HP Extends Storage Value to Customers with Benchmark Tape System's DLT Products.High Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2000 HP Strengthens 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. Product Portfolio, Maintains Data-protection Leadership Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HWP HWP Height (and) Weight Proportionate HWP Half-Wave Plate HWP Highway Patrol HWP Height Weight Proportional HWP Hewlett-Packard Corporation (stock symbol) HWP Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides ) today announced an 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 agreement to include DLT1 products from Benchmark Tape Systems Corp., which specializes in value line DLT storage solutions, in its data-protection portfolio. HP's storage line will now consist of QIC/Travan, DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S , DLT and 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. storage products to suit every storage need, from the desktop to the enterprise. "HP is constantly evaluating storage technologies and products that will offer value to our customers," said Jack Trautman, general manager of HP's Data Protection Organization. "Benchmark's DLT1 products will help HP meet customer demand for a complete line-up of data-protection solutions. Our cost-conscious midrange-storage customers can now benefit from the reliability, performance and scalability of DLT at a price point that suits them. By offering our customers a choice of technologies, HP can meet customers' speed, price, capacity and compatibility needs." "Benchmark is delighted that HP, known for its leadership in the tape market, has chosen Benchmark's line of DLT1 products to meet the needs of its customers," said Lew Frauenfelder, president of Benchmark Tape Systems. "This strategic relationship leverages HP's global reach, channel presence and brand equity to help ensure the success of our products." "Major OEM endorsement is a necessary component for rapid market adoption of any new technology," said Fara Yale, chief analyst, Computer Storage Service, GartnerGroup's Dataquest. "Strong industry relationships that leverage core strengths and competencies serve as a solid foundation to achieve market success." About Benchmark Founded in May 1998, Benchmark Tape Systems Corporation is dedicated to developing tape and storage solutions that feature new levels of scalability in industry standard DLT technology. Enhancing a proven design, Benchmark's products deliver exceptional reliability and winning price/performance. The company's products are based on DLTtape(TM) technology, licensed from Quantum Corp., a minority investor. Benchmark markets its products and services through multiple channels and strategic partners worldwide, and offers innovative products and services by delivering proven storage management solutions in the e-business marketplace. For more information, contact the company at 1-877-77BENCH or 303-443-7358 or access Benchmark's web site at www.BenchmarkTape.com, where you can register to win a free Benchmark DLT1 tape drive. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing computing - computer and imaging solutions and services -- is focused on making technology and its benefits accessible to individuals and businesses through simple appliances, useful e-services and an Internet infrastructure that's always on. HP has 86,000 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations continuing operations Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. DLTtape is a trademark of Quantum Corp. |
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