Sony Shutters Dothan Alabama Plant
Some sad news today. Sony Electronics announced that it plans to shutter its Dothan, Alabama manufacturing plant and move its production to Japan.
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Imation Showcases Data Storage Products at West 2010
Imation Corp. announced that it will showcase its range of data storage and data security products and its National Media Lab (NML) in booth 1113 at West 2010, the largest state-of-the-art defense and technology exposition and conference on the West Coast at the San Diego Convention Center, Feb. 2 – 4, 2010. Co-sponsored by The …
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Breakthrough May Lead to 35TB Magnetic Tapes
IBM Research and FUJIFILM Corporation announced that they have demonstrated a world record in areal data density on linear magnetic tape, 29.5 billion bits per square inch using barium ferrite (BaFe) particles. According to the statement, this demonstration points to the possibility of eventually developing a single tape cartridge capable of holding 35 terabytes or …
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