Overview: With optimized information access features the Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) Drive was integrated by Compaq to handle the upcoming explosion of data storage management. In businesses around the globe there is an immediate need for cost-effective high-speed large-capacity tape storage that can reliably back up large-scale network servers handling huge volumes of images and other storage-intensive data. To meet this growing business demand Compaq has endorsed AIT as a new standard in tape storage technologies.