Tandberg Data Unveils World's First 1U LTO Autoloader; New StorageLoader Model Uses Half-Height LTO-2 Drives to Deliver Highest Density Ever.POWAY, Calif. -- Tandberg Data Tandberg Data (OSE: TAD) is a company focused on data storage products, especially streamers, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. They are the only company still selling drives that use the QIC format (also known as SLR), but also produce VXA, LTO and DLT products, along with Corp. (formerly InoStor), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Tandberg Data ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and (OSE OSE - Open Systems Environment :TAD), today unveiled the world's highest density tape autoloader in the smallest rackmount-configured form factor. The 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. tape autoloader utilizes LTO-2 capacity and performance as well as advanced data management features in a compact low profile design. The revolutionary 1U rackmount-configured LTO StorageLoader(TM) tape automation solution delivers up to 3.2TB compressed storage capacity and a transfer rate of up to 173 GB/hr. by incorporating Tandberg's recently introduced half-height LTO-2 tape drive. The Tandberg StorageLoader LTO-2 stands apart from existing rackmount autoloaders, as it is the only 1U LTO-2 autoloader available with removable magazines for efficient cartridge load and unload. It includes up to eight data cartridges stored in two removable magazines holding four cartridges each to ensure safe and easy loading of tape media and transport for off-site storage. Its highly modular design utilizes the reliable Ultra 160 SCSI/LVD interface. The modular design means the tape drive, power supply and fans are all field replaceable without removing the autoloader from the rack thereby reducing total cost of ownership and minimizing downtime. "SMBs and corporate IT departments are constantly seeking data archiving and backup solutions that offer the highest possible capacity and performance in the least amount of space," noted Robert Abraham, president of Freeman Reports. "Tandberg's new rackmount tape automation design incorporates half-height LTO-2 drives to deliver the highest removable storage density in a 1U autoloader while providing a remote management capability and modular field replaceable components." Tandberg's new StorageLoader is equipped with multiple language supported Web-based remote management as a standard feature. Maintenance, system monitoring and system commands can be performed remotely through a standard Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . The same functionality can also be performed locally through the easy-to-use LCD panel on the autoloader. For faster inventory scanning, an optional barcode reader is also available. "Our Tandberg 1U LTO StorageLoader continues our commitment to innovative products for our channel partners and end users," said Ken Cruden, COO, Tandberg Data Corp. "This StorageLoader simplifies and automates data backup and archiving to secure data. For small to medium businesses, our new StorageLoader will cost less than a LTO-3 full-height drive and store four times the capacity, while providing integrated automated backup and manageability features." The LTO-2 StorageLoader is the second member of Tandberg Data's StorageLoader family of modular automation products. It offers a unique cartridge load design, high capacity, superior performance, advanced data management features and FRUs (field replaceable units) for convenient service. The StorageLoader family is also offered with 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. VS160 tape technology and will ultimately incorporate future half-height drive technologies for higher storage capacities. The Tandberg StorageLoader 1U LTO-2 is a complete turnkey solution including rackmount kit, SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. cable, terminator and Ethernet cable, plus a full 3-year warranty. MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) is $4,499 and is available immediately throughout Tandberg Data's North and Latin American distribution network. About Tandberg Data ASA Tandberg Data is a leading global supplier of professional tape and disk storage solutions. The company offers tape libraries, tape autoloaders, tape drives, storage software, data media and RAID systems. In addition to corporate offices in Oslo, Norway, Tandberg Data ASA has subsidiaries in the U.S., France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and Singapore, as well as branch offices in Italy, India, China (PRC), Thailand and Brazil. Tandberg Data ASA is a publicly held company based in Oslo, Norway, and is traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange An exchange founded in 1819 and trading stocks, bonds, and stock options that is considered the options market of Norway. (ticker=TAD). For further information, please visit http://www.tandberg.com/. About Tandberg Data Corp. Tandberg Data Corp., formerly InoStor Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tandberg Data ASA, is the marketing and product development organization for the Western Hemisphere. It markets the highly reliable line of Tandberg Data tape automation, drives and media, using LTO(TM) and SLR (1) (Scalable Linear Recording) A line of magnetic tape drives from Tandberg Data that evolved from the QIC Data Cartridge format. See QIC. (2) (Single Lens Reflex) A camera that uses the same lens for viewing and shooting. (TM) technologies. The company also markets 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 solutions with the versatility of both disk and tape. The company's focus on software development has resulted in RAIDn(TM), an evolutionary step in RAID technology. For more information, visit www.inostor.com. |
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