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IBM STILL A FORCE IN THE TAPE STORAGE MARKET
The recent emphasis on the digital linear tape market
has showcased the technical expertise of Quantum Corp. and its tape
storage operation in Shrewsbury, Mass. However, the major force in the
tape storage industry, IBM Storage Subsystem Division, in San Jose,
Calif. continues to set the technology standard for the industry.
Recently, the company announced three new capabilities for its tape
storage operations. One was ESCON-attachment capability for its Magstar
3590 tape storage technology. This provides mainframe customers a single-cartridge
capacity 50 times greater than that of today’s most widely used
1/2-inch cartridges. The new Magstar 3591 Tape Control Unit, which attaches
Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystems to IBM System/390 processors, will be available
on May 31.
Besides ESCON-attachment for Magstar, the tape storage announcements
include:
• Enhancements for the 3494 Tape Library that makes it easier
to use and reduce costs of operation;
• Support for the SCSI version of the Magstar drive as an open-systems
tape storage solution for use with computers from four different manufacturers,
and
• A new SCSI-attached 4-millimeter tape library for the Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) marketplace.
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