[ZGuy]

After much research on the subject, comparing spec sheets from every manufacturer, our corporate archive uses Mitsui Archival Gold CD-Rs

But NVA is correct. The viability of your files is much more dependent upon the life expectancy of the access system. Today's high-quality media will most likely far outlast the capability of systems to retrieve and interpret the data stored on them. If your files are valuable, you must be prepared to migrate your valuable data to future generations of the technology (both hardware and software).

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the link

Top Quality stuff!!!!!

100 years...wow!

	The Longest Lived Recordable Media Available

The MAM Archive CD-R is a high performance recordable disc, providing longevity and durability far in excess of conventional CD-R. Every MAM Archive disc uses robust GoId-on-Gold® construction to provide the maximum resistance to environmental degradation. Long-term applications such as backfile conversion, e-mail archiving and storage of classified correspondence can benefit from the Archive CD-R's strict quality control and patented Phthalocyanine dye (tha-lo-cy-a-neen) formula which offers storage life well in excess of 100 years.  There is not a more stable, more reliable media for long term storage available today.  (Only paper lasts longer)