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Intel Introduces Solid-State Drive Pro 2500 to SSD Series [Professional Services Close - Up]
[July 30, 2014]

Intel Introduces Solid-State Drive Pro 2500 to SSD Series [Professional Services Close - Up]


(Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Intel has added to the Intel Solid-State Drive (SSD) Professional Family: the Intel SSD Pro 2500 Series.

According to a company release, this new business-class SSD delivers lower total cost of ownership, security and manageability features, and SSD performance demanded by today's business users.



"The need to protect assets, keep an eye on the bottom line and ensure employees have the best tools is a challenge for IT departments," said Rob Crooke, Intel corporate vice president and general manager of the Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group. "The Intel SSD Pro 2500 Series is a well-rounded solution to help balance those often competing needs. Adding the Pro 2500 Series to the Intel SSD Professional Family delivers a powerful storage solution to help businesses of all sizes meet their critical IT needs." "The Intel SSD Pro 2500 Series is the second-generation OPAL- based client storage solution that helps IT departments protect their users' data and also provides valuable features to reduce operational costs," stated Candace Worley, senior vice president and general manager, Endpoint Security, McAfee*, part of Intel Security. "The Pro 2500 Series is a perfect companion to our data protection solutions, managed by McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator*, all working in concert to provide IT departments with data security, management and control, wherever their endpoints may be." "Companies of every size are facing the growing challenge of protecting sensitive data and ensuring compliance with a litany of data protection laws and regulations," said Bill Solms, president and CEO of Wave Systems*. "The Intel SSD Pro 2500 Series offers a sound foundation for any data security program, incorporating hardware-level encryption without impacting drive performance. Wave's on-premise and cloud-based management software complements the Intel SSD Pro 2500 by offering remote drive provisioning, automated password recovery and secure audit logs to document that encryption was in place should a laptop become lost or stolen." More information and complete details: www.intel.com/newsroom/ssd ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved.

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