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StorageTek
(Storage Technology Corporation)
	Logo until 2009
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: STK
Industry	Computer hardware, software
Founded	1969; 55 years ago
Founders	Jesse Aweida, Juan Rodriguez, Thomas S. Kavanagh, Zoltan Herger
Defunct	August 2005
Fate	Acquired by Sun Microsystems, which was later acquired by Oracle Corporation
Headquarters	Louisville, Colorado
Products	Data storage hardware and software, professional and support services
Revenue	$2.2 billion USD (2004)
Number of employees	~7,000 (2004)
Website	oracle.com/storage/tape-storage/

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Storage Technology Corporation (StorageTek or STK, earlier STC) was a data storage technology company headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.^[1] New products include data retention systems, which it calls "information lifecycle management" (ILM).

Its remaining product line is now part of Oracle Corporation, and marketed as Oracle StorageTek, with a focus on tape backup equipment and software to manage storage systems.

History

In 1969 four former IBM engineers—Jesse Aweida, Juan Rodriguez, Thomas S. Kavanagh, and Zoltan Herger—founded the Storage Technology Corporation. The headquarters was in Louisville, Boulder County, Colorado.

In the 1970s, StorageTek launched its Disk Products division. After a failed attempt to develop an IBM-compatible mainframe, and an optical disk product line, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1984. Starting in 1987, new management invested in an automated tape library product line that "picked" tapes from a silo-like contraption with a robot arm. StorageTek emerged as a dominant player in that market.^[2]

StorageTek acquired Documation (1980), Aspen Peripherals Corporation (1989), Network Systems Corporation (1995), and Storability (2005).

Storage Technology Corporation was officially renamed "StorageTek" in 1983.

StorageTek CD-ROM containing the sales toolkit for SVA (Shared Virtual Array) hardware - July 2000

Sun Microsystems

Logo for Sun StorageTek products used prior to Oracle acquisition

In June 2005, Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced it would purchase StorageTek for US$4.1 billion in cash, or $37.00 per share.^[3] In August 2005, the acquisition was completed.

Oracle

On January 27, 2010, Sun was acquired by Oracle Corporation for US$7.4 billion.^[4] The StorageTek product line was renamed "Oracle StorageTek".

Products

Disk array: ST9990, ST9985, ST6540, ST6140, Iceberg, IBM RVA, SVA, BradeStor, FLX380, FLX280, FLX240, FLX210, D178, 9176, 9153, 9140, 9130
Disk drives: STK 8000 SuperDisk, STK8350, STK8650, STK N2700
Fibre Channel, SAS, RAID and SCSI HBAs.
Tape drives: STC 2450, STC 2470, STC 3400, STC 3600, StorageTek 4670, StorageTek 4480, 4490, 9490, SD-3, 9840, T9840B, T9840C, T9840D, T9940, T9940B, T10000A, T10000B, T10000C, T10000D
Tape drives (rebranded): LTO, SDLT, DLT
Tape libraries: 4400, 9310, 9360, 9710, 9714, 9730, 9740, 9738, L20, L40, L80, L180, L700, L700e, L5500, SL500, SL3000, SL8500, SL150, SL4000
Virtual tape libraries: VSM1, VSM2, VSM3, VSM4, VSM5, VSM6
Printer : StorageTek (Documation) 5000

Product timeline

1970 - StorageTek releases its first product, the 2450/2470 tape drive.
1971 - StorageTek introduces the 3400 tape storage device.
1973 - StorageTek's disk division is founded.
1974 - StorageTek's first 3600 tape drive ships.
1975 - StorageTek ships the first 8000 Super Disk and announces the 8350 disk subsystem.
1978 - StorageTek develops the first solid-state disk.
1984 - StorageTek develops the first intelligent disk.
1986 - StorageTek develops the first cached disk.
1987 - StorageTek develops tape automation and emerges from Chapter 11.
1994 - StorageTek introduces virtual disk, Iceberg.
1998 - StorageTek introduces Flexline disk arrays.
2001 - StorageTek introduces virtual networking.
2002 - StorageTek introduces BladeStore, a disk array based on ATA disk technology.
2003 - StorageTek introduces the EchoView data protection appliance, a disk-based appliance that eliminates the backup window.
2003 - StorageTek introduces the StreamLine SL8500 modular library system.
2012 - Oracle introduces the Streamline SL150 modular library system.
2013 - Oracle introduces the T10000D 8.5 TB 252 MB/s tape drive

References

^ Fundinguniverse.com: History of Storage Technology Corporation
^ Drew Robb (2005-12-29). "Tape Libraries Keep Stocking Shelves". Enterprise Storage. eWeek. Retrieved 2019-07-19. In terms of revenue market share, Freeman Reports places StorageTek, which is now owned by Sun, in the lead with 38 percent.
^ "Buying StorageTek: Sun's last big gamble?". CNET News. 2 June 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
^ "Oracle Completes Acquisition of Sun Microsystems". Associated Press. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2019-07-19.

