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[screamz]

Ich bin im IT Sektor tätig und habe täglich mit Hardware zu tun.
OCZ ist einer der führenden Hersteller von Solid State Drives (SSDs). Diese werden in den kommenden Jahren die herkömmliche Festplatte in einigen Bereichen ersetzen bzw. ergänzen. Daher bin ich sehr optimistisch für das Unternehmen. Das Produktportfolio ist sehr breit aufgestellt.

Obwohl die Aktie gerade auf Talfahrt ist bin ich heute gegen den Trend bei 2 US-Dollar eingestiegen. Auf mittelfristige Sicht könnten deutlich höhere Kurse drin sein.

Bei 26,5 Millionen ausstehenden Aktien ist das Unternehmen aktuell mit 53 Mio. US-Dollar bewertet.

Hier die Zahlen des letztes Quartals:
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/573/o…

Kann jemand dazu etwas sagen? Kenne mich nicht wirklich damit aus ;-)

[Netflirter]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 39.914.363 von screamz am 02.08.10 17:43:22

hört sich ja ganz gut an aber warum dieser starke verfall?

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 39.915.177 von Netflirter am 02.08.10 19:46:19

naja, vielleicht weil OCZ seit 8 Quartalen Miese schreibt?!

http://content.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/media/3ee5f9fb77fc8…


Gruss Wunram

[screamz]

Beobachte die Aktie schon länger. Auch als sie noch in London gelistet war.

Eine Volatilität von 10 Prozent pro Tag ist keine Seltenheit.

[Ariminios]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 39.914.363 von screamz am 02.08.10 17:43:22

Sehr interessanter Fund, habe mir erst gerade eine SSD gekauft, allerdings von Intel, wegen der besseren Random access performance. Trotzdem waren die von OCZ meine zweite Wahl.

Die Aktie gefaellt mir aber noch weniger, negativer Buchwert, ohne den wertlosen goodwill. Verluste ohne Ende, Knapp 1 mio cash, Hilfe.
Dafuer waechst der Umsatz ja ganz gut, dank SSDs, und falls sie es mal irgendwann schaffen net profit zu erzielen, bestimmt eine Anlage wert. Aber das dauert bestimmt noch 1-2 Jahre.

[screamz]

Erster Trade erfolgreich

Jetzt warte ich wieder bis sie fällt um erneut einzusteigen ;-)

[screamz]

Bin bei 1,90 wieder rein. Mal schauen was sich ergibt.

[screamz]

Gestern bei 2,50 wieder raus. Da ich nun schon ordentlich Gewinn habe werde ich den nächsten Trade länger behalten. Hoffentlich sehen wir nochmal Kurse um 2 Dollar.

[Wunram]

der newsflow der letzten Wochen bzgl. SSD, Memory und weiterer Geschäftsbeziehungen ist ja nicht schlecht:

OCZ Technology Introduces the High-Speed Data Link (HSDL) Interface to Revolutionize Solid-State Storage Performance
2010-09-29
New OCZ HSDL Eliminates the Bandwidth-Saturation of Current Interfaces to Deliver Unparalleled SSD Performance for Both Enterprise and Consumer Clients
http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/397

OCZ Technology Continues to Drive Solid-State Drive Prices Down With the Launch of Onyx 2
2010-09-27
New OCZ SATA II SSD Delivers the Price to Performance Ratio Mainstream Consumers Demand
http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/396

OCZ Technology Announces Next Generation Ultra-Low and Extreme-Low Voltage DDR3 Memory Kits
2010-09-14
New Solutions Offer Significant Power-Savings and Excellent Stability Without Sacrificing Performance on the Latest Platforms
http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/395

OCZ Technology Signs Microsens Group as Distributor for Brazil Region
2010-09-08
New Customer Agreement to Expand Global Availability of OCZ's Products
http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/394

