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SanDisk Launches 32-Gigabyte Solid State Drive Targeting Hard Disk Replacement In Notebook Computers

MILPITAS, CA, JANUARY 4, 2007 – SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced a 32-gigabyte (GB)*, 1.8-inch solid state drive (SSD) as a drop-in replacement for the standard mechanical hard disk drive. Initially aimed at enterprise users as the first step toward mass consumer adoption, SanDisk SSD offers field-proven durability to keep mobile PCs working in the toughest of conditions and improves the overall user experience.
Previously, large capacity flash-based drives had been used primarily by the military, aerospace and telecom industries, which demanded high performance and reliability under challenging environmental conditions. But now the declining cost of NAND flash memory has made SSD a viable and economically attractive alternative to existing technologies in a wider variety of applications, including mobile PCs aimed at enterprise and consumer users.

"This is an important milestone for SanDisk in our relentless quest to create new large-scale markets for flash storage solutions for consumers in the personal computing space," said Eli Harari, SanDisk CEO. "The 32-gigabyte SSD that we are announcing today represents the fifth generation of flash-based solid state drives developed by msystems, which we recently acquired. The 32GB SSD has been made commercially viable through SanDisk's technology leadership coupled with msystems' tremendous experience and IP, which are captured in the high-performance, low-cost system controllers that distinguish this product.

"Once we begin shipping the 32GB SSD for notebook PCs, we expect to see its increasing adoption in the coming years as we continue to reduce the cost of flash memory. When these SSD devices become more affordable, we expect that their superior features over rotating disk drives will create a new consumer category for our retail sales channels worldwide," said Harari. It is projected that inclusion of the SanDisk 32GB SSD in a notebook PC could increase the end-user price by around $600 in the f

SGI Introduces Easy-to-deploy RAID Array for Networked Storage

SGI (NASDAQ: SGIC) today introduced the newest member of its storage portfolio, the easy-to- deploy SGI® InfiniteStorage 220 RAID system. This storage solution enables data consolidation for organizations of any size, with fully integrated software and a flexible appliance-like design for simplified deployments. These systems feature a number of configuration choices that allow customers to choose the exact features that match their storage requirements. With Fibre Channel or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) host connectivity, as well as a choice between SAS and SATA disk drives, the InfiniteStorage 220 can be introduced as a solution to a wide number of storage challenges. The affordable SGI InfiniteStorage 220 solution delivers maximum value for data backup, disaster recovery, and general file storage applications.
The new SGI InfiniteStorage 220 platform makes it easy to gain the benefits of high availability and RAID protection without the complexity of typical Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. In concert with its new Storage Management Interface (SMI) software, the new storage platform builds in many improvements for storage environments, whether they are SAN or Direct Attach Storage (DAS) implementations:

Ease of deployment – With only basic familiarity with servers and storage, users can set up and deploy cost-effective RAID storage.
Ease of Management – Many tasks are automated and streamlined using SMI, including data protection and diagnostic tasks.
Ease of growth – Low-impact scalability allows for the installation of additional storage to be managed easily and transparently without shutting down.

"The plug-and-play design of the SGI InfiniteStorage 220 storage solution makes high-performance RAID storage very accessible to any business, and lowers costs during the life of the platform," explains Kurt Kuckein, SGI RAID product manager. "This newest addition to the SGI storage family broadens the choices and gives customers the ability to protect their

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