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Tandberg Data DAT 320 drives and media now available

Tandberg Data, the global supplier of data protection solutions, today announced the availability of its DAT 320 tape drives and media products.

Boulder, CO (November 16, 2009): Tandberg Data, the global supplier of data protection solutions, today announced the availability of its DAT 320 tape drives and media products. DAT drives offer cost-effective backup. With low-cost, durable DAT media, and ongoing low-cost of ownership, DAT drives offer reliable tape backup and archiving to small and medium sized businesses.

The Tandberg Data DAT 320 will deliver backup speeds of up to 86 GB per hour with 2:1 data compression, allowing it to store a full 320 GB of data on a single cartridge in less than four hours. The DAT 320 will be read and write compatible with DAT 160 tape media providing an upgrade path for existing customers, and support for WORM (Write Once, Read Many) media cartridges and encryption to provide an additional level of security. The DAT 320 drive is also designed to consume fewer watts per GB than previous generations of DAT drives – the DAT 320 drive consumes 6.1 watts during normal operation and has the lowest power consumption of any tape drive in the market.

Tandberg Data DAT Family

Tandberg Data DAT tape drives are available in a choice of capacities (72GB, 160GB or 320GB) with a selection of different configurations (internal, external or rackmount). In addition to the popular interfaces supported by DAT 72 and DAT 160 (SCSI or USB), the DAT 320 drive will support a SAS or USB interface. The flexibility and choice ensures that the DAT drives can be integrated into most customer environments. Tandberg Data also sells DAT media, and its data and cleaning cartridges are backed by a limited lifetime warranty.

In addition to WORM functionality, allowing users to meet regulatory compliance requirements, the Tandberg Data DAT 320 features encryption, providing users with the highest level of encryption capability and ensuring data privacy and regulatory compliance.

Customer Choice

Tandberg Data is committed to offering small and medium sized businesses a complete choice of tape and disk based data protection solutions. Tandberg Data RDX® QuikStor™ is an entry-level removable disk technology, offering capacity points from 80GB to 640GB, while DAT provides entry-level tape backup technology, offering capacity points from 72GB to 320GB.

Mid-range customers with higher storage and performance requirements can utilize Tandberg Data LTO tape drive and tape automation solutions for offsite storage and archiving. Mid-range customers that need to minimize downtime and improve manageability should opt for a Tandberg Data virtual tape library (VTL), the DPS1000 Series, which was introduced this summer.

Availability and Pricing

The DAT 320 drives are available through Tandberg Data’s established channel of distributor and reseller partners. The DAT 320 drive starts at an Estimated Street Price (ESP) of $899, which includes a 3-year warranty and 1-year Advanced Replacement Service.

For further information please contact:

Susan Merriman
Global Corporate Marketing Manager
Tel.: (303) 417-7110
Email: smerriman(at)tandbergdata.com

About Tandberg Data

Tandberg Data is a leading global supplier of data protection solutions. Tandberg Data offers a wide selection of secondary storage solutions, ranging from disk-based appliances, such as the RDX® QuikStor™ and the Tandberg DPS1000 Series™ VTL, to automated tape solutions like the Tandberg StorageLoader™ and StorageLibrary™ Series. Tandberg Data also offers tape drives, based on the LTO™, DAT, SLR™, and VXA® tape technology platforms, and media. Tandberg Data solutions are supported by robust, easy to use software, such as the RDX® FileKeeper™, the continuous data protection solution for the RDX QuikStor. All solutions are supported through a worldwide service and support network, recognised globally for its outstanding levels of service. In addition to the standard warranty and support offerings, on-site service upgrades provide Tandberg Data customers with further peace of mind.

Tandberg Data products are supported by all major operating systems and software applications to successfully integrate and operate in heterogeneous storage environments. All solutions are designed to meet the growing storage requirements of small and medium sized organizations with scalability, reliability, and backward compatibility features that ensure cost effective operation and long-term investment protection.

Tandberg Data markets its solutions exclusively through a global channel of qualified resellers and distributors. This channel model is supported by OEM agreements with major server manufacturers including Apple, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, HP, Hitachi, IBM, and NEC.

For further information, please visit www.tandbergdata.com

Tandberg StorageLibrary, StorageLoader, SecureService, DPS1000 Series, DPS1100, and DPS1200 are trademarks of Tandberg Data. RDX QuikStor and SLR are trademarks of Tandberg Data. VXA is a registered trademark of Tandberg Data. RDX is a registered trademark of ProStor Systems, Inc. LTO is a trademark of HP, IBM, and Quantum. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.