Advanced Intelligent Tape AIT <storage> (AIT) A form of {magnetic tape} and drive using {AME} developed by {Sony} for storing large amounts of data. An AIT can store over 50 {gigabytes} and transfer data at six megabytes/second (in February 1999). AIT features high speed file access, long head and media life, the {ALDC compression} {algorithm}, and a {MIC} chip. (http://aittape.com/). Seagate (http://seagate.com/support/tape/scsiide/sidewinder/ait_main_page.shtml). (1999-04-16)