MAXTOR ADDS ATLAS 15K TO PORTFOLIO WITH FASTEST SEEK TIME IN THE
MARKET
Maxtor’s New Atlas 15K Incorporates MaxAdapt Technology to
Optimize Signal Quality, Performance, and Reliability
Maxtor Corporation (NYSE: MXO), a worldwide leader in hard disk drives and data
storage solutions, today introduced the Maxtor Atlasä
15K, an enterprise-class 15,000 RPM hard drive featuring Maxtor’s
second-generation Ultra320 SCSI interface and MaxAdaptä,
an intelligent technology that delivers the highest system performance possible.
MaxAdapt is a key feature on Maxtor’s U320 SCSI interface implementation. The
Maxtor Atlas 15K is designed and tested for 24/7 applications and offers
performance leadership with the industry’s fastest average seek times, as fast
as 3.2 milliseconds, and up to 75 MB per second sustained data rates.
The
Atlas 15K hard disk drive makes an ideal storage solution for enterprise
customers requiring fast
transaction and data transfer rates for demanding I/O intensive and
high-bandwidth applications; including OLTP, storage area networks, scientific
and engineering calculations, data warehousing, economic transactions and 3D
animation rendering.
“IT managers are
realizing that 15K SCSI drives are crucial performance-enhancers for I/O
intensive applications,” said Mike Karp, senior analyst at Enterprise Management
Associates. “The Atlas 15K from Maxtor, with the U320 SCSI interface, will
address the requirements of an enterprise’s most data-hungry and demanding
applications.”
Flagship Performance
The
Atlas 15K is redefining performance standards in the enterprise-class hard drive
market with its unmatched 3.2 millisecond average seek time and 75 MB per second
maximum sustained data rate. Maxtor Atlas 15K delivers this performance edge
with capacities of 18 GB, 36 GB and 73 GB. It provides up to 45 percent more
I/Os per second than the average 10K drive, which translates into the lowest
cost-per-I/O solution in the industry. With the Atlas 15K, system integrators
can deliver system solutions with the industry’s fastest response time, which is
ideal for transaction intensive applications.
“Maxtor’s customers will continue to benefit from industry-leading technology,
performance, leveraged qualification cycles and high reliability,”
said John Joseph, vice president of marketing for the
Server Products Group at Maxtor. “The Maxtor Atlas 15K is setting new
performance standards at a time when demand for 15K drives is growing. Maxtor’s
intent has always been to provide our customers the products they need when they
need them.”
Maxtor MaxAdapt
The Maxtor Atlas
U320 drives have the distinction of being the only self-aware drives in the
market today with MaxAdapt, Maxtor’s unique implementation of adaptive active
filtration technology (AAF). This technology
optimizes signal
quality allowing the drive to adapt and react to changing systems
configurations. MaxAdapt delivers improved system performance through
a closed-loop method of adapting frequency amplification and noise filtering. In
other words, MaxAdapt adjusts to current system conditions to provide the best
possible signal integrity and ensure optimal system performance.
Availability
Maxtor Atlas 15K qualification units are scheduled
for fourth quarter 2002 availability with full product availability scheduled
for early in the first quarter in 2003.
It will be
available through Maxtor’s network of retailers
including Tech Data UK, Enta Technologies Ltd, Ingram Micro, Avnet Applied
Computing, Ideal Hardware Ltd, Actebis, Microtronica. The Atlas 15K includes a
five-year warranty.
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About Maxtor
Maxtor Corporation (www.maxtor.com)
is one of the world's leading suppliers of information storage solutions. The
company has an expansive line of storage products for desktop computers, storage
systems, high-performance servers and consumer electronics. Maxtor has a
reputation as a proven market leader built by consistently providing
high-quality products and service and support for its customers. Maxtor and its
products can be found at
www.maxtor.com. Maxtor is traded on the NYSE under the MXO symbol.
Note: Maxtor
and the Maxtor logo are registered trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. Atlas and
MaxAdapt are trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. All other trademarks are
properties of their respective owners.
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This announcement relating to Maxtor may contain forward-looking statements
concerning future technology, products incorporating that technology, and
Maxtor's execution. These statements are based on current expectations and are
subject to risks and uncertainties which could materially affect the company’s
results, including, but not limited to, market demand for hard disk drives, the
company’s ability to execute future production ramps and utilize manufacturing
assets efficiently, pricing, competition, and the significant uncertainty of
market acceptance of new products. These and other risk factors are contained
in documents that the company files with the SEC, including the Form 10-K for
fiscal 2001 and its recent 10-Qs.
