Tandberg Data
Encyclopedia
Tandberg Data GmbH is a company focused on data storage products, especially streamer
s, headquartered in Dortmund
, Germany. They are the only company still selling drives that use the QIC (also known as SLR
) and VXA
formats, but also produce LTO
along with autoloaders, tape libraries, NAS
devices, RDX Removable Disk Drives, Media and Virtual Tape Libraries.
Tandberg Data used to manufacture computer terminal
s (e.g. TDV 2200
), keyboards, and other hardware as well.
They have offices in Oslo
, Norway; Dortmund
, Germany; Japan; Singapore; and Westminster, Colorado
, USA.
Tape drive
A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and performs digital recording, writes data on a magnetic tape. Magnetic tape data storage is typically used for offline, archival data storage. Tape media generally has a favorable unit cost and long archival stability.A tape drive provides...
s, headquartered in Dortmund
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
, Germany. They are the only company still selling drives that use the QIC (also known as SLR
Scalable Linear Recording
Scalable Linear Recording is the name used by Tandberg Data for its line of QIC based tape drives.The earliest SLR drive, the SLR1, has a capacity of 250 MB, while the latest drive, the SLR140, has a capacity of 70 GB...
) and VXA
VXA
VXA is a tape backup format originally created by Ecrix and now owned by Tandberg Data. After the merger between Ecrix and Exabyte, VXA was produced by Exabyte Corporation...
formats, but also produce LTO
LTO
LTO is a three letter abbreviation that can refer to the following:* Linear Tape-Open, a computer storage magnetic tape format* Loreto International Airport* Link-time optimization, a technique used by compilers to optimize software* Lunar transfer orbit...
along with autoloaders, tape libraries, NAS
Network-attached storage
Network-attached storage is file-level computer data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous clients. NAS not only operates as a file server, but is specialized for this task either by its hardware, software, or configuration of those elements...
devices, RDX Removable Disk Drives, Media and Virtual Tape Libraries.
Tandberg Data used to manufacture computer terminal
Computer terminal
A computer terminal is an electronic or electromechanical hardware device that is used for entering data into, and displaying data from, a computer or a computing system...
s (e.g. TDV 2200
TDV 2200
TDV-2200 was a series of terminals produced by Tandberg Data from the early 1980s.By far the biggest customer of these terminals was Norsk Data, who sold a customized rebranded version of the TDV-2215 as the ND-NOTIS terminal....
), keyboards, and other hardware as well.
They have offices in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway; Dortmund
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
, Germany; Japan; Singapore; and Westminster, Colorado
Westminster, Colorado
Westminster is a Home Rule Municipality in Adams and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Westminster is a northwest suburb of Denver. The Westminster Municipal Center is located north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol. The United States Census Bureau that the city population...
, USA.
History
- Tandberg radio factory was founded in Oslo on January 25, 1933 by Vebjørn TandbergVebjørn TandbergVebjørn Tandberg was a Norwegian electronics engineer. An alumnus of the Norwegian Institute of Technology, founded Tandbergs Radiofabrikk of Oslo in 1933, and made it a great success....
. - In 1970 Tandberg produces its first tape drives.
- In 1979 Tandberg Data is established as the original Tandbergs Radiofabrikk is dissolved into separate companies.
- In 1981 Tandberg becomes a founding member of QIC committee for standardising interfaces and recording formats, and produces its first streaming linear tape drive.
- In 1984 Tandberg Data goes public.
- In 2003 Tandberg StorageTandberg StorageTandberg Storage ASA was a magnetic tape data storage company based in Lysaker, Norway. The company was a subsidiary of Tandberg Data. The company was spun off from Tandberg Data in 2003 to focus exclusively on tape drives. It was purchased by the same company in 2008. Tandberg Storage developed...
and its subsidiary O-Mass split and became separate companies, also listed on Oslo Stock ExchangeOslo Stock ExchangeThe Oslo Stock Exchange serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. It opens at 9:00am and closes 5:30pm local time...
. Tandberg Data is the largest owner of Tandberg Storage with a 33.48% stake. - On August 30, 2006, Tandberg Data purchased the assets of ExabyteExabyte (company)Exabyte Corp. was a manufacturer of magnetic tape data storage products headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Exabyte Corp. is now defunct, but company's technology is sold by Tandberg Data under both brand names. Prior to the 2006 demise, Exabyte offered tape storage and automation...
. Combined revenue is expected to be USD 215 Million for 2006. - On May 15, 2007, Tandberg Data sold all remaining Tandberg StorageTandberg StorageTandberg Storage ASA was a magnetic tape data storage company based in Lysaker, Norway. The company was a subsidiary of Tandberg Data. The company was spun off from Tandberg Data in 2003 to focus exclusively on tape drives. It was purchased by the same company in 2008. Tandberg Storage developed...
shares. - On January 9, 2008, Pat Clarke was promoted CEO of Tandberg Data.
- On September 12, 2008, Tandberg Data announced the reacquisition of Tandberg StorageTandberg StorageTandberg Storage ASA was a magnetic tape data storage company based in Lysaker, Norway. The company was a subsidiary of Tandberg Data. The company was spun off from Tandberg Data in 2003 to focus exclusively on tape drives. It was purchased by the same company in 2008. Tandberg Storage developed...
. - On April 24, 2009, Tandberg Data ASA and Tandberg Storage ASATandberg StorageTandberg Storage ASA was a magnetic tape data storage company based in Lysaker, Norway. The company was a subsidiary of Tandberg Data. The company was spun off from Tandberg Data in 2003 to focus exclusively on tape drives. It was purchased by the same company in 2008. Tandberg Storage developed...
filed for bankruptcy. - On May 19, 2009, Tandberg Data announced that the new holding company, TAD Holding AS, was established, owning all global Tandberg Data subsidiaries, including Tandberg Storage ASATandberg StorageTandberg Storage ASA was a magnetic tape data storage company based in Lysaker, Norway. The company was a subsidiary of Tandberg Data. The company was spun off from Tandberg Data in 2003 to focus exclusively on tape drives. It was purchased by the same company in 2008. Tandberg Storage developed...
. Cyrus Capital is the majority shareholder and owner of the newly established company. Operations in Norway continue in the newly formed company Tandberg Data Norge AS
Other Tandberg companies
- Tandbergs Radiofabrikk – The original Tandberg company.
- TandbergTandbergThis article is about the video-conferencing vendor, a Cisco company. Other companies with the same name such as Tandberg Television or Tandberg Data for data storage: see here and here...
– The parent company that spun off Tandberg Data. It now focuses on video conferencing. - Tandberg StorageTandberg StorageTandberg Storage ASA was a magnetic tape data storage company based in Lysaker, Norway. The company was a subsidiary of Tandberg Data. The company was spun off from Tandberg Data in 2003 to focus exclusively on tape drives. It was purchased by the same company in 2008. Tandberg Storage developed...
– The storage research and development company spun off from Tandberg Data.
- For other Tandberg companies see Tandberg (disambiguation)Tandberg (disambiguation)-People:*Bernhard Tandberg, Norwegian farmer and politician*Carl Frederick Tandberg , Norwegian-American bass fiddle musician*Christian Hansen Tandberg, Norwegian farmer and politician*Erik Tandberg, Norwegian bobsledder...