The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) and Ecma International announced today that the International Standards Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have approved the ISO/IEC 10995 standard. This is a global standard for optical media archive life testing for recordable and rewritable DVDs. The standard will enable the optical storage industry to offer reliable archival-grade optical discs to help end-users select the media life expectancy best suited to their application requirements.
For the real freaks, there is a PDF that contains a lot more information. Most tests are based on temperature and humidity. Something already discussed on our forums for a long time.
