Linear Tape Open Definition

Even today this technology is tightly controlled.

Linear tape open definition.

Lto 7 lto 8 lto 9 and lto 10 formats are scheduled but not yet available. The term open format means users have access to multiple sources of storage media products that will be compatible. Lto 6 is a tape format from the linear tape open lto consortium released in 2012. It was preceded by lto 4 in 2007 and lto 5 in 2010.

Hewlett packard ibm and seagate initiated the lto consortium which directs development and manages licensing and certification of media and mechanism manufacturers. Lto 6 linear tape open 6. Linear tape open lto is an open format tape storage technology created by hewlett packard hp international business machines ibm and seagate technology. Linear tape open or lto is a magnetic tape data storage technology originally developed in the late 1990s as an open standards alternative to the proprietary magnetic tape formats that were available at the time.

Hewlett packard enterprise ibm and quantum control the lto consortium which directs development and manages licensing and certification of media and mechanism manufacturers. Linear tape open is an open tape format developed and amended by lto consortium members hewlett packard enterprise hpe ibm and quantum. The high capacity single reel implementation of lto technology. Linear tape open lto is a magnetic tape data storage technology originally developed in the late 1990s as an open standards alternative to the proprietary magnetic tape formats that were available at the time.