SanDisk on Thursday introduced a Mac version of its secure USB storage device.
A lack of Mac support has kept enterprises from being able to effectively support removable-media security policies across all their users, according to SanDisk. The Cruzer Enterprise can be initialised from either OS X or Windows.
The device, said to be the first of its kind by SanDisk, uses hardware-based 256-bit AES encryption and imposes mandatory access control on all files as protection against loss or theft of the drive. Users can access all of the drive’s encryption features from the Mac, including shutting down access to the encrypted storage area, managing passwords and changing preferences.
The Cruzer Enterprise is available in configurations of 1GB, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB, and supports OS X 10.4 ‘Tiger’ and OS X 10.5 ‘Leopard’.
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Samsung Withdraws Proposal to Acquire SanDisk.
Samsung No Longer Interested in Buying SanDisk
[10/21/2008 11:53 PM]
by Anton Shilov
Samsung Electronics late on Tuesday issued a statement claiming that the company no longer wanted to acquire SanDisk, a leading supplier of flash-based products in the world. The company said that in the existing market conditions it was no longer interested on taking over SanDisk at $26 a share.
“After nearly six months of efforts to pursue a transaction with no meaningful progress, we are withdrawing our proposal to acquire SanDisk. I am disappointed that we have been unable to reach an agreement on our proposal.
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Samsung Looks Forward Acquiring SanDisk.
Samsung Wants to Take Over Supplier of Flash-Based Products
[09/05/2008 03:26 PM]
by Anton Shilov
Samsung Electronics, a leading maker of consumer electronics, reportedly intends to take over SanDisk Corp., a leading supplier of flash memory cards and other flash-based products. The deal would create numerous market opportunities for Samsung, though, it is unclear whether the transaction is actually needed.
South Korea-based Edaily has reported that Samsung Electronics is seeking to acquire SanDisk and that Samsung has chosen JP Morgan Chase & Co. as an advisor for the purchase of the world’s largest flash memory card maker, reportsMarketWatch.
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