Seagate joins the iVDR consortium

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Seagate Technology has joined the iVDR (Information Versatile Disc for Removable usage) Consortium as a board member company.

The iVDR was formed in 2002 by leading technology, consumer and auto companies including Canon Inc., Fujitsu Ltd, Hitachi Ltd, Pioneer Corporation, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd, Sharp Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation.

Based on the concept of a removable hard disc drive, the consortium developed the iVDR platform in order to make it an industry standard as a next generation large data platform compatible with a range of devices from audio/video products to PCs as well as mobile devices and automobiles.

"Seagate has joined the consortium to leverage an industry standard for cartridge-based hard drives it may announce in the future," said Patrick King, senior vice president and general manager of Seagate's Consumer Electronics Business Unit.

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