FRANKFURT, GERMANY: Tandberg Data, a provider in data protection solutions, today announced that it has expanded its RDX QuikStor cartridge capacity offerings to include the 640GB RDX QuikStor cartridge.

Designed for use with RDX QuikStor drives, the new cartridge provides 640GB of storage, allowing customers with larger data sets to simplify media management and reduce cartridge swap time, said a press release.

The RDX QuikStor is a disk-based removable storage system with portable cartridges that offer rugged, reliable and convenient backup, ideal for the SMB market. It combines the benefits of tape – reliability, portability, archive life and low cost – with the performance, speed, random access and ease of use of hard disk technology.

It also enables SMB customers to choose from a range of RDX cartridge capacities, including 80GB, 160GB, 320GB and 500GB. The cartridges are removable for off-site storage, disaster recovery and archival applications, and are built to last more than 10 years with normal use, the release said.

The cartridge provides small business users with a backup alternative to tape. With its native 45MB/sec. transfer rate, Tandberg Data’s RDX QuikStor allows users to access any file in milliseconds while cutting their backup window from hours to minutes.

The 640GB RDX QuikStor cartridge would be available in mid-November 2009 through Tandberg Data’s established channel of distributor and reseller partners, added the release.