Maxell Gears Up for DLTtape(R)S4 Computer Tape Launch June 2006; New Data Storage Technology Based on Maxell's NeoSMART Platform.FAIR LAWN Fair Lawn, borough (1990 pop. 30,548), Bergen co., NE N.J., across the Passaic River from Paterson; inc. 1924. It is residential with light industries. , N.J. -- Maxell Corporation of America, the technology and marketing leader in advanced data storage media, announced today that the company will begin offering branded DLTtape S4 media product in June 2006. Maxell jointly developed the media with Quantum to support the data recording requirements of Quantum's DLT-S4 tape drives, making Maxell the world's first qualified manufacturer and supplier of DLTtape S4 media with the broadest line of 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. (R) tape media offerings. The DLTtape S4 media product offers customers increased reliability, industry-leading capacity and high performance. Building on the success of previous Super DLTtape(R) media, the DLTtape S4 media product is specifically designed for managing ever-increasing and complex data storage environments. The Maxell DLTtape S4 delivers twice the capacity of the nearest alternative offering and optimizes the performance of the Quantum DLT-S4 tape drive with a native capacity of 800GB (1.6TB with compression) and a native transfer rate of 60MB/s (120MB/s with compression). Maxell's DLTtape S4 leverages Quantum's DLTSage(TM) WORM (write-once, read-many) for meeting legal & regulatory compliance, and DLTSage Tape Security features for preventing unauthorized access to data. The DLT-S4 will be available from resellers and distributors throughout North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "Maxell continues to be a leading innovator in the storage media industry due to our investment in research and development which produces the best data storage technology available for critical business data," said Steven Pofcher, Senior Marketing Manager, Maxell Corporation of America. "As a technology leader, we continue to lead the industry by being the world's first qualified DLTtape S4 media manufacturer and supplier, and offering a branded DLTtape S4 with NeoSMART technology that delivers unparalleled value, performance and capacity." Maxell's DLTtape S4 media is based on the company's technology platform known as Neo Super Maximum capacity Advanced Reliability Tape (NeoSMART(TM)). NeoSMART is a convergence of advanced tape and manufacturing technologies that support higher reliability recording and data recovery at the extreme track and bit densities demanded by DLT-S4 technology drives and beyond. The improved magnetic particles, new coating and dispersion technologies of the NeoSMART platform are designed to support future tape cartridge capacities of one Terabyte and beyond. A key component of NeoSMART is Maxell's Nano Composite Advanced Particles (NanoCAP) technology that combines an innovative particle structure with state-of-the-art magnetic performance. This technology produces a breakthrough magnetic particle that will drive future development of tape drives and media products with native capacities of 10 Terabytes. "With the continued exponential growth Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. of data, the new Maxell DLTtape S4 media is poised to successfully help customers meet their most critical data protection needs," said Phil Ritti, Vice President and General Manager, Quantum media business unit. "Through a valuable and long-lasting relationship, Quantum and Maxell continue to deliver leading performance and value to customers." The new Maxell DLTtape S4 incorporates a series of advancements, including: --Unique Ceramic Armor and High-Coercivity Metal Particle Technologies: A core component that provides superior remanence The persistence of residual magnetism (on magnetic storage media) or deformations (on optical media) that may carry information susceptible to discovery using special techniques. To avoid compromise of confidential information, one can destroy data by repeated overwriting with random data. for long-term magnetic stability during archival applications for an archival life of more than 30 years. The new, high output, metal particle enables high recording densities with improved magnetic energy performance and a higher signal-to-noise ratio The ratio of the power or volume (amplitude) of a signal to the amount of unwanted interference (the noise) that has mixed in with it. Measured in decibels, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) measures the clarity of the signal in a circuit or a wired or wireless transmission channel. (SNR See signal-to-noise ratio. SNR - signal-to-noise ratio ). --High-Performance Dual Binder System: Specialized binders create an extremely strong metal particle chemical welding resulting in superior durability and excellent data life stability during long-term storage. --Advanced Calendering calendering, a finishing process by which paper, plastics, rubber, or textiles are pressed into sheets and smoothed, glazed, polished, or given a moiré or embossed surface. Technology: An ultra smooth and thin, sub-micron magnetic layer that creates extremely high output and enhanced stability for superior signal reading and writing. --New PET Base Film: A smooth, high-rigid tape that provides strength, improves SNR and delivers increased durability. --Precision Optical Servo Tracking: The advanced optical servo tracking on the back of the tape saves the magnetic surface for data, increasing the number of recording tracks and overall capacity. --New High-Performance Cartridge: The heavy-duty cartridge is tested at 5,000 load / unload / calibrates cycles and provides greater strength and improved tape running stability. The easily identifiable black cartridge is perfect for large-scale media management. DLT tape technology is a trusted choice for data centers to backup, recover and archive critical business data. DLT technology is a proven winner with an installed base of over 3.3 million DLT tape drives and 130 million tape cartridges shipped. About Maxell A technology and brand leader in premium recordable media products since 1969, Maxell Corporation of America is a full-line manufacturer of digital and analog media products for the data storage, broadcast and consumer markets. Maxell's data storage group provides one of the industry's broadest lines of premium digital recording media, including DLTtape, Super DLTtape, DLT S tape, 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. Ultrium, DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S / DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. and 3590E data cartridges, and is a full line supplier of recordable DVD media, including DVD-R/RW, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. +R/RW, DVD-RAM A rewritable DVD disc endorsed by the DVD Forum. Using phase change technology, DVD-RAMs are like removable hard disks, and the media can be rewritten 100,000 times compared to 1,000 times for DVD-RW and DVD+RW. The first DVD-RAM drives with a capacity of 2.6GB (single sided) or 5. , as well as CD-R/RW media. All Maxell data storage products are backed by a lifetime, limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. and 24 hour toll-free technical support. Additional information on Maxell can be found on the company's website: www.maxell.com Linear Tape-Open, LTO, LTO Logo, Ultrium and Ultrium Logo are trademarks of HP, 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) and Quantum in the US, and other countries. DLT and DLTtape are registered trademarks of Quantum Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries. DLTSage is a trademark of Quantum Corporation. |
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