I-O DATA: Regarding the Provision of Blu-ray Drive/Disc Products from Verbatim Japan
I-O DATA and Verbatim Japan have announced a strengthened partnership to continue supplying Blu-ray drives and discs amid a shrinking market. They will collaborate to secure components and meet customer needs.
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I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. (Headquarters: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Chairman: Akio Hosono, hereinafter I-O DATA) and Verbatim Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Takayuki Sekiyama, hereinafter Verbatim Japan) are working to create an environment where customers who need Blu-ray drive/disc products can use them with peace of mind. We are pleased to announce that we will strengthen our partnership and make every effort to continue providing these products.
## ■Background
In recent years, the market environment surrounding Blu-ray drives/discs has changed significantly. There is a widespread movement domestically and internationally to reduce the production and sales of related products, and uncertainty about the market is growing. In fact, announcements regarding the discontinuation of Blu-ray drive/recorder products have been made one after another in the industry, and concerns about future availability are rapidly increasing.
I-O DATA and Verbatim Japan are striving to maintain product supply so that customers who need Blu-ray drives/discs can use them with peace of mind.
## ■ Current Initiatives
- Supply efforts responding to the necessity of Blu-ray drives/discs
Considering the current situation where a certain number of customers essentially require Blu-ray drives/discs for backups, long-term archiving, and business purposes, we are working on securing components and adjusting production systems to continue product supply.
- Proposing new products tailored to needs
The newly announced Blu-ray recorder for PCs, "BD Reco" (announced on February 4, 2026), has garnered a great deal of interest. We have reaffirmed that the need to "record data we want to keep on a disc at hand" still certainly exists today. Based on such market needs, we will continue to plan and improve Blu-ray-related products, including BD Reco, and will continue to make proposals that meet these needs in the future.
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■ About I-O DATA DEVICE, INC.
Name: I-O DATA DEVICE, INC.
Headquarters: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Representative: Chairman Akio Hosono
Established: January 1976
Business overview: Development, manufacturing, and sales of digital device peripherals, software, and related services
■ About Verbatim Japan Co., Ltd.
Name: Verbatim Japan Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative: President Takayuki Sekiyama
Established: July 2019
Business overview: Sales of optical products, data storage products, LED products, accessories, and related products; sales of optical discs for business and long-term archiving
Verbatim is an optical disc manufacturer with its own optical disc production factories. In the "BCN AWARD 2026" recording media category, it has achieved high market shares in three divisions: "BD Media Division," "DVD Media Division," and "CD Media Division".
## ■Background
In recent years, the market environment surrounding Blu-ray drives/discs has changed significantly. There is a widespread movement domestically and internationally to reduce the production and sales of related products, and uncertainty about the market is growing. In fact, announcements regarding the discontinuation of Blu-ray drive/recorder products have been made one after another in the industry, and concerns about future availability are rapidly increasing.
I-O DATA and Verbatim Japan are striving to maintain product supply so that customers who need Blu-ray drives/discs can use them with peace of mind.
## ■ Current Initiatives
- Supply efforts responding to the necessity of Blu-ray drives/discs
Considering the current situation where a certain number of customers essentially require Blu-ray drives/discs for backups, long-term archiving, and business purposes, we are working on securing components and adjusting production systems to continue product supply.
- Proposing new products tailored to needs
The newly announced Blu-ray recorder for PCs, "BD Reco" (announced on February 4, 2026), has garnered a great deal of interest. We have reaffirmed that the need to "record data we want to keep on a disc at hand" still certainly exists today. Based on such market needs, we will continue to plan and improve Blu-ray-related products, including BD Reco, and will continue to make proposals that meet these needs in the future.
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■ About I-O DATA DEVICE, INC.
Name: I-O DATA DEVICE, INC.
Headquarters: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Representative: Chairman Akio Hosono
Established: January 1976
Business overview: Development, manufacturing, and sales of digital device peripherals, software, and related services
■ About Verbatim Japan Co., Ltd.
Name: Verbatim Japan Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative: President Takayuki Sekiyama
Established: July 2019
Business overview: Sales of optical products, data storage products, LED products, accessories, and related products; sales of optical discs for business and long-term archiving
Verbatim is an optical disc manufacturer with its own optical disc production factories. In the "BCN AWARD 2026" recording media category, it has achieved high market shares in three divisions: "BD Media Division," "DVD Media Division," and "CD Media Division".