Quantum Intros Drive

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Quantum Corp.(NYSE:QTM), the leading global specialist in backup, recovery and archive, today announced the availability of its LTO-4 Half-Height (HH) tape drive.Well suited for midrange and enterprise customers concerned about disaster recovery and companies seeking affordable backup for their remote offices, the drive offers the same performance, security and reliability as full-height LTO-4 tape drives. In addition, the LTO-4 HH drive provides up to 800 GB native capacity and transfer rates up to 432 GB/hr -- doubling the capacity and increasing the performance by 50 percent over the previous generation LTO drive -- in a space-saving, half-height form factor.

"Quantum has developed an easy-to-use storage solution that offers the same performance and capacity as competitors' full-height offerings," said Kevin Koski, product manager, server storage at Equus, a Quantum reseller."Customers not only achieve the highest in LTO-4 performance but also are able to realize the benefits associated with the smaller format taking up less data center space."

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