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Lexar Image Rescue 4 Delivers Enhanced Image Recovery Capabilities for Photographers Shooting with Any Memory Card

Lexar Image Rescue 4 Delivers Enhanced Image Recovery Capabilities for Photographers Shooting with Any Memory Card

New Features on Award-Winning Software Include One-Step Recovery Process, Automatic Updates to Ensure Continuous Compatibility, and Expanded Language Support

Key features:

  • Provides valuable peace of mind for photographers
  • Recovers lost or deleted images and videos
  • Compatible with any memory card format from any manufacturer and all mass storage compliant card readers
  • Includes one-step interface for fast image recovery
  • Automatic updating capability helps users stay current with new camera RAW files and computer operating systems
  • Supports multiple languages, including English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese
  • Includes easy secure deletion feature to completely clear memory card  

Multimedia elements:

Sydney, Australia – 24th November 2009: Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, announced today the launch of Lexar® Image Rescue™ 4 software, the newest version of Lexar’s popular image recovery software. Image Rescue 4 enables photographers to recover most lost or deleted images and videos from any memory card form factor, from any manufacturer, and is compatible with all mass storage-compliant card readers. 

New features on the award-winning software include an easy-to-manage one-step recovery interface, automatic updates to ensure the software’s compatibility with new RAW images and operating systems, and expanded language support.

“For professional and hobbyist photographers alike, the thought of losing any important pictures or videos is a nightmare,” said Jeff Cable, director of marketing, Lexar Media. “With its extensive recovery capabilities, Image Rescue 4 software is a powerful yet simple tool to help get those files back, and preserve special memories or assignments that might otherwise have been lost forever. The latest version of Image Rescue software will provide a friendlier user interface, support multiple languages and help photographers around the world recover their lost images and videos, regardless of which brand or type of memory card they use, providing valuable peace of mind to both professionals and consumers alike.”

Lexar Image Rescue 4 software is compatible with PC and Mac® operating systems, and supports multiple languages, including English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. When recovering an image, the award-winning software scans every sector of a memory card and automatically reports any errors. The software also allows photographers to perform low-level formatting of their cards, enabling them to restore the card’s factory settings.

For additional information about Lexar Image Rescue 4 software, visit http://www.lexar.com/software/image_rescue4.html 

 Availability and pricing

Downloadable Lexar Image Rescue 4 software is included with the purchase of any Lexar Professional CompactFlash® (CF) and Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC™) memory cards.

It can also be purchased for AU$40.10 online at www.lexar.com.

Australian distributors of Lexar Media products include: WestGroup International– Ph: 1300 130 578 and Cellnet Group Limited – Ph: 1300 235 563. 

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About Lexar Media
Lexar Media is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of NAND flash and DRAM memory products under the Lexar and Crucial brand names. Lexar offers products in all major flash and DRAM memory categories, including consumer and enterprise-level USB flash drives, industry-leading memory cards for photography, and all popular form factors of memory cards for mobile devices. For computers, Lexar also offers a full range of DRAM computer memory upgrades for PCs and Mac® systems, and solid state drives (SSDs). An industry leader in innovative, patented flash memory technology, Lexar is vertically integrated with Micron Technology, one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. 

For more information about Lexar, visit www.lexar.com/au. For more information about Crucial products, visit www.crucial.com, www.crucial.com/uk or www.crucial.com/eu. Lexar Media, Inc. is a subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc. Lexar Media is a division of Micron Europe Limited, a division of Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte. Ltd., and a division of Micron Japan, Ltd.

 

Lexar. When Memory Matters.™

 

About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAM, NAND flash memory, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor components, and memory modules for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and mobile products. Micron’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.

