Quantum Launches Unprecedented New Tape Drive Offering for Small and Medium-Sized Business Customers

17 October 2005

Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: DSS), a global leader in storage, today announced the availability of
the DLT-V4 drive, the latest offering in its value line of tape drive products
and one that establishes a new threshold in backup, recovery and archive for
small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers. The DLT-V4 drive combines
exceptional capacity and performance with Quantum's award-winning value-add
features. These features include DLTSage(TM) for predictive and preventive
diagnostic manageability and DLTIce(TM) for meeting regulatory compliance
requirements through standard media and Write Once Read Many (WORM)
capability. DLT-V4, at an unprecedented sub-$1000 price point, is an ideal
choice for SMBs to meet near- and long-term storage needs, either as a
stand-alone product or as part of an entry-level server solution.
"Today's small and medium-sized enterprises now require new storage
solutions designed to better protect the ever-increasing volumes of data that
fuel their daily business activities," said Brian Garrett, analyst for
Enterprise Strategy Group. "Quantum continues to deliver quality products for
the entire storage lifecycle, and DLT-V4 should strongly be evaluated as an
effective solution for customers that are looking for enterprise-class
functionality with exceptional capacity and performance. At this price point,
Quantum has the potential to disrupt the SMB market."

DLT-V4 -- A New Level of Performance for SMB Backup
To keep pace with the ongoing data explosion and expanding government
regulations, SMBs now require exceptional performance and storage features
traditionally found only in enterprise offerings. The DLT-V4 drive changes the
SMB storage landscape by delivering 320 GB of compressed capacity and a 72
GB/hour compressed transfer rate, far outpacing current offerings in this
market. For example, the DLT-V4 drive has four times the capacity and three
times the speed of existing DAT 72 tape drives. With the inclusion of DLTSage
and DLTIce, the DLT-V4 drive is also the first tape drive to deliver crucial
management capabilities that enhance SMB customers' storage investments and
were previously only available to larger enterprises through Quantum's SDLT
performance tape drive line. In addition, the DLT-V4 tape drive is the world's
first tape drive to ship with a SATA interface, making it easier for customers
to attach to entry-level servers. The DLT-V4 drive is aggressively priced at
under $1000, traditionally the cost barrier for SMB customers seeking value
tape drives, and offers the lowest media cost/GB in its class at just 12
cents/GB. The DLT-V4 drive also leverages market-proven, readily available
DLTtape(R) VS1 media. Quantum offers the DLT-V4 tape drive bundled with
VERITAS Backup Exec(TM) QuickStart edition and also comes with a cleaning
cartridge and media cartridge. The fourth generation in a seven generation
roadmap, with backward-read compatibility, DLT-V4 reflects Quantum's focus on
protecting customers' past and future investments.
"Managing and storing vast amounts of data is a primary concern of smaller
businesses in today's highly competitive climate," said Charlene Murphy, vice
president, marketing for Quantum's Storage Devices Business Unit. "The
enterprise-class functionality of DLTSage and DLTIce, combined with
exceptional performance and capacity at an unparalleled price point, makes the
DLT-V4 drive a great fit for organizations that need to ensure their vital
data is protected."

About Quantum
Quantum Corp., a global leader in storage, delivers highly reliable
backup, recovery and archive solutions that meet demanding requirements for
data integrity and availability with superior price/performance and
comprehensive service and support. Quantum offers customers of all sizes an
unparalleled range of solutions, from leading tape drive and media
technologies, autoloaders and libraries to disk-based backup systems. Quantum
is the world's largest volume supplier of both tape drives and tape automation
and has pioneered the development of disk-based systems optimized for backup
and recovery. Quantum Corp., 1650 Technology Drive, Suite 800, San Jose, CA
95110, 408-944-4000, http://www.quantum.com, http://www.quantum.com/DLTV4 .

NOTE: Quantum, the Quantum logo, DLT and DLTtape are trademarks of
Quantum Corporation registered in the United States and other countries.
DLTIce, DLTSage, DLT VS and SDLT are trademarks of Quantum Corporation. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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