Lexar LockTight Available in New Formats and Additional Languages
February 27 2006 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq:LEXR), a world leader in advanced digital
media technologies, today announced that its unique LockTight(TM)
system is being localized and will be available to a greater number
of security-conscious photographers worldwide. The LockTight
System, on display this week at the Photo Marketing Association
International Show (PMA), is a valuable tool for photographers in
fields such as forensic photography, scientific research, military,
law enforcement and mass media. The LockTight System will also be
available in the popular Secure Digital (SD) format, and due to
worldwide interest, is being localized in French, German, Japanese
and Spanish. "Our goal is to continue to make it easy to
incorporate card-level security into the professional workflow of
photographers using the industry leading formats, secure digital
and compact flash, anywhere in the world," said John Omvik,
director of professional product marketing, Lexar. "Like many law
enforcement agencies working with the LockTight system,
photographers in other vertical markets can incorporate it into
their working process to experience the valuable peace of mind in
knowing that their stored images and information are safe." "Using
LockTight, police departments can easily and effectively protect
the integrity of a crime scene," said David Spraggs, product review
editor for Police Magazine, who recently conducted a comprehensive
review on Lexar LockTight that was published in the January 2006
edition of the magazine. "The locking and unlocking feature is
easily understood -- and furthermore can be easily implemented --
by law enforcement professionals who need to preserve a chain of
evidence. Working in conjunction with a LockTight-compatible
digital camera, Lexar LockTight helps law enforcement professionals
accomplish their tasks by improving the working process," he added.
When used in conjunction with a camera that supports the system,
LockTight flash memory cards employ a unique functionality to
protect data, and as a result, LockTight cards are always "locked."
A computer or camera cannot read or write data to/from a LockTight
card until a critical authorized authentication process takes place
between the LockTight card and the host computer or host camera.
This authentication process employs 160-bit HMAC SHA-1 hash
algorithm. Beyond security, Lexar LockTight CompactFlash and Secure
Digital flash memory cards deliver professional-level performance
that includes a minimum sustained write speed capability of 80X and
120X, respectively, enough to take advantage of a digital SLR's
burst mode shooting feature. (Lexar defines "X" within its
speed-rating system as equivalent to a minimum write speed
capability of 150 kilobytes per second). Lexar LockTight allows
photographers to maximize all of the popular high-performance
features incorporated into their digital SLR camera, but adds
security functionality to the photographer's working process. Lexar
Professional LockTight CompactFlash cards are currently available
in capacities of 512MB and 2GB. Lexar will display the LockTight
System along with its full line of professional photography
products at PMA in booth #4140. About Lexar Media, Inc. Lexar is a
leading marketer and manufacturer of NAND flash memory products
including memory cards, USB flash drives, card readers and ATA
controller technology for the digital photography, consumer
electronics, industrial and communications markets. The company
holds over 94 issued or allowed controller and system patents, and
licenses its technology to companies including Olympus Corporation,
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SanDisk Corporation and Sony
Corporation. Lexar sells its memory cards worldwide and through an
exclusive agreement, also sells memory cards under the Kodak brand.
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Lexar has operations in
countries around the world. More information is available at
www.lexar.com. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject
to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These statements include statements related to the digital
photography market, the benefits and availability of, and consumer
demand for, Lexar's products, including LockTight flash memory
cards, and the growth opportunities available to Lexar. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause our actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated by these forward-looking statements. These risks
include that the growth and success of our business depends on our
ability to achieve and maintain technology leadership, and develop,
sell and market products that are commercially accepted; and that
security technology by its nature is capable of circumvention such
that we cannot guarantee data will be 100% secure from unauthorized
access, alteration or destruction. Readers should also refer to the
risk factors described in our filings with the SEC, including our
most recently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. We assume no
obligation to update the information in this release. Lexar,
LockTight and the Lexar logo are trademarks of Lexar Media, Inc.
All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
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