Core Systems in San Diego California October 2, 2007 announces today the introduction of the RTD-350S Rugged Data Storage Drive.  The RTD-350S is a standard Drop-in COTS Replacement of Conventional 3.5” Drives, Offering a Low-cost Alternative to Solid State with 320GBs of Fast, Rugged Data Storage

San Diego California, Core Systems announced today introduction of its RTD-350S. A 320GB SATA rugged hard disk that delivers a 100% storage capacity increase and a high performance SATA interface for its Rugged product line. RTD-350S is a rugged data storage solution that can be used by all branches of the United States military and many commercial organizations because of its ability to perform reliably in temperature, altitude, shock, vibration, humidity, and dust conditions that would destroy conventional hard disks, at a fraction of the cost of solid-state storage.

“The Rugged RTD-350S with SATA interface was selected as the newest rugged addition to our product line because of the growing need for embedded and enterprise storage,” said Chris Schaffner, President of Core Systems.

The RTD-350S SATA drive allows users to benefit from the use of longer, thinner cables that are easily routed to let air cooling work more efficiently, faster data transfer rates, and lower power requirements while enabling hot swapping and more reliable operation.

The standard SATA interface allows the RTD-350S RTD-350S SATA to be used as a drop-in COTS replacement of conventional 3.5” low profile drives resulting in a storage capacity greater than equivalently performing SAS disks. Performance characteristics of the RTD-350S RTD-350S -SATA include:

Expanded altitude of -15,000ft to 85,000ft

Expanded operational temperature range of -40C to +70C

Industry’s only vibration and shock hardened 3.5” SATA disk

Over 90MB/s maximum sustained read and write storage

Industry leading 3Gb/s SATA II interface with eSATA/xSATA support and ESD protection

Certified Hi-Speed USB2.0 auxiliary port enables full 320GB access to systems lacking SATA connectivity

Low power 5VDC operation with options for additional 12VDC and 28VDC inputs

I2C management for applications that demand extended BITE

The RTD-350S SATA can be used with high-end SAS controllers as well as any of the ubiquitous embedded SATA ports. The RTD-350S provides the performance of SAS enterprise-class disks without the heat and mechanical limitations of those 15K RPM disks.

Using the same principle that gives dual-core processors high performance with fewer watts of power dissipation, this 3.5” SATA disk contains four 2.5” inch platters bonded together with RAID. The independent actuator arms and read/write heads double the media transfer rate normally available from rugged disks.”

About Core Systems

Core Systems is a premier provider of complete integrated systems for the Industrial, Embedded, Military and Communications marketplaces. We design, manufacture and customize open system platforms to meet the demanding requirements of our customers' programs, using both standard and enhanced Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology.

Core Systems' purpose is to innovate the design and development of industrial computer technology. As computing technology continues to grow and evolve, Core Systems will continually define methods to manufacture and produce leading edge mission critical computing products in a controlled environment.

The Core Systems business is to define, execute and deliver best-of-breed products and support to the Industrial Computing marketplace.

Core Systems believes in uncompromised quality of product.

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