BiTMICRO's Ace-Disk Module Offers Low-Cost, IDE-based Non-Volatile Solid State Disk Drive Solution for Mobile and Embedded Applications.FREMONT, Calif. -- Latest Low-Cost Flash Disk Offering from BiTMICRO(R) Opens Up Solid-State Storage Opportunities for Industrial Systems Using the Standard IDE/ATA IDE/ATA Integrated Device Electronics/Advanced Technology Attachment (hard drive interface standard) Interface BiTMICRO(R) Networks, a pioneer in intelligent flash IDE/ATA, SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. , VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. , PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. , CompactPCI, Firewire, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel solid state storage solutions, today introduced the Ace-Disk(TM) Module Series, a low-cost plug-in module that offers non-volatile, solid state storage solution in an industry standard IDE interface. Fully compatible with the standard ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment interface and PIO mode 0-2, the Ace-Disk(TM) Module Series features all the advantages of solid-state disk, including low latency delay, fast seek times and higher shock tolerance than magnetic hard disk drive (HDD). This product's modular form factor makes it highly suitable for low-cost embedded storage applications in industrial equipment such as POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale devices, vending machines, GPS receivers and security systems. The Ace-Disk(TM) Module Series supports standard 40-pin or 44-pin IDE connectors in both vertical and horizontal orientations. It is completely bootable and requires no device drivers for installation and operation. The solid-state flash disk module boasts I/O rates of up to 1,600 IOPS IOPS Input/Output Per Second IOPS Input/Output Operations Per Second (server performance measurement) IOPS International Organization of Pension Supervisors IOPS Information Operations Planning System IOPS Internet Official Protocol Standards , sustained random rates of 4.3 MB/sec on reads and 1.5 MB/sec on writes, with available capacities ranging from 16 MB to 512 MB. It has much better shock tolerance than HDDs (1,000 G operating and non-operating), making it well suited for industrial embedded and mobile applications. "This latest product offering forms part of our bid to strengthen BiTMICRO's presence in the low-cost segment of the solid-state storage market," states Rudy Bruce, President of BiTMICRO(R) Networks. "Low cost does not necessarily translate to low-end features, since the Ace-Disk(TM) Module Series still carries the BiTMICRO name which is synonymous to performance, reliability and innovation," Bruce adds. For Ace-Disk(TM) and E-Disk(R) technology information, pricing and availability, call +1 510-74E-DISK / +1 510-743-3475, e-mail info@bitmicro.com or visit http://www.bitmicro.com. About BiTMICRO Networks BiTMICRO(R) Networks (http://www.bitmicro.com), a privately held California corporation, is the leading provider of rugged and high performance non-volatile solid state disk, flash disk drive, and network storage and management solutions. E-Disk(R) storage solutions are offered with SCSI, IDE / ATA, Fibre Channel, USB, FireWire, Compact PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , VME, PMC and Ethernet interfaces in 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard disk drive footprints, single-wide PMC, 3U and 6U board, and 19-inch rack mount configurations scalable up to several terabytes of pure solid state storage. Ace-Disk(TM), E-Disk(R), BiTMICRO Networks(R) and BiTMICRO(R) are trademark or registered trademarks of BiTMICRO Networks, Inc. Other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. High-resolution photo images of BiTMICRO's product line are available at http://www.bitmicro.com/press_image_library.php |
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