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3.5-inch Flash Disks
Oct 25, 2005

SATA Flash Disk Delivers Extreme Storage Capacity and Performance Based on ArrayPro™ Technology

3.5-inch SATA Flash Disk Performs at 80 MB/sec Sustained Transfer Rates

LAS VEGAS, NV (International Telemetering Conference 2006) - October 25, 2005 - Adtron, an industry leader in delivering smart data storage solutions to the industrial marketplace, announced today the availability of its 3.5-inch SATA (A35FB) flash disk offering. This product joins the Adtron Flashpak™ family and complements the already available 3.5-inch IDE (I35FB) and Adtron SATA/IDE 2.5-inch form factor flash disks. All are built on Adtron SmartStorage™ framework and the Adtron ArrayPro™ performance engine. The unique patent-pending ArrayPro technology enables the industry's highest sustained performance rates for a given capacity. Up to 128 Gbytes fits in a standard 3.5-inch form factor to meet the needs of the most demanding command and control and telemetry applications.

"The NAND flash marketplace dynamics enable us to design and manufacture flash disk products that are more affordable and at higher capacities than ever before," stated Karen Douglass, VP Business Development. "We anticipate that more industrial and defense applications at the design phase will look at 3.5-inch form factors to employ high capacities and up to 80MB/s sustained performance. With the evolution of defense applications such as the netcentric battlefield, the need for very fast aggregation of large amounts of data for real-time analysis becomes more critical. Adtron's IDE and SATA 3.5-inch solutions represent a cost effective way to meet this need."

In addition, Adtron's EraSure™ technologies further enhance the use of solid state-based solutions in defense applications by providing clear and sanitize functions that are compliant with defense specifications. These features ensure rapid and secure data elimination from the media when required. Optional destroy, write protection and password protection features are also available. Both the A35FB flash disk and I35FB flash disk support either commercial (0 to 70 degrees C) or industrial (-40 to 85 degrees C) temperatures.

Shipments of 3.5-inch SATA flash disks will begin in November 2005. Quantity pricing for an 8 GByte A35FB flash disk is $1,900. For more information, contact Adtron Sales at 602-735-0300 or by e-mail at 35flashdisk@adtron.com.

About Adtron

Founded in 1985, Adtron is a leading designer and global supplier of disk-based and solid state embedded data storage solutions for the telecom, defense/aerospace, industrial automation, medical, and transportation markets. Incorporating standard form factors (including 2.5-inch, 3.5-inch, cPCI, ATCA and VME) and based on proven Adtron™ SmartStorage™ architecture, Adtron products are designed to meet the stringent requirements of the world's most demanding industrial applications. The Adtron Quality Management System is ISO 9001:2000 certified. Adtron is headquartered in Phoenix Arizona with channels in all global markets.

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Contact:

Patti Naccarati
Marketing Manager
Tel: 602-735-0315
Email: patti@adtron.com

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