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"The market        
standard for small        
and medium        
business data        
protection"
      

Within the tape market there is a plethora of tape technologies offering data protection for small and medium businesses. For these customers the key question is which technology to choose.

The answer is clear…DDS format DAT technology offers reliable, cost-effective, direct-attach backup meeting the needs of small and business customers today and for the foreseeable future.

Clear benefits:
 Reliable data interchange between different manufacturers DAT drives
 Proven data integrity and reliability
 Exceptional value with low ongoing cost of ownership
 Sufficient capacity and performance to meet backup window
 Protected investment from multiple manufacturers
 A bright future with a robust technology roadmap.

DAT has been for more than 10 years, and continues to be, the unit volume leader in the low-end tape drive market for small and medium businesses. With a current installed base over 6 million and close to 19 million DAT drives shipped since its introduction in 1989 it is clearly one of the most successful tape technologies of all time.

Where to buy
 
DRIVE Manufacturers:  
Hewlett Packard


MEDIA Manufacturers:
 
maxell TDK
SONY Go to SONY website
   

Note: DDS format DAT drives and media are available from all major system vendors. Contact your supplier for more information.






     THE LATEST DAT NEWS

DAT extends the low-end technology market leadership during 2007
Recent analyst data from IDC (April 2008), reports that DAT technology has extended its market share of the low-end tape drive market from 72.6% [...more] 
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Exceptional shipment ramp for DAT 160
The sixth generation of DAT technology, DAT 160, was launched by manufacturers in June 2007. [...more] 
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DAT - Alive & Kicking!
The results of a survey by Boston Research conducted in May 2007 have now been published [...more] 
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HP’s DAT 160 exhibiting at Storage Expo, London Olympia 17-18th October
Visit the HP stand (240) at Storage Expo, 17-18th October 2007 at London Olympia [...more] 
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DAT 160 Media now available from HP, Maxell and TDK
The latest generation of the DAT format – DAT 160 – was launched this summer 2007 [...more] 
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