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Press Release Paris, 30 April, 2007
Capacity, reliability, performance and cost effectiveness: Sony introduces LTO Ultrium 4 data cartridge Initial shipments of the LTX800G cartridge will start early May Increasing the storage capacity to 1.6TB, allowing higher data transfer rates of 240MB/s (both compressed) and offering greater reliability, the new Sony LTO Ultrium4 data cartridge has been designed for businesses with critical data storage and archival needs. Initial shipments of the new tape media (Sony LTX800G) will start early May 2007.
"This new cartridge was designed with our customers' evolving needs in mind. It delivers on four key fronts - capacity, reliability, performance and cost effectiveness." said Naoki Ochiai, Storage Media General Manager in Sony Europe’s Recording Media & Energy division. The Sony LTX800G cartridges are manufactured with newly developed fine magnetic particles and a higher thermal stability binder in order to maximise performance. The fourth
generation data cartridge also adopts Sony’s newly developed thin-layer coating technology and a smoother surface coating process, which allows low error rates and stable output under a wide range of operating conditions. To provide continued backward-compatibility, the LTO Ultrium 4 format hardware has readand-write capability with LTO 3 cartridges, and read capabilities with LTO 2 cartridges. The LTO 4 format also features hardware-based encryption capabilities to better protect the storage and transport of sensitive information. Sony will introduce write once LTO Ultrium 4 WORM data cartridges, used to prevent data erasure and alteration, due Summer 2007. Technical Specifications
LTX100G
Format
LTX400G (Rewritable)
LTX800G (Rewritable)
LTX400GW (WORM)
LTX800GW (WORM)
LTX200G
LTO Ultrium 1
LTO Ultrium 2
LTO Ultrium 3
LTO Ultrium 4
Recording Capacity (Compressed *1)
100GB (200GB *1)
200GB(400GB *1)
400GB（800GB *1）
800GB（1.6TB *1）
Data Transfer Rate(Compressed *1)
20MB/s (40MB/s*1)
40MB/s (80MB/s*1)
80MB/s（160MB/s*1）
Tape Type Coercive Force (kA/m)
Metal Particle (MP) 175
175
220
Electric Resistivity (Magnetic Coating: Ω/sq)
1x10
Electric Resistivity (Backcoating: Ω/sq)
1x10
Coding Channel
220
6
4
Built-in IC Memory (Byte) Number of Data Tracks
120MB/s（ 240MB/s*1）
4,096
8,192
384
512
704
896
RLL(1,7) +
PR4ML
PR4ML
PR4ML
Tape Width (mm)
12.65
Tape Thickness (µm)
8.9
8.0
6.6
Tape Length (m)
609
680
820
External Dimensions (mm) (W x H x D)
102.0x105.4x21.5
Weight (g) Environmental Requirements
275 (with case) Operation Conditions (°F(°C);%RH) : 50~113 (10~45);10~80 *2 Storage Conditions (°F(°C);%RH) : 60~90 (16~32);20~80 *2 Transportation Conditions (°F(°C);%RH) : -9~120 (-23~49);5~80 *2
* 1Compression 2:1 * 2 Maximum wet bulb temperature. No condensation at 79°F (26°C).
Drive Cartridge LTO Ultrium 1 Drive
LTO Ultrium 2 Drive
LTO Ultrium 3 Drive
LTO Ultrium 4 Drive
LTO1 Cartridge (Compressed *1)
Read/Write 100GB (200GB *1)
Read/Write 100GB (200GB *1)
Read Only 100GB (200GB *1)
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LTO2 Cartridge (Compressed *1)
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Read/Write 200GB (400GB *1)
Read/Write 200GB (400GB *1)
Read Only 200GB (400GB *1)
LTO3 Cartridge (Compressed *1)
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Read/Write 400GB (800GB *1)
Read/Write 400GB (800GB *1)
LTO3 WORM Cartridge (Compressed *1)
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Read/write*2 400GB (800GB *1)
Read/write*2 400GB (800GB *1)
LTO4 Cartridge (Compressed *1)
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Read/Write 800GB (1.6TB *1)
LTO4 WORM Cartridge (Compressed *1)
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Read/Write*2 800GB (1.6TB *1)
*1 Compression ratio 2:1 *2 These cartridges are compatible with WORM-enabled LTO drives. LTO Ultrium is trademark of HP, IBM and Quantum
For more information, please contact your local PR person or: Clemens Schuette, Sony Corporate Communications Europe Tel. +44 (0) 1932 817402 / email:
[email protected] About Sony Sony manufactures audio, video, communications and information technology products for the global consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, game and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be one of the World´s Leading Consumer Brands. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of EUR 54.96 billion (yen 7,475 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and it employs approximately 158,500 people worldwide. In Europe, Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of EUR 12.61 billion (yen 1,715 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, based on an average market exchange rate for the same period of yen 136 to the EUR. Sony Europe, headquartered at the Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, is responsible for the company's European electronics business and registered consolidated sales of EUR 8.22 billion (yen 1,118 billiion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. Sony Europe’s Recording Media & Energy division is responsible for the retail and corporate data media, consumer and professional media and battery business. For more information please visit www.sony-europe.com
