Imation Showcases New Network Tape Solutions and Professional Services At NetWorld+Interop 2002

Business Wire, May 7, 2002

Business Editors & Technology Writers

NetWorld Interop 2002 Las Vegas

LVCC Booth #835

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002

Highlights include new Travan(TM) 40GB data cartridge,

Universal Ultrium cleaning cartridge,

and Storage Networking Lab expansion

Imation Corp. (NYSE:IMN), a worldwide leader in data storage and information management, will feature its complete portfolio of network tape solutions and services in Booth #835 during the NetWorld Interop 2002 conference and exhibition at the Las Vegas Convention Center, May 7-9, 2002. These offerings include Imation's expanding line of tape products for the entry-level and mid-range server markets, and advanced storage network consulting services.

"Storage needs across the network continue to grow exponentially, so does the value of the data being saved. Tape media remains one of the most cost-effective solutions for backing up data, with new formats offering higher capacity and faster data access than ever before," said Jim Ellis, director, business strategy, Imation. "Networks are increasingly distributed and require more centralized storage management, elevating tape storage to a strategic level within many IT organizations. With more than 50 years of tape cartridge technology leadership, Imation is delivering the products and services end-users need to better manage their network storage."

Imation Travan(TM) 40GB

Imation is now shipping Travan 40 GB tape cartridges to Seagate Removable Storage Solutions (RSS) in support of Seagate's launch of the Hornet 40 internal drive and TapeStor Travan 40 bundled solutions to their distributors and to OEMs that manufacture PC workstations and entry-level servers. Imation-branded Travan 40GB tape cartridges are due to be available to Imation distributors in late summer.

Imation Travan 40GB tape cartridges offer 20GB native and up to 40GB compressed storage capacity. Based on linear recording, Travan technology is an efficient cartridge and drive design that reduces tape stress, ensures data integrity and increases drive and cartridge reliability.

Imation launched Travan technology in 1995 and Seagate RSS partnered with Imation to develop drives based on this technology. Travan technology is a reliable, cost-effective data backup and archiving solution for small-to-medium businesses, with more than 10 million Travan drives shipped worldwide.

Imation Universal Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge

Imation will announce this week the availability of its new Universal Ultrium cleaning cartridge. The new cartridge enables end-users to purchase a single cleaning cartridge for use with all Generation 1 LTO (Linear Tape Open) Ultrium tape drives, reducing the time and cost of supporting several different drives.

The number of cleanings per cartridge is based on how the drive performs the cleaning process. The cartridge cleans the drive by shuffling a certain amount of tape over the drive head at a particular cleaning algorithm unique to the drive. Different amounts of tape are used for each drive. The Imation Universal Ultrium cleaning cartridge adapts to the particular drive being used.

Storage Networking Lab Expansion

Imation Storage Professional Services (SPS) is expanding its vendor-independent Storage Networking Lab, located at Imation's corporate headquarters in Oakdale, Minn. The lab is the foundation of Imation's SPS consulting services and ensures that every Imation storage consultant has hands-on access, in-depth experience and expertise on all the major hardware and software products in the storage-networking marketplace. This expansion will allow Imation SPS to better serve its growing business and support new emerging technologies.

Imation opened its Storage Networking Lab over two years ago, and continues to refresh it with the latest storage networking equipment, including storage management software, IP storage products, and other newly emerging technologies. The lab, which has more than 150 pieces of equipment from more than 40 manufacturers in over 6,000 square-feet of dedicated lab space, continues to be a key element of Imation's full lifecycle of independent storage consulting services, including assessment, design, proof-of-concept testing, implementation services and training.

For a "virtual" tour of the lab, as well as to download the latest equipment list and storage consulting offerings, please visit this link on Imation's website at www.imation.com/snltour.> Imation DVD Media

Imation continues to expand its line of DVD media offerings, with the latest addition of DVD R 4.7GB media. Imation DVD R discs extend the functionality of DVD RW media in a unique write-once format that offers up to 4.7GB of storage capacity. Designed for both the consumer or business professional with data-intensive, high-performance application needs, these discs are ideal for the combined storage of music, video and data, transfer of video and large capacity data files, Internet downloads and massive archival storage. The new DVD R discs are certified for 2.4X DVD recording speed (equivalent to 3.32MB/sec or 22x CD-R performance) - the fastest recording speed of any current DVD format. Imation currently offers a complete portfolio of DVD media products, including 4.7GB and 9.4GB DVD-RAM, 4.7GB DVD-R, and 4.7GB DVD RW.