Lead Data to begin shipping 8x DVD-R discs in February

January 20, 2004

GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us that Lead Data will join the ranks of other DVD recordable manufacturers and
will start shipping 8 speed DVD media in February. The company sells their media
by it's own brand name and also brands such as Sunstar, That's Write and Piodata
made use of the Lead Data factories in the past. These 8x DVD discs will be sold
by an undisclosed Japanese company that is amongst the worlds top 5 optical disc
brands.

With
rising global supply of 8x DVD discs, the OEM price of blank 4x DVD-R
discs is likely to drop to US$0.60 in the second quarter of this year,
according to Lead Data. Lead Data recently signed 2004 orders with major
clients, booking up over 80% of its production capacity.

To fund equipment and material purchases this year, Lead Data
issued US$27.5 million of ECBs (euro-convertible bonds) in
October.