Japanese technology companies Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. have jointly developed a new optical disc than can store up to 300 Gigabytes of data and remain readable for up to 50 years.

The product, called Archival Disc, is scheduled for release in 2015 and is aimed at the long-term digital data storage market. The product is meant for professional archiving purposes. There are no current plans to market the product in the consumer space.

Panasonic and Sony have further plans to a series of products that have 500 GB and 1 Terabyte capacities in the near future. The two companies will sell the discs separately under their own brands.

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