TDK LAUNCHES WRITE-ONCE/READ-MANY LTO ULTRIUM 3 DATA CARTRIDGE
- Advanced Data Cartridge Delivers Unbeatable Performance and Capacity; Protects Important Data with a Write-Once/Read-Many Design
December 15, 2004 － TDK Corporation, a world leader in digital recording solutions, announces the launch of its D2406W-LTO3 LTO Ultrium 3 data cartridge, WORM (write-once/read-many) type recording media specially formulated for the LTO (Linear Tape Open) Ultrium format. The new TDK LTO Ultrium 3 data cartridges will be available on December 15th.
Last month, TDK began shipping its first LTO Ultrium 3 product, the rewritable D2406-LTO3 data cartridge. The D2406-LTO3 data cartridge was the world's first to pass testing by the CVE (Compliance Verification Entity), the organization responsible for certifying LTO standardization1. The new D2406W-LTO3 cartridge delivers same certified performance in combination with the added security of a write-once specification.
Featuring large 400GB2 capacity and a rapid 80MB/s3 data transfer rate, the D2406W-LTO3 cartridge is ideal for corporations, research organizations, medical facilities, government agencies and all other institutions that must electronically store numerous documents and other materials. The cartridge's write- once specification provides superior protection for files that cannot legally be erased or altered. For example, the Securities and Exchange Commission requires securities brokerage houses to retain records for a number of years4. Similar restrictions apply to public documents and electronic patient records.
The newly developed D2406W-LTO3 cartridge benefits from several exclusive TDK innovations. They include ultra-fine Super Finavinx metal magnetic particles, a highly uniform dual layer tape coating technology, and precision tape slitting technology that realizes totally stable recording and playback. A low error rate is ensured even after repeated hard usage.
A two-tone cartridge with blue-grey and light grey sections enables instant recognition of the D2406W-LTO3 as write-once media.
1 As of October 19, 2004 (based on internal data)
2 Uncompressed
3 Maximum, uncompressed
4 According to SEC Rule 17a-4f
NOTES TO EDITORS
About TDK
TDK Corporation (NYSE: TDK) is a leading
global electronics company based In Japan. Established in 1935 to
commercialize "ferrite," a key material in electronics
and magnetics, TDK today is a world leader in high-performance digital
audio/video recording and playback solutions. TDK's long tradition
of leadership in magnetic recording media is also reflected in the
company's full line of advanced optical recording media, including
LTO, CD and DVD recordable/rewritable discs.
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