Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memoryproducts, today announced the expansion of its DataTraveler® USB 2.0 productline to better service the varying needs of USB customers. Kingston will addthree versions to the product line: DataTraveler II, DataTraveler II Plus andDataTraveler Elite.
“Kingston entered the USB drive market in 2002 and the product has beenimmensely successful,” said Scott Chen, Vice President of APAC BusinessDivision. “As the USB standard continues to gain adoption in new marketsegments, Kingston decided the time was right to launch a trio of DataTravelerswith enhanced features and functionality to best fit the needs of a diversegroup of users.”
DataTraveler II and DataTraveler II Plus
For advanced consumers and small to midsize business use, DataTraveler II andDataTraveler II Plus provide high-performance solutions. Performance benefitsinclude Hi-Speed USB 2.0, pre-loaded SecureTraveler security software withprivate zones and password protection. Both are designed for power-users whoneed higher capacities and faster data transfer. The DataTraveler II has a datatransfer rate of up to 11 MB/sec. read; 7 MB/sec. write speed, while theDataTraveler II Plus is fastest in its class with a data transfer rate of up to19 MB/sec. read; 13 MB/sec. write speed.
DataTraveler Elite
Designed for premium performance and safeguarding data for IT, corporate andgovernment organizations, DataTraveler Elite features Hi-Speed USB 2.0, advancedsecurity and ease of use utilities including a boot utility. The DataTravelerElite has a data transfer rate of up to 24 MB/sec. read; 14 MB/sec. write speed,making it one of the fastest USB devices on the market today. DataTraveler Elitehas a unique combination of hardware and software-based security that givesunprecedented access control and encrypted data protection. With DataTravelerElite’s TravelerSafe+ software, users can set password access control for aprivate data storage area that utilizes 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)hardware-based encryption. If lost, this advanced hardware encryption systemprotects the data against unauthorized access.
Ideal for use on virtually any PC or Macintosh with a USB port, allDataTravelers have a five-year warranty and are backed by Kingston service andsupport. The DataTraveler’s labeling can also be customized for specialpromotions and giveaways via Kingston’s co-logo program*. For more informationon DataTraveler and its corresponding DataTraveler Elite security white paper,please visit the Kingston Technology Web site atwww.kingston.com/asia/digitalmedia