Increasing Magnetic Tape Capacity and Expanding Long-Term Storage Services
First written in FY2016. 11 of 28 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「We launched the FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium 10 (40TB) Data Cartridge in January 2026, a magnetic tape for data storage that achieves a maximum recording capacity of 100TB per cartridge (40TB uncompressed) and enables large volumes of data to be stored securely at low cost.」
Magnetic tape capacity advanced with the launch of the tenth-generation LTO and a maximum recording capacity of 100TB (40TB uncompressed). - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the AF Materials segment, although adoption of new display materials progressed, segment revenue declined overall due to lower sales of antireflective materials for OLED displays and data tape, among other factors.」
While adoption of new display materials progressed, lower data tape sales emerged as a factor behind the decline in overall AF Materials revenue. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「FUJIFILM Corporation and IBM Corporation (hereinafter “IBM”) developed a tape storage system with the world's largest recording capacity of 50TB (uncompressed).」
Through joint development with IBM, the company achieved a 50TB (uncompressed) enterprise system, advancing the development of higher-capacity magnetic tape. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Industrial Equipment segment, revenue declined due to stagnant demand for data archiving tape following the restraint of investment in data center construction by major IT companies and other factors, as well as lower sales of EXCLEAR touch-panel sensor film due to weak demand for business PCs.」
Stagnant demand for data archiving tape due to restrained data center investment continued, while lower EXCLEAR sales also contributed to a decline in Industrial Equipment revenue. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Industrial Equipment segment, revenue declined due to stagnant demand for data archiving tape following restrained investment in data center construction by major IT companies, as well as lower sales of EXCLEAR touch-panel sensor film due to weak demand for business PCs.」
In addition to stagnant tape demand due to restrained data center investment, EXCLEAR sales also declined, resulting in lower revenue. - FY2023Revenue increased due to foreign exchange effects despite stagnant demandAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, demand for data archiving tape stagnated as major IT companies restrained investment in data center construction amid emerging risks of a global economic slowdown, but revenue increased due to foreign exchange effects and other factors.」
Notes that although demand for data archiving tape stagnated, segment revenue increased due to foreign exchange effects and other factors. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, demand for data archiving tape stagnated and revenue declined as major IT companies restrained investment in data center construction amid emerging risks of a global economic slowdown.」
In Recording Media, the emergence of global economic slowdown risks and restrained data center investment by major IT companies caused tape demand to turn from recovery to stagnation, resulting in lower revenue. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, investment in data center construction was restrained due to the semiconductor shortage and other factors, causing demand for data archiving tape to stagnate and revenue to decline.」
The restraint on data center construction investment caused by the semiconductor shortage has continued to result in stagnant demand and lower revenue for data archiving tape. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, investment in data center construction was restrained due to the semiconductor shortage and other factors, temporarily reducing demand for data archiving tape and resulting in lower revenue.」
The semiconductor shortage restrained investment in data center construction, temporarily reducing demand and revenue for data archiving tape, which had been recovering. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「By uniformly dispersing finely particulate barium ferrite magnetic material using our proprietary NANOCUBIC technology, we achieved a maximum recording capacity of 45TB, 1.5 times that of conventional LTO8 (18TB uncompressed), as well as high-speed data transfer of up to 1,000MB/second (400MB/second uncompressed).」
For LTO9, the company achieved a maximum capacity of 45TB, 1.5 times that of LTO8, and a maximum transfer speed of 1,000MB/second, advancing the development of higher-capacity magnetic tape. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, tape demand for data archiving, which had been affected by the spread of COVID-19, showed signs of recovery, and revenue increased. In September 2021, we launched the FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium9 Data Cartridge, compatible with the ninth generation of the LTO Ultrium magnetic tape storage media standard, which is ideal for backing up and archiving large volumes of data.」
Tape demand, which had declined due to restrained investment in data archiving, showed signs of recovery, and revenue increased. The LTO Ultrium9 was also launched. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「On 7 September 2021, we launched the FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium9 Data Cartridge, compatible with the ninth generation of the LTO Ultrium magnetic tape storage media standard, which is ideal for backing up and archiving large volumes of data. In addition to enabling large volumes of data to be stored securely over the long term at low cost, magnetic tape can reduce CO2 emissions arising from the electricity used for data storage by 95% compared with hard disk drives, and is attracting attention as a product that substantially reduces environmental impact.」
LTO Ultrium9 was launched in September 2021, upgrading the long-term storage product to the ninth generation. Its environmental benefit of reducing CO2 emissions by 95% compared with HDDs is also highlighted. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, tape demand, which had declined as investment in data archiving was restrained while expansion of communications infrastructure capacity to support working from home and other measures was prioritized during the COVID-19 pandemic, has gradually begun to recover, and revenue increased. We will continue to seek business growth by expanding products and services that address customer needs in the big data era.」
Notes that tape demand, which had declined due to restrained investment in data archiving, turned to a recovery trend, along with revenue growth and a policy of expanding products and services. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「We jointly conducted a running test of magnetic tape using strontium ferrite magnetic material as a new magnetic material with IBM Research, demonstrating data recording and playback at a world-record※6 areal recording density of 317Gbpsi (gigabits per square inch) for particulate magnetic tape. This breakthrough technology makes possible a data cartridge with the world's largest※7 recording capacity of 580TB (terabytes) per reel.」
The technology advanced from the conventional LTO8 and 30TB capacity to a demonstrated recording technology using strontium ferrite magnetic material at 317Gbpsi and in the 580TB class. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, tape demand declined against a backdrop of stagnating corporate activity associated with the spread of COVID-19 and the postponement of investment in data archiving, as expansion of communications infrastructure capacity to support teleworking and other measures was prioritized, resulting in lower revenue. The medium- to long-term trend of increasing data volumes and the advantages of tape remain unchanged, and we will seek business growth by expanding products and services that address customer needs in the big data era.」