External links

Oracle StorageTek product website

[1] Fundinguniverse.com: History of Storage Technology Corporation

[2] Drew Robb (2005-12-29). "Tape Libraries Keep Stocking Shelves". Enterprise Storage. eWeek. Retrieved 2019-07-19. In terms of revenue market share, Freeman Reports places StorageTek, which is now owned by Sun, in the lead with 38 percent.

[purchase-3] "Buying StorageTek: Sun's last big gamble?". CNET News. 2 June 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

[completion-4] "Oracle Completes Acquisition of Sun Microsystems". Associated Press. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2019-07-19.

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+{{Infobox company
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-  company_name   = Storage Technology Corporation (StorageTek)|
+ |name           = StorageTek<br>(Storage Technology Corporation)
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-  company_type   = Subsidiary of [[Oracle Corporation]] |
+ |defunct        = {{end date|2005|08}}
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+ |fate           = Acquired by [[Sun Microsystems]], which was later acquired by [[Oracle Corporation]]
-  company_vision = Be the storage experts who deliver easy-to-use, industry-leading, innovative storage solutions to manage and protect business critical information. |
-  foundation        = 1969 |
+ |traded_as      = {{NYSE was|STK}}
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+ |logo_caption   = Logo until 2009
-  key_people     =[[Patrick J. Martin]], CEO<br />[[Eula Adams]], Vice President, Global Services<br />[[Jon Benson]], Vice President and General Manager, Automated Tape Solutions<br />[[Pierre Cousin]], Corporate Vice President, Research, Development and Engineering<br />[[Nigel Dessau]], Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer<br />[[Angel Garcia]], Corporate Vice President, International Operations<br />[[Roger Gaston]], Corporate Vice President, Human Resources<br />[[Robert Kocol]],Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br />[[Roy G. Perry]], Corporate Vice President, Global Supply Chain Management<br />[[Brenda Zawatski]], Vice President and General Manager, Information Lifecycle Management Solutions|
+ |foundation     = {{Start date and age|1969}}
-  num_employees  = ~7000 (2004)|
+ |location       = [[Louisville, Colorado]]
-  revenue        = $2.2 billion [[United States dollar|USD]] (2004) |
+ |founders       = Jesse Aweida, Juan Rodriguez, Thomas S. Kavanagh, Zoltan Herger
-  industry       = [[Computer hardware]], [[software]]|
+ |num_employees  = ~7,000 (2004)
-  products       = data storage hardware and software, professional and support services|
+ |revenue        = $2.2 billion  [[United States dollar|USD]] (2004)
-  homepage       = [http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/storage/ http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/storage/]
+ |industry       = [[Computer hardware]], [[software]]
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-'''Storage Technology Corporation''' ('''StorageTek''' or '''STK'''), aka '''STC''' until about 1983, is a [[Data storage device|data storage]] [[technology]] [[company]]. Current StorageTek products focus on [[Magnetic tape data storage|tape backup equipment]] and [[Backup software|software to manage storage systems]]. New products include data retention systems, which they call information lifecycle management, or ILM. Competitors include [[EMC Corporation|EMC]] and [[Veritas Software|Veritas]].  Now a subsidiary of [[Oracle Corporation]] and referred to as '''Oracle StorageTek''', StorageTek was headquartered in [[Louisville, Colorado]], United States with manufacturing facilities in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], Puerto Rico.
+'''Storage Technology Corporation''' ('''StorageTek''' or '''STK''', earlier '''STC''') was a [[Data storage device|data storage]] technology company headquartered in [[Louisville, Colorado]].<ref>[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/storage-technology-corporation-history/ Fundinguniverse.com: History of Storage Technology Corporation]</ref> New products include [[data retention]] systems, which it calls "information lifecycle management" (ILM).
