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Imation Shipping LTO-5
Cartridges
Based on its TeraAngstrom technology
Imation Corp. will begin shipping its
Imation LTO Ultrium Generation 5 tape
cartridges, with nearly double the storage capacity, increased data transfer
rates, and a new partitioning functionality over the prior tape generation. This
follows certification by the Measurement Analysis Corporation (MAC), an
independent testing board for compliance verification testing, and the LTO
technology provider companies: HP, IBM Corporation and Quantum Corp. Imation
previously announced that it was the first company to obtain the license to
develop and manufacture this new multi-terabyte LTO 5 tape.
“Imation is pleased to be one of the first to
provide customers the advantages of next-generation LTO
5 tape cartridges. Magnetic tape remains the most
cost-efficient way for businesses to address storage and
compliance requirements, whether for long-term data
archive or regular backup of active data, given tape’s
energy savings and cost-per-gigabyte advantages over
other methods,” said Subodh Kulkarni, chief
technology officer and senior vice president of
Imation’s global commercial business.
“With a native capacity of 1.5 terabytes and 3.0
terabytes of compressed storage, data transfer rates of
up to 280 MB/second compressed, data encryption, and new
partitioning functionality to enhance file control and
space management, the LTO 5 format offers significant
improvements over prior LTO tape generations. Customers
can trust that an Imation LTO tape is of the highest
quality and reliability, because Imation pioneered many
of the manufacturing, servo-writing and cartridge
technologies used in these tapes,” continued
Kulkarni.
Imation Ultrium LTO 5 tape is the second generation to
offer drive level hardware-based writing of encrypted
data to the tape cartridge, helping protect the storage
and transport of sensitive information. It also helps
address compliance objectives with WORM (Write-Once,
Read-Many) functionality. The LTO Ultrium format
generation 5 drives are designed with
backwards-compatible read-and-write capability with the
Ultrium format generation 4 cartridges, and backward
read capabilities with generation 3 cartridges, helping
to protect investments and ease implementation.
Imation-manufactured LTO Ultrium generation 5
tape cartridges feature superior media
and cartridge construction, including:
- Imation proprietary TeraAngstrom
technology – Results in tape with a
significantly smoother surface and a high
signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), delivering fewer errors
and faster transfer rates.
- Imation advanced servo-writing
technology – Ensuring precise alignment
between drive head and data tracks for greater
reliability.
- Imation patented corner snap -
Improves cartridge strength and protects data during
shipping or mishandling.
- Imation patented three-piece tape spool
- Distributes stress more evenly over the tape
surface for better performance and longer archival
life.
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