New DAT 72 drives offer major gains, backward compatibility.(Tape/Disk/Optical Storage)

From: Computer Technology Review | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: Hawkins, Robert | Copyright information

The new generation of DAT 72 tape drives offers major improvements in data integrity, speed and capacity while maintaining compatibility with the installed base of 6 million earlier-generation DDS drives. Until recently, the lack of a clear upgrade path for DDS drives and the fact that several leading tape drive manufacturers have developed their own proprietary standards targeting the low-end server market, led some to predict that the DDS standard would die a slow death. But the m...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

The Passing Of An Era...Well, Sort Of.(Sony, HP, and Seagate would not develop DDS-5 technology)(Company Business and Marketing)
Computer Technology Review ; It's the biggest announcement that never was: the news that Sony, HP, and Seagate would not develop DDS-5 technology. In fact, there has been no such announcement. Much of the evidence ...
New Light On Tape Technologies.(Technology Information)
Computer Technology Review ; Demystification of tape technologies This article is the second in a two-part series. The first part appeared in the December 2000 issue of CTR. Sony's AIT technology has gained strong market acceptance in recent years based on its high capacity, fast data access, and low price. The current
Tape Roundup For The Server Market.
Computer Technology Review ; The server market--SOHO, entry-level servers, and workstations-over-whelmingly use magnetic tape for their storage needs, since there is nothing else out there that combines low prices, storage capacity, and ease of use. DDS-4, DAT's Poster Child DDS (Digital Data Storage) is the industry standard,
COMPAQ INCLUDES ECRIX VXA TAPE DRIVES IN WORKSTATIONS.(Ecrix VXA-1 SCSI and IDE)(Company Business and Marketing)
Computer Workstations ; Ecrix Corporation, Boulder, Colo, has signed an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) to sell VXA-1 Tape Drives for its commercial desktops and workstations. Our large commercial desktop and workstation installations are rapidly migrating from
Autoloaders help overcome DDS capacity shortcomings: now, even price-sensitive businesses are looking at automation. (DDS Replacement).
Computer Technology Review ; DDS--now in its fourth generation--has served ever since 1989 as the backbone of DAS (direct-attached storage) technology. It's still a viable technology with healthy sales--according to Gartner Dataquest, DDS shipments totaled more than 1.2 million units in 2001. However, DDS is at the end of its