Quantum’s LTO-7, LTO-6, & LTO-5 standalone drives deliver a simple, affordable, all-in-one data protection solution that customers can depend on. Many companies can store all their data on a single cartridge, thanks to the tremendous capacity LTO technology provides. In addition, companies can keep this data secure using AES 256-bit encryption as tapes are transported offsite for disaster recovery or long-term archiving. LTO-7, LTO-6, & LTO-5 drives are WORM capable, allowing companies from healthcare, financial, & other related industries to meet tough regulatory requirements. LTO continues to offer two generations of backward read & one generation of backward write capability, providing an archive tape recovery solution with newer generation drives. New functionality allows customers to simply drag & drop files to LTO-7, LTO-6, & LTO-5 as they would a hard drive using Linear Tape File System (LTFS) software. This eliminates the need for backup software & allows the information written to tape to be exchanged easily between different users, operating systems, & software. This is highly beneficial for many applications including media & entertainment, video & imaging, long-term archiving, & other applications where removing the dependence on a proprietary format is important. LTFS is compatible with Windows, Linux, & Apple Macintosh. Quantum tape drives now include DATASTOR Shield™ backup software with deduplication to supercharge your backup. Quantum & DATASTOR have teamed up to provide the first backup with deduplication straight to tape. This technology, which reduces backups significantly (up to 20X), means that you can store more data per tape than competitive models.