highpoint_rocketcache_3240x8.pngHighPoint Technologies, Inc., the industry's price-leader for SATA and SAS HBA and storage solutions, launches the RocketCache 3240X8; a ground-breaking SSD caching solution that is set to revolutionize high-performance storage for desktop PC's and workstations.

Unlike conventional caching products which were designed for generic, every-day software applications or are tied to a particular SSD or motherboard, RocketCache allows you to create your own high-performance storage solution using off the shelf hard disks and SSD's.

The RocketCache 3240X8 HBA's 4 independent SATA 6Gb/s ports are powered by a blazing fast PCI-Express 2.0 host interface, and has been optimized for today's fastest SSD's and hard disk drives. The RocketCache 3240X8 was designed for high-performance, Windows-based PC platforms, is fully backwards compatible with PCI-E 1.0 x8 and x16 slots, and supports SATA hard disks and SSD's of any generation.

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Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, announced today that it is now shipping a new line of advanced SD and microSD cards that are ideal for digital imaging and mobile devices. The seven new models of SD and microSD cards are now available as part of either the High Speed Series or the Plus Extreme Speed Series, both of which deliver up to 24MB/sec read speeds on cards with a capacity of 4GB or higher.

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Styled with a brushed metal design, Samsung’s beautiful new line of SD and microSD cards are built with “Best-in-Class” performance. Able to meet the growing demand for high speed and high capacity memory in modern devices, the new cards are ideal for today’s digital cameras, camcorders, smartphones and tablets. With (up to) 24MB/sec OR (max) read speeds, users can transfer 1GB of images in as little as 42 seconds. In order to ensure their reliability, Samsung has designed both lines of memory products to be waterproof, shockproof, and magnet proof, allowing them to withstand some of the harshest conditions. All models are guaranteed to survive up to 24 hours in water, withstand the force of a 1.6 ton vehicle (3,200 lbs), and resist up to 10,000 gauss (slightly less than the power of a medical imaging magnet).

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silicon_power_e25_ssd.pngLeading memory storage brand, Silicon Power today announces to launch the newest SSD Extreme E25. It fits 2.5” SATA interface with excellent transmission rate of 278MB/s maximum reading speed. It supports TRIM Command allowing Windows 7 users to power on their computers within tens of seconds.

Aiming on the prosperous SSD market, SP/ Silicon Power will seize SSD market-share territory with its strong ambition. A concrete SSD products line, including the newest E25, E20 of the same series, and V30 matching the highest transmission standard SATAIII can satisfy all the requirements of consumers!

E25 has 3 major technologies to ensure it maintains the highest performance and excellent stability. With DDR2 DRAM Cache Memory built-in, even during continuous intensive write situations, computers shall lag no more. ECC error correcting code guarantees data liability. After 3 to 5 thousands read/write circulations, wear-Leveling technology extends at least 5 years lifecycles! More excellences as low power consumption, shock proof and noiseless are included.

Considering diverse requirements of consumers, SP/ Silicon Power all series of 2.5” SATA interface solid state disks are in standard size that are easily installed for your desktop, laptops, or other servers compatible for 2.5” hard disk. SP/Silicon Power devotes in good product quality. All the SSD products adopt high-level controlling chip and flash memory. All the products are under strict testing before delivery to ensure their 100% efficiency guaranteed.

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transcend_64gb_600x_cf.pngTranscend Information, Inc. (Transcend), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, today announced the expansion of its flash card product line with the introduction of high-capacity 600X CompactFlash cards with capacities now ranging up to 64GB. The new 64GB 600X CF card also features ultra-fast transfer rates of up to 90MB/s and supports the VPG-20 specification, ensuring professional photographers and enthusiasts benefit from the full high-resolution recording capabilities of today’s modern digital equipment.

Capturing fast-action images in enhanced detail, often during high-speed consecutive shooting or extended Full HD video recording sessions, requires a massive amount of storage space. Transcend`s 600X CF cards target users who demand vast capacity, superior speed, and long-term reliability without the inconvenience of switching cards. The 64GB 600X CF card can capture more than 13,000 still images (with a 10 megapixel camera) and record over three hours of Full HD video (1920x1080 at 38.6Mbps), allowing users to take full advantage of their high-end digital single lens reflex cameras (DSLR) and HD video camcorders.

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Imation Corp., a global scalable storage and data security company, announced its unified Secure Data, Identity and Mobile Workspace product set, to be showcased at the 2012 RSA Conference, booth #839. Imation’s data security solutions help organizations deliver secure mobility for their workforces, benefiting from greater worker flexibility, while delivering the highest levels of security, compliance and management control over a range of USB devices and removable media. With this solution set, Imation brings together a combination of encrypted USB storage devices and media, encryption and encryption key management; authentication technology; device and policy management software; and mobile workspace solutions.

