SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash Cards Win Award for ''European Memory Card of the Year''; EISA Considered One of Europe's Most Prestigious Awards for Photography; Third Consecutive Win for SanDisk Cards.BERLIN -- SanDisk This article is about SanDisk Corporation. For Computer Storage Device in Storage Area Network (SAN), see Storage Area Network. SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), formerly SunDisk (R) Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SNDK) today announced that the European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. Imaging & Sound Association (EISA (Extended ISA) Pronounced "ee-suh." A PC bus standard that extends the 16-bit ISA bus (AT bus) to 32 bits and provides bus mastering. ISA cards can plug into an EISA slot. ), Europe's largest press organization, has named the new SanDisk Extreme(R) IV line of high-speed CompactFlash(R) cards as the European Memory Card of the Year 2006-2007. The SanDisk Extreme IV cards are the fastest storage cards in the world and are targeted at photographers who require the highest possible performance and the largest capacities for their medium format and high-end digital single lens reflex See DSLR. (SLR (1) (Scalable Linear Recording) A line of magnetic tape drives from Tandberg Data that evolved from the QIC Data Cartridge format. See QIC. (2) (Single Lens Reflex) A camera that uses the same lens for viewing and shooting. ) cameras. EISA is the largest editorial press organization in Europe, with a membership of 52 audio, mobile electronics, video and photo magazines from 18 European countries. The internationally renowned awards are presented annually in recognition of new products that combine the most advanced technology, performance and value. SanDisk has won an EISA award in 2004 for its SanDisk Ultra(R) II line and in 2005 for its SanDisk Extreme III line of memory cards. SanDisk Extreme IV cards are available in 2, 4 and 8-gigabyte (GB)(1) capacities and deliver read and write speeds of 40 megabytes per second (unit) megabytes per second - (MBps, MB/s) Millions of bytes per second. A unit of data rate. 1 MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes per second (not 1,048,576). (MB/sec.)(2), twice as fast as the SanDisk Extreme III cards. This exceptionally fast card speed is critical when shooting large numbers of high-resolution images or transferring large numbers of images from card to computer. Jorge Goncalves, president of EISA, said, "The SanDisk Extreme IV is the fastest card available at the present time ... The card can withstand moisture, dust and shocks, making it the most reliable card for the semi-professional and professional user." Tanya Chuang, senior product marketing manager for SanDisk's high performance flash memory cards, said, "Once again, we are truly honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. to win the prestigious EISA award for the SanDisk Extreme line and to be recognized by such a distinguished panel of imaging experts." The SanDisk Extreme IV cards are targeted at the professional photographer who needs the absolute highest performance and maximum reliability. The company will continue to offer the SanDisk Extreme III and SanDisk Ultra(R) II lines. SanDisk is the original inventor INVENTOR. One who invents or finds out something. 2. The patent laws of the United States authorize a patent to be issued to the original inventor; if the invention is suggested by another, he is not the inventor within the meaning of those laws; but in that of flash storage cards and is the world's largest supplier of flash data storage card products, using its patented, high-density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is headquartered in Milpitas, CA and has operations worldwide, with more than half its sales outside the U.S. SanDisk's web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com Images of SanDisk products are available at http://www.sandisk.com/corporate/media.asp SanDisk, the SanDisk logo, CompactFlash, SanDisk Extreme and SanDisk Ultra are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective holder(s).
(1) 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes
(2) Performance based on SanDisk internal testing.
1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes.
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