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STEC

STEC, Inc., designs, develops, manufactures and markets custom memory solutions based on Flash memory and DRAM technologies.

See also:- STEC editor mentions on STORAGEsearch.com

  • editor's notes:- in January 2008 - EMC announced that it would use SSDs from STEC in its Symmetrix DMX-4 high-end networked storage systems. You may not realise that EMC was an SSD pioneer 20 years ago (in 1987) but got burned at that time.

    In March 2008 - STEC announced Q407 revenue declined 28% compared to the year ago quarter.

    In Q108 STEC was the #2 ranked SSD OEM - see the Top 10 Solid State Disk Companies

    In April 2008 - STEC said it was in volume shipment of its Zeus-IOPS range of 2.5" and 3.5" flash SSDs with 4Gbps Fibre Channel ports.

    Also this month - Seagate filed suit against STEC alleging patent infringements related to hard disk interfaces.

    STEC dismissed the claims in these terms.

    STEC is one of the first companies to build (flash) SSDs, having designed, manufactured and shipped SSDs as early as 1994, long before any of the suggested patents were issued to Seagate.

    Given the effect SSDs are having on the HDD market, STEC believes that Seagate's lawsuit is completely without merit and primarily motivated by competitive concerns rather than a desire to protect its intellectual property.

    STEC believes that Seagate's action is a desperate move to disrupt how aggressively customers are embracing STEC's Zeus-IOPS technology and changing the balance of power in enterprise storage.

    Seagate is sending a clear signal that it recognizes STEC as the leader in the SSD business and is attempting to slow down part of the growth that STEC is gaining through its SSD offering, particularly in the enterprise segment. STEC will aggressively pursue its defense to this infringement action.
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