Fujitsu has announced the launch of its MHZ2 CJ series of
2.5" hard disk drives. These new drives are available in capacities as high as 320GB and feature a 7200rpm rotation speed, 3.0 Gb/s
Serial ATA interface and 256-bit AES hardware encryption. The MHZ2 CJ series also uses an advanced secure erase feature which can wipe
the entire drive in less than a second.
Fujitsu Limited today announced the release of the MHZ2 CJ Series of 320 GB(1)
2.5" hard disk drives with automatic hardware-based encryption to effectively secure data against theft or loss, along with the
industry's highest rotational speed of 7200-rpm and a 3.0 Gb/s Serial ATA interface(2). The new series of drives for computers and
external storage devices will be available at the end of May 2008.
This series is the first hard disk drive in the world to
support the 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)(3). The drive implements the AES hardware encryption directly into the processor
chip of the hard disk drive, resulting in more robust security and faster system performance than software-based encryption.
All
data stored on the hard disk drive can be erased instantly, in less than a second, using the advanced secure erase feature. For public
institutions and companies that handle large amounts of personal and other confidential data, this dramatically lowers the time and cost
involved in wiping clean the hard drives of computers that are disposed of or reused.
While Fujitsu has not announced a
price, the company plans to begin shipments at the end of May. Full details can be found here.
