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• AIT Overview

  AIT technology reflects Sony's 50 years of innovation and technical excellence in magnetic recording. AIT drives and media are characterized by 8mm media form-factor in a compact 3.5-inch drive mechanism featuring helical-scan recording, unique Memory-in-Cassette (MIC) architecture, advanced read/write head technology and the exclusive use of Advanced Metal Evaporated (AME) media. These characteristics result in high capacity and performance, outstanding reliability, fast data search and superior data protection through the use of Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) capability. Since the AIT technology platform was announced in 1996, Sony has continuously enhanced the format, introducing multiple generations of AIT with applications spanning from the desktop to the enterprise. AIT enjoys broad customer support, with over 800,000 drives installed worldwide.

  Why Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT)

  So many Information Technology "breakthroughs" ask you to abandon existing assets. Not Sony AIT. Not only do our very latest drives support legacy media, but Sony also continues to support-indeed enhance-previous generations of AIT¹! The new AIT-5 cartridges and drives deliver on our commitment to double capacity with each new generation. Sony is also extending the AIT family to new entry levels with the exceptionally cost effective AIT-E Turbo and AIT-1 Turbo drives and media. To protect today's data investment and to stay ahead of tomorrow's storage needs, go with AIT.

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  AIT - Generations

  With a version to fit almost any need, Sony® AIT is the only tape format with five generations of solutions concurrently available. The AIT format starts with our new AIT-E Turbo solution for entry level users and scales up to our new AIT-5 solution, which provides the world's highest tape storage density on compact 8mm tape². And Sony® is the only tape vendor that manufactures its own core components, media, drives and automation products ensuring that Sony® quality.