Lexar JumpDrive USB Flash Drives Enable New Capabilities with Microsoft Windows Vista.Speed-Rated Lexar JumpDrive Products are Enhanced for Windows ReadyBoost[TM] FREMONT, Calif. -- Lexar Media, Inc., a leader in advanced digital media technologies, today announced that its full 2007 line of JumpDrive USB Flash drives provides full compatibility with Microsoft([R]) Windows([R]) Vista[TM], enabling customers to take advantage of features such as BitLocker[TM] Drive Encryption, and Windows PE 2.0 for Vista. In addition, the company's speed-rated JumpDrive Lightning, JumpDrive Mercury, and newly announced JumpDrive 360 are enhanced for Windows ReadyBoost[TM], which can improve overall system performance by using portable flash memory devices as additional system memory. Farshid Tabrizi, General Manager, 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. Products at Lexar, noted: "Lexar is excited about the introduction of Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Vista and especially the Windows ReadyBoost capability. Lexar's speed rated USB flash drives are among the fastest on the market today. Leveraging this unique performance capability in conjunction with Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. will enable Lexar to provide an enhanced user experience to its customers." Lexar will exhibit its broad lineup of Windows Vista compatible JumpDrive USB flash drives at CES 2007, including both new and upgraded models. Most notably, the company is introducing JumpDrive 360, an innovative "capless" drive encased en·case tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es To enclose in or as if in a case. en·case  ment n. in a stylish rotating metal jacket. In addition, the company is demonstrating its CES 2007 Innovations Award winning, JumpDrive Mercury with PowerToGo[TM] software. About Lexar Media, Inc. Lexar, a subsidiary of Micron Technology Micron Technology ("Micron") NYSE: MU is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, and CMOS image sensing chips. , Inc., is a leading marketer and manufacturer of NAND flash memory products including memory cards, USB flash drives, card readers and ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment controller technology for the digital photography, consumer electronics, industrial and communications markets. Lexar also sells memory cards under the Kodak brand. About Micron Technology, Inc. Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, 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 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com. Lexar, JumpDrive, PowerToGo and the Lexar logo are trademarks of Lexar Media, Inc. Micron is a trademark of Micron Technology, Inc. Windows, Vista, BitLocker and ReadyBoost are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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