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Formerly a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical, the global business and assets of Verbatim were sold to CMC Magnetics in 2019 at an estimated price of $32 million USD.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org" style="font-size: 125%;">Verbatim</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Verbatim_DVD%2BR_DL_20071230.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Verbatim_DVD%2BR_DL_20071230.jpg/220px-Verbatim_DVD%2BR_DL_20071230.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="208" class="mw-file-element" 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updated">1969-04-28</span>)</span> as Information Terminals Corporation (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, United States)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Reid Anderson (Verbatim, 1969)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">Clive Alberts (<a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a> and <a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">President</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Brands</th><td class="infobox-data">Verbatim<br>Freecom<br>Mitsubishi</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">510 (consolidated)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CMC_Magnetics" title="CMC Magnetics">CMC Magnetics</a> (2020-present) <br><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Chemical" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsubishi Chemical">Mitsubishi Chemical</a> (1990-2020) <br><a href="/wiki/Eastman_Kodak" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastman Kodak">Eastman Kodak</a> (1985-1990)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.verbatim.com/">Official website</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q473360#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Originally an American company and known for its <a href="/wiki/Floppy_disk" title="Floppy disk">floppy disks</a> in the 1970s and 1980s, Verbatim is now known for its recordable optical media. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Key_dates"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Key dates</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Notable_info_about_historical_products"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Notable info about historical products</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Products"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Products</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Current_and_former_products"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Current and former products</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Manufacturing_and_marketing"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Manufacturing and marketing</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Technologies"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Technologies</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Verbatim_(brand)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>The original Verbatim first started in <a href="/wiki/Mountain_View,_California" title="Mountain View, California">Mountain View, California</a>, in 1969, under the name <b>Information Terminals Corporation</b>, founded by Reid Anderson. It grew quickly and became a leading manufacturer of floppy disks by the end of the 1970s, and it was soon renamed Verbatim. In 1982, it formed a floppy disk <a href="/wiki/Joint_venture" title="Joint venture">joint venture</a> with Japanese company Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation (forerunner of <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Chemical_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation">Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation</a>), with the joint venture called <b>Kasei Verbatim</b>. </p><p>Verbatim mostly struggled in the decade and was purchased by <a href="/wiki/Eastman_Kodak" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastman Kodak">Eastman Kodak</a> in 1985, while its floppy partnership with Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation was still intact. It was eventually purchased fully by Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation in March 1990, after eight years in a joint venture. Many new products were launched under the new Japanese ownership, and the brand saw immense growth in the decade.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mitsubishi Kagaku Media was founded in October 1994 as a subsidiary through the merger of Mitsubishi Kasei and Mitsubishi Petrochemical, resulting in Mitsubishi Chemical. The new company absorbed the former American company and created a new Japanese entity, whilst the old Verbatim brand lived on. </p><p>In addition, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media sold products under the <a href="/wiki/Freecom" title="Freecom">Freecom</a> brand. Freecom was founded in Berlin, Germany, in 1989 and had been based in the Netherlands when it was purchased by Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings in September 2009. </p><p>The company was selling products under the <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi" title="Mitsubishi">Mitsubishi</a> brand in Japan from 1994 to 2010, when Verbatim fully replaced it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Key_dates">Key dates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Verbatim_(brand)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Key dates" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Verbatim_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Verbatim_Logo.svg/170px-Verbatim_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="37" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="815" data-file-height="179"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 37px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Verbatim_Logo.svg/170px-Verbatim_Logo.svg.png" data-width="170" data-height="37" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Verbatim_Logo.svg/255px-Verbatim_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Verbatim_Logo.svg/340px-Verbatim_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Former Verbatim logo used between 1978–2007 (later variants used until 2024), still used on packaging for rewritable DVDs and headsets </figcaption></figure> <ul><li>1969: Information Terminals Corporation (ITC), the predecessor to Verbatim, is founded in Mountain View, California, U.S.</li> <li>1976: ITC begins manufacturing magnetic tape for use in its cassettes and floppy disks.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1978: ITC is officially renamed Verbatim.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1979: Verbatim goes public; sales grow to $36 million.