Hard Disk Drives offer 24-hour continuous operation.
Press Release Summary:
Offering 250 Gb capacity, 2.5 in. MHZ2-BK 7200 RPM and MHZ2-BS 5400 RPM SATA Series feature extended-duty design for organizations that require 24 x 7 operations. Series MHZ2-BK 7200 RPM is maximized for blade servers, nearline storage devices, telecommunication devices, and other data-intensive business critical applications, while Series MHZ2-BS 5400 RPM supports industrial applications including surveillance cameras, industrial PCs, POS systems, ATMs, and robotics.
Original Press Release:
Fujitsu Delivers New 250GB(1) 2.5 in. SATA Hard Disk Drive Series With 24-Hour Continuous Operation
New Drives Combine Advanced Performance, Reliability and Energy Efficiency for Business Critical and Industrial Applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 19 /-- 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 24x7 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 24x7 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 24x7 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 reported consolidated revenues of 5.3 trillion yen (US$53 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. For more information, please see: 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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