OCZ Technology Becomes an Official Silicon Graphics International Corp.(R) Supplier of Enterprise-Class SSDs for Integration Into High-Performance Computing and Server Storage Solutions
2010-08-24
New Customer Win Expands OCZ's SSD Distribution Network and Represents Growth in Its Enterprise SSD Business
http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/393

OCZ Technology to Attend QuakeCon 2010 with World Famous Gamer, Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel
2010-08-09
OCZ to Showcase Latest Fatal1ty Co-Branded Gaming Products Directly to Consumers
QuakeCon Runs from August 12-15, 2010, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas
http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/392


OCZ Technology to Extend Enterprise Solid State Drive Reach at the Flash Memory Summit 2010
2010-08-05
OCZ to Demonstrate Innovative High Speed Data Link (HSDL) Interface and Complete Spectrum of Customizable Enterprise Class SSDs at Booth 415
http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/391


OCZ Technology High-Performance SSD Options Offered With Origin PC's Custom Gaming Computers
2010-07-27
Customer Win Represents OCZ's Growth in SSD Sales and Initiative to Sign Clients in Broad Market Segments
http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/390

OCZ Technology Offers the World’s Fastest High-Density 4GB DDR3 Modules Operating at 2133MHz
2010-07-12
Solution Adds Strength to OCZ’s Memory Division and Offers Prosumers Industry-Leading Frequencies
http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/389

Was steht so als nächstes an:

Der Bericht für das 2 Quartal (Juni, Juli, August) müsste demnächst kommen

Lt. eigener homepage: Games Convention 25. – 29. 10.2010 Leipzig; sind aber aktuell weder als Aussteller noch als Sponor registriert

… Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2010 Annual Meeting”) to be held at 9 a.m., Pacific Standard Time, on Monday, November 15, 2010. The meeting will be held at OCZ’s corporate headquarters located at 6373 San Ignacio Avenue, San Jose, CA 95119….
http://app.quotemedia.com/quotetools/showFiling.go?webmaster…

Bin jetzt selbst seit Anfang September mit ~ $ 1,94 investiert.

Gute N8
Wunram

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.236.328 von Wunram am 29.09.10 23:13:14

wie erwartet:

OCZ Technology to Host Fiscal 2011 Second Quarter Conference Call
Call to Broadcast Monday, October 11, 2010 at 1:00PM ET (10:00AM PT)

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq : OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, will host its fiscal 2011 second quarter conference call for the period ended August 31, 2010. Ryan Petersen, CEO, Kerry Smith, CFO, and Arthur Knapp, VP of Finance, will present the company's financial results on the call.

All interested parties can join the call by dialing [phone] or [phone]. Please call-in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for replay until October 25, 2010. To access the archived conference call, please dial [phone] or [phone] and enter replay passcode 15520649.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the conference call section of OCZ's website at http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls, which will be archived for replay. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for connection.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.

Founded in 2002, San Jose, CA-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. ("OCZ") is a leading manufacturer of high performance Solid State Drives (SSDs) and other premium computer components. Using its historical expertise in high-speed memory, OCZ has become a leader in the SSD market, a technology that is replacing the traditional rotating magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs). SSDs are faster, more reliable, generate less heat and use significantly less power than the HDDs used in the majority of computers today. In addition to SSD technology, OCZ also offers high performance components for computing devices and systems, including enterprise-class power management products as well as leading-edge computer gaming solutions. For more information, please visit: www.ocztechnology.com.

The OCZ Technology logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7445

Contact:

OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Ryan Petersen, CEO 408-733-8400
The Investor Relations Group
Investor Relations:
Adam Holdsworth 212-825-3210
Public Relations:
Mike Graff 212-825-3210

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Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

und ein weiterer Vertriebskanal für SSD:

OCZ Technology Announces Partnership With Eurocom for Solid State Drive (SSD) Integration Into Mobile Workstations and Mobile Servers
New Customer to Promote the Advantages of SSDs in Intensive On-the-Go Computing Environments

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, is pleased to announce that Eurocom customers can now configure high performance mobile solutions with OCZ's award-winning SSDs. Eurocom will deploy OCZ's premium performance and high capacity solid state drives to deliver best-in-class desktop replacement, mobile workstations, and mobile servers for broad market segments, including graphic design, government, and military.

