New Tandberg Data LTO-5 half height tape drives extend data protection for small and medium businesses

SYDNEY, April 14. Tandberg Data, the global supplier of data protection solutions, today announced the availability of its new LTO-5 half height (HH) tape drives and media. Tandberg Data LTO-5 HH tape drives can backup 3TB* of data on a single cartridge in less than three hours, reducing IT storage costs and simplifying data protection operations.

“The introduction of the LTO-5 HH tape drive allows customers to future-proof their storage needs while reducing the number of backup tapes required, lowering their total cost of data protection,” said Simon Anderson, business unit manager of tape automation, tape drives and media at Tandberg Data. “Customers who buy the Tandberg Data LTO-5 tape drive will see increases in performance and capacity, as well as improvements in operational efficiencies,” he added.

Over the last decade, storage capacities on LTO tape cartridges have steadily increased from 200GB* to today’s 3TB* on a single LTO-5 tape cartridge. This means that the entire printed contents of the U.S. Library of Congress could be stored on fewer than four LTO-5 cartridges. The entire 600TB of genealogical data listed on Ancestry.com, including the U.S. Census data from 1790 to 1930, could be stored on 200 LTO-5 tape cartridges. And a single LTO-5 tape cartridge could hold 3,000 copies of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The Tandberg Data LTO-5 HH tape drive includes industry-standard AES 256-bit data encryption, ensuring that tapes can be safely and securely transported for offsite storage. The Tandberg Data LTO-5 HH tape drive is read and write compatible with LTO-4 media, and read compatible with LTO-3 media, providing investment protection and long-term archival benefits. Supplied initially with a SAS interface only, the Tandberg Data LTO-5 HH tape drive comes in internal, external or rack mount configurations.

Tandberg Data LTO-5 automation products are planned for release later in the second quarter of 2010. LTO-5 HH tape drives from Tandberg Data can store nearly two times more data than LTO-4 tape drives, making them ideal for automation customers.

"Customers require high-capacity, cost-effective tape storage solutions to safeguard and archive their critical data," said Robert Amatruda, research director, data protection and recovery, IDC. "Tandberg Data's LTO-5 HH tape drive offers customers significant capacity and performance improvements over previous generations of LTO tape drives."

More Tandberg Data LTO-5 HH Tape Drive Features • Enterprise-class features and performance in a small form factor • 6Gb SAS or 8Gb Fibre Channel connectivity • LTO WORM (write once, read many) for regulatory compliance • Data rate matching reduces mechanical wear on the drive and extends tape life • MTBF of 250,000 hrs at 100% duty cycle increases reliability • Consumes 40 percent less power than previous LTO generations • New partitioning feature (available this summer) simplifies archiving and long-term storage • Well-defined six-generation LTO roadmap provides long-term data protection

Availability Tandberg Data LTO-5 HH tape drives and LTO-5 media are now available through Tandberg Data’s established channel of distributor and reseller partners. LTO-5 tape drive pricing starts at a MSRP of $US2,995 and LTO-5 media pricing starts at a MSRP of $US129. All Tandberg Data LTO-5 HH tape drives come with a 3-year warranty and advanced replacement service.

* Compression ratio of 2:1.

Tandberg Data StorageLibrary, StorageLoader, SecureService, DPS1000, DPS2000, AccuGuard, VXA, SLR and RDX QuikStor are trademarks of Tandberg Data. RDX is a registered trademark of ProStor Systems, Inc. LTO is a trademark of HP, IBM, and Quantum. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About Tandberg Data Tandberg Data is a leading global supplier of data protection solutions for the SMB. Tandberg Data offers a wide selection of business-grade storage solutions, ranging from disk-based appliances, such as the RDX® QuikStor™, the DPS1000™ Series VTL and DPS2000™ Series NAS, to automated tape solutions like the Tandberg Data StorageLoader™ and StorageLibrary™ Series. Tandberg Data also offers tape drives, based on the LTO™, DAT, SLR™, and VXA® tape technology platforms, and media. Tandberg Data disk solutions are supported by AccuGuard™, a robust, easy-to-use deduplication software. All solutions are supported through a worldwide service and support network, recognized globally for its outstanding levels of service. In addition to the standard warranty and support offerings, on-site service upgrades provide Tandberg Data customers with further peace of mind.

Tandberg Data markets its solutions exclusively through a global channel of qualified resellers and distributors. This channel model is supported by OEM agreements with major server manufacturers including Apple, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, HP, Hitachi, IBM, and NEC. Tandberg Data’s distributors in Australia are: ACA Pacific, Datastor and Multimedia Technology. In New Zealand the distributor is Ingram Micro New Zealand. For further information - http://www.tandbergdata.com/apac

Tandberg Data Asia TD Asia is headquartered in Singapore, with centralised Sales, Marketing, Finance, Administration, Logistics, Technical and a state-of-the-art Service and Repair Centre to cater for consumer needs worldwide.

For more information David Frost, PR Deadlines for Tandberg Data Phone: +61.2.4341 5021 or +61 (0) 408 408 210 Email: davidf@prdeadlines.com.au