Fujifilm Warns Users About "Re-Certified" Tape

Posted at March 10, 2006 10:15 AM

Recent analysis of several "re-certified", used LTO tapes bought on the open market showed that many of the cartridges had not, in fact, been completely erased -- or had wear and damage to the point of unreliable performance or even outright failure.
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"Based on our findings, we would advise CIO's and IT managers to be aware of the risks associated with selling retired data tapes into the used market or using so-called re-certified tape in their own data centers," said Rich Gadomski, Vice President of Marketing, Fujifilm Recording Media Division. "In addition to buying media of unacceptable quality and performance, the uncontrolled practice of selling retired media can, in fact, allow your corporate data to end up in the wrong hands - potentially breaching corporate confidentiality policies and possibly violating government compliance regulations."

The full information can be found in the press release post to del.icio.us