STEC Launches Fastest, Most Advanced Addition to the MACH Family of Solid State Drives Optimized for Enterprise Server Systems
September 14 2010 - 9:25AM
STEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC), today announced its highly anticipated
MACH16 SSD product line optimized for the reliability and endurance
needed for Enterprise-class deployments.
MACH16 SSDs are the latest in the series of MACH family
offerings, which include the company's MACH4 and MACH 8 drives.
This new line is specifically engineered to meet and exceed the
demands of Enterprise server OEMS. Featuring a unique and advanced
ASIC controller that is designed for high-end performance, the
MACH16 enables enterprise customers to process more data with less
hardware, i.e. fewer servers, resulting in a lower total cost of
ownership. These drives also come equipped with STEC's breakthrough
CellCare and Secure Array of Flash Element (S.A.F.E.) technologies,
which increase the reliability, performance, and endurance well
beyond that of current client-grade SSDs.
The MACH16 SSDs deliver sustained performance of 30,000 IOPS at
4K transfer size and maintain endurance beyond the 5-year service
life that is required for Enterprise-level server environments. The
drives also incorporate STEC's proprietary advanced Flash
management technology, which enables the drives to negate failure
errors and extend Mean Time to Failure (MTTF), highlighting their
position as one of the most advanced and intelligent SATA drives
available in the market.
Further enabling the adoption momentum of SSDs within the
enterprise server environment, MACH16 products are available in
several configurations. With capacities available up to 400GB, the
product line is launching with both MLC and SLC media and supports
multiple Flash geometries, providing greater flexibility of
deployment. In addition, the drives will have extended product
support, a critical element in Enterprise work environments. The
MACH16 is already being sampled at STEC's top tier of OEM
partners.
"The launch of our MACH16 products is another important
milestone for our SSD portfolio as it truly raises the bar for
Enterprise-grade SSDs and addresses many of the demands from our
customer base," said Manouch Moshayedi, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of STEC. "The MACH16 line was designed from the
ground up to be ideally suited for high-growth applications in the
Enterprise server space, which bodes well for the continued
proliferation of our drives in a wide range of deployments."
Applications for SSD-enabled servers include the rapidly
expanding Virtual and Cloud Computing markets as well as
conventional Internet data centers, exchange servers, and any other
environment where users require real-time access to data stored in
and applications run on networked servers. Collectively, these
customers represent a sizable and growing market opportunity for
Enterprise-class SSDs, because of the lower total cost of ownership
and higher performance of implementing SSDs.
For more information regarding this announcement and other
important SSD topics, please visit the company's web site at
www.stec-inc.com/ssd/technology.
About STEC
STEC, Inc. is a leading global provider of solid-state drive
technologies and solutions tailored to meet the high-performance,
high-reliability needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
With headquarters in Santa Ana, California and locations worldwide,
STEC leverages almost two decades of solid-state drive knowledge
and experience to deliver the industry's most comprehensive line of
solid-state drives to the storage industry. For more information,
visit the company's web site at http://www.stec-inc.com
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties, including those statements concerning: the
capabilities, reliability and performance of STEC's products; the
benefits of CellCare and S.A.F.E. technologies; the cost savings of
STEC's solutions; and the usages and expansion of the Enterprise
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