QUALSTAR CORP. ANNOUNCES 78 TERABYTE TAPE LIBRARY SHIPMENTS; TLS-412600 USES JUST FIVE SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE.

Qualstar Corp. (Nasdaq:QBAK) has announced that production shipments of its TLS-412600 and TLS-412300 Tape Libraries have begun.

The TLS-412600 and its companion TLS-412300 can house up to 12 tape drives and either 600 or 300 data cartridges. As IT groups deal with exploding data storage requirements, storage density is one of the key factors in product selection. These models require barely five square feet of floor space, offering some of the highest-density storage in the industry.

The TLS-412600 and TLS-412300 are the latest additions to Qualstar's widely respected TLS-4000 Tape Library Family, which includes 12 models offering capacities from 300 gigabytes (native) to more than 78 terabytes using data compression. Aggregate data transfer rates can exceed 1.2 terabytes per hour.

Both new models can be configured with dual SANSmart Fibre Channel technology to support the latest LAN-free and serverless backup applications. The TLS-412300 can be expanded in the field to the TLS-412600's full 600-tape capacity in less than an hour.

The TLS-4000 Tape Library Family supports three popular tape formats, including Sony AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape), Exabyte M2 and Ecrix VXA.

Founded in 1984, Qualstar designs and manufactures automated cartridge tape libraries and 9-track tape drives, with an installed base of more than 35,000 units. Qualstar's tape library families span capacities from 300 gigabytes to 36 terabytes of native (uncompressed) storage capacity, in several popular tape formats, including AIT, DLT, LTO, M2 and VXA.

The TLS-Series library families are compatible with most networks, operating systems and storage management software applications. Qualstar's products are sold worldwide, primarily to value-added resellers and original equipment manufacturers.