"Eurocom has a well deserved reputation as a leader in the space of high performance Mobile Workstations and Mobile Server notebooks," said Richard Singh, Senior VP of Worldwide Sales at the OCZ Technology Group. "We are pleased to partner with Eurocom who can integrate up to four of our high performance, high capacity ultra reliable solid state drives into their RAID based notebooks, and make them available to clients looking for the ultimate mobile workstation or mobile server."

"Thanks to 480GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD drives, Eurocom is able to deliver the most powerful, reliable and RAID-able notebook solutions, with up to four drives and RAID 0/1/5/10 support," said Mark Bialic, President of Eurocom. "480GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD drives will help accelerate the migration of Eurocom customers to the Engineering-on-the-Go and RED (Rapid Engineering Deployment) Team concept in their organizations with the ultimate portable business solution, the EUROCOM Panther series mobile workstations."

Striving to deliver the ultimate portability and productivity for the most demanding applications, Eurocom chose OCZ's SSDs in conjunction with its Panther 2.0 Mobile Workstations and Panther Mobile Servers for the ability to keep pace with CAD/CAM and 3D designers, engineers, architects, animators, and digital content creators who frequently travel and need access to powerful and energy-efficient computing. With the option of "hybrid" SSD and HDD arrays, including the option of a 4-way Vertex 2 480GB RAID 10 configuration, Eurocom's desktop-rivaling portable systems also feature RAID 0,1 or 5 options for maximized storage potential, further leveraging the benefits of OCZ drives in these computing powerhouses. Eurocom Mobile Workstations also come equipped with modular VGA solutions for the perfect combination of video and storage performance. The demand for premium performance and unmatched reliability in this segment are the perfect arena for OCZ's SSD offerings, and the company is committed to continuous growth in the system integration market segment.

Incorporating sheer speeds and sub-millisecond access times, OCZ's SSDs not only provide a faster, more responsive PC experience, but also promote cooler, quieter and lower power consumption conditions compared to traditional mechanical hard drives. By combining premium storage solutions into top-of-the-line professional setups, Eurocom and OCZ continue to offer the latest performance options for clients to get the most out of their mobile workstations.

About Eurocom Corporation (http://www.Eurocom.com)
Eurocom is the world's leading developer of desktop replacement and mobile workstation technology. Eurocom began with the goal of creating the most advanced computer systems and using advanced engineering techniques typically unseen in the computer industry. The company has produced many firsts and continues to engineer well-balanced machines that inspire and enable individuals to reach great possibilities. Eurocom is also a developer of modular VGA solutions. For more information on Eurocom or to customize a Mobile Workstation, please visit http://www.eurocom.com/products/showroom/products_files/work…

Eurocom RED Team Concept
Engineering-On-The-Go, as being defined by Eurocom as "having the ability of performing engineering activities anywhere in the world made available by capable mobile hardware solutions that allows engineers to receive and process feedback while being face-to-face with customers, co-developers, final users and other third parties", is being widely deployed in the engineering industry.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
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Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

man rüstet sich für den Markt:


OCZ Technology Teams With SandForce, Inc. to Produce Next Generation Solid State Drives Which Raise the Bar in Enterprise, Industrial, and OEM Storage Solutions
OCZ's SandForce-Driven Deneva Series Implements the Latest Interface and NAND Technology to Provide Maximum Performance and Reliability to Enterprise Clients

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, is teaming up with SandForce(R), Inc. to deliver exceptional new SSD products that leverage Serial-ATA (SATA) III and cost-effective NAND flash components. With the updated architecture, the OCZ Deneva Family will continue to lead the way in the transition from hard disc drives (HDDs) to SSD data storage and IT infrastructures. OCZ is set to begin sample distribution to current and potential clients in the fourth quarter of 2010, with mass production beginning in the first quarter of 2011.

