Fujitsu Delivers New 250GB(1) 2.5″ SATA Hard Disk Drive Series With 24-Hour Continuous Operation”
Posted on May 20, 2008
Filed Under Storage
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ — Fujitsu Computer Products of
America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including
hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today
announced the release of its 2.5″ hard disk drive (HDD) series line up that
offers support for 24-hour non-stop operation with capacities up to 250GB.
The new Fujitsu 2.5″ MHZ2-BK 7200 RPM and the 2.5″ MHZ2-BS 5400 RPM SATA
series features enhanced performance for extended duty disk drive usage for
business critical and industrial applications that require higher storage
capacity.
“While it’s self-evident that all HDDs get ‘rested’ when not being used
(and are built to a ‘good enough’ duty cycle), it is equally true that
there are many business-critical applications that do not offer any ‘rest’
time … and cannot afford any downtime,” commented Mark Peters, an analyst
with the Enterprise Strategy Group. “Such extreme operating demands clearly
require the very highest-duty-cycle disks designed specifically to support
such ‘always on’ environments. Fujitsu’s newly enhanced, extended duty hard
disk drives are custom designed to address this market need for continuous
operation, where a regular ‘good enough’ approach is simply not good
enough.”
Organizations are increasingly requiring 24×7 operations from their
hard disk drives. With its new HDD offerings, Fujitsu directly addresses
these demands with each model providing support for specific applications.
The high performance MHZ2-BK 7200 RPM model is maximized for blade servers,
nearline storage devices, telecommunication devices, and other
data-intensive business critical applications that require 24-hour
operation. The MHZ2-BS 5400 RPM series is designed to support industrial
applications with 24×7 access including surveillance cameras, industrial
PCs, POS systems, ATMs and robotics. Both the MHZ2-BK and MHZ2-BS series
have extremely low power consumption, providing the highest level of energy
efficiency available. Fujitsu is the only company currently offering RV
(rotational vibration) compensation technology for 2.5″ SATA HDDs, which
minimizes the adverse effects of vibration to maximize performance of
applications under demanding operating conditions.
“For five years, Fujitsu has been delivering industry-leading 2.5″
drives with 24×7 operation capability. With the addition of the MHZ2-BK and
MHZ2-BS series, we continue to leverage our extensive experience and
pioneering technology to meet the demand for high-performance drives with
greater storage capacity,” said Joel Hagberg, vice president, marketing and
business development, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. “These new
drives offer greater energy efficiency and are part of the Fujitsu Green
Policy Innovation initiative that promotes products and services that help
customers minimize their ecological footprint and reduce energy costs.”
Pricing and Availability
The Fujitsu MHZ2-BS HDD series is currently available and the MHZ2-BK
series will be available in July 2008. Pricing is available upon request.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the
global marketplace. With approximately 160,000 employees supporting
customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems
and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications
products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated
revenues of 5.3 trillion yen (US$53 billion) for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2008. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com.
About Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. conducts engineering and
marketing activities in Sunnyvale, California, and sales operations
throughout the United States. Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
currently offers products and services including hard disk drives, scanners
and scanner maintenance, broadcast video products, palm vein recognition
technology and 10Gb Ethernet switches. Fujitsu Computer Products of
America, Inc. is located at 1255 East Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085.
For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at
800-626-4686 or 408-746-7000. For more information, please see:
http://us.fujitsu.com/fcpa
(1) One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes; accessible capacity will be
less and actual capacity depends on the operating environment and
formatting.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Ayumi Sakoda
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
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Erin Del Llano
Schwartz Communications
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fujitsu@schwartz-pr.com
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