The company reaffirmed both the decline in tape demand and revenue due to postponed data archiving investment and its policy of expanding products and services in view of medium- to long-term demand prospects. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, tape demand declined against a backdrop of stagnating corporate activity associated with the spread of COVID-19 and the postponement of investment in data archiving, as expansion of communications infrastructure capacity to support teleworking and other measures was prioritized, resulting in lower revenue.」
The decline in tape demand and revenue has continued due to postponed investment in data archiving. At the same time, the company indicates that data volumes are expected to grow over the medium to long term, that tape retains its advantages, and that investment is expected to recover. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, revenue declined as tape demand fell against a backdrop of stagnating corporate activity due to the spread of COVID-19 and the postponement of investment in data archiving, as IT companies prioritized expanding communications infrastructure capacity to support working from home and other measures.」
In Recording Media, investment in data archiving was postponed as corporate activity stagnated and communications infrastructure investment was prioritized, resulting in lower tape demand and revenue. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, sales of the FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium8 Data Cartridge, a magnetic tape for data storage with a maximum recording capacity of 30TB launched in September 2019, remained strong, and revenue increased.」
The company reaffirmed its long-term storage strategy based on BaFe magnetic material and data archiving services, following the achievement of a maximum 30TB capacity for LTO8 and strong sales and revenue growth. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, sales of magnetic tape products for high-capacity data storage remained strong, and revenue increased. In September 2019, we launched the FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium8 Data Cartridge, a magnetic tape for data storage with a maximum recording capacity of 30TB. We will continue to expand sales of magnetic tape for data storage using proprietary technologies such as BaFe (barium ferrite) magnetic material and provide data archiving services to respond reliably to customer needs in the big data era.」
In addition to strong sales and revenue growth for high-capacity magnetic tape, LTO Ultrium8 with a maximum recording capacity of 30TB was launched in September 2019. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Recording Media segment, sales of magnetic tape products for high-capacity data storage remained firm, and revenue increased. We will continue to respond reliably to customer needs in the big data era by expanding sales of magnetic tape for data storage using proprietary technologies such as BaFe (barium ferrite) magnetic material and providing data archiving services.」
Notes that high-capacity magnetic tape, for which a sales decline due to inventory adjustments and other factors had been reported in the previous fiscal year, turned to firm sales and revenue growth. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 7th Technology Management and Innovation Awards for “Development of High-Capacity Data Tape Using Barium Ferrite Magnetic Material to Support the Big Data and IoT Era.”」
States that technology using barium ferrite magnetic material for high-capacity magnetic tape and long-term storage services received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, providing a record of external recognition. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the recording media business, sales declined due to factors including inventory adjustments for high-capacity magnetic tape products for data storage. We will expand sales of magnetic tape for data storage using proprietary technologies such as BaFe (barium ferrite) magnetic material, while reliably addressing customer needs in the big-data era by providing archiving services including dternity.」
The company reiterates the decline in sales due to inventory adjustments for high-capacity magnetic tape, together with its policy of responding through BaFe products and archiving services. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「In the recording media business, sales declined due to factors including inventory adjustments for high-capacity magnetic tape products for data storage. We will expand sales of magnetic tape for data storage using proprietary technologies such as BaFe (barium ferrite) magnetic material, while reliably addressing customer needs in the big-data era by providing archiving services including dternity.」
The policy of expanding magnetic tape and archiving services continues, but full-year sales of high-capacity tape products declined due to inventory adjustments and other factors. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Energy Conservation Grand Prize for fiscal 2016, organized by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan, the Tape Archive Appliance, an energy-efficient business model using high-capacity magnetic tape, received the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Director-General's Award in the Product and Business Model category. We began offering this business model as the d:ternity Onsite Archive data archiving storage system.」
The company reports concrete progress in its long-term preservation initiative using BaFe products and d:ternity: winning the Energy Conservation Grand Prize and launching an onsite service. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As digital data continues to grow, we will expand sales of BaFe products in the data archiving field and reliably address customer needs in the big-data era through the further adoption of the d:ternity archiving service.」
The company continues to address data archiving through expanded sales of BaFe products and wider adoption of d:ternity. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As digital data continues to grow, we will expand sales of BaFe products in the data archiving field and reliably address customer needs in the big-data era through the further adoption of the d:ternity archiving service.」
The company continues to address data archiving through expanded sales of BaFe products and wider adoption of d:ternity. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「As digital data continues to grow, we will expand sales of BaFe products in the data archiving field and reliably address customer needs in the big-data era through the further adoption of the d:ternity archiving service.」
The company continues to promote BaFe products in the data archiving field and expand adoption of d:ternity. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「As the total volume of data generated worldwide continues to grow rapidly, we will maintain our industry leadership by increasing tape capacity through proprietary technology. We will also expand sales of the FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium7 Data Cartridge, compatible with the seventh generation of the LTO Ultrium standard used for backing up and archiving large volumes of data, and further expand the data archiving service d:ternity, providing higher-value-added products and services for long-term data preservation and seeking to increase sales.」
A strategy to expand the long-term data preservation field by combining proprietary magnetic-material technology, LTO7 and data archiving services.