Sonopress Ready for HD-DVD

Sonopress Ready for HD-DVD

GUTERSLOH, Germany, July 11/PRNewswire/ -- Sonopress, a subsidiary of the arvato storage media group, is
actively processing orders for HD-DVD. The global operating replicator of
data and information carriers offers its clients premastering, mastering and
replication for the new format.

"We are actively processing orders for HD-DVD. The first discs
are produced at our site in Weaverville, USA, while authoring takes place in
Gutersloh. We will soon be ready for production in Gutersloh as well", says
Hans-Peter Hulskotter, CEO arvato storage media.

Authoring for this high-resolution format is technically very
demanding and requires the work of specialists. HD-DVD offers numerous new
possibilities such as fading in a second video with the director's commentary
for a running film.

About HD-DVD:

High Density Digital Versatile Disc (HD-DVD) can be produced
with a single storage capacity of 15 GB or a dual layer storage capacity of
30 GB. HD-DVD is based on a 405 nm wave length blue-violet laser. The
thickness of both disc halves is 0.6mm and identical with the thickness of a
DVD.

About Sonopress:

Sonopress, a subsidiary of the arvato AG with its headquarters
in Gutersloh, is one of the world's leading replicators of data and
information carriers. Sonopress, which started out in 1958 as a pressing
plant for vinyl records, now boasts expertise in all standard digital data
carriers (DVD music, DVD Audio, SACD, CD Audio, CD-ROM, DVD Video and
DualDisc) and is a one-stop shop for a full range of services, including
pre-mastering, optical mastering and replication, packaging, warehousing and
distribution. Sonopress produces more than 6 million data carriers worldwide
every day for a renowned international clientele. Sonopress has a network of
over 4,000 employees worldwide, whose primary concern is customer
satisfaction. For further information, please visit: www.sonopress.de.

Contact:
arvato AG Offentlichkeitsarbeit
Tel: +49-5241-80-3408
Fax:+49-5241-80-3315

Source: Sonopress GmbH

arvato AG Offentlichkeitsarbeit, Tel: +49-5241-80-3408, Fax:+49-5241-80-3315

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