We are pleased to announce that Cache-A Corporation has licensed technology from Quantum that will allow them to develop the next generation LTO A-Series drives.  The award winning A-Series drives are the first network attached data tape solutions designed specifically for permanent professional video and digital film storage.  We previewed some of the video archiving solutions the Quatum LTO Series provides at the November users group meeting.  This is a follow-up press release.  It also includes some information at the end about a firmware update on the current LTO Series 3A.

Cache-A Corp is developing LTO-4 versions of A-Series drives which use 800GB cartridges that cost about $60 each.  To put this in perspective, our LTO4 A-Series drives will hold more than 60 hours of 25 Mb/s Standard Definition or more than 15 hours of 100 Mb/s High Definition (HD) content with extremely fast file transfers over Gigabit Ethernet in excess of 80MB/s.

Cache-A LTO-4 A-Series drives provide:
A file directory on each cartridge for portability
Network attached for ease of use
Cross platform with no reliance on additional software
A highly reliability backup and archive medium with a 30 year shelf life.
Low media cost at less than $.08/GB

For more information visit www.cache-a.com as well as the press release below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:     Mark Ostlund
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Cache-A Corporation
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Cache-A Licenses Quantum’s A-Series Storage Technology
For Professional Video File-Based Workflows

Morgan Hill, Calif., Dec. 3, 2008 – Cache-A Corporation, a professional video storage solutions provider, today announced that it has licensed A-Series technology from Quantum Corporation, the leading global specialist in backup, recovery and archive.  Cache-A will develop future generations of A-Series storage solutions for professional video file-based workflows based on industry standard LTO (Linear Tape Open) tape drives.  A-Series technology products offer professional video customers networked storage systems that are simple to deploy and allow users to easily transfer their content to secure, portable, exchangeable LTO tape cartridges.

Cache-A’s initial product will be an LTO-4-based tabletop model available by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention in April 2009.  The Cache-A LTO-4 A-Series drives will hold 800GB per cartridge, the equivalent to more than 60 hours of 25 Mb/s Standard Definition or more than 15 hours of 100 Mb/s High Definition (HD) content.   The Cache-A LTO-4 A-Series drives will also provide fast file transfers over Gigabit Ethernet in excess of 80MB/s.

“Today’s professional customers using video file-based workflows need robust portable storage media for content exchange, backup and archiving,” stated Phil Ritti, President & CEO of Cache-A Corporation.  “We will extend the current base of LTO-based A-Series technology into future generations of products to provide a critical layer of data tape storage in a professional video storage system.”

A-Series technology provides networked storage direct to data tape.  This solves a critical need of professional video users by providing an economical, archive-quality media on which to store their file-based content.  Every tape cartridge contains a directory of its content, making each one a self-contained asset repository that can be shipped around the world and stored for long periods of time.  The contents can be retrieved regardless of the application or software environment that stored it.

The A-Series technology has won many prestigious industry awards over the past four years and has been integrated into digital video acquisition, digital film and postproduction file-based workflows.  Cache-A’s product roadmap extends the A-Series technology to future generation LTO tape drives and across a variety of product offerings.

About Cache-A Corporation
Founded in 2008, Cache-A Corporation is dedicated to the development of innovative, low-cost backup, archive and recovery solutions for professional video file-based workflows.  The company’s founders -- Phil Ritti, Mark Ostlund and Tom Goldberg -- were key members of the A-Series development, sales and marketing team and have extensive experience in providing innovative solutions for professional video customers.  www.Cache-A.com

Version 3.0.10 Server Firmware to be Available in January

Quantum will be releasing a new version of firmware for all A-Series  systems including the SDLT600A and the LTO-3A.  This new version includes some improvements in reliability and stability over the v3.0.8 out now but is also now approved for SuperLoader 3A systems.  Complete descriptions of all changes in this version are covered in the accompanying release notes.  We recommend all A-Series products be updated to this version.

Version 3.0.10 firmware will be posted and available in January for download from the Quantum web site (www.quantum.com) by selecting:
Service and Support  >  Product Information  >
and following the appropriate links for your particular product.  Please scroll down to the bottom of the page and select "Download Now" for the "V3.0.10 Server Firmware" and install it per the instructions in the release notes.

Please note also that there are revised manuals posted for download in the Documentation section below the Firmware section.  These manuals cover all revised operations and have expanded explanations of existing functionality, especially including Macintosh OSX operations.