March 2007

Imation introduces RFID tracked storage

 Mar 8 -- Imation Corp., a vendor of removable data storage media, has announced the DataGuard rf Tape Tracking System, a data storage tracking system that allows data center managers to track the location of data cartridges within their inventory, the company said. Using radio frequency identification (RFID), the system monitors and tracks the inventory location of in-transit data center tape cartridges.

At a time when sensitivities around misplaced data are at an all-time high, this solution increases the reliability of a company's tracking and inventory, and more efficiently manages overall storage processes in the face of increasing and challenging compliance requirements, Imation of Oakdale, Minn. said. The company�s comprehensive DataGuard rf tracking system utilizes specially designed RFID-enabled labels affixed to each tape cartridge, allowing administrators to "check in" and "check out" each cartridge via entry and exit workstations, it added.

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