OCZ Signs SED International

OCZ
Technology Group, Inc. announced that SED International
Holdings, Inc. (SED), a distributor of computer technology products, is authorized to distribute OCZ’s line of consumer-based SSDs in Latin
America and the Caribbean.

This includes OCZ’s SATA-based Vertex and SSD Series, the PCIe-based
RevoDrive SSD Series, and the Vector SSD Series
featuring OCZ’s new Barefoot 3 controller that delivers I/O performance
and enhanced endurance for personal computing environments.

The distribution agreement with OCZ
represents SED International’s first SSD brand for the Latin American region
providing an alternative storage technology HDDs given performance disparity
between servers and HDDs. As data traffic continues to increase, the mechanical
and physical limitations of HDDs result in system bottlenecks that compromise
the end user experience necessitating the need for faster and reliable
storage solutions.

"As
one of the first major providers of SSDs with a rich history of technological
innovations, OCZ became our SSD vendor of choice as they offer a well-rounded
consumer portfolio focused on high-performance, improved reliability and
greater affordability," said Ronell Rivera, SVP, Latin America, for SED. "We are very pleased
to partner with OCZ as a key strategic distributor in the region and with a
rich line-card that extends to high-performance enterprise applications,
enables the partnership to grow into other areas of the data center."

"We
are pleased to build upon our distribution strategy in Latin America and the
Caribbean with such a high-profile and customer-oriented value-added
distributor as SED International," said E. Zeke Olazaba, director of sales, Latin
America, for OCZ. "The
combination of our reseller programs, coupled with extensive service and
support and a comprehensive product line-up, will help SED expand its storage
solutions presence in a burgeoning region."