Diskology Adds Write Blocking to Forensic Version of Portable Hard Disk Duplicator; Popular Disk Jockey Now Available with Write Blocking Features in ''Forensic Kit''.LINCOLN, Calif. -- Diskology, Inc. announced a new version of their award-winning Disk Jockey portable hard disk duplicator See CD duplicator and floppy duplicator. today. The new model includes a write blocking feature essential for computer forensic examinations. The new unit is available as part of a "Forensic Kit" which will also include a serial-ATA (SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. ) adapter as well as longer cables for connecting to drives. "This is a huge step for us," said Diskology CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Tony Overbay. "When we began selling the Disk Jockey we primarily focused on the IT market. The fast-growing forensic market literally found us based on our price point and feature set. We were missing one piece, however, the ability to block writes to a suspect's hard drive after a copy. They told us what they wanted, and we did it." The Disk Jockey is a Swiss Army Knife of a product. It can be used on a Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh computer or as a stand-alone device. The Disk Jockey mounts IDE hard disk drives via 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. 2.0 or Firewire (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394) as well as mirrors, spans, copies, compares, tests and erases hard disk drives using either a 1-pass or a 3-pass erase per the National Security Administration (NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign ) guidelines. The Disk Jockey has been called "a dream come true for any PC hobbyist or technician" -- CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , Oct. 04, and has been deemed "a worthy addition to the IT professional's toolbox" -- Macworld, December 04. The product also won the Editor's Choice award from MacAddict magazine (April 05), where it was called "geekily cool and useful." The Disk Jockey "Forensic Kit" retails for $429 and includes the write-blocking Disk Jockey, SATA adapter and extended 2.5" and 3.5" cables. The standard Disk Jockey sans write blocking is available for $349. More information on the Disk Jockey or on Diskology, Inc., can be found at www.diskology.com. Diskology, Inc. with headquarters in Lincoln, California, is a manufacturer of hardware-based hard disk copy and diagnostic tools. Diskology's product lineup includes the Disk Jockey(TM), as well as forensic write blocking bridge boards and enclosures. |
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