"We have a strong partnership with SandForce and are excited to utilize their new SF-2000 family of SSD processors in our next generation Enterprise and Industrial Solid State Drive products," said Alex Mei, CMO at the OCZ Technology Group. "Together we will be able to offer our enterprise clients a very robust line of ultra reliable 6Gb/s SSDs in a variety of interfaces ranging from SATA to SAS within our customizable Deneva Series."

"OCZ is an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of Solid State Drives with innovative solutions for the storage market," said Jeremy Werner, Director of Marketing at SandForce. "We are pleased to work closely with them as we launch the new SF-2000 SSD Processor Family for the Enterprise and Industrial markets."

The new and improved OCZ Deneva Family will build on its enterprise-class reliability and offer the most cutting-edge technology available, including SATA 6Gbps and 3X-2Xnm SLC, MLC, and eMLC flash memory support. Using SandForce's second generation SF-2500/2600 SSD processors, the drives reach new, unmatched performance with 500MB/s transfer rates and 60,000 random 4KB write IOPS. Furthermore, SF-2500/2600-based Deneva drives feature unparalleled endurance, data protection, and security, giving clients peace of mind when factoring in Tier-0/1 enterprise-level expectations and total cost of ownership (TCO).

Aside from the industry-leading performance and features, the Deneva Series also offers:

* Variety of Interface options (SATA, SAS, PCIe, and OCZ's proprietary High-Speed Data Link that eliminates I/O bottlenecks known as HSDL)
* Wide range of available form factors (1.8", 3.5", Custom, etc.)
* Tailored Firmware and Functionality
* Locked specifications & BOM
* Customer-specific factory test requirements
* Dedicated engineering support

Going beyond the superior speed, durability, and power efficiency over traditional mechanical hard drives, Deneva's ability to provide a custom solution with lower cost flash components ensures ultimate compatibility, performance, and TCO that other SSD lines cannot deliver.

About SandForce
SandForce is transforming data storage by pioneering the use of standard flash memory in enterprise, client, and industrial computing applications with its innovative SSD (Solid State Drive) Processors. By delivering unprecedented reliability, performance, and energy efficiency, SSDs based on patent-pending SandForce DuraClass technology unleash the full potential for mass-market adoption of SSDs using NAND flash memory. Founded in 2006, SandForce is funded by leading venture capital investors and first tier storage companies. For more information, visit SandForce at www.sandforce.com.

SandForce and the SandForce logo are registered trademarks, and DuraClass, DuraWrite, RAISE, SandForce Driven, and the SandForce Driven logo are trademarks of SandForce, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
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Wunram

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.282.502 von Wunram am 07.10.10 15:50:24

... und muss sich präsentieren.

OCZ Technology Group to Present at The Houlihan Lokey Technology, Media & Telecom Conference
Presentation to be Webcast at 11:15AM ET (8:15AM PT) on October 14, 2010

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ryan Petersen, Chief Executive Officer of OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, will present at The Houlihan Lokey 2010 Technology, Media & Telecom Conference to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Grand Central Terminal in New York, NY.

The presentation will take place at 11:15AM ET (8:15AM PT) on Thursday, October 14, 2010, and will be webcast. The webcast can be accessed on the 14th by using http://hl.com/conference/tmt2010/webcast/, and will be archived 72 hours after the presentation for 90 days on the events section of OCZ's website, www.ocztechnology.com.

Houlihan Lokey's 2010 Technology, Media & Telecom Conference will feature more than 30 companies -- each presenting overviews of their businesses to prospective financial and strategic partners. The 2010 conference will focus on maximizing growth and identifying opportunities in a revitalized market, enabling executives from a select group of TMT companies to showcase their businesses to an audience of more than 400 institutional, financial and strategic partners.