 

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©2009 Lexar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Information is subject to change without notice. Lexar, the Lexar logo, and When Memory Matters are trademarks of Lexar Media, Inc. Micron, Crucial, the Crucial logo and Ballistix are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. Lexar Media, Inc. is an authorised licensee of the CompactFlash trademark. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

 
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Lenovo Energises Mini-Computing with Local Availability of its First 12-Inch Netbook

Lenovo Energises Mini-Computing with Local Availability of its First 12-Inch Netbook 

Sydney, Australia – 24 November, 2009: Lenovo today announced local availability of the IdeaPad S12, the company’s first 12-inch netbook. The new netbook takes the best in connectivity, style and entertainment features in Lenovo’s previous netbooks, the IdeaPad S10 and S10-2, and brings users the next level in netbook computing with improved usability and performance. These enhancements include a 12-inch screen, a 100 percent full-size keyboard and increased processor and graphics options including the NVIDIA ION™ platform. 

“We’ve heard from consumers loud and clear about the need for affordable and extremely portable computing devices, and we’ve responded by introducing our third generation netbook with a completely new form factor, making mini-computing easier and redefining value in this market,” said Chris Kelly, Product and Marketing Director, Lenovo ANZ. “We are pioneering new territory in this developing arena by being the first to give customers high quality video capabilities and even more choices to optimise their netbook performance.” 

Elevating Power and Performance

Whether it’s looking at photos, playing music, emailing or surfing the net, consumers want smaller and more portable PCs. Until now, small size often meant sacrificing performance. The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 netbook is raising the bar for higher levels of computing power and performance with choices of: 

  • Intel Atom chipset with Intel integrated graphics
  • Intel Atom processor with NVIDIA ION graphics  

Also, for the first time on a netbook, users will be able to watch 1080p high definition video with smooth and quick playback, thanks to NVIDIA’s ION graphics platform. They can also watch video through an external monitor via an HDMI connection. Select models of the IdeaPad S12 will also ship pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium edition. Lenovo engineers and developers have worked tirelessly with Microsoft for several years to create the best possible hardware and software experience to run Windows 7. 

The IdeaPad S12 netbook offers up to six hours of battery life to support the mobile demands of netbook users. Because netbook users need to stay connected wirelessly, the netbook comes ready for 3G with an ExpressCard slot. To hold the photos, music and videos users keep on their netbooks, the IdeaPad S12 netbook offers greater hard drive storage and memory than before – up to 320 GB of storage and 3 GB of memory1.  For peace of mind, and in case data becomes corrupted, Lenovo’s OneKey™ Rescue System can help recover user data or system settings. 

Loaded with Style and Entertainment

In addition to the netbook’s sleek and sophisticated ring pattern design in black or white, users can make the netbook their one-step entertainment device, starting from the moment they turn on the netbook. Lenovo’s expanded VeriFace facial recognition technology makes logging-in easy by recognising the user’s face. If users want “on demand” functionality, they can go into the Lenovo Quick Start environment and check email, browse the Internet and more without waiting for the full operating system to boot. They can also don any set of headphones and enjoy surround sound audio with Dolby Headphone technology. If opting to watch video on an external monitor, they can connect through the netbook’s VGA port or enjoy HD quality output via the HDMI connector on select models. They can also choose among several multimedia formats to upload through the netbook’s 4-in-1 multicard reader. 

An Improved Computing Experience

Lenovo designed the IdeaPad S12 netbook for consumers looking for a super thin, portable and affordable device that offered a familiar, computing experience similar to full-function laptops. Lenovo enlarged the netbook’s WXGA screen from 10.1 inches to 12.1 inches for better viewing and made the keyboard 100 percent the size of a full-size laptop to make typing easier and less cramped. With multi-touch technology on the touchpad, users can easily navigate through documents. And when it comes to portability, by measuring less than an inch thick2, the netbook leads the industry for thinness compared to other 12-inch netbooks. The lightweight IdeaPad S12 netbook weighs in at just 1.5kgs. 

Pricing and Availability3

The IdeaPad S12 netbook will be available in December through www.lenovo.com.au and Lenovo business partners. Pricing starts at AUS$799.00. 

About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centres in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.au

 
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IL-2 STURMOVIK: PS®3 PATCH TO BE RELEASED

IL-2 STURMOVIK: PS®3 PATCH TO BE RELEASED

Milton Keynes, UK November 24th 2009 – Following considerable player demand, 505 Games have today announced an upcoming patch for the PS3 version of WW2 flight shooter IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey. The patch will issue a number of fixes to problems reported Sony console owners. Perhaps the most notable of these relate to: 

  • Multiple fixes to reported multiplayer disconnections and performance drops
  • Voice chat issues relating to more than 12 players with headsets at any one time.
  • Keyboard support and full mapping for all buttons.
  • Performance boosts for the Berlin missions.
  • Fixed occasional freezes in single player campaign.
  • Improved handling for the Mustang P-51.
  • Improved enemy AI.
  • Extended support for PC flight sticks.
  • New separate controls for guns and machine guns. 

The patch is currently in QA and will be released as soon as possible. Watch out for confirmation of the release date. 

Released in September this year, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey invites players to participate in the most memorable airborne battles of WW2, including The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad and The Battle of The Bulge. Three distinct flight modes from arcade to simulator, satellite tech built landscapes, a tangible damage effects engine and 16 player multiplayer help to make this the most complete flight experience on console to date.                                                                                                

For the latest information visit the official website at www.il2game.com

 
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Fizzy.com Launches Heroic Sports Football

Fizzy.com Launches Heroic Sports Football

Set in 2030, new football game combines strategy with star players and weapons for futuristic game play experience

Players must arm their teams for “do or die” battles to win the All World Championship

SYDNEY, Australia – 24 November 2009

(Links to game, images and trailer follow below)

3RD Sense, which operates the successful play platform Fizzy.com, and develops games and online apps for consumers and innovative brands worldwide, today announced the release of Heroic Sports Football – a new, fast-paced fantasy football game.

Heroic Sports Football is set in the year 2030, in a time when football has evolved significantly.  Football has become an audience event and players now compete against each other with whatever it takes to win, using star players and weapons to overcome their opposition with a mix of strategy and violence.

Players must develop a team of football rookies, then set up a football club, before taking on the greatest teams the world has to offer including Heroes United, Real Violencia and Holy Citadel.

The game is a classic sports tale of underdogs and underhand tactics, where players aim to take their team to the ultimate football competition, the All World Championship.

Players can enjoy the following exciting game features:
Build your own Club: Players select a team of seven players, including a fully customisable ‘Star Player’ and design their own team logo and club colours
Play on seven different field types including Grass, Metal, Ice and Lunar
Compete against 50 teams through five divisions – from the hapless Sunday Park League to the All World Championships
Trade players, manage salaries and arm your team with everything from battle-axes and centurion helmets to army boots and flak-jackets
Collect on-field power ups and dodge hazards such as spiked pits and toxic sludge.
The game is available from Fizzy.com for around US $20.00.

INTERVIEW QUOTES / Oliver Joyce, Creator and Designer of Heroic Sports Football for 3RD Sense:

“With very few rules, on field fatalities and quick, hectic matches, Heroic Sports Football is the remedy against stat-heavy, lumbering football simulations.  It’s football the way it should be played – pure, brutal and just plain fun.”

“We hope that players will enjoy the breadth of Heroic Sports Football which challenges players in all aspects of football, including ball play on the field as well as the strategy of trading players, managing salaries and arming your team for do or die battles!”

MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS:

For the official Heroic Sports Football trailer please see here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/hechaos#p/a/u/0/TXW7i1I_lY0

Images and graphs supporting the story are available for download here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/spectrum261/3rdSenseHeroicFootball#

The game is available here: http://www.fizzy.com/games/heroic_sports_football

ABOUT 3RD SENSE:
3RD Sense creates casual games for its Fizzy.com website which is aimed at consumers, advertisers and game developers.  The success of the site is reflected in the numbers with over 1 million visitors and 35 million ads served each month, plus a growing member base of over 414,000.  Advertisers and game developers are drawn to Fizzy.com because of the large and growing audience, their high levels of engagement with the site and their wide demographic range. All 3RD Sense casual games are available on Fizzy.com and some demo versions are also distributed to a network of over 1000 additional gaming sites.

For corporate information, please visit www.3rdsense.com
For games that tickle your nose, please visit www.fizzy.com

 
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Games for Health Forum a GCAP Highlight

Games for Health Forum a GCAP Highlight 

MELBOURNE – Tuesday 24 November, 2009 – This year’s Game Connect: Asia Pacific (GCAP) will see for the first time the inclusion of a half-day forum on the emerging field of Games for Health. Already a $6.6B industry, E-Health offers incredible opportunities for game developers to leverage their skills and expertise.

The Games for Health forum brings together the Australian game development community with healthcare providers, clinicians and heath technology developers.

It is intended for games and health practitioners and for academics from both fields. A host of local and international speakers will present on subjects including Wii use for stroke patients, virtual environments for health education and on how to access government grants and funding to develop games in the field of E-Health.

The E-Health forum is an event not to be missed by developers looking to branch out beyond traditional game development and in to this fast-moving new field. 

For more information about GCAP, and to view the program in full, visit www.gameconnectap.com

 
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Most Powerful Supercomputer in the World Powered by the Six-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor

Most Powerful Supercomputer in the World Powered by the Six-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor 
World’s highest performing GPU-based supercomputer ever is fueled by ATI Radeon™ RV770 architecture

– The Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor-based system “Jaguar” is the world’s supreme supercomputer according to the TOP500 Organization, which today released its bi-annual list of the highest performing systems in the world.

· AMD continues its solid leadership in supercomputing, with 4 of the Top 5 systems depending on AMD for record-setting performance including another recently upgraded Cray XT5 system “Kraken.”

·  Beyond that, in the same infrastructure, AMD plans to deliver yet another industry-changing advancement in 2011 with the completely new “Bulldozer” architecture featuring a modular core design.

·  “We’ve seen the trend in the HPC industry’s move to multi-core x86-based supercomputing and it’s clear that the Six-Core AMD Opteron processor is the ideal choice right now for a world-class supercomputer,” said Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server/Workstation and Embedded Division, AMD.

Sydney, Australia: Nov. 24 2009— The Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor-based system “Jaguar” is the world’s supreme supercomputer according to the TOP500 Organization, which today released its bi-annual list of the highest performing systems in the world. This mission-critical Cray XT5™ system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was recently upgraded from quad- to Six-Core AMD Opteron processors and delivers 2.3 petaflop/s theoretical peak performance and 1.75 petaflop/s performance on the Linpack benchmark.

  • AMD continues its solid leadership in supercomputing, with 4 of the Top 5 systems depending on AMD for record-setting performance including another recently upgraded Cray XT5 system “Kraken.”
  • AMD is leading the way forward with ultra high performance heterogeneous systems, including: The #5  system “Tianhe-1” in China, which is the fastest and one of the first world-class implementations of a system architecture based on ATI,   Stream technology, achieving 563.1 teraflop/s performance with 5,120 ATI GPUs based on the RV770 architecture; and the former #1 system “Roadrunner” based on a dual CPU architecture including the AMD Opteron processor.
  • While the Six-Core AMD Opteron processor is now the industry-leading CPU for supercomputing, in the first quarter of 2010, AMD plans to deliver HPC customers the world’s first 8- and 12-core x86 processors, the AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processor (codename “Magny-Cours”) which is designed deliver up to a 100 percent increase in compute density and multi-threading capability as compared to its six-core predecessor, with 4 channels of DDR-3 memory and new power management and virtualization features.
  • Beyond that, in the same infrastructure, AMD plans to deliver yet another industry-changing advancement in 2011 with the completely new “Bulldozer” architecture featuring a modular core design that is planned to dramatically increase concurrency, simultaneous commands and multi-threading capacity with up to 16 dedicated cores, all designed to significantly improve HPC performance. 

“We’ve seen the trend in the HPC industry’s move to multi-core x86-based supercomputing and it’s clear that the Six-Core AMD Opteron processor is the ideal choice right now for a world-class supercomputer,” said Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server/Workstation and Embedded Division, AMD.  “Today, AMD also powers the world’s highest performing system leveraging the incredible floating point capability of AMD GPUs and bringing the vision of ATI Stream technology to life.  Our OEM customers and the global institutions engaged in cutting-edge research and industrial HPC understand that a truly balanced system helps advance their work and provide an upgrade path to the future.” 

Supporting Resources

About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.

 
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Red Dead Redemption Official Trailer Launches in Less Than Two Weeks!

The official trailer for Red Dead Redemption, “My Name Is John Marston,” is coming in less than two weeks – Tuesday, December 1st, 2009. 
 
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STAR TREK ONLINE OPEN BETA DATES ANNOUNCED

STAR TREK ONLINE OPEN BETA DATES ANNOUNCED 

Fans and Gamers Will Have the Opportunity to Explore The Vast Star Trek Universe through Space and Ground Gameplay For Two Weeks Prior To Launch 

SYDNEY, November 23rd, 2009 – Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognised videogame publishers, and Cryptic Studios™, in partnership with Namco Bandai Partners Australia New Zealand creators of the acclaimed Champions Online, City of Heroes and City of Villains, announced today the open beta dates for the highly anticipated Star Trek Online for PC.  Starting January 12, 2009 thru January 26, 2009 fans will be able to explore the Star Trek Universe and play the first-of-a-kind massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). 

Open beta keys will be given out on a first come first serve basis. Players and fans can access the open beta by visiting www.startrekonline.com

“We are excited to announce the dates for the open beta phase as this is one of the final steps in launching Star Trek Online to the public,” said Craig Zinkievich, Executive Producer on Star Trek Online. “We are looking forward to the launch of our first-of-a-kind MMORPG with anticipation and excitement and we expect Star Trek Online to explode onto the scene, giving fans and gamers a Star Trek experience like no other.” 

Taking place in the year 2409, Star Trek Online boasts extraordinary features and lets fans both new and old experience unparalleled adventures.  Players will have the opportunity to become a high ranking Starfleet officer and will participate in missions that will take them into the depths of space, across exotic planets and even inside other starships.  Star Trek Online offers total customisation, where every ship players command can be customized, from color to construction. Additionally, anyone can create their own species in Star Trek Online, as well as customize the look of their avatar’s uniform. 

For more information, please visit: www.startrekonline.com

 
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Seagate introduces new additions to its BlackArmor family of external storage solutions for small business

SYDNEY — November 23, 2009 — Strengthening its external storage portfolio for small business Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) today announced several additional BlackArmor® product offerings:  the BlackArmor® NAS 220 and BlackArmor® NAS 110 network storage servers, the BlackArmor® WS 110 external drive workstation and the BlackArmor® PS 110 portable drive. Joining the existing network attached storage line up – the BlackArmor® NAS 440 and BlackArmor® NAS 420 storage servers – these new solutions share the same suite of robust backup applications for business professionals and home office use.                                                                                                                                         

“In challenging economic conditions, small businesses are demanding that high-quality, integrated, reliable IT solutions be delivered in economical packages,” said Ben Woo, vice president, Enterprise Storage Systems Research, IDC. “Providing the flexibility to choose from an array of solutions that support current needs and provide a strategic growth path with minimal additional investment will be very appealing to this market segment.” 

Security, Accessibility and Peace of Mind

With features like automated full-system backup and SafetyDrill+™ software, a bare metal recovery feature, the BlackArmor family of storage solutions delivers enhanced data protection. Since BlackArmor external drives automatically create an exact copy of everything on your PC, SafetyDrill+ software is ready to restore your entire system if a data disaster such as a virus attack, hardware failure, or PC crash were to occur. SafetyDrill+ software comes preloaded on all BlackArmor products and does not require any additional installation. For increased data protection of backed-up files, the software also features an AES 256-bit government-grade encryption. 

“For 30 years, Seagate has been the trusted provider of reliable storage technology to companies of all sizes,” said BanSeng Teh, vice president and managing director of Seagate Asia Pacific and Japan, “The BlackArmor® family of products gives small businesses, those with home offices, and more advanced recreational users an easy-to-use yet robust storage solution at an affordable price point.” 

Additions to the Seagate BlackArmor family: 

BlackArmor NAS 220 Storage Server:  Delivering centralised network storage and secure remote access in a compact design, the BlackArmor NAS 220 storage server is a small-business-specific network attached storage solution designed to provide data protection for up to 20 PCs. With up to 4TB of shared storage capacity, the BlackArmor NAS 220 storage server can meet the needs of small offices and self-employed professionals as well as home networks.  

BlackArmor NAS 110 Storage Server:  Designed to provide centralised storage and media streaming for up to 10 PCs, the BlackArmor NAS 110 storage server includes support for Windows Server 2008, wiki server support and up to 2TB of capacity, making accessing and sharing content easy for home networks and small offices. 

BlackArmor WS 110 Workstation External Drive:  For small office, home-based professionals or remote staff, the BlackArmor WS 110 external drive is a powerful, complete and secure direct attached external storage and backup solution. The dual interface of eSATA and USB 2.0 provide quick access to data. With a piano black enclosure, the BlackArmor WS 110 external drive is designed to lie flat or stand vertically to blend seamlessly into a work environment. 

BlackArmor PS 110 Portable Drive:  With the BlackArmor PS 110 portable drive employees who travel with business critical files can do so with the peace of mind that their backed-up data is protected. The business-grade backup application coupled with a reliable Seagate hard drive in an exceptionally slim, 12.5mm package, which makes the BlackArmor PS 110 portable drive a powerful storage solution for travelling professionals.  

Availability and Pricing

All products can be purchased through channel partners and select retailers at the following manufacturers’ suggested retail prices (MSRP):

Available now, Seagate BlackArmor NAS 220– $599 AUD and $749 NZD for 2TB, $999 AUD and $1299 NZD for 4TB
Available now, Seagate BlackArmor NAS 110– $329 AUD and $399 NZD for 1TB, $449 AUD and $599 NZD for 2TB,
Available now, Seagate BlackArmor WS 110–$199 AUD and $249 NZD for 1TB, $399 AUD and $499 NZD for 2TB
Available now, Seagate BlackArmor PS 110–$199 AUD and $249 NZD for 500GB  

More detailed information about the Seagate BlackArmor family of solutions can be found at http://media.seagate.com/seagate-blackarmor-media-kit/

About Seagate

Seagate is the worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions. Learn more at http://www.seagate.com

Copyright © 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, BlackArmor, and SafetyDrill+ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer’s operating player may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. The export or re-export of hardware or software containing encryption may be regulated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (for more information go to http://www.bis.doc.gov/). Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.

 
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Kingston Digital Ships Secure, Affordable USB Flash Drive

Kingston Digital Ships Secure, Affordable USB Flash Drive
DataTraveler Locker+ Allows Portable Security at Lower Cost

Sydney, Australia – November 23, 2009 –Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the release of the DataTraveler Locker+ USB Flash drive. The DataTraveler Locker+ allows companies of any size to secure mobile data with the ease and confidence of knowing that their data is encrypted and safe. The DataTraveler Locker+ also comes at a lower cost in times of shrinking IT budgets, making it ideal for budget-conscious companies.

“Kingston created this drive to address the rise in data loss and theft which has been a growing problem with expensive consequences. This device gives companies a solution that is not only affordable but provides peace of mind in securing mobile data,” said Vaughan Nankivell, Regional Manager- Australia and New Zealand for Kingston Technology. “The DataTraveler Locker+ encrypts 100 percent of the contents and is available at a price point that is very attractive for all entities looking to comply with corporate security policies.”