+Its remaining product line is now part of [[Oracle Corporation]], and marketed as '''Oracle StorageTek''', with a focus on [[Magnetic tape data storage|tape backup equipment]] and [[Backup software|software to manage storage systems]].
-== Brief history ==
-In 1969 four former [[IBM]] engineers: [[Jesse Awieda]], Juan Rodriguez, Thomas S. Kavanagh, and [[Zoltan Herger]], founded the Storage Technology Corporation, which officially became known as StorageTek in 1983. The company originally challenged [[IBM]]'s dominance in tape storage, and expanded to compete in the printer business for more than a dozen years.  In the 1970s, StorageTek launched its Disk Products division.
+==History ==
-Plagued by a series of missteps that drained the company's cash, including a failed attempt to develop an IBM compatible mainframe, and an optical disk product line, the company filed for [[Chapter 11]] in 1984.
+In 1969 four former [[IBM]] engineers—[[Jesse Aweida]], Juan Rodriguez, Thomas S. Kavanagh, and [[Zoltan Herger]]—founded the Storage Technology Corporation. The headquarters was in Louisville, Boulder County, Colorado.
-New management invested in an automated tape library system that 'picked' tapes with a robot arm and stored them in a silo-like contraption in 1987. StorageTek emerged as a dominant player in the automated [[tape library]] market.
+In the 1970s, StorageTek launched its Disk Products division. After a failed attempt to develop an IBM-compatible mainframe, and an optical disk product line, the company filed for [[Chapter 11]] bankruptcy protection in 1984. Starting in 1987, new management invested in an [[tape library|automated tape library]] product line that "picked" tapes from a silo-like contraption with a robot arm. StorageTek emerged as a dominant player in that market.<ref>{{cite news
+ | author1 = Drew Robb
+ | title = Tape Libraries Keep Stocking Shelves
+ | url = https://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/features/article.php/3573926/Tape-Libraries-Keep-Stocking-Shelves.htm
+ | work = Enterprise Storage
+ | publisher = eWeek
+ | date = 2005-12-29
+ | access-date = 2019-07-19
+ | quote = In terms of revenue market share, Freeman Reports places StorageTek, which is now owned by Sun, in the lead with 38 percent.
+}}</ref>
-StorageTek has acquired a number of companies, including [[Documation]] (1980), [[Aspen Peripherals Corporation]] (1989), [[Network Systems Corporation]] (1995), and [[Storability]] (2005). These and other activities allowed [[StorageTek]] to expand operations in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], Puerto Rico and [[Toulouse]], France.
+StorageTek acquired [[Documation Inc.|Documation]] (1980), [[Aspen Peripherals Corporation]] (1989), [[Network Systems Corporation]] (1995), and [[Storability]] (2005).
+Storage Technology Corporation was officially renamed "StorageTek" in 1983.
-On June 2, 2005, [[Sun Microsystems, Inc.]] announced it would purchase Storage Technology Corporation ("StorageTek") for US$4.1 billion in cash, or $37.00 per share.<ref name=purchase>{{cite web | url=http://news.cnet.com/Buying-StorageTek-Suns-last-big-gamble/2100-1015_3-5729961.html | publisher=CNET News | date=2 June 2005 | accessdate=21 June 2011 | title=Buying StorageTek: Sun's last big gamble?}}</ref> On August 31, 2005, the acquisition was completed.
+[[Image:StorageTekCD-ROM.jpg|thumb|StorageTek [[CD-ROM]] containing the sales toolkit for SVA (Shared Virtual Array) hardware - July 2000]]
-On January 27, 2010, [[Sun Microsystems, Inc.]] was acquired by [[Oracle Corporation]] for US$7.4 billion, based on an agreement signed on April 20, 2009.<ref name=completion>{{cite web | url= http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Oracle-Completes-Acquisition-iw-2658323391.html?x=0&.v=1 | publisher= Yahoo | title= Oracle Completes Acquisition of Sun | date= 27 January 2010 | accessdate= 27 January 2010}}</ref>
+===Sun Microsystems===
-== Technology milestones for StorageTek ==
+[[File:Sun StorageTek 2009 logo.svg|thumb|Logo for Sun StorageTek products used prior to Oracle acquisition]]
-{{Advert|date=December 2007}}
+In June 2005, [[Sun Microsystems, Inc.]] announced it would purchase StorageTek for US$4.1 billion in cash, or $37.00 per share.<ref name=purchase>{{cite web | url=http://news.cnet.com/Buying-StorageTek-Suns-last-big-gamble/2100-1015_3-5729961.html | publisher=CNET News | date=2 June 2005 | access-date=21 June 2011 | title=Buying StorageTek: Sun's last big gamble?}}</ref> In August 2005, the acquisition was completed.
