<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><a title="http://www.taperesources.com/aytrack.php?url=http://www.taperesources.com/&v=x3eway51icr5gcunmliipwimyqsj4u40ft2cy5zx3lrlflwqzguxazw30t1tfs" href="http://www.taperesources.com/aytrack.php?url=http://www.taperesources.com/&v=x3eway51icr5gcunmliipwimyqsj4u40ft2cy5zx3lrlflwqzguxazw30t1tfs"><span title="http://www.taperesources.com/aytrack.php?url=http://www.taperesources.com/&v=x3eway51icr5gcunmliipwimyqsj4u40ft2cy5zx3lrlflwqzguxazw30t1tfs" style="text-decoration: none; "><table class="MsoNormalTable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><tbody><tr style="height: 37.75pt; "><td valign="top" width="638" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 239.4pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 37.75pt; "><p><a title="http://www.taperesources.com/aytrack.php?url=http://www.taperesources.com/&v=x3eway51icr5gcunmliipwimyqsj4u40ft2cy5zx3lrlflwqzguxazw30t1tfs" href="http://www.taperesources.com/aytrack.php?url=http://www.taperesources.com/&v=x3eway51icr5gcunmliipwimyqsj4u40ft2cy5zx3lrlflwqzguxazw30t1tfs"></a><a href="http://www.taperesources.com/"><img height="42" width="198" border="0" style="width: 207px; height: 45px; " id="bd865fb5-a833-4de6-aad5-48a0ff9919b3" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:1C8E7814-FA7B-4490-880D-E84C7FA64CEC"></a><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><br></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">We’re More Than Just Tape!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign="top" width="319" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 239.4pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 37.75pt; "><p align="right" style="text-align: right; "><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Orders: 1-800-827-3462<br>Sales: 1-888-496-3282</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 5.25in; "><td valign="top" width="638" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 6.65in; padding-top: 0in; height: 5.25in; "><p align="left"><strong><u><a title="http://www.taperesources.com/sony_earthquake.html" href="http://www.taperesources.com/sony_earthquake.html"><span title="http://www.taperesources.com/sony_earthquake.html"><br>Sony/Japan Tsunami Recovery Info</span></a></u></strong></p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Dear Valued Customer,</span><o:p></o:p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As we informed you earlier this year, the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11<sup>th</sup> affected Sony, and some of our other manufacturer partners. This resulted in severe shortages of many pro tape and disc media products. Since then, significant recovery has proceeded in several areas, and we thought we would update you on the latest developments:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Pro Media Manufacturers Update<br></span></u></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Sony </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">has resumed production at nine of the ten sites in Japan affected by the Tsunami. Optical disc manufacturing, which includes <b>XDCam and Blu-ray</b>, are expected to be back in production by the end of this month. Evaporated metal tape products such as DVCam and Digital Master, are expected to resume production in the weeks to come. <b>HDCam SR, HDCam, Digital Betacam, Betacam SP</b>,<b> LTO</b> and other professional video and data media that was produced at the Tagajo factory in Sendai, are expected to resume production by the end of July, with a gradual increase in production to occur.<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> <a title="http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201104/11-0428E/index.html" href="http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201104/11-0428E/index.html">Click Here</a> </span>for the latest press release from Sony regarding their recovery efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Fuji,</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> whose facilities were not damaged but were affected by power outages, has said they are now running at full capacity. They are continuing to respond to the increased demand, and are expecting to fill all their backlog of orders by the end of July.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Maxell,</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> who issued <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a title="http://www.taperesources.com/docs/Press_Release_Maxell_Japan.pdf" href="http://www.taperesources.com/docs/Press_Release_Maxell_Japan.pdf">this press release</a> </span>on March 24<sup>th</sup>, has said their plants remain up and operating. More product is continuing to be produced and shipped every day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As the supply of product improves, we will continue to keep you informed as to the status of the Japan situation, and of the items you may have on back order with us. Our excellent relationships with all the media manufacturers ensures that your orders will be filled as soon as humanly possible. We have diligently acted in the most responsible manner regarding the controlled allocation of available product. In all cases, fulfilling the needs of all our customers in the most fair and equitable manner has been paramount in our allocation decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Alternative Solutions<br></span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">While the supply of blank recording media remains affected, we can be a great resource to you in finding solutions and alternatives to help you get the job done in the midst of these shortages. Many professionals have chosen to use more<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> <a title="http://www.taperesources.com/HARD_DRIVES_-_STORAGE.html" href="http://www.taperesources.com/HARD_DRIVES_-_STORAGE.html">Hard Drives</a> </span>to off-load content from their tapes. Tape Resources is the fastest growing source of</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"> <a title="http://www.taperesources.com/HARD_DRIVES_-_STORAGE.html" href="http://www.taperesources.com/HARD_DRIVES_-_STORAGE.html"><span title="http://www.taperesources.com/HARD_DRIVES_-_STORAGE.html" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Hard Drives</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">in the industry. We carry the best performing and most dependable brands, at affordable prices. As the use of hard drives increases, so does the need for stable archival solutions such as<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> <a title="http://www.taperesources.com/LTO_ULTRIUM_TAPES.html" href="http://www.taperesources.com/LTO_ULTRIUM_TAPES.html">LTO</a> </span>and<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> <a title="http://www.taperesources.com/BLU-RAY.html" href="http://www.taperesources.com/BLU-RAY.html">Blu-ray</a>. </span>We have several brands of LTO tapes in good supply, at very competitive prices. We can provide custom barcode labeling on your LTO tapes. For archival of content, 50GB <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a title="http://www.taperesources.com/BLU-RAY_DISCS_50GB_DUAL-LAYER_RECORDABLE.html" href="http://www.taperesources.com/BLU-RAY_DISCS_50GB_DUAL-LAYER_RECORDABLE.html">Dual Layer Blu-ray Discs</a> </span>provide a stable, low-cost archival medium. Some of our customers have invested in a<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> <a title="http://www.taperesources.com/DVD.CD.BD_PRINTERS_-PLUS-_DUPLICATORS.html" href="http://www.taperesources.com/DVD.CD.BD_PRINTERS_-PLUS-_DUPLICATORS.html">Blu-ray Disc Publisher</a> </span>to securely archive their camera-original footage, and serve as a CD/DVD/BD disc duplicator as well. We have many different disc publishing systems available. We can show you how they not only allow you to re-use acquisition tapes, but also save you money as well as time. Call us today at 1-888-496-3282 to discuss which alternative solutions would work best for you.<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">More Than Just Tape<br></span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Over the past few years our motto has been “We’re More Than Just Tape”. And we are - not only in terms of alternate products to get your through the current shortages, but also in terms of ideas and advice to help you make the best decisions for your business. We know that these past few months have been challenging for everyone in the industry. Our job as your supplier is to help you meet those challenges with new solutions and ideas, as well as being your first source for the blank media you need as the manufacturers recover, and the supply resumes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As always we thank you for being our customer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Tape Resources <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Please call 1-888-496-3282 to talk to your Tape Resources sales representative with any questions or for a quotation on an alternative media solution.</span></em><span style="color: blue; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></span></a></span><div><br></div><div>
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