Husky Computers to carry SunDisk range of flash storage PC cards.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 1995--SunDisk Corporation announced today that Husky Computers LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability ., the world's leading manufacturer of rugged field systems, will sell SunDisk-labeled storage cards. Husky will supply the SunDisk PC Card for use with its new rugged notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. , the Husky FC-486. Husky also will engage in future joint collaboration with SunDisk using other SunDisk solid-state technologies such as SunDisk's new Type III Type III may stand for:
Husky's decision to sell SunDisk PC Cards comes as Husky starts volume shipments of the recently introduced Husky FC-486. The Husky FC-486 is built with a fully sealed magnesium alloy case which gives true rugged performance. The lightweight unit, weighing just 4.4 pounds, is designed to withstand a drop of six feet onto a hard surface. The FC-486 conforms to a range of environmental standards giving protection against accidental immersion, ingress An entrance. Contrast with "egress," which means exit. See ingress traffic. See also Ingres 2006. of dust and sand, shock, vibration an altitude. Up to four completely sealed Type II PC Card slots can be incorporated providing mass storage and full power computing for field users. Leon Malmed, SunDisk vice president of worldwide marketing and sales, said, "Husky has established an international reputation in providing rugged computing solutions for field use. Husky computers and SunDisk flash cards are a perfect match because the computers need storage cards that can survive rough handling and extreme temperature changes while reliably collecting and storing data." Keith Gallagher, marketing manager at Husky, said, "We selected SunDisk because all SunDisk cards are plug and play in our computers. Customers don't have to wrestle with flash file systems. SunDisk cards offer full interoperability." Husky sales of SunDisk flash cards started May 1. The cards are available in (uncompressed) capacities ranging between 10 and 40 MB. Husky Computers is a subsidiary of Peek plc, the multinational traffic and field data systems company. Husky is a worldwide organization with wholly owned companies in the United States, England, France, Germany and Holland. All Husky computers are designed and built under the stringent control of ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001/BS5750 quality procedures at the firm's manufacturing and design plant at company headquarters in Coventry, England. SunDisk, the world's largest supplier of flash mass storage cards, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state mass storage products using proprietary, high density flash memory technology. SunDisk PC Card ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment mass storage cards are "plug and play" in almost all desktop, notebook, subnotebook See subnotebook computer. and handheld computers. SunDisk has strategic alliances with Seagate Technology, Matsushita Electronic Corp., NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corp., AT&T and LG Semicon. Seagate holds a 25 percent equity stake in SunDisk. The privately-held company is headquartered in Santa Clara. -0- Note to editors: CompactFlash is a trademark of SunDisk Corporation. CONTACT: SunDisk Corporation Nelson Chan, 408/562-3456 Bob Goligoski, 408/562-3463 |
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