</li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Eastman_Kodak" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastman Kodak">Eastman Kodak</a> announces its $174 million bid for Verbatim.</li> <li>1990: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation acquires Verbatim.</li> <li>1992: The company buys <a href="/w/index.php?title=Carlisle_Memory_Products&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carlisle Memory Products (page does not exist)">Carlisle Memory Products</a>.</li> <li>1994: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation and Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co., Ltd merge to create Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. End of the original Verbatim Corporation as it is turned into a new subsidiary, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM). Verbatim brand replaced by Mitsubishi in Japan.</li> <li>1994: Verbatim enters a joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Sanyo" title="Sanyo">Sanyo</a> Laser Products.</li> <li>1995: Acquires <a href="/w/index.php?title=Laser_Technologies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Laser Technologies (page does not exist)">Laser Technologies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ecotone" title="Ecotone">Ecotone</a>.</li> <li>2005: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) merges with <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Pharma_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation">Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation</a> to form <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Chemical_Holdings" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings">Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation</a>.</li> <li>2007: Acquires <a href="/wiki/SmartDisk_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="SmartDisk (company)">SmartDisk</a>.</li> <li>2009: Acquires <a href="/wiki/Freecom" title="Freecom">Freecom</a>.</li> <li>2009: Verbatim brand returns to the Japanese market for the first time since 1994.</li> <li>2010: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media unifies all recordable discs products under one umbrella <i>Verbatim</i> brand in the Japanese market.</li> <li>2019: Agreement to be bought by CMC.</li> <li>2020: CMC acquires Verbatim/Mitsubishi Kagaku Media.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_info_about_historical_products">Notable info about historical products</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Verbatim_(brand)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable info about historical products" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Verbatim_5.25_minidisk_tracks_1978.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Verbatim_5.25_minidisk_tracks_1978.jpg/220px-Verbatim_5.25_minidisk_tracks_1978.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1125" data-file-height="575"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 112px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Verbatim_5.25_minidisk_tracks_1978.jpg/220px-Verbatim_5.25_minidisk_tracks_1978.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="112" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Verbatim_5.25_minidisk_tracks_1978.jpg/330px-Verbatim_5.25_minidisk_tracks_1978.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Verbatim_5.25_minidisk_tracks_1978.jpg/440px-Verbatim_5.25_minidisk_tracks_1978.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>A pair of <a href="/wiki/5.25%22" class="mw-redirect" title='5.25"'>5.25"</a> floppy disks from 1978</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>In 1969, the first digital-grade tape cassettes were released.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>8" diskettes were first released in 1974.</li> <li>In 1991, Verbatim released the world's first 3.5" <a href="/wiki/Magneto-optical_disk" class="mw-redirect" title="Magneto-optical disk">magneto-optical disk</a>.</li> <li>Verbatim started its successful foray into the optical disc market in 1993 with <a href="/wiki/CD-R" title="CD-R">CD-R</a> media.</li> <li>In 1997, Verbatim released the world's first <a href="/wiki/CD-RW" title="CD-RW">CD-RW</a> format media.</li> <li>In 2001, Verbatim released the world's first <a href="/wiki/DVD%2BR" class="mw-redirect" title="DVD+R">DVD+R</a> format media.</li> <li>Introduced the first 8.5 GB <a href="/wiki/DVD%2BR_DL" title="DVD+R DL">DVD+R DL</a> products in 2004, followed by <a href="/wiki/DVD-R_DL" title="DVD-R DL">DVD-R DL</a> in 2005.</li> <li>Verbatim launched a new product range of <a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LED</a> lights in 2010.</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minidata_Cartridge_Verbatim_DC_2120_QIC_80_Iomega_Tape_250.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Minidata Cartridge formatted for Iomega Tape 250, 1999"><noscript><img alt="Minidata Cartridge formatted for Iomega Tape 250, 1999" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Minidata_Cartridge_Verbatim_DC_2120_QIC_80_Iomega_Tape_250.JPG/120px-Minidata_Cartridge_Verbatim_DC_2120_QIC_80_Iomega_Tape_250.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2736" data-file-height="3648"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 90px;height: 120px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Minidata_Cartridge_Verbatim_DC_2120_QIC_80_Iomega_Tape_250.JPG/120px-Minidata_Cartridge_Verbatim_DC_2120_QIC_80_Iomega_Tape_250.JPG" data-alt="Minidata Cartridge formatted for Iomega Tape 250, 1999" data-width="90" data-height="120" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Minidata_Cartridge_Verbatim_DC_2120_QIC_80_Iomega_Tape_250.JPG/250px-Minidata_Cartridge_Verbatim_DC_2120_QIC_80_Iomega_Tape_250.JPG 1.5x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Minidata Cartridge formatted for <a href="/wiki/Ditto_(drive)" title="Ditto (drive)">Iomega Tape 250</a>, 1999</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Verbatim_ST-600_XD_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Verbatim ST 600 XD High Density Streamer Cassette"><noscript><img alt="Verbatim ST 600 XD High Density Streamer Cassette" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Verbatim_ST-600_XD_1.jpg/120px-Verbatim_ST-600_XD_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="64" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1905" data-file-height="1011"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 64px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Verbatim_ST-600_XD_1.jpg/120px-Verbatim_ST-600_XD_1.jpg" data-alt="Verbatim ST 600 XD High Density Streamer Cassette" data-width="120" data-height="64" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Verbatim_ST-600_XD_1.jpg/250px-Verbatim_ST-600_XD_1.jpg 1.5x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Verbatim ST 600 XD High Density Streamer Cassette</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2015_Dysk_zewn%C4%99trzny_Verbatim.