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• Quantum to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

  SAN JOSE, CA, May 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that it will be participating in the following conferences: Sterne Agee 2012 Technology Conference CEO Jon Gacek and CFO Linda Breard will present at the Sterne Agee 2012 Technology Conference, to be held at the Sentry Centers Midtown East in New York City on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 11:25 a.m. EDT. A live and archived audio webcast of the company's presentation will be available on the Investor Events section of Quantum's corporate website at www.quantum.com/investors. 9thAnnual Craig-Ha...

• Quantum Raises the Bar for Delivering Extreme Performance and Scalability in Big Data Environments

  New StorNext M660 Metadata Appliance Provides Industry-Leading Streaming Performance and Manages Up to 800 Million Files SAN JOSE, CA, May 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced it is adding a larger, more scalable metadata appliance with greater functionality to its StorNext(R) product line. Quantum's new StorNext M660 metadata appliance is built to centrally control up to eight StorNext file systems for a total of 800 million files and to manage large-scale, fast-growing datasets, including up to petabytes of economical, tiered content archives. By combining this extended scalability...

• Quantum to Extend Storage Solutions Leadership With Unique and Disruptive Technology for Optimizing Multi-Petabyte Size Stores

  Will Add Innovative Disk Solutions to Tiered Storage and Management Offerings to Help Customers Cost Effectively Retain and Reuse Big Data Content SAN JOSE, CA, May 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that it will expand on its leadership position in managing big data content by integrating optimized object storage technology into new tiered storage and management offerings. These new offerings will enable both big data content and analytics customers to overcome current challenges in maintaining and protecting their data on disk over the long term. Big Data Applications Outpace T...

• Quantum Corporation Reports Fiscal 2012 and Fourth Quarter Results

  SAN JOSE, CA, May 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM) Earnings Highlights: Fiscal year revenue of $652 million, with branded growth of 2% over fiscal 2011 Total disk systems and software revenue of $137 million in fiscal 2012 and $38 million in fourth quarter -- record branded disk systems and software sales, up 18% for the year and 28% for the quarter over respective prior year periods Third consecutive year of GAAP operating profit and ninth straight year of non-GAAP operating profit Year of continued product innovation, with enhancements to entire DXi deduplication portfolio, launch of StorNext big data appliance family ...

• Nearly 90 Percent of IT Managers Struggle to Back Up Data in Virtualized Environments

  Almost Half Face Data Growth Hurdles Due to Server Virtualization According to Quantum Survey SAN JOSE, CA, May 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced findings focused on server virtualization from its 2012 IT Manager Survey. According to the survey, nearly 90 percent of IT decision makers struggle with backing up data in virtualized environments (see Figure 1). This represents a 5 percent increase in reported difficulty compared to Quantum survey findings just a year and a half ago. In addition, the survey revealed that data growth continues to be a challenge for IT managers who hav...

• Quantum Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results Conference Call

  SAN JOSE, CA, Apr 24, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that it will issue a news release on its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, ended March 31, 2012, on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, after the close of the market. The company will hold a conference call to discuss these results. Conference Call: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 2:00 p.m. PDT Dial-in Number: (480) 629-9835 (U.S. & International) Replay Numbers: (800) 406-7325 (U.S.) (303) 590-3030 (International) Access Code: 4527777 Replay Expiration: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Audio Webcast: Quantum will provide ...

• Quantum Introduces New Scalar LTFS Appliance and Showcases StorNext Solutions at NAB

  Will Present Live Product Demonstrations and New StorNext Customer Use Cases LAS VEGAS, NV, Apr 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --National Association of Broadcasters -- Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today unveiled the Scalar LTFS (Linear Tape File System) appliance which offers new modes of portability and user accessibility for archived content on LTO tape. It features a NAS front-end and is based on the LTFS open-standard for content formatting. Because it works with existing application and file system tools, LTFS-based content is easily managed, transported and accessible for long-term data protection and archival storag...

• Quantum Pays Down $20 Million of Senior Debt and Refinances Remaining $49 Million on Improved Terms

  SAN JOSE, CA, Mar 29, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that it has paid down $20 million of its senior debt and refinanced the remaining $49 million as part of a new 5-year credit agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC. That agreement includes a $55 million revolving line of credit and a $20 million revolver sub-facility, with terms that give Quantum greater operational flexibility. In addition, the refinancing is expected to save the company approximately $2 million in annual interest expense and bank fees, beginning with fiscal year 2013 (starts April 1, 2012). "This is an...

• Quantum to Present on Optimized Cloud-Based Data Protection at Storage Networking World Spring 2012

  Will Also Showcase New Data Protection and Big Data Technologies at DoDIIS SAN JOSE, CA, Mar 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that Dave Hanson, area vice president, Virtualization and Cloud at Quantum, will present a session on cloud-based data protection at Storage Networking World (SNW) Spring 2012. The conference will take place April 2-5 at the Omni Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas, where Quantum will also be exhibiting its products (booth #616). Session Title: A New Approach to Cloud-Based Data Protection Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012 Time: 11:15 a.m. to noon CDT Hanson wil...

• Quantum's DXi6700 Deduplication Family Named Network Computing Storage Product of the Year

  Latest in Series of Awards Reinforces Breadth of Company's Data Protection Leadership SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 28, 2012) - Quantum Corp. (NYSE:QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that its DXi6700 family of midrange disk backup and deduplication appliances has been named Storage Product of the Year at the 2012 Network Computing Awards in London. This is the latest in a series of top honors the company has received around the world for its DXi®-Series, Quantum vmPRO™ virtual machine protection and Scalar® tape automation solutions, a testament to the company's leadership in providing superior data p...