New Maxtor OneTouch III Family is Unveiled
January 05 2006 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
External Storage Solution's New Robust Design, Intuitive User
Interface and Innovative Software Features Garner a CES Innovation
2006 Design and Engineering Award Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
LAS VEGAS (Suite # N227-N228) Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With
the goal of making data backup and protection effortless, Maxtor
Corporation (NYSE:MXO) announced today a new family of Maxtor
OneTouch(TM) III external storage and backup solutions that offer a
range of features, capacities and performance for home users,
creative professionals and business executives. Available on retail
shelves starting this month, the line of Maxtor OneTouch III
storage solutions, with capacities from 100GB to one terabyte
(1,000 GB), provide easy-to-use, automated backup and restore
capabilities for PC and Mac users. New software tools, including
the ability to synchronize data between two or more computers and a
System Rollback feature that helps return PC systems to a healthier
state after a damaging spyware attack, are now integrated into the
entire Maxtor OneTouch III family of products. The Maxtor OneTouch
III solution, with a triple FireWire 800/FireWire 400/USB 2.0
interface, was selected as a CES 2006 Innovations Design and
Engineering Honoree in the Computer Accessories category. It was
chosen for its engineering qualities, the product's intended
use/function, unique features, and aesthetic and design qualities,
among other reasons. To meet the needs of mainstream creative and
business professionals, Maxtor is offering the Maxtor OneTouch III
with dual interfaces, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0, for quickly and
easily backing up photos, music and data. For the home PC market,
the company is offering a USB 2.0-only interface model that
provides basic file-level backup capabilities. Like the 1TB Maxtor
OneTouch III, Turbo Edition launched in October 2005, the expanded
Maxtor OneTouch III family sports an innovative new industrial
design, an improved consumer friendly user interface and a
redesigned retail package from award-winning consulting firm frog
design inc. Built to last, the Maxtor OneTouch III family features
improved acoustics, an inner disk drive casing and shock mounts for
additional durability and drive protection. The entirely new user
interface is simple to navigate for both Mac and PC users, making
it easier to set up and manage data backup, file archiving and
system settings. All Maxtor OneTouch external storage and backup
systems come with an added data security feature called Maxtor
DriveLock(TM), which provides a password protection option to
safeguard contents if the drive is ever lost or stolen. "Digital
entertainment and data have become absolutely integral to our
everyday lives, for people and businesses, but the vast majority of
us still don't protect valuable files by backing them up," said
Stacey Lund, vice president of marketing, Maxtor Branded Products
Group. "At Maxtor, we strive to bring innovative solutions to
market that make it simple to expand, share, and protect your
digital life. Our new Maxtor OneTouch III family is designed from
the inside out to be the easiest, most trustworthy way to back up
and store photos, videos, games, music, business data and personal
information." Based on customer feedback and innovative
technologies, Maxtor has added Sync, the ability to automatically
synchronize files between two or more systems on the same operating
platform, across its new family of Maxtor OneTouch III storage
solutions. Increasingly, customers want to share data easily and
automatically between home and office, synching files and folders
in both computers. Also, to combat spyware, adware and computer
registry issues that can slow a system to a crawl or even a
screeching halt, the new Maxtor OneTouch III product family
includes a System Rollback feature that reverts the system to a
healthier point in time while preserving the most current user data
in Word and Excel documents, photos, music and other digital files.
System programs that can be rolled back in time include operating
system, settings and applications. Maxtor OneTouch III external
storage and backup solutions will be available starting in January
at major retailers, distributors and online stores, as well as at
http://www.maxstore.com/. Worldwide availability varies by region.
The Maxtor OneTouch III with a triple interface will be available
late in Q1 2006. Please visit http://www.maxtor.com/ for local
distribution channels and retail outlets. The manufacturer's
suggested retail price (MSRP) for the Maxtor OneTouch III family
ranges from $159.95 for the 100GB USB 2.0 only version to $479.95
for the 500GB triple interface solution. MSRP for the 1TB Maxtor
OneTouch III, Turbo Edition is $899.95. About Maxtor Maxtor
Corporation (http://www.maxtor.com/) is one of the world's leading
suppliers of hard disk drives and consumer storage solutions. The
company has an expansive line of storage products for desktop
computers, storage systems, high-performance Intel-based servers,
and consumer electronics. Maxtor has a reputation as a proven
market leader, built by consistently providing high-quality
products, services and support for its customers. Maxtor and its
products can be found at http://www.maxtor.com/ or by calling
toll-free 800-2-MAXTOR. Maxtor is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol MXO. NOTE: Maxtor and the Maxtor stylized
logo design are registered trademarks, and Maxtor OneTouch and
Maxtor DriveLock are trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. All other
trademarks are properties of their respective owners. For purposes
of measuring disk drive storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB)
represents one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) represents one
trillion bytes. The Maxtor OneTouch solution serves as an element
of an overall backup strategy. This announcement relating to Maxtor
may contain forward-looking statements concerning future
technology, products incorporating that technology, and Maxtor's
execution. These statements are based on current expectations and
are subject to risks and uncertainties which could materially
affect the company's results, including, but not limited to, market
demand for hard disk drives and network storage, component
availability, integration of the company's products with products
produced by others, the company's ability to execute future
production ramps and utilize manufacturing assets efficiently,
pricing, competition, and the significant uncertainty of market
acceptance of new products and technologies, and the growth and
implementation of home networking. These and other risk factors are
contained in documents that the company files with the SEC,
including the Form 10-K for fiscal 2003 and its recent 10-Qs.
Maxtor is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any
responsibility to update or alter, its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
DATASOURCE: Maxtor Corporation CONTACT: public relations, Erin
Hartin of Maxtor, +1-303-678-2022, or ; or media, Chris Knight,
+1-415-365-8524, or , for Maxtor; or investors, Jenifer Kirtland,
of Maxtor, +1-408-324-7056, or Web site: http://www.maxstore.com/
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