… Maxell …

Maxell Corporation of America announces the certification of its LTO-6 data cartridge.

With a faster compressed tape drive transfer rate of up to 400MB/s and increased maximum storage capacity of up to 6.25TB assuming 2.5:1 data compression, LTO-6 cartridges address the need of IT professionals seeking cost- and energy-efficient, reliable media for data archival and backup applications.

"Maxell recently completed the LTO-6 data cartridge compliance verification process, including an exhaustive series of tests to confirm interchange compatibility with other drives and media. Users of Maxell LTO Ultrium products can be confident of compatibility and interchangeability between Maxell LTO Ultrium media, and all brands of Ultrium drives and media," said Pat Byrne, senior marketing manager for Maxell. "Maxell has a successful track record with LTO compliance testing, as we have successfully completed all previous five versions of Ultrium data cartridge compliance verification process, as well."

LTO-6 features WORM functionality and advanced encryption capabilities, making it suited for backup and archival applications requiring high security, such as legal and medical records, and financial data that must comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

It also incorporates LTFS, which allows LTO-6 to be used in a manner similar to that of HDDs. Because LTO-6 is a tape technology, it has inherent advantages compared to HDD, including lowering energy consumption and reducing storage media costs.

NeoSMART Maximizes LTO-6 Technology
The incorporation of Maxell’s patented NeoSMART (Super Maximum-capacity Advanced Reliability Tape) technology maximizes the benefits of LTO-6. Ultra-fine ceramic-armored metal particles with high energy and superior recording performance augment the LTO-6 capacity, as well as create an added level of protection from corrosion, for advanced archival storage life and superior durability. Accurate servo writing technologies, which Maxell developed in its manufacturing process, ensure stable servo characteristics and superior tracking reliability, corresponding to increased data track density to achieve the high capacity of LTO-6.

Maxell also developed advanced dispersion and calendaring processes that improve read/write performance, and ensure high output and enhanced stability, complementing the increased recording density. Superior durability and stability – two critical attributes in data storage and archiving – are further enhanced by special lubricant control and advanced filler uniformity developed for the head/tape interface.

NeoSMART creates additional advantages for IT and data professionals. It utilizes a basefilm with superior dimensional stability to ensure reliability and durability for high-density recording and playback, as well as archival storage. It also has a uniform, ultra-thin sub-micron coating and advanced calendaring processes to achieve high output and enhanced stability for read/write performance. A built-in non-contact 16KB memory chip stores historical usage records and enables high-speed data searches. The chip is also used by Maxell Cartridge Memory Analyzers to diagnose drive or tape abnormalities.