Claim: The final goal of the company was to develop a LTO-2 linear tape-open (a magnetic tape data storage) drive within a half-height form factor and in October, the test program started, and from December verification was initiated with the LTO Committee.
Evidence: The initial goal of the company was to develop a LTO-2 linear tape-open drive within a half-height form factor. Linear Tape-Open (LTO) is a magnetic tape data storage technology originally developed in the late 1990s as an open standards alternative to the proprietary magnetic tape formats that were available at the time. In October, the test program started, and from December verification was initiated with the LTO Committee.