Right, in Exabyte's own words:
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With helical scan's growing popularity in the data storage industry, HP and Sony entered the market by introducing a new helical scan technology, DDS (digital data storage). DDS uses a 4mm metal particle tape and is based on technology originally developed for digital audio recording (DAT). This technology initially provided a capacity of 1.3 GB on a 60-meter tape.
Over the next few years, DDS continued to evolve, eventually increasing its capacity to 12 GB on a 125 meter tape (DDS-3) in 1995. As with QIC technology, DDS is most suitable for desktop backup.
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So, Sony & HP took Exabyte's idea and ran with it, creating a new cartridge and leaving Exabyte in the lurch.
And no, DDS is different to a DV cassette.