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September 3, 2008 - - LTO Ultrium Format Reaches New Heights With Over 100 Million Cartridges Shipped

June 17, 2008 - - LTO Ultrium Tape Technology Sales Grow by Double Digits According to Latest Leading Market Research Firm's Report

May 28, 2008 - - Clipper Group Reports Substantial Cost Advantages of Using Tape in Tiered Storage Approaches

March 12, 2008 - - Over Two Thirds 0f Disk-Only Users Look to Add Tape Back Into Storage Infrastructure According To Recent Survey

January 24, 2008 - - LTO Program Announces Availability of Ultrium Format Generation 5 Technology Licenses

September 5, 2007 - - More than 2,000,000 LTO Ultrium Format Tape Drives and 80,000,000 Cartridges Shipped

May 7, 2007 - - Fujifilm, Imation, Maxell, Sony and TDK Pass LTO Ultrium Generation 4 Data Interchange Compliance Testing

April 11, 2007 - HP And IBM Pass Mechanism Compliance Testing For LTO Ultrium Format Generation 4 Tape Drives

January 10, 2007 - LTO Program Announces Availability Of Ultrium Format Generation 4 Technology Licenses

September 25, 2006 - LTO Ultrium Format Maintains Momentum With More Than 1,500,000 Tape Drives And 50,000,000 Cartridges Shipped.

August 2, 2006 - LTO-Based Tape Library Shipments Continue to Lead Category According to Analyst Study.

July 25, 2006 - LTO-Based Tape Drives Outship Competing Formats by a 5 TO 1 Margin Capturing 82.4% Shipment Share .

May 23, 2006 - LTO program reports strong shipments of write once, read many (WORM) tape cartridges in 2005, Surpassing more than 40 petabytes.
April 17, 2006 - LTO program to include encryption capabilities in next generation of Ultrium tape drive technology.
February 22, 2006 - Over 1 million LTO Ultrium drive shipments, More than 30 million LTO Ultrium tape cartridge shipments, Reaches more than 77 percent market share over competing formats.

February 2, 2006 - White Paper Outlines How LTO Ultrium WORM Tape Technology Can Help Address Regulatory Compliance
December 5, 2005 - LTO Program Announces Availability of New Design Licenses

August 29, 2005 - LTO Ultrium Format Reaches Major Milestone: More Than 1,000,000 LTO Ultrium Tape Drives Shipped

July 28, 2005 - Freeman Reports Study Shows LTO-Based Super Tape Drives Continue Market Share Leadership

July 29, 2005 - LTO-based Tape Drive Marketshare Reaches 77% in 2004

May 10, 2005 - LTO Reaches 73% of All Tape Library Units and 51% of Total 2004 Library Revenues

April 06 , 2005 - Tandberg Storage Passes LTO Ultrium Format Generation2 Mechanism Compliance

February 02 , 2005 - LTO Technology Program Reaches Significant Milestones In 2004

December 14 , 2004 - December 14 , 2004 - LTO Program Announces Updated Technology Roadmap

November 8 , 2004 - Fujifilm, Imation, Maxell, Sony, TDK Pass LTO Ultrium Generation 3 Data Interchange Compliance Testing

October 25 , 2004 - LTO Program Announces WORM Specification for LTO Generation 3 Technology

October 13 , 2004 - TDK Electronics Takes LTO Generation 3 License

September 28 , 2004 - Sony Media Earns LTO Ultrium Generation 3 License

September 20 , 2004 - LTO Program Announces FujiFilm As LTO Ultrium Generation 3 Licensee

August 31 , 2004 - LTO Generation 3 Adds Maxell As Licensee

August 11 , 2004 - Imation Licenses LTO Ultrium Format Generation 3

July 26, 2004 - LTO Program Announces Availability Of LTO Generation 3 Technology Licenses

April 12 , 2004 - LTO Outships SDLT 3rd Straight Year; LTO Ultrium Sees 50% Increase in Units Shipped Over 2002

April 12 , 2004 - LTO Outships SDLT 3rd Straight Year; LTO Ultrium Sees 50% Increase in Units Shipped Over 2002

December 10 , 2003 - LTO Ultrium Format Bucks the Storage Trend; Technology Reliability, Speed, Capacity Key Factors in Securing Marketplace Leadership

December 1 , 2003 - Sony Electronics Passes Stringent LTO Ultrium Format Generation 2 Compliance Verification Test

July 22 , 2003 - LTO Ultrium Format Reaches Milestone with More Than 10 Million Cartridges, 350,000 Drives Shipped

