Alliance to provide rugged storage options

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Nov 18, 2004

Conduant Corp has formed a strategic partnership with Mountain Optech, a developer of ruggedised disk storage systems.

Conduant Corp has formed a strategic partnership with Mountain Optech, a developer of ruggedised disk storage systems.

Through the partnership, both companies will combine their technology strengths to pursue market opportunities with US Government, military and contract organisations.

"By joining forces with Mountain Optech, we are offering our customers the highest performance, error-free recording and playback technology with the best in 'rugged' storage systems", said Ken Owens, CEO of Conduant.

"Conduant, together with Mountain Optech, has raised the bar for the new standard in rugged disk recorders offering performance, reliability and extremely competitive pricing as compared to solid state alternatives".

"Whether its high above the earth or in the depths of an ocean, our StreamStor and Big River data recorders perform reliably at the highest datarates available in the industry today".

"We look forward to a long-term partnership with Conduant as we pursue market opportunities that will benefit from our complementary technologies", said Mark Poller, Mountain Optech's Chief Executive Officer.

"We are both pioneers in our areas of expertise".

"Together we offer reliable, best-in-class data acquisition and mass storage systems to defence and commercial operations with the most demanding environmental requirements".