QNAP Systems today announced the TS-859U-RP Business Series Turbo NAS server enclosure, the most affordable 2U rack-mounted unit with 8 hot-swappable 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard disk drives and a redundant power-supply for maximum up-time in corporate and entry-level enterprise datacenters where high performance, high data-availability, and maximum reliability are paramount. QNAP is the only network appliance company to currently offer 8-drive NAS enclosures, and does so in desktop and rack-mounted configurations. 

qnap ts-859u-rp turbo nas.png

The TS-859U-RP features a dual-core Intel Atom D510 1.66GHz CPU and 1GB DDRII RAM, delivering exceptionally fast performance coupled with ultra-low power consumption that translates into lower total cost of ownership without sacrificing performance. The TS-859U-RP contains two power units. Should one power supply fail, the other will continue to supply the power for the entire system and alert the administrator via email or SMS to the failure.

Add a comment

imation defender collection.jpgImation is launching the industry’s broadest portfolio of products to protect information on external hard drives, flash drives, CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and similar “at-rest” storage devices from hackers, identity thieves and other electronic intruders. The company’s new Defender Collection™ line of digital storage products is engineered to meet rigorous domestic and international encryption standards, as well as protect government, financial, health care, consumer and other industries for which data security is paramount.

“The need for data-at-rest security solutions is rapidly growing, with data breaches costing U.S. organizations at least $45 billion annually,” said Keith Schwartz, director of strategic growth and public sector for Imation's global commercial business. “With decades of leadership in data storage, Imation is in a unique position to help solve the security problems created by the significant expansion of electronic information.”

Imation’s secure data storage portfolio offers solutions that range from enterprise to personal use, and provides strong authentication, encryption, management and digital identity technologies. The new portfolio includes flash drives, external hard drives, optical storage and software that prevent unauthorized access to confidential data and builds on Imation’s existing offerings – including the DataGuard rf™ Tape Tracking System, DataGuard™ Transportation and Storage Cases, SecureScan for LTO tape cartridges and DataGuard GPS (available in Europe currently) – to help companies physically secure and protect their digital information.

Add a comment

SuperBiiz, a premier online distributor of computer peripherals and components, today announced that they will begin offering SuperTalent’s USB 3.0 SuperCrypt drive for immediate sale.

super talent supercrypt usb flash drive.jpg

SuperTalent’s USB 3.0 SuperCrypt drive combines the performance and reliability of an SSD, the security of AES 128/256 bit hardware encryption and the compatibility of USB. “We were able to harness the performance of the latest SSD technology and offer it to our customers with the new USB 3.0 interface. Not only is the drive fast, but it’s also portable and fully backward compatible with the millions of USB 2.0 connectors worldwide." -- SuperTalent COO, CH Lee.

The standard SuperCrypt offers AES 128bit (ECB mode) hardware encryption and is available in 16,32,64,128 and 256GB capacities. The SuperCrypt Pro offers AES 256bit (XTS mode) hardware encryption and is available in 32,64,128 and 256GB capacities. It’s perfect for radiologists, photographers, videographers, illustrators and animators, anyone who needs unprecedented drive speed and the security of full drive hardware encryption.

Add a comment

To prepare for the coming of USB 3.0, PQI releases another USB 3.0 storage device ─ Cool Drive U368. The USB 3.0 interface couples with TurboFlash USB software to maximize U368’s speed on the USB 3.0 bandwidth. This allows users to transfer mass amount of data such as HD images and HD video files promptly and saves time!

pqi cool drive u368.jpg

The USB 3.0 interfaced Cool Drive U368 and TurboFlash USB together can produce read performances that reach 105MB/sec. It is almost 3x the speed of USB 2.0 interfaced USB flash drive, satisfying consumer’s needs for mass data transfer and fast transfer speed to save time!

Add a comment

G.Skill International Co. Ltd., manufacturer of extreme performance memory and solid-state storage with solid quality, has today released its Phoenix SATA II 2.5” Solid State Drive based with the latest ultra-high performance SandForce SF-1200 controller.

g.skill phoenix ssd.png

Since 2009, G.Skill Falcon series of performance SSDs have received numerous awards. So, in order to continually satisfy computer enthusiasts and gamers’ continuing thirst for performance technology, G.Skill has worked with SandForce to integrate its latest technology that provides previously unseen performance, quality and reliability in G.Skill’s Phoenix drive.

