiarc Europe debuts sub €200 BD-ROM drive for Blu-ray movie playback on the PC Ismaning, Germany, January 2008 – Sony NEC Optiarc Europe GmbH (Optiarc) today announced an internal BD-ROM drive that can upgrade an existing desktop computer into a Blu-ray Disc™ player as well as a DVD and CD player. This drive will be distributed under the Sony brand.  ... more

Ismaning, Germany, November 2007 – Sony NEC Optiarc Europe GmbH (Optiarc) is launching its retail business in Europe with three new burners. These drives will be distributed under the Sony brand. The premium version of the new burners is the BWU-200S 4x Blu-ray Disc burner. Optiarc also presents two fast multi-writer DVD burners which deliver up to 20x write speed: the DRU-190A (PATA) and the DRU-190S (SATA). ... more

Ismaning, Germany, October 2007 – Sony NEC Optiarc Europe GmbH (Optiarc Europe) has launched a DVD burner with LightScribe™ technology. The Optiarc AD-7191S burns DVD+/-R media at up to 20x speed. The LightScribe™ Label System enables the individual labelling and design of home-burned CD and DVD.  ... more

Ismaning/Germany, September 2007 – Sony NEC Optiarc Europe GmbH (Optiarc Europe) has launched its first Blu-ray Disc Combo (BD Combo) for notebooks. The Optiarc BC-5500A supports BD playback at double speed as well as read and write of conventional DVD and CD media. This versatile product gives even mid-range notebooks the BD capability that is currently a privilege of the top-of-line notebooks.  ... more

Ismaning, Germany, September 2007 – Sony NEC Optiarc Europe GmbH (Optiarc Europe), the European headquarter of Sony NEC Optiarc Inc. established as the joint venture company of Sony Corporation and NEC Corporation for the optical disc drive business, presents its new product range for the first time at GITEX fair, Dubai. Optiarc Europe officially started its business activities in the EMEA region on 2nd April 2007. The company will be showcasing its broad product range – from half-height and slim DVD drives through to Blu-ray Disc drives. ... more

Ismaning, Germany, May 2007 – Sony NEC Optiarc Europe GmbH (“Optiarc”) has now unveiled its first Blu-ray Disc drive for PCs. The Optiarc’s BD-M100A burns single and dual layer BD-R/BD-RE media at double speed. Storage capacity of up to 50 GB enables up to about 230 minutes of HDV 1080i video. ... more

Ismaning, Germany, 15. March 2007 – Sony NEC Optiarc Inc., launches its new sales company, Sony NEC Optiarc Europe GmbH (“Optiarc Europe”). The European headquarters will be at Ismaning near Munich, Germany. Optiarc Europe, the optical disc drive specialist, will present itself to a broad public at CeBIT for the first time before officially starting to trade in the EMEA region on 2nd April 2007.  ... more