LTO Ultrium LastModified: Wednesday, August 10, 2005
The LTO (Linear Tape Open) Ultrium format is the high-capacity, single-reel implementation of LTO technology. It is ideally suited for backup, restore and archive applications and provides  reliability in both stand-alone and automated environments. The Ultrium format is the preferred format when capacity rather than fast access is the key storage consideration. An Ultrium format generation 3 cartridge has a capacity of up to 800 GB (2:1 compression) and up to 400 GB native, while the Ultrium format generation 2 has a capacity of up to 400 GB (2:1 compression) and up to 200 GB native. Capacity for LTO Ultrium generation 1 format cartridges reaches up to 200 GB (2:1 compression) and up to 100 GB native. [Source: LTO technology Web site]. Note: Capacity measurements based on technology available as of August 2005. The capacity may increase as the technology matures. See also LTO.
LTO Technology Web site LTO Technology is the super tape technology of choice because it delivers a powerful, scaleable, adaptable open tape format.	related categories: Business Computing Data Storage Tape Drives related terms: backup DAT data LTO storage storage device tape tape drive