| The travan tapes were viewed as | | | | and ease of use. Travan data storage drives and |
| desktop-workstation data-protection device, but now | | | | tape cartridges have been hailed for providing |
| Travan tape drives are installed in entry-servers and | | | | excellent performance for backing up and restoring |
| connected to notebook PCs and Apple Macintosh | | | | data quickly.The travan tapes provide outstanding |
| systems.Imation and Segate launched the "Travan | | | | reliability thus ensuring the integrity of mission-critical |
| 40" .The travan40 is the 7th generation of Travan | | | | data, and for providing a cost-effective solution to |
| tape technology. The traven 40 has data transfer | | | | match the budgets typical for entry-level servers. |
| rate of 4MB/s and provides storage capacity up to | | | | The breadth of new interface support and features |
| 40GB per cartridge (compressed 2:1). The Travan 40 | | | | has added to increased system platform support and |
| tape drive products are designed to support and fulfill | | | | user requirements. Internal Travan tape drives with |
| the needs of entry-level server and workstation | | | | SCSI-2 or ATAPI (IDE) interfaces are available today |
| users where price per gigabyte and reliability matter | | | | for installation inside of PCs, workstations and |
| most. | | | | entry-level servers. |
| Travan backup tapes reduce the operational cost, | | | | Seagate has developed the extemal Travan tape |
| and are offer efficient reliable backup results to the | | | | drives with a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface for users of |
| enterprises. It is also successful with network | | | | notebook and desktop PCs, Apple Macintosh |
| workstations, medium and small enterprises. Travan | | | | systems and workstations.Many users including mobile |
| tape has the technology and the capacity to handle | | | | PC and workstation users want USB 2.0 connectivity |
| the increasing storage needs, with low operational | | | | and a plug-and-play, high-speed backup solution that |
| costs. New Travan tape drive features continue to | | | | allows protection of their entire system on a single |
| be added to enhance use, reliability and productivity. | | | | data cartridge. With either 20GB or 40GB |
| A steel chassis for more durability, a soft-load | | | | compressed data protection per cartridge, users |
| mechanism to reduce normal wear and tear; a VR2 | | | | have a choice in capacity for their business continuity |
| data channel device that enables higher densities; a | | | | protection and disaster avoidance needs. |
| park feature to ensure track alignment if the | | | | The industry-leading OEMs(original equipment |
| write-operation is paused or interrupted: and a | | | | manufacturer) have adopted Travan technology as |
| thermal monitor that activates a firmware | | | | one of their standard backup options for entry-level |
| throttle-down feature when drive temperatures | | | | servers. This wide availability is good news for the |
| reach predetermined levels. | | | | small- and medium-sized businesses looking for |
| The new tranan tape is designed to reduce the | | | | cost-effective solutions for storing vital business data. |
| media stress and hence improves the drive reliability | | | | With a clear migration path based on the newest |
| and data integrity. The base of travan tape | | | | Travan 40 drives and data cartridges, and |
| technology is the linear recording QIC. QIC stands for | | | | commitment from industry-leading OEMs, Travan |
| quarter inch cartridge. Travan tape has advantage | | | | technology is poised to continue to deliver the |
| over other backup tape formats in terms of price | | | | scalability and reliability the market demands. |