System Independent Data Format
| Initial release | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Type of format | tape data storage, optical data storage, tape backup, archive format |
| Standard | ISO/IEC 14863,[1] ECMA-208[2] |
The System Independent Data Format (SIDF) is a file system specification for removable media that was designed to achieve storage interoperability and to allow data interchange among software and hardware platforms. The data format was originally developed in in 1990 by Tom Bogart while at Novell. In 1992, the System Independent Data Format (SIDF) committee, an industry consortium, was formed by Tallgrass Technologies to enhance the format. The SIDF committee was comprised of most data backup and archival software vendors at the time. In 1993, the specification was submitted to ECMA and adopted as an international standard by ECMA in December, 1994.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "ISO/IEC 14863:1996 (E) – Information technology — System-Independent Data Format (SIDF)" (PDF). ISO. 1996. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b "ECMA-208 (1994) – System-Independent Data Format" (PDF). ECMA. 1994. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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