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Product category: Memory Devices and Modules
News Release from: M-Systems | Subject: MModule uDOC storage solution
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 24 May 2006

Solid-state storage scores at the point
of sale

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NAND Flash-based storage helps increase reliability and performance and reduce total cost of ownership in point-of-sale systems now available from leading manufacturers.

The NAND Flash-based mModule uDOC storage solution from M-Systems is helping to increase reliability and performance and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) within point-of-sale (POS) systems now available from leading manufacturers One such manufacturer, Atlanta-based Radiant Systems, has integrated M-Systems' 512Mbyte mModule uDOC as the solid-state storage solution within its P1220 hardware terminal product line

The latest addition to Radiant's line of open POS terminals, the P1220 terminal includes a standard Intel architecture, cable management and more peripheral ports than typical terminals of its size.

"Radiant's newest advancement in POS terminals, the P1220, offers numerous features that benefit restaurant and retail operators", said Bob Stone, Director of Product Management in the Radiant Hardware Division.

"M-Systems' uDOC is a critical feature for our solid-state model for maximum reliability and performance".

"Radiant hardware is built for harsh environments and the msystems' solid-state storage technology adds another dimension of reliability".

M-Systems' mModule uDOC is a USB 2.0-based device for embedded systems providing high-performance, reliability and security.

It is an embedded storage and boot solution ideal for POS applications as well as a variety of embedded applications such as gaming machines, thin clients, servers, printers and single-board computers (SBCs).

mModule uDOC is fully supported as a plug and play solution within Microsoft Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, WEPOS, Windows XP Pro and other operating system (OS) environments.

"With the decrease in Flash silicon prices, solid-state storage products like our mModule uDOC are ideal solutions to the high total cost of ownership and lower reliability of conventional, spinning magnetic media for POS terminals in restaurants, cinemas, food service and other hospitality businesses", said Noam Kedem, M-Systems' Vice President of Marketing.

"By integrating our mModule uDOC into their products, Radiant is providing its customers with advanced storage technology that enables high performance, highly reliability and a smarter solution overall for POS applications".

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