Matthew LentiniImation, specialist in AV products, accessories and storage, has released a range of security-heavy portable storage products in its ‘Defender Collection.’
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The range, now available in Australia, consists of flash drives and external hard drives with FIPS-grade security – the standard used by US government organisations. The target market here is enterprise and government organisations willing to pay a premium price for high security on portable data.
The Defender F200 Biometric Flash Drive is the leader of the series, ranging from $189.95 for 1GB to $674.95 for 32GB, featuring biometric fingerprint identification and password protection.
The lower grades include the F50 Pivot, F100 and F150 which still all include hardware encryption. While these are currently stocked at up to 32GB capacities, Imation is expecting 64GB varieties to appear at a later Australian launch for the Defender series.
There are also a range of external hard drives that house up to 500GB with fingerprint scanning in a metal frame.
Still to come are security-centred re-writable CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
The release comes ahead of Kingston Digital’s range of enterprise USBs set for launch on March 7, each running at competitive prices to each other. The Imation products have an added level of security based on the FIPS scale.