Versatile Multilayer Disc Versatile Multilayer Disc Versatile Multilayer Disc (VMD or HD VMD) is a high-capacity red laser optical disc technology designed by "New Medium Enterprises, Inc.". VMD was intended to compete with the blue laser Blu-ray Disc format and had an initial capacity of up to 30GB per side. At CeBIT in March 2006, NME demonstrated a prototype VMD player and announced that they were expecting to launch the format in the third quarter of 2006. At the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association trade show in September 2007, NME exhibited two players set for release in October 2007. There were 20
Names given to the Spanish language used was called "castellano". Thus, some Latin American countries formerly under Spanish rule have retained the custom of calling it "castellano", while others eventually switched to calling it "español", with many different factors influencing the final choice. In English, the term "Spanish" relates both to the language and to the nation. The noun used for a person from Spain is "Spaniard", with the collective noun "the Spanish". The term "Castilian" is much less widespread amongst English speakers than the term "Spanish". Two main hypotheses have been proposed for the origin of the word "español": one based on dissimilation in Old