The LTO Program Announces Fujifilm and Sony Are Now Both Licensees of Generation 8 Technology

LTO-8 Available in the coming weeks!

The LTO Program Technology Provider Companies (TPCs), Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM Corporation and Quantum, are pleased to announce Fujifilm and Sony are now licensees of Generation 8 technology, meaning that both companies are planning to produce LTO-8 media moving forward. Products from these two companies will be officially certified by the TPCs, with global availability of Generation 8 media anticipated in the September/October time frame.

With up to 30TB of compressed capacity and up to 750 MB/s* data transfer rates, LTO Generation 8 pushes innovation as the latest in tape technology

“We are pleased to have two licensees for tape solutions allowing us to deliver more product to market, and enabling us to once again provide tape technology solutions, including LTO generation 8, to our partners and end-users,” said Eric Bassier, Senior Director, Quantum, “As part of the LTO Program, we look forward to continuing to grow tape technology capabilities to meet the growing demands of data storage and long-term data retention.”

Please contact your BackupWorks.com Account rep today and book your LTO-8 Tape Media orders. We expect to be shipping product towards the end of quarter.

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