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Imation is the world's leading provider of removable data storage products designed to help customers create, protect, and retrieve valuable digital assets. With more than 50 years advancing the performance of removable data storage media formats, Imation is the only developer and manufacturer in this industry with the technology, partnerships, and vision to lead the industry into the future. With a sole focus on removable data media, we develop, manufacture, and sell premium optical and magnetic media technologies to businesses and people who want to capture, create, protect and preserve their digital information.

From large data centers to distributed networks that rely on Imation tape cartridges for data processing, security, business continuity, backup and archiving applications, to consumers and small businesses who depend on Imation's CD and DVD discs to store, edit and manage business data, photos, video, images and music on professional and home desktops. Each and every product we deliver carries Imation's more than half century of dedication to developing the world's most reliable removable data storage products — today and into the future.

50 Years of Tape Tape has been a part of data storage for so long, it's easy to take it for granted. Yet, it's been 50 years since the first commercially available magnetic tape was pioneered by IBM and 3M. The year was 1952. 50 Years of Tape Timeline Did You Know? Tape at 50 Future of Tape Press Information

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