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IBM has developed the fastest terabyte storage drive on the
market, just after Sun Microsystems released the first terabyte
tape drive.
Big Blue said that the TS1130 drives will be able to write
on the terabyte cartridges at a speed of 160Mbps - a 54 per
cent improvement in speed over the previous generation of
IBM tape drives.
"Today we offer the fastest, highest capacity drive in the
market" - said Cindy Grossman, vice president of tape and
archive at IBM System Storage. "Tape storage is the most green
and cost-effective form of data storage available and the
IBM TS1130 will enable clients to address their growing needs
for affordable and robust data solutions."
IBM hopes to target the drives at intensive markets - such
as financial services, life sciences and public sector companies.
The new drives will be paired with IBM's tape virtualisation
and encryption offerings.
When it is released in September, IBM plans to charge $39,050
for the TS1130. Companies with existing IBM tape drive systems
will be able to upgrade for half that price.
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