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Dual formats
Like generation 3, HP LTO-4 Ultrium not only comes in 
a read, write (RW) format but also write once, read 
many (WORM). This allows customers to create secure 
copies of all their data for legislative compliance—
e.g., the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and SEC Rule 17a for 
companies operating in U.S. financial markets and 
services, along with other compliance regulations 
around the globe.
100% compatibility
When the LTO Ultrium technology was developed, it 
was created as an open platform. This means that  
HP LTO-4 Ultrium will work in approved LTO-4  
hardware. With this technology, businesses have the 
opportunity to standardize all of their storage tape  
on HP regardless of the hardware.
Other new features of HP LTO-4 Ultrium media
 Smaller magnetic particles and a thinner magnetic 
layer—supports higher recording densities by  
reducing noise and demagnetization loss 
 Improved dimensional stability—allows greater track 
density and increases the size of the recording area 
 Improved position error signal—enables  
better tracking of the drive servo head and  
increases reliability 
 New smart grabber mechanism and mechanical  
interlock—prevents leader loss and ensures proper  
connection producing fewer tape or media failures  
during backup and restore process
 New 8KB memory chip built into the cartridge—
stores error rates, usage information, tape directory 
and application specific data reducing tape wear on 
leader and allowing faster access to data
When it comes to archiving and compliance—
nothing beats tape.
Increasing awareness of the sensitive nature of business
data has forced many companies to go to greater
lengths to protect their data more stringently.
In the wake of scandals and data security scares,
government and industry regulators have pursued an
aggressive strategy that compels organisations to file
almost everything, in perfect order, forever. Compliance
and archival data demand is estimated to grow
between 20-70% a year and is now the fastest growing
segment of the storage industry. Analyst IDC estimates
the costs of compliance with data privacy laws will
skyrocket to approximately $21 billion by 2011.
In most cases, data protection can be far less costly than
data breaches. A company with 10,000 accounts to
protect can spend as little as €5 per customer account
for data encryption (source: Gartner Inc). But the cost
per lost record ranges from €20 to €115 to fund
activities like customer notification, credit protection
and account number changes (source: ESG). And this 
doesn’t take into account the potentially fatal damage  
to a brand or organization’s reputation.  
HP’s LTO-4 Ultrium cartridges have the potential to be 
part of wider data encryption solutions up to FIPS 140-2 
level 2. The media on its own incorporates AES-256 bit 
key encryption (the highest level of AES) capabilities to 
HP Storage Media Guide
HP LTO Ultrium Storage Media
In 2006, as part of HP’s 
media testing program, 
HP LTO Ultrium media was 
used to conduct in excess 
of 650,000 individual tests, 
equivalent to almost 2.5 
million test hours!