SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: QTM) today announced plans to make LTO Ultrium format
generation 7 technology available in its Scalar® and
StorNext® AEL tape libraries. The latest generation of
LTO tape offers a low-cost, highly energy-efficient, long-term
storage solution for companies struggling to manage the massive
growth of unstructured data and maximize the value of their digital
content.
Quantum is the market share leader in LTO tape automation, and
its Scalar and StorNext AEL systems deliver best-in-class
management, monitoring and data security as part of a
comprehensive, tiered storage portfolio that addresses demanding
data protection, archive and scale-out storage needs.
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Delivering Greater Business Value Across a Broad Range of Use
Cases
The new LTO generation 7 specifications more than double the
tape cartridge capacity from the previous generation, to as much as
15TB* per cartridge, providing more cost-effective, long-term
retention of data. In addition, with tape drive data transfer rates
of up to 750MB* per second, or more than 2.7TB of data
an hour per drive, LTO-7 systems will enable large files to be
transferred more quickly.
Quantum will leverage these and other LTO-7 technology
enhancements in its solutions portfolio to deliver even greater
business value across markets and use cases, including:
- Media and entertainment: Through Quantum's StorNext
scale-out storage platform, broadcasters, postproduction
facilities, sports teams and other content owners will be able to
retain and remonetize more of their video data, most notably the
increasing volumes of 4K video.
- Video surveillance: Law enforcement agencies, retail
outlets, port authorities and others challenged by the adoption of
new higher resolution cameras and the need to retain data longer
for compliance and analysis purposes will be able to leverage LTO-7
tape as part of a tiered storage approach to make video
surveillance storage affordable and accessible.
- Data center archives: With LTO-7 technology, IT
professionals dealing with the surge in unstructured data will
benefit from the ability to move more data off primary storage to a
robust archive, resulting in improved, lower-cost operations.
- Long-term data retention: LTO-7 technology will provide
organizations with the most economical option for retaining data to
meet compliance and regulatory requirements.
Availability
LTO-7 technology is scheduled to be available in the Scalar
i6000 and Scalar i500 libraries in December, with other platforms
following, subject to compliance verification. Quantum will begin
to take orders in the fourth calendar quarter of 2015 and currently
offers an LTO-7 technology prepurchase program for interested
customers.
For additional information on the LTO Program, visit
www.lto.org.
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"Many organizations are struggling with massive unstructured
data storage requirements in markets like media and entertainment,
video surveillance, university research, as well as in the data
center," said Robert Clark, Senior
Vice President, Product Operations, Quantum. "Our Scalar and
StorNext AEL customers can make LTO-7 technology part of a broader
tiered storage solution and take advantage of the improved storage
capacity, density and performance to address these challenges."
About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out storage, archive and
data protection, providing solutions for capturing, sharing and
preserving digital assets over the entire data lifecycle. From
small businesses to major enterprises, more than 100,000 customers
have trusted Quantum to address their most demanding data workflow
challenges. With Quantum, customers can Be Certain™ they have the
end-to-end storage foundation to maximize the value of their data
by making it accessible whenever and wherever needed, retaining it
indefinitely and reducing total cost and complexity. See how at
www.quantum.com/customerstories.
Quantum, the Quantum logo, Be Certain, Scalar and StorNext are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Quantum Corporation
and its affiliates in the United
States and/or other countries. Linear Tape-Open, LTO, the
LTO logo, Ultrium and the Ultrium logo are registered trademarks of
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM and Quantum in the U.S. and other
countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
"Safe Harbor" Statement: This press release contains
"forward-looking" statements. All statements other than statements
of historical fact are statements that could be deemed
forward-looking statements. Specifically, but without limitation,
statements relating to 1) Quantum's plans to make the LTO-7
technology available in its solutions, including its Scalar and
StorNext AEL tape libraries, and the benefits to customers from
such plans, 2) the availability of such solutions and 3) customer
demand for and Quantum's future revenue from such solutions, are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor.
All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on
information available to Quantum on the date hereof. These
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause Quantum's actual results to differ
materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements.
More detailed information about these risk factors are set forth in
Quantum's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and
uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Risk Factors," in
Quantum's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on August 13,
2015 and in Quantum's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2015, especially those risks listed in
this section under the headings "Our operating results depend on a
limited number of products and on new product introductions, which
may not be successful, in which case our business, financial
condition and operating results may be materially and adversely
affected." Quantum expressly disclaims any obligation to update or
alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
applicable law.
* Assuming a 2.5:1 compression achieved with larger compression
history buffer available beginning with LTO generation 6
drives.
Public Relations
Contact:
Bob
Wientzen
Quantum Corp.
(720)
201-8125
bob.wientzen@quantum.com
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