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       Where to Buy

LTO Ultrium technology can be found in compatible products from multiple technology providers offering high-capacity, performance, and reliability. Pick from several vendors to buy LTO-based products.

HP  |  IBM  |  Quantum  |  Tandberg Data
Fujifilm  |  Imation  |  Maxell  |  Sony  |  TDK

       LTO Program Interactive Presentation

Click here for an interactive presentation that shows how LTO-5 technology can help address IT issues!

       Latest LTO Ultrium News

SNIA Draft of the LTFS Format Specification v2.1 is now available for Public Review/Comment here
Click Here for Latest LTFS Whitepaper
Click Here To View Developers Rave about LTFS
2011 A Comparative TCO Study: VTLs and Physical Tape - ESG. Click here to view this newly released paper by ESG.
or Click here to view the TCO Webinar from ESG (WMV file)

Welcome to the LTO Program

The LTO (Linear Tape-Open) Ultrium format is a powerful, scalable, adaptable open tape storage format developed and continuously enhanced by LTO technology providers HP, IBM and Quantum (and their predecessors) to help address the growing demands of data protection, backup, restore and archive applications in the small, medium, midrange and enterprise-class server environments. This ultra-high capacity generation of LTO tape storage products is designed to deliver outstanding performance, capacity and reliability. By combining the advantages of linear multi-channel, bi-directional formats and dual partitioning, the technology enables the Linear Tape File System (LTFS), WORM, encryption, servo technology, data compression, track layout, and error correction features.

Please enjoy the myriad of helpful storage information on this site and join our mailing list to receive the LTO Newsbytes newsletter and other LTO updates.

News & Information

The LTO Program is reaching new milestones, making news, and exhibiting at storage conferences
worldwide. Come visit us in 2013:

Click here if you missed the latest Ultrium LTO webinar

LTO Press Releases

See what's new with the LTO Ultrium format.

• LTO Program Announces LTFS Compliance Verification Testing
• Fujifilm, Hitachi Maxell LTD., Imation, Sony, and TDK Corporation Pass LTO Ultrium
     Generation 6 Interchange Testing
• LTO® Technology Moving Into "Starring" Role for a Broad Range of Applications
     as the LTO Program Finalizes Generation 6 Specifications
• The LTO Program Celebrates 12th Year as More Than 80,000 PB of Data is Protected
     and Retained in Multiple Applications
• Two Separate Studies Demonstrate That Tape Continues to Provide a Considerable
     Cost Advantage Over Disk

Why LTO Ultrium Technology

The LTO Ultrium format is the super tape technology of choice because it delivers a powerful,
scalable, adaptable open tape format.

• Click here to learn about LTO's unparalleled reliability
• View LTO Program Interactive Presentation
• Learn about LTO Ultrium 6 Technology
• Provides High Capacity, Reliability, and Scalability
• Boasts a Trusted Roadmap with a Vision for Future Technology Needs
• Offers Multiple Sources of Drives and Media

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