SanDisk, as we all know, is known for its cutting edge flash memory products. This time SanDisk scores again with the Cruzer ® Enterprise USB Flash Drive. A press release dated 4th Dec 2008 declares SanDisk Cruzer ® Enterprise USB Flash Drive to be the first flash drive to fully support Apple Macintosh users. Read the press release here.

SanDisk Cruzer ® Enterprise is designed with USB security, compliance and manageability needs of today’s enterprises in mind. Its major safety features includes protection against theft or loss of the drive achieved by imposing mandatory access control on all files. As this flash drive supports both Macintosh and Microsoft Windows environments, IT professionals can more effectively use SanDisk Cruzer ® Enterprise to protect information on company-issued secure USB flash drives across their organizations.
Yariv Fishman, Senior Manager, Enterprise Division, SanDisk says, “SanDisk Cruzer® Enterprise is ideal for the millions of business users who use Macs at home or in the office. It combines a simple, user-friendly interface with the addition of SanDisk’s tough security and ultra-fast transfer speeds. It’s the first secure USB flash drive that provides full Mac support by allowing initialization of the drive directly on a Mac platform.”

Cruzer ® Enterprise, available in 1, 2, 4 and 8GB capacities, supports Apple Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” and Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard.” Cruzer ® Enterprise ensures safety of all files stored on the drive with advanced hardware-based 256-bit AES USB encryption, which along with advanced password protection makes it extremely difficult for unauthorized users to access data if the drive is lost or stolen. Cruzer ® Enterprise, available in 1, 2, 4 and 8GB capacities, supports Apple Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” and Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard.” Cruzer ® Enterprise ensures safety of all files stored on the drive with advanced hardware-based 256-bit AES USB encryption, which along with advanced password protection makes it extremely difficult for unauthorized users to access data if the drive is lost or stolen. Existing Cruzer ® Enterprise users may download a firmware update at http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/macupdater

Cruzer ® Enterprise official features:

• Hardware based 256-bit AES encryption
• Mandatory access control for all files (100% private partition)
• Strong password
• “Lockdown” mode when a set number of incorrect password attempts are made
• Centrally Manageable (Using SanDisk CMC software sold separately)
• Ultra fast transfer speed – 24MB/s Read, 20MB/s write.*
• Full support for Apple Mac OS X computers
• Available in 1, 2, 4 and 8GB ** configurations

The product allows mobile workforce in enterprise and government bodies to allow added level of mobile storage security perimeter and boost the performance with mobile data even further.

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