WD and SanDisk collaborate to create SSH Drives
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE WD(NASDAQ:WDC) and SanDisk Corporation(NASDAQ:SNDK) have announced that the two companies are collaborating to introduce hybrid storage devices that feature flash memory technology from SanDisk and hard drive technology from WD. SanDisk is supplying its iSSD storage devices for the WD Black solid-state hybrid drive (SSHD), the 2.5-inch SSHD solution, which utilizes both WD proprietary hybrid technology and industry standard SATA IO technology. "I am delighted for SanDisk to team up with WD on these exciting new hybrid products. By combining SanDisk's unparalleled flash memory expertise and technology with the hard drive know-how of WD, WD Black SSHDs offer outstanding hard drive-like capacity, and the slim form-factor and the level of performance that you will only get with flash memory solutions," said Kevin Conley, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Client Storage Solutions, S...