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About Houlihan Lokey
Houlihan Lokey is an international investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. The firm is ranked globally as the No. 1 restructuring advisor, the No. 1 M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 10 years, and the No. 1 M&A advisor for U.S. transactions under $3 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. Houlihan Lokey has 14 offices and more than 800 employees in the United States, Europe and Asia. The firm serves more than 1,000 clients each year, ranging from closely held companies to Global 500 corporations.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
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Wunram

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.290.117 von Wunram am 08.10.10 15:59:16

mal ein paar auffallende trades; sieht man nicht oft bei OCZ:

10:00:48 $ 3.16 200
09:52:36 $ 3.16 2,000
09:49:17 $ 3.16 200
09:38:28 $ 3.15 20,000
09:34:00 $ 3.15 10,000
09:30:00 $ 3.16 2,500
09:30:00 $ 3.16 7
09:30:00 $ 3.16 30
09:30:00 $ 3.16 4,350

[screamz]

Ich hoffe, dass die Aktie nochmal unter 3 US-Dollar fällt. Dann würde ich wieder einsteigen.

[Wunram]

SSD entwickelt sich gut, Ausblick positiv - Ergebnis naja, mal sehen wie der Markt das heute aufnimmt:

OCZ Technology Group Reports Fiscal 2011 Second Quarter Results
SSD Revenue Increases 81% Year-Over-Year and 51% Sequentially Successfully Transitioning Away From Low-Margin Commodity DRAM Products Record Monthly Revenues in August 2010


SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, reports its fiscal 2011 second quarter ("Q2'11") results, which ended on August 31, 2010.

On a GAAP basis, net revenue for Q2'11 totaled $38.0 million, compared to $37.8 million reported in fiscal 2010's second quarter ("Q2'10"). Revenue in the Company's core SSD product line totaled $20.2 million, an increase of 81% from the $11.1 million reported in Q2'10.

In August, the Company announced the strategic transition away from certain unprofitable commodity DRAM module products. Pro forma revenue for the Company's continuing products was $29.5 million for the quarter, compared to $23.1 million in Q2'10.

This change has allowed the Company to focus on building its position in its core market for high-performance SSDs, which are commonly used in servers and enterprise storage arrays. SSD's represented 69% of the Company's ongoing business in Q2'11.

On a GAAP basis, which includes the results of the aforementioned discontinued products and related write-offs, net income for Q2'11 was a loss of $7.6 million, or $0.29 per fully diluted share, compared to a loss of $1.7 million, or $0.08 per share in Q2'10. Non-GAAP net loss for Q2'11 was $2.5 million, or $0.09 per fully diluted share, compared to a non-GAAP net loss for Q2'10 of $1.6 million, or $0.08 per share. Reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is contained in the table below.

"In the second quarter of fiscal 2011, we benefited from continued growth in our enterprise and server SSD business," said Ryan Petersen, Chief Executive Officer of OCZ Technology Group. "We are pleased with the fast paced growth of both our client and enterprise SSD product lines, and the progress we have made in transitioning from unprofitable legacy commodity DRAM products."

Recent Financial Highlights
•SSD unit sales ramped from an average of 15,000 units per month in Q1'11 to over 54,000 units in August, a unit increase of 265%
•SSD revenue increased to $20.2 million in Q2'11, a 81% increase from $11.1 million in Q2'10, and represented 51% sequential growth from $13.3 million reported in Q1'11
•Non-GAAP gross margin increased to 18.0% in Q2'11 from 15.0% in Q1'11
•Non-GAAP net loss decreased to $2.5 million in Q2'11 from $2.7 million in Q1'11

