SANDISK AND DISKEEPER ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF CLIENT SSD COMPUTING APPLICATIONS
Ultrabooks First to Benefit from Optimized Combination
Of SanDisk Flash Memory and Diskeeper Caching
Software
MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 15,
2012 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:
SNDK), a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today
announced it has entered into a worldwide, exclusive agreement with
Diskeeper
Corp. to license its industry leading caching software solutions
for solid state disk drives (SSDs). Under the terms of the
agreement, SanDisk will provide these solutions both as standalone
software products as well as bundled with SanDisk's SSD products
for client computing applications. The resulting hardware/software
bundled solution from SanDisk will help its consumer OEM customers
build optimized computing devices, such as Ultrabooks and other
ultra-thin form factor products, that provide greater
responsiveness, higher performance and an overall better user
experience to consumers worldwide.
The agreement initially calls for
SanDisk to exclusively license Diskeeper's ExpressCache®
and NowOn™ software products, which improve overall
system performance and boot time in dual-drive (paired SSD and HDD)
storage configurations. SanDisk has the ability to license other
Diskeeper products currently in various stages of development for
application across client and enterprise computing and mobile
markets. Additional details of the agreement were not
disclosed.
"The combination of Diskeeper's
industry-leading ExpressCache and NowOn software offerings with
SanDisk's broad and flexible client SSD solutions delivers the
lowest-cost, smallest footprint implementation to meet Ultrabook
requirements," said Kevin Conley, SanDisk's senior vice president
and general manager, Client Storage Solutions. "We are excited to
add these software solutions to our portfolio for standalone and
bundled opportunities in this rapidly growing market."
"We see our alliance with SanDisk
as a critical driver to accelerate adoption of SSD computing
applications," said Jerry Baldwin, CEO of Diskeeper. "The
exceptional performance and endurance of SanDisk SSD's paired with
Diskeeper's ExpressCache and NowOn products offer consumer OEM
customers industry leading performance optimization for Ultrabooks
and other computer platforms."
Caching solutions used in computing
provide a location for frequently accessed information to be stored
and retrieved quickly. A high-performance flash memory-based cache
can be combined with advanced caching software to improve the
performance of hard disk drive (HDD)-based solutions, while keeping
overall system costs low. Applications or devices that need to
leverage the full capabilities of flash memory, like small
footprint, low power consumption, high performance and reliability,
can use complete SSD solutions in place of HDDs.
About
Diskeeper
Diskeeper Corporation creates high-performance software that
optimizes and maintains application operation efficiency and
equipment longevity to increase productivity in technology, people
and businesses. With over 30 years of product innovation, the key
to Diskeeper's success is listening to customer needs and staying
abreast of the changes in technology as they relate to data storage
performance both in the physical and virtual domain. Diskeeper is
committed to providing solutions that meet the real-world need of
our users
About
SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in flash
memory storage solutions, from research and development, product
design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and
retail channels. Since 1988, SanDisk's innovations in flash memory
and storage system technologies have provided customers with new
and transformational digital experiences. SanDisk's diverse product
portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used
in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital
media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB
flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market.
SanDisk's products are used by consumers and enterprise customers
around the world.
SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based
S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company, with more than half its sales
outside the United States. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements, including expectations for the market
for products incorporating Diskeeper's caching software solutions
and our SSD products, the expected benefits and competitive
advantages of the new products, and the expected impact on
SanDisk's SSD solutions, that are based on our current expectations
and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these
forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause
these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among
others: the market demand for our SSD products, including products
incorporating Diskeeper's solutions, may grow more slowly than our
expectations or competitive products may have better features, may
be easier to operate or may be available at a lower cost, which
could enable these products to achieve better customer acceptance
than our products, including those incorporating Diskeeper's
solutions, our products and those incorporating Diskeeper's
solutions may not perform as expected, and the other risks detailed
from time-to-time in under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere
in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports,
including, but not limited to, our most recent quarterly report on
Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K. We do not intend to
update the information contained in this press release.