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An external HDD, 2015"><noscript><img alt="An external HDD, 2015" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2015_Dysk_zewn%C4%99trzny_Verbatim.jpg/120px-2015_Dysk_zewn%C4%99trzny_Verbatim.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="73" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3832" data-file-height="2346"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 73px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2015_Dysk_zewn%C4%99trzny_Verbatim.jpg/120px-2015_Dysk_zewn%C4%99trzny_Verbatim.jpg" data-alt="An external HDD, 2015" data-width="120" data-height="73" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2015_Dysk_zewn%C4%99trzny_Verbatim.jpg/180px-2015_Dysk_zewn%C4%99trzny_Verbatim.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2015_Dysk_zewn%C4%99trzny_Verbatim.jpg/240px-2015_Dysk_zewn%C4%99trzny_Verbatim.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An <a href="/wiki/External_HDD" class="mw-redirect" title="External HDD">external HDD</a>, 2015</div> </li> </ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Products">Products</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Verbatim_(brand)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Products" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Verbatim_CD-R_52X_700MB_20150607.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Verbatim_CD-R_52X_700MB_20150607.jpg/220px-Verbatim_CD-R_52X_700MB_20150607.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2444" data-file-height="2444"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 220px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Verbatim_CD-R_52X_700MB_20150607.jpg/220px-Verbatim_CD-R_52X_700MB_20150607.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="220" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Verbatim_CD-R_52X_700MB_20150607.jpg/330px-Verbatim_CD-R_52X_700MB_20150607.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Verbatim_CD-R_52X_700MB_20150607.jpg/440px-Verbatim_CD-R_52X_700MB_20150607.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>A standard 700 MB CD-R from the 2000s</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Floppydisk_-_Flickr_-_FaceMePLS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Floppydisk_-_Flickr_-_FaceMePLS.jpg/250px-Floppydisk_-_Flickr_-_FaceMePLS.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="247" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="706" data-file-height="1024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 247px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Floppydisk_-_Flickr_-_FaceMePLS.jpg/250px-Floppydisk_-_Flickr_-_FaceMePLS.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="247" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Floppydisk_-_Flickr_-_FaceMePLS.jpg/330px-Floppydisk_-_Flickr_-_FaceMePLS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Floppydisk_-_Flickr_-_FaceMePLS.jpg/500px-Floppydisk_-_Flickr_-_FaceMePLS.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>A 5.25" DataLife floppy from 1984</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Verbatim_SDHC_Card_4GB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt='A small blue memory card, not much larger than a postage stamp, with "Verbatim 4 GB 2 hours" printed on it' src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Verbatim_SDHC_Card_4GB.jpg/170px-Verbatim_SDHC_Card_4GB.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="221" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="276"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 221px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Verbatim_SDHC_Card_4GB.jpg/170px-Verbatim_SDHC_Card_4GB.jpg" data-alt='A small blue memory card, not much larger than a postage stamp, with "Verbatim 4 GB 2 hours" printed on it' data-width="170" data-height="221" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Verbatim_SDHC_Card_4GB.jpg 1.5x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>A 4 GB Verbatim SDHC card from 2012</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_and_former_products">Current and former products</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Verbatim_(brand)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Current and former products" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">Solid-state drives</a> (SSDs)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floppy_disk" title="Floppy disk">Floppy disks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnetic_tape" title="Magnetic tape">Magnetic tapes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MultiMediaCard" title="MultiMediaCard">MultiMediaCards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SD_card" title="SD card">SD cards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CompactFlash" title="CompactFlash">CompactFlash cards</a></li> <li>CD-R</li> <li>Digital Vinyl CD-R</li> <li>CD-RW</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DVD-R" class="mw-redirect" title="DVD-R">DVD-R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DVD-RW" class="mw-redirect" title="DVD-RW">DVD-RW</a></li> <li>DVD-R DL</li> <li>DVD+R</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DVD%2BRW" class="mw-redirect" title="DVD+RW">DVD+RW</a></li> <li>DVD+R DL</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DVD-RAM" title="DVD-RAM">DVD-RAM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BD-R" class="mw-redirect" title="BD-R">BD-R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BD-RE" class="mw-redirect" title="BD-RE">BD-RE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_DVD" title="HD DVD">HD-DVD-R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-DISC" title="M-DISC">M-Disc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USB_flash_drive" title="USB flash drive">USB flash drives</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=SIPRELAY_Operator&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SIPRELAY Operator (page does not exist)">SIPRELAY Operators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LED</a> light bulbs</li> 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The reason given is: The two paragraphs that speak in the present tense (i.e. implying they are still relatively current) were added back in 2006 <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verbatim_(brand)&diff=next&oldid=77102894">[1]</a> and have not been notably updated since.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Verbatim's early floppies were manufactured at a factory in <a href="/wiki/Limerick" title="Limerick">Limerick</a>, Ireland, starting 1979 (MC Infonics, sold to <a href="/wiki/CMC_Magnetics" title="CMC Magnetics">CMC Magnetics</a> in the 2000s). </p><p>As of 2006<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" 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