Imation DAT 72 Data Cartridges

Imation expands portfolio to support small and medium business backup requirements

Imation, a worldwide leader in removable data storage media, today announced it will begin shipping DAT 72 Data Cartridges in August 2004. With 72GB of capacity (36GB native with 2:1 compression) and 3MB/second transfer rates, the DAT 72 data cartridges are an effective and affordable solution for small and medium sized business users.

"Since most small businesses have less than 100GB of data to backup on a regular basis, we believe the media capacity and transfer rate of DAT 72 data cartridges provides a powerful tape storage solution for the fast growing small and mid-sized server markets," said Ron Zinke, vice president, sales and marketing, Imation Corp. "Imation is committed to delivering the broadest portfolio of removable data storage media. The addition of DAT 72 complements Imation's 4mm DDS product line and highlights our commitment to this important business segment."

The 4mm DDS 125 and DDS 150 cartridges are also compatible with DAT 72 tape drives allowing companies to maximise previous investments made in the popular 4mm formats, as well as benefit from the increased capacities offered by DAT 72 tape.

Imation has been a leading manufacturer of tape media products for more than 50 years, offering a complete line of magnetic tape and optical products for backup, data protection and long-term archival applications that are designed to meet the data storage needs of small businesses. These products include: Travan™, SLR, AIT, 4mm DDS and 8mm data tape cartridges as well as Business Select™ media (DVDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs).