MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 17, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- SimpleTech, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC) today announced the MACH1 family of advanced Flash products, consisting of a broad set of form factors including Compact Flash (CF), PC Card, 1.8" Flash Drive, 2.5" Flash Drive, Flash Disk Module and Single Chip Drive. At the heart of this new product line is a Flash controller and tightly coupled firmware entirely designed by SimpleTech specifically for the high reliability OEM customer. SimpleTech's patented IC Tower(r) Stacking Technology enables exceptional capacity expansion to 16GB in small form factors. SimpleTech is showcasing the entire product family at the Electronica 2006 conference, Nov 14-17, 2006 at New Munich Trade Fair Center in Munich (Hall 6, Stand 754).
Each MACH1 product uses SimpleTech's most recently developed proprietary Flash controller IC, enabling a powerful combination of advanced features and exceptional reliability. The advanced features address a wide range of demands from OEMs:
-- Life Cycle Management. A sophisticated algorithm provides
the customer visibility into the vitality of any SimpleTech
Flash product based on the unique application demands of
the system into which that Flash product was designed. This
is a very simple utility for the customer to use, and it
provides the customer a vital tool to determine the remaining
usable life of the Flash product.
-- RapidPurge(tm) advanced data protection. Extending the suite
of available data protection options, the MACH1 product line
provides the industry's fastest and most reliable data purge
feature.
-- Power-down protection. Since so much vital system data is
stored on the Flash products, SimpleTech incorporates a
real-time utility to maintain data integrity through
ungraceful power interruptions that could plague the OEM
system.
To achieve the highest levels of reliability and endurance, SimpleTech developed world class Flash management algorithms. The new algorithm implements an advanced error correction scheme with 5-Byte detection and 4-Byte correction. The MACH1 products also incorporate a proprietary wear-leveling scheme so that the ultimate reliability exceeds 2,000,000 Write/Erase Cycles.
"As the use of Flash-based storage proliferates within high performance OEM systems, the demand for expanded functionality and breadth of form factors increases," said Patrick Wilkison, vice president of marketing and business development at SimpleTech. "The MACH1 Family of high performance Flash products provides our customers infinite flexibility in how they deploy solid state storage."
Service and Warranty
All MACH1 products are made in the United States at SimpleTech's ISO 9001- and ISO14001-certified manufacturing facility. SimpleTech ensures long-term product availability and nonobsolescence through a standard five-year warranty. Extended warranties are also available.
Pricing and Availability
The MACH1 products are shipping in high volume today. OEM pricing is available upon request. Sales information is available at http://www.simpletech.com/oem via email at info@simpletech.com or by calling (949) 476-1180.
About SimpleTech
SimpleTech, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets custom and open-standard memory and storage solutions. With headquarters in Santa Ana, California, the company specializes in developing high performance and high-density memory modules, memory cards and storage products. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.simpletech.com.
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Safe harbor
This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements concerning the performance of MACH1 products, and concerning increases in SimpleTech Inc.'s revenues and profitability. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements are detailed under "Risk Factors" in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time by SimpleTech, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and its current reports on Form 8-K. Other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include the following risks: MACH1 products may not perform in the manner anticipated, customer demand for such products may not grow as projected and new technological advancements in the field might produce more competitive products. SimpleTech undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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