ADATA Technology, a global provider of flash storage and memory products, is announcing the release of their own proprietary SSD Toolbox software for monitoring status and performance of ADATA solid state drives (SSDs).  The ADATA SSD Toolbox enables users to easily and quickly configure, optimize, and monitor the overall health of their ADATA solid state drive.  ADATA now joins a …

Toshiba Corporation, a world-leading producer of  NAND flash memory, has announced that it has finalized the purchase of nearly all of OCZ Technology Group’s assets.  OCZ’s new official name, effective immediately, is OCZ Storage Solutions.  Toshiba will operate OCZ Storage Solutions as an independent company, and plans for it to continue to be a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives …

SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading producer of flash storage products, is announcing that it has begun shipping (for qualification) their ULLtraDIMMTM Solid State Drive.  The ULLtraDIMM represents the storage industry’s first enterprise-class, ultra-low latency, memory channel storage solution geared towards servers.  As use of flash storage technology continues to grow in enterprise data centers, adding flash technology onto the DRAM memory …

OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a prior leader in high-performance solid state drive (SSD) technology for client and enterprise markets, has announced that they have received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to transfer the substantial portion of the SSD-related assets to Toshiba Corporation.  Many have asked if the OCZ name would live on under …

The new Predator PCIe wasn’t all Kingston had in store at CES 2014 as they also had a few other tricks up their sleeve as well.  First up is a new mSATA model, the display version being a 480GB model that features Micron’s newest NAND modules coupled with the new LSI SandForce SF3700 NAND controller, capable of read / write speeds …

CES 2014 is off and running, and our first stop this morning was to the Emeror’s Ballroom of Caesar’s Palace to meet with Kingston Technology.  The very first thing that caught our eye, and definitely piqued our interest, was the HyperX Predator PCIe SSD.  As with other products in the HyperX line, Kingston has dressed the card up with a …

SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading flash storage producer, is announcing that ASUS is featuring the SanDisk X110 solid-state drive (SSD) ZENBOOK UX301LA Ultrabook.  The SanDisk M.2 2260 form-factor X110 SSD is a very thin and light-weight storage solution that is ideal for notebook / Ultrabook applications. The ASUS UX301LA also features quite the thin design, along with the high performance achieved …

One of the most enjoyable aspects of attending a function such as Storage Visions 2014 is seeing as-yet-unreleased storage products.  Next up for your viewing pleasure courtesy of the SATA-IO booth is Sonnet Technology’s Tempo 4 mSATA SSD Pro PCIe 2.0X8 add-in storage card.  This card holds up to 4 X mSATA SSDs (not included), each having its own 6 GB/s …

This morning finds us at the opening of Storage Visions 2014.  Our first visit of the day is with the fine folks at Samsung, where they are featuring their 840 Evo series of SSDs, which we previously reviewed here, and the mSATA version here, and their latest self-encrypting SSD technology.  It is almost weekly that we hear of another major data …

Mach Xtreme Technology, a global producer of innovative PC components, is announcing its new DIY series of SATAII SSD.  The tiny-as-a-postage-stamp MX-DIY SATAII DOM (disk-on-module) offers energy efficiency and robust performance, and elminates the need for a SATA data cable. MX Technology’s new DIY series of SSD creates a new standard for compact-sized boot drives.  At 1/10th the size and …