Recent Business Highlights:
•Launch of OCZ-developed High Speed Data Link (HSDL SSD) interface, which allows speeds up to 2.4 x that of current Fiber Channel interfaces; notable acclaim received from industry leading trade press
•Launch of OCZ Ibis Series Enterprise HSDL-equipped SSD, with up to 125K Random Write IOPS with prices below $3 per GB
•Commenced production shipments of eMLC-based drives to enterprise SAN customers
•Selection of OCZ Enterprise class SSDs by SGI Inc., for use in a range of SGI Supercomputing products as well as their Rackable line of servers
•OCZ's RevoDrive PCI-E SSD continues to win accolades from top tier publications including "Editors Choice" awards from Hot Hardware and PC Perspective
•Appointment of industry veteran, Richard Singh, as Sr. Vice President of Sales
•Showcased wide array of SSD products at the 2010 Flash Memory Summit
•Over 30 new client wins for OCZ SSD Product lines

Business Overview:
"We are strongly positioned to continue growing our SSD revenues and move forward with a focus on continuing to deliver market leading high performance SSD products to our customers," said Ryan Petersen, Chief Executive Officer of OCZ Technology. "The discontinuance of our commodity memory products has allowed us to aggressively reallocate resources towards SSD growth."

Mr. Petersen concluded, "As our SSD growth plans continue to exceed expectations, we plan to increase our investment in research and development in order to further solidify our leadership role in SSD technology. We similarly plan to increase our sales and marketing efforts to enable our Tier 1 partners to implement currently available OCZ developed and proprietary technologies and interfaces into their products."

Revenue Segment Information:
To help investors better understand OCZ's historical revenue trends and the pro forma impact of the recent discontinuation of commodity DRAM products, please see the revenue charts below:

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Gruß Wunram

[Wunram]

es scheint ja keinen wirklich zu interessieren, trotzdem die news der letzten beiden wochen:

neue Kunden:

12.10.2010
OCZ Technology to Deliver Solid-State Drive Solutions for Microland Electronics' High-Tech Products
New Customer Win Diversifies OCZ's Value Added Distributor Customer Base and Cultivates Growth of Enterprise SSD Sales
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/743/o…

26.10.2010
OCZ Technology Supercharges Dynamite Data, LLC With Deployment of High-Performance Solid State Drives as a Cache Solution Into Servers
OCZ's Enterprise-Proven SSD Solutions Optimize Storage Arrays With Increased Throughput for Real Time Data Generation
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/773/o…

Erweiterung der Produktionskapazität

19.10.2010
OCZ Technology Opens Additional Solid-State Drive (SSD) Manufacturing Facility to Meet Increased Demand
New Taiwan Facility Enables OCZ to Increase SSD Production by Over 100% (Volume in Units)
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/753/o…

Vorstellung bei Investoren

22.10.2010
OCZ Technology Group to Present at the Needham Fourth Annual HDD & Memory Conference
Presentation to be Webcast at 3:00PM/ET (12:00PM/PT) on November 4, 2010
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/763/o…

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

und rechtzeitig für´s weihnachtsgeschäft:

12.10.2010
OCZ Technology Launches 'RevoDrive X2,' a Second Generation, Bootable PCI-Express Solid State Drive for the High-Performance Computing Market
New PCIe SSD Product Delivers Both Faster Speed and Increased Capacity for High-Performance Computing Applications

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/783

Wunram

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.407.920 von Wunram am 28.10.10 14:43:00

muss natürlich heißen:

28.10.2010

[screamz]

Schade dass ich noch nicht eingestiegen bin. Heute sollts gut laufen:


OCZ Technology Executes Purchase Agreements for $22 Million Private Placement
Funding Accelerates Solid State Drive Product Development Roadmap and Enterprise Growth

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 29, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, has signed definitive agreements with various institutional and accredited investors for the private placement of approximately $22 million of its common stock and warrants to support its fast growing solid state drive (SSD) business.