The Phoenix SSD will be available at 50GB, 100GB and 200GB models, with performance rated at 280/270MB/Sec (Read/Write) speed. In addition, the drive’s incredible random read/write performance provides faster small file operating speed in real world usage

Add a comment

Buffalo Japan recently announced its new portable, slot loading DVD writer, the DVSM-PS58U2/S-BK. While measuring a mere 137×142×20mm, this USB bus powered drive is capable of 8x DVD±R, 6x DVD±R DL, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW and 5x DVD-RAM writing speeds and a maximum DVD read speed of 8x. The DVSM-PS58U2/S-BK also sports a piano black finish and comes bundled with CyberLink's DVD Suite.

buffalo dvsm-ps58u2.jpg

The DVSM-PS58U2/S-BK is scheduled to ship in the middle of May and is expected to cost about 11,500 Yen ($122US).

Add a comment

Patriot Memory, a global pioneer in high-performance memory, NAND flash and computer technology, as a part of their year long 25 year anniversary celebration, today announced an exclusive software licensing and bundling agreement with Futuremark®, granting rights to manufacture and market products bundled with the multiplayer first-person shooter, Shattered Horizon™.

patriot shattered horizon xporter.jpg

Patriot is now offering select capacities of the popular Xporter USB Flash Drive products bundled with the zero gravity first-person shooter, Shattered Horizon. The Shattered Horizon bundle will include a Steam download code enabling users to easily download and install the game and then jump into the action. The first Shattered Horizon bundles will be 8GB and 16GB USB Flash Drives easily recognized by their unique packaging featuring design elements from the Shattered Horizon game. Additional Patriot products will be bundled with Shattered Horizon and introduced at a later time.

Add a comment

Sonic Solutions, today announced a broad program to support the "next big thing" in home video — the arrival of 3D in the home — with new professional and consumer solutions for the creation, publishing, and playback of 3D digital video content. Sonic is unique in its focus on "Hollywood-to-Home" solutions that enable the growth of new video formats, and Sonic's new 3D offerings will help to fuel the availability and consumer adoption of 3D video.

"With Stereo-3D hits blowing the doors off the box office, it's clear that this new format has strong consumer appeal," said Dr. Jon Peddie, President, Jon Peddie Research. "Now that Stereo-3D displays can be delivered to the family room, the industry needs a technology supplier who can handle the content chain from authoring to delivery and playback – and that's far from a trivial task. With a strong track record in helping to establish new formats, Sonic is ideally positioned to deliver on this challenge."

Add a comment

Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today announced the availability of the award-winning Lexar Professional ExpressCard CompactFlash (CF) Reader and the Lexar Professional 600x and 300x 32GB CF cards in traditional and online retail channels.

lexar professional 600x 32gb cf card.jpg

"High-end amateur and professional photographers are consistently capturing larger file sizes, either in the form of RAW digital images or high-definition videos, and retailers are now providing solutions to store and manage that content," said Manisha Sharma, director of worldwide memory card product marketing, Lexar Media. "The Lexar Professional 600x and 300x 32GB cards store more of the images and memories that matter, and provide enhanced file transfer speeds when paired with the Professional ExpressCard CF Reader. We're pleased to be offering these workflow-improving solutions to our extensive network of photo resellers."

Add a comment

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, today announced the industry’s first multi-chip package (MCP) with PRAM – for use in mobile handsets beginning later this quarter.

samsung mcp with pram.jpg

The 512 megabit Samsung PRAM in the MCP is backward compatible with 40 nanometer-class NOR flash memory in both its hardware and software functionality, allowing mobile handset designers the convenience of having multi-chip packaging fully compatible with past stand-alone PRAM chip technology. PRAM is expected to be widely embraced by next year as the successor to NOR flash in consumer electronics designs, to become a major memory technology.

Add a comment