April 4 , 2003 - Tape Storage Report Shows LTO Ultrium Format Based Drives Continue To Out-Ship Super DLT Based Drives By Nearly 2-to-1 In 2002

March 27 , 2003 - LTO Program Announces LTO Ultrium Generation 2 Compliance-Verified Licenses

February 20 , 2003 - Imation Licenses LTO Ultrium Format Generation 2

February 19 , 2003 - TDK Electronics Licenses LTO Ultrium Format Generation 2; Leading Tape Storage Vendors Rally Behind LTO Ultrium Format

February 12 , 2004 -HP, IBM Pass LTO Ultrium Format Generation 2 Mechanism Compliance

January 21, 2003 - Super Tape Drive Shipments Double in 2002.

December 3, 2002 - More Than 5 Million LTO Ultrium Format Cartridges Ship; Milestone Demonstrates Preference For Super Tape Drive Leader

December 3, 2002 - LTO Program Adds Maxell As Sixth Licensee Of Ultrium Format Generation 2

November 12, 2002 - Fujifilm Becomes Latest Company to License The LTO Ultrium Format Generation 2

September 23, 2002 - EMTEC, Benchmark, ADIC First to License LTO Generation 2 Ultrium Format

August 6, 2002 - Freeman Reports Verifies Rapid Adoption And Overwhelming Demand Of Linear Tape-Open Format

April 15, 2002 - Linear Tape-Open Announces First Five Licensees To Offer 'Universal' Cleaning Cartridge

April 9, 2002 - LTO Ultrium Second-Generation Technology Licenses Now Available

April 4, 2002 - Linear Tape-Open Format Based Drives Out-Ship Super DLT Based Drives By More Than 2-to-1

March 25, 2002 - Linear Tape-Open Program Hits New Milestone With 2 Million Tape Cartridges Shipped To Date

February 25, 2002 - Linear Tape-Open Program Announces Availability Of The First 'Universal' Drive Cleaning Cartridge For The Ultrium Format

December 12, 2001 - LTO Program Announces Availability of Ultrium Second-Generation Technology Licenses

November 12, 2001 - European Computer Manufacturers Association Adopts LTO Ultrium as Worldwide Tape Storage Standard

November 5, 2001 - Linear Tape-Open Program Ships One Million Ultrium Tapes in First 12 Months of Availability

September 24, 2001 - TDK Electronics Completes Linear Tape-Open Program Compliance Verification Process

July 16, 2001 - EMTEC and Imation Pass Stringent Linear Tape-Open Program Compliance Testing

June 6, 2001 - LTO Program Awards HP Compliance Mark

November 13, 2000 - LTO Program "Opens for Business" With Tape Storage Interchangeability Showcase and Forum at COMDEX/Fall 2000 In Las Vegas

September 6, 2000 - LTO Program Records Significant Achievement as First Ultrium Format Tape Drives are Readied for Market Introduction

August 9, 2000 - LTO Program Adds Sony Corporation's Recording Media Division as an Ultrium Format Media Licensee

June 21, 2000 - Fujifilm and Maxell Pass Stringent Linear Tape-Open Program Compliance Testing

February 7, 2000 - LTO Technology Marks Another Major Milestone as the Program's Compliance Verification Entity Opens for Interchange Testing

January 11, 2000 - ATL Products Joins Roster of More Than 25 LTO Technology Licensees

September 29, 1999 - LTO Program Adds TDK to Growing Number of Licensees to Develop LTO-Technology Products

September 29, 1999 - Hitachi Maxell Ltd. Signs as 18th Licensee of the LTO Program LTO Program Endorsement is Unparalleled in Tape Storage Industry


September 29, 1999 - Advanced Research, Exabyte, Matsushita, Mitsumi Electric and Otari License Linear Tape-Open Technology

September 28, 1999 - Linear Tape-Open Technology At Stockage2000 (Storage 2000), Paris


August 2, 1999 - Linear Tape-Open Completes Major Milestone for Ultrium Product Testing

May 11, 1999 - Support For Linear Tape-Open Technology Grows As Fujifilm Signs Licensee Agreement

May 11, 1999 - Linear Tape-Open Program Launches Storage Industry's First Independently Administered Format Verification Process

October 21, 1998 - Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Technology Continues Licensee Momentum with Signing of Fujitsu and Quantegy

August 3, 1998 - EMTEC, IMATION, and VERBATIM License Linear Tape - Open Technology

April 7, 1998 - HP, IBM, and SEAGATE Introduce Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Technology for Licensing to Storage Manufacturers


November 1997 - Three Leading Names in Storage Take Aim at Simplifying the Tape Industry


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