Data on the Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ is secured with 256-bit hardware-based AES encryption. Access to the drive’s contents is through a simple to use interface requiring a complex password. The likelihood of successful brute force attacks on the DataTraveler Locker+ is reduced as the drive locks down and reformats after 10 incorrect password attempts.

The 100 percent encrypted DataTraveler Locker+ ships in up to 32GB capacity. For companies in need of a partitionable area on the USB drive for public sharing (e.g., within an office setting), Kingston offers the DataTraveler Locker which allows both a public and encrypted zone. Kingston also ships the DataTraveler Vault – Privacy Edition for enterprise and government customers requiring a speedier, more robust Flash drive. It is also waterproof and Trade Agreements Act-compliant. Kingston DataTraveler USB drives are backed by a five-year warranty and free tech support. For more information, visit www.kingston.com/anz

Compatibility Table

Operating System File Transfer
Windows 7** Yes
Windows Vista (SP1, SP2)** Yes
Windows XP (SP1, SP2, SP3) Yes
Windows 2000 (SP4) Yes
Mac OS X v.10.4 – v.10.6 Yes

 

 

Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ USB Flash Drive 

Part Number Capacity and Features
DTL+/4GB DataTraveler Locker+ 4GB
DTL+/8GB DataTraveler Locker+ 8GB
DTL+/16GB DataTraveler Locker+ 16GB
DTL+/32GB DataTraveler Locker+ 32GB

 

 


DataTraveler Locker+ Features and Specifications:

• Full Encryption: 100 percent of stored data is protected by 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption
• Secure: drive locks down and reformats after 10 intrusion attempts
• Enforced Password Protection: complex password is user set with minimum characteristics to prevent unauthorized access
• Easy to Use: no admin rights or application installation required
• Guaranteed: five-year warranty with free customer support
• Dimensions: 2.58″ x 0.71″ x 0.41″ (65.76mm x 17.98mm x 10.7mm)
• Capacities*: 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
• Compatibility: designed to USB 2.0 specifications
• Operating Temperature: 32°F to 140°F (0°C to 60°C)
• Storage Temperature: -4°F to 185°F (-20°to 85°C)
• Minimum System Requirements:
– USB 2.0 compliant and 1.1 compatible
– Two (2) free consecutive drive letters required for use†

* Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage.  For more information, please consult Kingston’s Flash Memory Guide at Kingston.com/Flash_Memory_Guide.
** Does not support ReadyBoost.
† First free drive letters after physical devices such as system partition, optical drives, etc.

Product and Pricing Summary:
Vendor: Kingston Technology
Product name : Kingston DTL+
RRP for DTL+/4GB:  A$34.90 NZ$44.50
RRP for DTL+/8GB: A$49.00 NZ$64.50
RRP for DTL+/16GB: A$139.00  NZ$175.00
RRP for DTL+/32BG: A$239.00  NZ$299.00
Website: www.kingston.com/anz

Australian Distributors:  Avnet Australia Pty Ltd, Ingram Micro, Simms International Pty Ltd., Synnex Australia PTY Ltd.
New Zealand Distributors: Ingram Micro NZ, Synnex NZ
Kingston memory is backed by a lifetime warranty and free technical support.
Availability: Shipping Immediately

To discuss this product on Kingston Blog, please go to www.kingston-blog.com.
To try the game “Challenge Your Memory”, please go to
www.kingston-blog.com/challenge_your_memory/en/.

To find out if your Kingston product is genuine, Kingston also provides an online verification site: www.kingston.com/asia/verify. To try the game “Search for Genuine Kingston”, please go to http://anti-counterfeit.kingston-blog.com/en_index.jsp.

About Kingston Digital, Inc.
Kingston Digital, Inc. (“KDI”) is the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Established in 2008, KDI is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, USA. For more information, please visit
www.kingston.com/anz