ATL Products to Include Super Dlttape Technology in Its Automated Tape Libraries.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000 Quantum's Customer Engagement Program Allows for Easy Integration of Super DLTtape Technology into Future Products Quantum Corporation's DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. &Storage Systems Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S ) today announced that ATL (Active Template Library) A set of software routines from Microsoft that provide the basic framework for creating ActiveX and COM objects. Stemming from the standard template library (STL) that comes with C++ compilers, ATL includes an object wizard that sets up Products, a Quantum Company, one of the leading suppliers of intelligent DLTtape(TM) libraries for networked computers, plans to incorporate Super DLTtape(TM) technology into its line of automation products. These products satisfy the automated backup and archive requirements of an entire enterprise, ranging from workgroup to data center. &uot;Super DLTtape technology will provide the high capacity, superior performance and reliability for us to continue to protect and have 24x7 access to corporate data,&uot; said Kevin Daly, president, ATL Products. &uot;We believe that Super DLTtape technology is the next-generation choice to help optimize our offerings to meet our specific customer demands.&uot; The first generation Super DLTtape drive is expected to deliver more than 100 GB of uncompressed storage capacity on a single cartridge and offer a native transfer rate of higher than 10 MB/sec. Super DLTtape technology is also designed to offer backward compatibility See backward compatible. (jargon) backward compatibility - Able to share data or commands with older versions of itself, or sometimes other older systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant. with the existing DLTtape product family. &uot;Super DLTtape technology provides a vital migration path for ATL customers,&uot; said Barbara Nelson, vice president, general manager, DLTtape Division of Quantum. &uot;Our proven technology helps ATL customers preserve their investment in DLTtape to meet immediate data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. and enterprise capacity requirements today, as well as scalability needs for the future.&uot; Using breakthrough Super DLTtape architecture, Quantum will offer a multi-generational family of competitively priced tape storage products that range in capacity from above 100GB up to one terabyte and range in transfer rates from 10 MB/sec to 100 MB/sec (uncompressed). &uot;Success of a new tape format depends heavily on its level of acceptance among library vendors,&uot; said Bob Abraham, president, Freeman Reports A series of technical reports on data storage devices originally developed by Freeman Associates, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (www.freemaninc.com). For more than two decades, they provided exhaustive detail about the disk and tape industry, including up-to-date data on technology, capacities, Inc. &uot;The adoption of Super DLTtape technology by leading automation companies like ATL and others is a prerequisite to establishing a strong market position into the next decade.&uot; &uot;Super DLTtape technology and next-generation automation solutions from vendors like ATL are absolutely essential to meet market demands,&uot; said George Saliba, vice president of Quantum's Advanced Products Group and DSSG DSSG Defense Science Study Group DSSG DISN (Defense Information Systems Network) Support Services-Global DSSG Distributed Storage Services Group (Indiana University) DSSG Desktop Support Services Group chief technical officer. &uot;We've worked closely with all our library OEMs during the development phase to ensure these products will offer maximum customer benefit and reliability.&uot; Like previous generations of DLTtape drives, Super DLTtape is expected to support all major systems and platforms, including UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Linux, Netware, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Mac OS. As with the current DLTtape product line, Super DLTtape drives are expected to be widely supported by all major Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). About DLTtape With more than 1.4 million DLTtape drives and more than 40 million DLTtape media cartridges shipped to date, DLTtape technology is the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for backing up and archiving business-critical data for mid-range servers and high-end workstations. Information on the DLTtape platform can be found at www.dlttape.com. Information about Super DLTtape can be found at www.dlttape.com/super_dlttape. About ATL Products ATL Products, a Quantum Company, is a worldwide market leader in the design, manufacture and service of automated tape libraries used to manage, store and transfer data in a networked computing environment. The company's DLTtape library systems are distributed through OEMs and a worldwide network of authorized resellers and distributors. ATL Products is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with an additional site in Irvine that serves as one of the world's largest manufacturing facilities for DLTtape automation technology. Sales and service are provided throughout major cities in North America, Europe and Asia. For additional information, call ATL Products at 949/856-7800, or visit the company Web site e at www.atlp.com. About Quantum Founded in 1980, Quantum Corporation (www.quantum.com) is the world's leading storage supplier in five of the seven markets it serves: desktop hard disk drives, tape drives, network attached storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) appliances, solid state systems and hard disk drives for the emerging personal video recorder See DVR. (PVR See DVR. ) market. Quantum is also the second largest supplier of mid-range tape automation systems and a leading supplier of high-end hard disk drives. In 1999 Quantum became the first Silicon Valley company to issue tracking stock, replacing its existing common stock with the ticker symbols DSS and HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive , which track the separate performance of the company's DLT and Storage Systems and Hard Disk Drive businesses. Both stocks are traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . Selling its products through OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and distribution channels worldwide, sales for the fiscal year ending March 1999 were $1.3 billion for Quantum's DLT and Storage Systems Group and $3.6 billion for Quantum's Hard Disk Drive Group. Quantum Corp., 500 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, Calif., 95035, www.quantum.com, 408 894-4000. The foregoing statements regarding future technology, products incorporating that technology the anticipated performance and compatibility of the products, as well as the potential market acceptance of the products are forward looking statements and actual results could vary. Factors which affect actual results include the success of the ongoing technology development efforts, the ability to successfully integrate new technology into products in a cost-effective manner, the ability to successfully manufacture and distribute new products at sufficient volume, quality and reasonable cost, the timing of new product introductions, competition and the significant uncertainty of market acceptance of new products. c. 2000, Quantum Corporation. Quantum is a trademark of Quantum Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. DLT, DLTtape, Super DLTtape, and the DLTtape logo are trademarks of Quantum Corporation. 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