IBM, Sun announce native tape drive encryption

13.09.2006

IBM is also planning to submit its technology to the Linear Tape Open Consortium for use in its next version of the industry standard tape specification, LTO 4, which is due out next year. It has also provided a "statement of direction" that it will include the encryption technology on disk platforms at some unspecified time, said Cindy Grossman, vice president of tape storage systems at IBM.