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Imation Launches Updated Version Of SuperDisk Diskette With Secured Encryption Technology
LAS VEGAS --- (Nov. 16, 1998) Imation Corp. (NYSE: IMN) today launched Version 3.0 of the Imation SuperDisk Diskette with Secured Encryption Technology – a high capacity diskette combining some of today’s most sophisticated data security technology with the familiar, easy-to-use SuperDisk platform.
Along with the product’s current Windows 95 and 98 compatibility, Version 3.0 extends Windows NT compatibility to the product. Available in early December in the U.S. and Canada, the product will be available in a 3-pack at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $49.99 and a 10-pack with an MSRP of $129.99 (actual pricing may vary). Imation announced the new product at COMDEX/Fall, where it is exhibiting at Booth L-2090.
The SuperDisk secured diskette is unique because its encryption software is delivered on the diskette itself and not sold as part of a separate software package. This results in an easy-to-use, powerful tool that offers secure transportation of sensitive information, preventing unauthorized access to encrypted data. Authorized recipients of SuperDisk secured diskettes simply install the encryption application directly from the SuperDisk secured diskette and, with the correct password, have access to the data.
SuperDisk secured diskettes allow SuperDisk users to encrypt and de-crypt data by simply saving or opening files in any Windows application. Any file can be encrypted -- allowing users to protect databases, spreadsheets, images and other documents from theft or unauthorized viewing. After encrypting the data on a diskette, the user can only access the data by entering a user-determined password. So, even if the diskette is lost or stolen, the secured data is safe. This is especially important in a mobile computing environment.
The SuperDisk encryption software uses a Blowfish algorithm with a 64-bit key length, and as such is restricted from export outside the U.S. and Canada. An international version of the product will be available in early 1999.
Imation also announced a special promotion slated to begin in early December through selected resellers in which one diskette in specially marked 3-, 5- and 10-packs of standard SuperDisk diskettes will be a SuperDisk Diskette with Secured Encryption Technology (Version 3.0). The promotional package also will include offers which may be applied to purchases of additional SuperDisk secured diskettes.
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The information on this page is accurate as of November 16, 1998
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