Licensing Information
This page contains the most recent information about licensing Ultrium technology from the LTO Program.
Ultrium Licensing
Open Licensing
To better serve the needs of customers in a tape storage market that can seem complicated and confusing, Hewlett-Packard IBM and Quantum (the Technology Provider Companies or TPCs) have developed Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Technology and the Ultrium tape format specifications. To answer industry calls for open tape format specifications, the companies are making licenses available to enable others to provide Ultrium tape mechanism and tape cartridge products.
Description of Documents
Each license package contains one or all of the following types of documents:
- Format Specification Documentation: Provides the technical information about the format necessary to develop mechanisms and cartridges that interchange between products of the same format.
- License Documentation: Provides additional technical information about tolerance interdependencies and interchange verification testing, and also presents a conceptual overview of the design.
- The Trademark Style Guide: Describes the use of the Ultrium trademarks and logos.
Types of Packages
Ultrium Tape Mechanism License Package. Contains the interchange specifications for the tape mechanism and tape cartridge, supplemental information about the format, a limited license to the necessary tape mechanism TPC IP and trademarks, and the Trademark Style Guide.
Ultrium Tape Cartridge Enhanced License Package. Contains the interchange specifications for the tape cartridge, supplemental information about the format, a limited license to the necessary tape cartridge TPC IP and trademarks, and the Trademark Style Guide.
Ultrium Tape Cartridge Trademark Package License. Contains the interchange specifications for the tape cartridge, supplemental information about the format, and the Trademark Style Guide.
Ultrium Specification Document. Contains the interchange specifications for tape mechanism and tape cartridge.