USB interfaces provide speedy memory access

Kingston Technology has expanded its DataTraveler USB 2.0 product line with three new versions: DataTraveler II, DataTraveler II Plus and DataTraveler Elite.

Kingston Technology has expanded its DataTraveler USB 2.0 product line with three new versions: DataTraveler II, DataTraveler II Plus and DataTraveler Elite.

"Kingston Technology entered the USB drive market in 2002 and the product has been immensely successful", commented Thomas Marschner, Vice President Sales and Marketing Europe, Kingston Technology.

"As the USB standard continues to gain adoption in new market segments, Kingston Technology decided the time was right to launch a trio of DataTravelers with enhanced features and functionality to best fit the needs of a diverse group of users", concluded Marschner.

For advanced consumers and small to midsize business use, DataTraveler II and DataTraveler II Plus provide high-performance solutions.

Performance benefits include Hi-Speed USB 2.0, preloaded SecureTraveler security software with private zones and password protection.

Both are designed for power-users that need higher capacities and faster data transfers.

The DataTraveler II has data transfer rates of up to 11Mbyte/s (read) and 7Mbyte/s (write), and the DataTraveler II Plus is the fastest in its class with a read speed of up to 19Mbyte/s and 13Mbyte/s write speed.

Designed for premium performance and safeguarding data for IT, corporate and government organisations, DataTraveler Elite features Hi-Speed USB 2.0, advanced security and ease of use utilities including a boot utility.

The DataTraveler Elite has a data transfer rates of up to 24Mbyte/s for reads and up to 14Mbyte/s for writes, making it one of the fastest USB devices on the market today.

DataTraveler Elite has a unique combination of hardware and software-based security that gives unprecedented access control and encrypted data protection.

With DataTraveler Elite's TravelerSafe+ software, users can set password access control for a private data storage area that uses 128bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) hardware-based encryption.

If lost, this advanced hardware encryption system protects the data against unauthorised access.

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