UNRIVALED PRODUCT ROUNDS OUT QUANTUM'S DLT TAPE DRIVE FAMILY

QUANTUM DLT 7000 OFFERS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE THAN
THE CLOSEST COMPETITOR IN ITS CLASS

MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 22, 1996 --Maintaining its strong lead over its
closest competitors in the mid-range and high-end tape drive market,
Quantum Corporation (NMS: QNTM) today announced the Quantum DLT 7000 tape
drive. The 5.25-inch form factor tape drive features an unrivaled capacity
of 35 gigabytes (GB) native and a sustained data transfer rate of
5.0MB/second native, which is 75 percent higher in capacity and 67 percent
faster than the closest competitive tape drive in its class.

Designed for use with high-end workstations, mid-range systems and network
servers the DLT 7000 tape drive is available immediately in volume in the
U.S. and Europe. The DLT 7000 tape drive joins the DLT 4000 and DLT 2000XT
tape drives to round out Quantums DLT tape drive product line. DLT tape
drives offer customers the highest performance, capacity and reliability
available for storage- and performance-intensive applications such as
video, multimedia and large database management.

"With the addition of the DLT 7000 tape drive to our DLT product line,
Quantum continues to anticipate our customers' increasing speed and
capacity needs," said Gina Bornino, vice president and general manager of
the Specialty Storage Products Group for Quantum. "The DLT 7000 tape drive
is a leader in delivering the features our customers demand backed by the
quality and reliability inherent in the Quantum name."

"The explosive growth of the multimedia market and other storage- intensive
applications has forced businesses to re-evaluate their storage
strategies," said Raymond C. Freeman, Jr., president, Freeman Associates,
Inc. "The DLT 7000 tape drive delivers a quantum leap forward in both
capacity and performance, keeping it well ahead of the surging demand for
storage."

ABOUT THE DLT 7000 TAPE DRIVE

The Quantum DLT tape drives offer capacities ranging from 15GB (native) to
the industry-leading 35GB (native) on the DLT 7000 tape drive. Sustained
native data transfer rates for the family of products range from
1.25MB/second (4.5GB/hour) to the speedy 5.0MB/second (18GB/hour) on the
DLT 7000 tape drive. The DLT 7000 drive is read and write compatible with
the DLT 4000 and DLT 2000XT tape forms.

The DLT 7000 features a SCSI-2 fast/wide interface, with single-ended and
differential options. A 14 cartridge tape library, the DLTstor is
available for use with the DLT 7000 tape drive as well as with the DLT
2000XT and DLT 4000 tape drives, providing unattended backup of up to
490GB (native) in less than 10 hours, or 430GB (native) in an 8 hour shift
when three DLT 7000 drives are installed.

Operating environments supported by the DLT 7000 tape drive include UNIX,
Novell, Windows NT and IBM-based high-end operating systems.

ABOUT DLTTAPE

DLTtape IV media used in the DLT 7000 drive was designed specifically for
Quantums DLT tape drives and autoloaders. The tape features an advanced
binder system that reduces tape and head wear and resists retention of
airborne particles. The DLTtape IV media is the same media used with all
DLT 4000 tape drives.

AVAILABILITY

The DLT 7000 tape drive is available now in the U.S., Europe and
Australia.

ABOUT QUANTUM

Founded in 1980, Quantum Corporation designs, manufactures and markets
storage products for today's digitized world. The highest volume global
supplier of hard disk drives, Quantum is widely recognized as the
industry's quality leader. The company sells a broad range of storage
products to OEM and distribution customers worldwide. Quantums sales for
the fiscal year ending March 1995 were $3.4 billion. The company's world
wide web home page address is http://www.quantum.com.

Quantum Corporation
500 McCarthy Blvd
Milpitas, CA 95035
408-894-4000
 
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