“Cost, complexity, and inconvenience have restrained IT implementation and worker adoption of secure mobile storage," said Michael Suby, Stratecast's vice president of research at Frost & Sullivan. "With its recent acquisitions, Imation is positioned to offer a unified offering that satisfy organizations’ growing requirements for encrypted USB storage, strong user authentication, secure identity management, and secure mobile workspaces through a simple end-user device plug-in."

Research has shown that more than 50 percent of employees use portable devices to take confidential data out of their business daily. And, according to a Ponemon Institute study, 75 percent of organizations have suffered data loss from negligent or malicious insiders. Imation’s security offering protects against data loss and supports compliance strategies, providing users secure and convenient access to their data and applications wherever they are.

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SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced a high-performance solid state drive (SSD) for the retail channel. The SanDisk Extreme® SSD is up to 10 times faster than a 7,200 RPM hard disk drive, enabling computer users to quickly boot and shut down their systems, launch applications faster and reduce wait times. The drive is also more durable and power efficient, delivering a reliable computing experience while maximizing battery life.

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The SanDisk Extreme SSD can boot a PC in less than 16 seconds and quickly shut down the system, delivering a significantly improved user experience to desktop and notebook users. For gamers, the SanDisk Extreme SSD can launch applications in a fraction of the time and reduce in-game delays by generating environments faster during sequence transitions. This is particularly important during massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs).

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sandisk_x100_ssd.pngSanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced the SanDisk® X100 solid state drive (SSD) for client computing markets. The SanDisk X100 SSD is available in capacities up to 512GB and utilizes multi-level cell (MLC) technology, a SATA 6Gb/s high-performance interface, advanced multi-streaming features and tiered caching technology.

The drive offers up to 500/420 megabyte per second (MB/sec) sequential read/write speeds, and enables a user to copy a 4GB high-definition movie in less than 10 seconds. In addition to the standard 2.5 inch form factor, the X100 SSD also comes in mSATA and customized thin form factors to address the emerging ultra-thin laptop market. SanDisk offers a wide variety of configuration options, including standalone and dual drive caching solutions.

"With the introduction of the X100 SSD, SanDisk now offers OEMs a complete selection of SSD storage choices," said Kevin Conley, senior vice president and general manager, client storage solutions, SanDisk. "From the smallest BGA form factors of the iSSD to the economical lower power U100, all the way up to the high performance and high capacity points of our new X100, SanDisk offers a solution to meet the needs of notebook, desktop and ultra-thin laptop manufacturers."

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OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the Z-Drive R4 CloudServ PCI Express (PCIe) flash storage solution, designed to dramatically accelerate cloud computing applications and significantly reduce operating expenses in the data center. The new Z-Drive R4 CloudServ features monumental data throughput, and raises the bar in performance and capacity.

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"The Z-Drive R4 CloudServ PCIe solid state drive delivers game-changing performance and enables clients to process massive data-sets with up to 16TB of storage capacity on a single, easy-to-deploy card," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "With this new solution, system architects are able to design more efficient and dynamic cloud computing infrastructures while simultaneously reducing system complexity and the high maintenance costs associated with traditional infrastructures."

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macronix_mx30lf_slc_nand.pngMacronix International Co., Ltd., a world leading supplier in NOR Flash memory, today formally launches the first generation Single-Level Cell (SLC) NAND Flash family, the MX30LF family. An extension of Macronix's existing Serial and Parallel NOR Flash product portfolio, the new MX30LF SLC NAND family will facilitate Macronix serving embedded code and data storage markets as a total Flash memory provider.

As a leader in embedded non-volatile memories, Macronix fulfills the memory requirements of these applications ranging from consumer electronic applications like set-top box (STB), TV, digital cameras, Customer-premises equipment (CPE) and high end networking, through to industrial PC and automotive applications. Macronix has begun sampling SLC NAND products and will start trial production in 2012 Q1.

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silicon_power_32gb_microsdhc.pngUnder the stimulation of the sales upsurge of smartphone and tablet computer, the audio-visual experience has extended from home to anywhere, anytime and hence promotes mobile digital storage upgrade. Leading memory storage brand, Silicon Power today announces to expand the microSDHC memory card product line and launch the super massive 32GB microSDHC Class 6 memory card. Its high capacity, high transmission speed and mini size make carrying large amounts of audio-visual data storage more portable than ever!

32GB microSDHC Class 6 memory card adopts the specification of SD2.0 and is suitable to apply to handheld mobile devices including high level digital camera or digital video camera of SD2.0 specification. Its massive high speed transmission rate with minimum reading speed of 6MB per second is in particular suitable for Full-HD video recording. Moreover, while its size is smaller than a finger nail, microSDHC Class 6 memory card can store over 9000 digital photos, 500 minutes of full HD videos, more than 6000 songs and thousands of electronic files. This memory card is all you need for a portable streaming life!

SP/Silicon Power 32GB microSDHC memory card meets the regulation and transmission standard of SD association and comes with excellent compatibility that fully supports all kinds of digital storage devices complied with the association’s specification. Every SP memory card product comes with a lifetime warranty and post-sale service.

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