To deliver error-free recording at the faster writing speeds, Verbatim has developed and refined an innovative "Super Azo" recording dye chemistry and enhanced recording layer production technology. Verbatim works closely with the industry's leading drive manufacturers for certification with high-performance drives to assure end users that data will be reliably stored at the drives' full-rated speed. The special formulation of Verbatim's patented Super Azo technology not only withstands the high-speed lasers and drive speeds of the new drives, it also maximizes the drives' performance.

For improved reflectivity and maximum read/write performance, the new media's CD-R silver reflective layer is safeguarded with a dual-protective layer that provides a longer archival life and protection from scratches that can damage the recording layer. Verbatim's DataLifePlus CD-R media is the only CD-R disc that includes double protection for the reflective layer as standard.