In the transaction, OCZ agreed to sell approximately 7.2 million shares of its common stock at approximately $3.08, along with warrants to purchase 1.8 million additional shares at $5.25 per share. The Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, registering the resale of these shares and the shares underlying the warrants following the close of the transaction.

"OCZ continues to experience rapid growth globally in multiple markets with the introduction of innovative solid state products that change the very way clients architect their systems," said Ryan Petersen, President and Chief Executive Officer of OCZ Technology Group. "This new funding will accelerate our technology development and expand our Enterprise and OEM SSD solution portfolio."

Mr. Petersen further commented, "We are pleased that OCZ has received commitments to raise $22 million of growth capital from such an esteemed group of investors. And, to do so at an 'at market' price, is not only gratifying but reflective of the opportunities for OCZ and its shareholders."

Mr. Petersen concluded, " With the funding, OCZ will be in a financial position to more than double its SSD revenues over the next year, increase its gross product margins, and support future enterprise OEM opportunities."

Merriman Capital, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:MERR - News) acted as the exclusive placement agent for the transaction.

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.416.330 von screamz am 29.10.10 15:36:46

@screamz

ja das sieh eigentlich ganz gut aus - Abgabe zu aktuellen Marktpreisen und Warrants mit $ 5,25 Bezugspreis. Bleibt zu hoffen, dass diese dilution nicht zu häufig passiert. Von den 120 Mio registrierten Anteilen sind derzeit 26,6 Mio ausgegeben. Heute nochmal brutto 9 Mio dazu.

Gruss Wunram

[screamz]

Jetzt bin ich aber traurig, dass ich den Einstieg verpasst habe

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.455.931 von screamz am 04.11.10 17:09:00

[Wunram]

neuer Kunde:
12.10.2010
OCZ Technology to Deliver Solid-State Drive Solutions for BOLData Performance PCS and Servers
New System Solutions Customer Win Expands OCZ's SSD Deployment Network and Represents Growth in Both Enterprise and Consumer Storage Business
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/813

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

es wird aufgerüstet:

15.10.2010
OCZ Technology Acquires Intellectual Property From Solid Data Inc. for Fibre-Channel, SAS, and Solid-State Drive Controller Assets
Acquisition Expands OCZ's Controller and Interface Technology Portfolio; Allows for an Expanded Range of Next Generation Products for Enterprise and OEM Clients
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/833
http://www.soliddata.com/index.html

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Produkte...

16.10.2010
OCZ Technology to Deliver Optimized Vertex Plus and Colossus Plus Solid-State Drive Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, announces an exciting refresh of the renowned first generation Vertex and Colossus SSD Series. Called the Vertex Plus and Colossus Plus, the new SATA II solutions continue to implement the proven Indilinx technology while delivering significantly improved performance at their distinctively affordable price points.

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[Wunram]

auch bei RAMs tut sich was...

23.10.2010
OCZ Technology Announces High-Performance 'Xtreme Thermal Exchange' and Blade 2 DDR3 Memory Series
High-Speed DDR3 With New Low-Profile Heatspreader Designs for Superior Passive Cooling

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[Wunram]

Publicity ...

1.12.2010
OCZ Technology to Present at the 3rd Annual LD MICRO Conference
Management to Present at 9:30 AM PST/12:30 PM EST
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, announces that Art Knapp, Chief Financial Officer, will deliver a corporate presentation at the LD MICRO Growth Conference on Thursday, December 9th, 2010 at the Luxe Sunset Bel Air in Los Angeles. The presentation is scheduled for 9:30 AM PST/12:30 PM EST.

The conference will highlight over eighty presenting companies across a wide range of sectors with institutional and accredited investors. LD MICRO is a by-invitation only newsletter firm that focuses on finding undervalued companies in the micro-cap space. Since 2002, the firm has published an annual list of recommended stocks as well as comprehensive reports on select companies throughout the year. LD MICRO concentrates on finding, researching, and investing in companies that are overlooked by institutional investors. It is a non-registered investment advisor.

