drives also offer hardware-level encryption and double the write speeds of LTO-4 drives: 280MB/sec.

IBM said its new Long Term File System is aimed at storing content from organizations that generate digital media such as those in the entertainment, medical and digital surveillance industries.

Video content vendor Thought Equity Motion said it beta tested the IBM Long Term File System and found it to be a less expensive technology for archiving content.

Thought Equity Motion said it saves money for its media partners "by making their news, sports, entertainment and creative footage accessible to content producers and digital channels," Mark Lemmons, Thought Equity Motion's CTO, said in a statement. "This type of footage has a tremendous storage footprint and we are seeking new ways to affordably and securely store our clients' content. The IBM Long Term File System proved itself to be a simpler, less expensive way to handle the unique needs and exponential growth of digital media."

IBM also said it is adding a "many-to-one" replication feature to its ProtecTIER deduplication appliance, which will allow multiple data centers or remote offices to replicate backup data to a central location. Through deduplication of data, ProtecTIER can reduce the bandwidth needed to send the data by at least 95%, IBM said.