Advanced Research, Exabyte, Matsushita, Mitsumi Electric and Otari License Linear Tape-Open Technology.SILICON VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1999-- Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corp. and Seagate Technology (company) Seagate Technology - A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. Inc., the technology provider companies of Linear Tape-Open technology (referred to as LTO (Linear Tape Open) A family of open magnetic tape standards developed by HP, IBM and Quantum (formerly the Certance subsidiary of Seagate) that are licensed to third-party vendors. LTO cartridges contain a memory that stores historical usage data. technology), Wednesday announced that five more industry-leading companies have purchased licenses for LTO technology. Companies joining the list of licensees are Advanced Research Corp., Exabyte Corp., Matsushita Electric Industry, Mitsumi Electric Company Ltd. and Otari Inc. "Our 24 Licensees provide an unprecedented level of influence on the future of computing and storage," said Charlene Murphy, director, LTO 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 Tape Storage Business, IBM Storage Systems Division. "Their participation in the LTO program further validates the LTO concept and strategy." Additional LTO licensees include Accutronics, Alps Electric, Benchmark Tape Systems, EMTEC EMTEC European Multimedia Technologies (formerly BASF Magnetics; as of 2002) , Fuji Photo Film, Fujitsu/FCPA Intellistor, HP, Hi/fn, IBM, Imation, Mountain Engineering II, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Overland Data, Quantegy, Philips Semiconductor, Seagate, TDK TDK Türk Dil Kurumu (Turkish Language Council) TDK The Dark Knights (gaming clan) TDK Tokyo Denkikagaku Kogyo KK (TDK Electronics Co. Ltd. and Verbatim. Ultrium and Accelis are the two formats based on LTO technology. The Ultrium format uses a single-reel media with capacities of up to 200GB (100GB native) and data-transfer rates of up to 40MB/s (20MB/s native), assuming a 2:1 compression ratio. The other format, Accelis, is a fast-access, dual-reel implementation that is designed to offer data retrieval in less than 10 seconds. Both formats have an identified four-generation roadmap for future capacity and performance enhancements. LTO technology, a powerful, open tape architecture, is setting the stage for a new generation of tape storage products expected to surpass current tape capacity and performance benchmarks, while maintaining the highest data integrity. It combines the advantages of linear multi-channel, bi-directional formats with enhancements in servo technology, data compression, track layout and error correction code Noun 1. error correction code - (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors ECC telecommunication - (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic to maximize capacity, performance and reliability. Ultrium and Accelis tape mechanism and tape cartridge interchange specifications are available on a licensee basis. Licensing information is available from the law offices of Ladas & Parry at 323/934-2300 or via e-mail at LTO_INFO@ladasparry.com. Additional information on LTO technology can be obtained from the LTO Web site at www.lto-technology.com. Note to Editors: Linear Tape-Open, LTO, Accelis and Ultrium are U.S. trademarks of HP, IBM and Seagate. |
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