New PATA- and SCSI-based SSDs at Smart Modular Technologies

SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. announced several extensions to its Xceed family of industrial-grade storage solutions. New PATA-based solid state drives (SSDs) have been added to the XceedUltraX and XceedSecure product lines, and new SCSI-based SSDs have been added to the XceedUltra and XceedSecure lines. The Company also announced Version 2.5 of its EraSure data security software, which adds a new security protocol and improves overall SSD declassification performance.

"These additions bring state-of-the-art NAND-flash technology to legacy applications that still require the PATA and SCSI interfaces," said Wade Campbell, SMART’s Director of SSD Marketing and Product Management. "SMART is committed to providing its customers with the latest SSD technology in forms that allow them to rapidly refresh their long life-cycle products. Now, they can quickly realize the performance, capacity, and price benefits of the latest SSD technology without the hassle of a major redesign. In addition, the enhancements to our EraSure technology allow SMART to continue to provide industry-leading SSD declassification technology."

New PATA- and SCSI-based SSDs
The SMART 2.5" XceedUltraX2 and XceedSecure2 PATA SSDs deliver sustained performance of up to 70MB/s read and 50MB/s write. Designed for a wide range of industrial, defense, and other embedded applications that require extremely rugged storage devices, the XceedUltraX and XceedSecure PATA SSD families are available in a 9.5mm high package with 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB models. Both are available in commercial and industrial temperature variations.

The SMART 3.5" XceedUltra2 and XceedSecure2 SCSI U160 SSDs deliver sustained performance of up to 55MB/s read and 50MB/s write. The drives come with either the 68- or 80-pin SCA SCSI interface in capacities ranging from 8GB to 128GB.

XceedSecure SSDs Get Enhanced EraSure Technology
SMART’s EraSure data security technology (EraSure is a registered trademark of Adtron Corporation), available in all XceedSecure2 products, has been enhanced in Version 2.5 to meet the requirements of the NSA/CSS Storage Device Declassification Manual 9-12. EraSure technology performance has also been improved to reduce secure erase times by up to several hundred percent, depending upon the protocol. EraSure technology supports multiple US defense industry declassification standards, including IRIG 106-07. The XceedSecure2 products are available in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB configurations, and are ideal for use in extreme physical environments or for applications that require data elimination technology that meets defense industry standards.

Samples of the four new PATA and SCSI SSDs are available now with general availability expected 2Q 09.