Makings of a solid partnership in Oz for Solidata

Peter Dinham
Tuesday, 21 April 2009 15:32

Business IT - Technology

Global SSD manufacturer, Solidata Technology, has entered the Australian solid state market through an exclusive partnership with an Australian online retailer of SSDs, ahead of what Solidata claims is the “imminent mass adoption” of solid state drives.

Under an agreement announced today, Solidata says Australian company, Solid State Central ,will launch Solidata’s range of SSDs onto the Australian market for the first time, and will be the exclusive Australian distributor of Solidata SSD products.
 
Solid State Central is an Australian online retailer of solid state drives SSDs and related accessories, and Solidata’s CEO, Clark Yu, said today the new partnership meant that Solidata would be able to strengthen the availability of Solidata SSD products throughout Australia while giving its customers the benefit of local knowledge and support provided by Solid State Central.

Ross Metherell, managing director of Solid State Central, said today that, according to Storagesearch.com, Solidata was now one of the top 10 SSD companies in the world, and he claimed the ranking spoke volumes about the quality of their SSD products.

Metherell says Solidata products are currently available direct to the public at www.solidstatecentral.com.au and he expects Solidata products will be available at retailers throughout Australia by mid-May.