+===Oracle===
+[[File:Oracle StorageTek logo.png|thumb|Logo for Oracle StorageTek products used after Oracle acquisition]]
+On January 27, 2010, [[Acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation|Sun was acquired by Oracle Corporation]] for US$7.4 billion.<ref name=completion>{{cite web | url= http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/Jan/27/oracle-completes-acquisition-of-sun-microsystems/ | publisher= [[Associated Press]] | title= Oracle Completes Acquisition of Sun Microsystems | date= 27 January 2010 | access-date= 2019-07-19}}</ref> The StorageTek product line was renamed "Oracle StorageTek".
+== Products ==
+*[[Disk array]]: ST9990, ST9985, ST6540, ST6140, Iceberg, IBM RVA, SVA, BradeStor, FLX380, FLX280, FLX240, FLX210, D178, 9176, 9153, 9140, 9130
+*Disk drives: STK 8000 SuperDisk, STK8350, STK8650, STK N2700
+*[[Fibre Channel]], SAS, RAID and SCSI [[Host Bus Adapter|HBAs]].
+*[[Tape drives]]: [[StorageTek tape formats|STC 2450, STC 2470, STC 3400, STC 3600, StorageTek 4670, StorageTek 4480, 4490, 9490, SD-3, 9840, T9840B, T9840C, T9840D, T9940, T9940B, T10000A, T10000B, T10000C, T10000D]]
+*Tape drives (rebranded): [[Linear Tape-Open|LTO]], [[Digital Linear Tape|SDLT]], [[Digital Linear Tape|DLT]]
+*[[Tape library|Tape libraries]]: 4400, 9310, 9360, 9710, 9714, 9730, 9740, 9738, L20, L40, L80, L180, L700, L700e, L5500, SL500, SL3000, SL8500, SL150, SL4000
+*[[Virtual tape library|Virtual tape libraries]]: VSM1, VSM2, VSM3, VSM4, VSM5, VSM6
+*[[Printer (computing)|Printer]] : StorageTek (Documation) 5000
+=== Product timeline ===
+[[Image:Silo_STK.jpg|thumb|Storagetek library]]
+[[Image:StorageTek Powderhorn tape library.jpg|thumb|upright|Inside view of a Powderhorn library]]
 * 1970 - StorageTek releases its first product, the 2450/2470 tape drive.
 * 1971 - StorageTek introduces the 3400 tape storage device.
-* 1973 - StorageTek’s disk division is founded.
+* 1973 - StorageTek's disk division is founded.
-* 1974 - StorageTek’s first 3600 tape drive ships.
+* 1974 - StorageTek's first 3600 tape drive ships.
 * 1975 - StorageTek ships the first 8000 Super Disk and announces the 8350 disk subsystem.
-* 1978 - StorageTek develops a solid-state disk.
+* 1978 - StorageTek develops the first [[solid-state drive|solid-state disk]].
-* 1984 - StorageTek files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and focuses R&D on automated tape.
+* 1984 - StorageTek develops the first intelligent disk.
 * 1986 - StorageTek develops the first cached disk.
-* 1987 - StorageTek develops tape automation and emerges from Chapter 11.
+* 1987 - StorageTek develops tape automation and emerges from [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]].
-* 1994 - StorageTek introduces virtual disk.
+* 1994 - StorageTek introduces virtual disk, Iceberg.
 * 1998 - StorageTek introduces Flexline disk arrays.
 * 2001 - StorageTek introduces virtual networking.
 * 2002 - StorageTek introduces BladeStore, a disk array based on ATA disk technology.
 * 2003 - StorageTek introduces the EchoView data protection appliance, a disk-based appliance that eliminates the backup window.
-* 2003 - StorageTek introduces the StreamLine [[SL8500]] modular library system..
+* 2003 - StorageTek introduces the StreamLine [[SL8500]] modular library system.
+* 2012 - Oracle introduces the Streamline [[SL150]] modular library system.
+* 2013 - Oracle introduces the [[T10000D]] 8.5&nbsp;TB 252&nbsp;MB/s tape drive
-== Products ==
-*[[Tape library|Tape libraries]]: L700, L700e, L180, L5500, SL500, SL3000, SL8500
-*[[Tape drives]]: [[StorageTek tape formats|StorageTek 9940, 9840C, T9840D, T10000A, T10000B]]
-* Tape drives (rebranded): [[Linear Tape-Open|LTO]], [[Digital Linear Tape|SDLT]], [[Digital Linear Tape|DLT]]
-*[[Disk array]]: ST9990, ST9985, ST6540, ST6140
-* [[Fibre Channel]], SAS, RAID and SCSI [[HBA]]s.
 ==References==
+{{Reflist|26em}}
-<references/>
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/storage/ Oracle Sun Storage Homepage]
+* [https://www.oracle.com/storage/tape-storage/ Oracle StorageTek product website]
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