Imation Launches Multi-Terabyte Magnetic Tape

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Multi-terabyte native-capacity tape using advanced metal particulate (MP) media and employing TeraAngstrom technology...

Imation India Pvt announced the new generation of multi-terabyte native-capacity tape using advanced metal particulate (MP) media and employing the companys proprietary TeraAngstrom technology. Further underscoring its commitment to metal particulate technology and the LTO, or Linear Tape Open format, Imation is also the first and only company to date to license the next-generation of Ultrium LTO-5 tape media.

Imation is excited to announce this important industry milestone the achievement of multiple terabytes of native capacity on a single MP tape cartridge, said  Subodh Kulkarni, vice president of Imations Research, Development, and Engineering, and head of the companys global Commercial Business.

Metal particulate media is a proven standard in data storage, and with MP-based LTO-5, we will be almost doubling the capacity of the cartridges. Imation is leveraging its long-standing heritage in reliable, secure and durable data storage products and expertise in

metal particulate media to ensure that this latest generation of LTO media exceeds standards for data protection and delivers the most data in a single, multi-terabyte data cartridge. We are very pleased to be the first manufacturer licensed for LTO-5, elucidates Kulkarni.

According to Sandeep Popli, Head Sales&Marketing, Imation India Pvt. Ltd., LTO-5 tape technology shall offer a cost-efficient way for Indian businesses in the enterprise IT space to store ever-expanding data, whether for long-term archival or regular backup of active data, given tapes energy savings and a cost per gigabyte advantages over other methods.

Featuring 3.2 TB of compressed storage and data transfer rates of up to 360MB/second, LTO-5 tape cartridges offer significant improvements over prior tape generations. Enhancements in servo technology and improved data compression ensure the same length of tape can store more information, allowing data center managers to keep their existing