Millenniata
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Millenniata is a start-up company based in Lehi, Utah
, USA, which created the M-DISC and M-WRITER Drive technology, which allegedly provides the first permanent optical data storage device
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The M-DISC is playback compatible with computer DVD drives and DVD video players and has been shown in government accelerated life tests to outlast all other recordable DVDs on the market.
In 2008 the company received the Utah Best of State award in the category of Science & Tech, sub-category of computer and software providers, for its flagship products.
In 2009 the M-ARC disc (now M-DISC) won the 1st place in the category Computer Hardware/Electrical Devices at the 7th Annual Utah Innovation Awards.
In 2009 Millenniata received the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) award for the Most Innovative Product of 2009 for its M-ARC disc.
Lehi, Utah
-Attractions:Lehi Roller MillsLehi Roller Mills was founded in 1906 by a co-op of farmers. George G. Robinson purchased the mill in 1910, and since then it has remained in the family. It is run today by grandson R. Sherman Robinson....
, USA, which created the M-DISC and M-WRITER Drive technology, which allegedly provides the first permanent optical data storage device
Data storage device
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The M-DISC is playback compatible with computer DVD drives and DVD video players and has been shown in government accelerated life tests to outlast all other recordable DVDs on the market.
In 2008 the company received the Utah Best of State award in the category of Science & Tech, sub-category of computer and software providers, for its flagship products.
In 2009 the M-ARC disc (now M-DISC) won the 1st place in the category Computer Hardware/Electrical Devices at the 7th Annual Utah Innovation Awards.
In 2009 Millenniata received the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) award for the Most Innovative Product of 2009 for its M-ARC disc.
People
- Scott Shumway, President and CEO
- Barry Lunt, co-founder, Full Professor in Information Technology, BYUBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, originator of the idea of long-lasting data storage - Matthew R. Linford, co-founder, dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BYUBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
- Douglas Hansen, PhD, chief technology officer, co-founder