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[Wunram]

Kunde, Vertriebskanal ...

7.12.2010
OCZ Technology Announces Successful Qualification of RevoDrive X2 Solid State Drives With Falcon Northwest's High-End Gaming PCs
OCZ's RevoDrive X2 PCI-Express Solid State Drives Now Available in Falcon Northwest's Custom Built Gaming Systems

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, announces that RevoDrive X2 PCI-Express Solid State Drives (SSDs) have been qualified by renowned boutique system integrator, Falcon Northwest, and will be implemented in Falcon's high-performance PC's for the gaming market. As the ultrafast storage option, using a RevoDrive X2 SSD in place of a traditional hard drive enhances performance and system responsiveness, and will be offered in the renowned Mach V and Talon Series of desktops.
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[Wunram]

na geht doch Schlag auf Schlag ...
wäre ja interessant zu wissen, wer der tier one - Kunde ist

9.12.2010
OCZ Technology Group Receives First Tier One OEM Mass Production Order of MLC-Based Solid State Drives
OCZ MLC-Based Deneva Series 240GB SSDs Enable Enhanced Performance in Enterprise Storage Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, today announced that it has secured mass production quantity orders of its Deneva Series MLC-based Enterprise SSD in 240GB capacities from a Tier 1 OEM.

The Deneva is being deployed as an enterprise storage solution for use in data center applications and shipments are expected to begin in OCZ's fiscal 4th quarter ending February 2011. Initial orders are expected to be in the 5-15 thousand units per quarter range, with initial ASP's in the $300-$500 range.

"OCZ is committed to developing SSD solutions that help our clients address the growing need for higher performing and more reliable enterprise-class storage," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "We are pleased to have our Deneva line of fully customizable SSDs selected by a Tier 1 OEM and expect that OCZ MLC-based SSDs will continue to gain momentum within the enterprise space."

The Deneva Series SSD exemplifies OCZ's continued technology leadership in MLC-based SSD technology for use in enterprise storage and server applications and delivers up to 50,000 IOPS, enabling greater overall performance and productivity. Deneva architecture not only delivers attractive price to performance ratios, but provides enterprise-class endurance, power loss protection and enhanced error correction algorithms in a wide variety of storage protocols, all while using cost effective MLC NAND flash .

OCZ SSD solutions help overcome the performance, durability, and maintenance obstacles inherent to traditional mechanical HDD storage. In addition to the superior design, reliability, and speed, OCZ's ability to provide custom MLC-based solid state solutions to enterprise OEMs ensures ultimate compatibility, reliability and superior total cost of ownership.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
...

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[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.682.078 von Wunram am 09.12.10 16:35:44

scheint ja endlich mal Interesse und ein wenig mehr Handel hervorzurufen :


NLS Time (ET) NLS Price NLS Share Volume

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10:56:38 $ 4.15 100,000
10:56:38 $ 4.23 400
10:56:37 $ 4.24 800
10:56:37 $ 4.2299 2,500
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[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.682.634 von Wunram am 09.12.10 17:20:11

schöner Schluss:

OCZ's NASDAQ Last Sale
$ 4.75 0.8 20.25%

Volume 1,038,910

Today's High $ 4.7500
Today's Low $ 4.0556

[screamz]

Bist du aktuell gerade dabei? Ich leider nicht...

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.685.068 von screamz am 09.12.10 22:17:51

ja, seit August mit EK um die $2, macht ja mal richtig Spass.
Das Weihnachtsgeschäft trägt hoffentlich noch ein bisschen zu einem "guten" 3ten und 4ten Quartal bei.

Gute N8
Wunram

[screamz]

Bin leider viel zu früh raus und habe den erneuten Einstieg verpasst.
Hoffe da ergibt sich nochmal eine Gelegenheit.

[Wunram]

tut sich ja für OCZ-Verhältnisse einiges

$ 4.61 | + $0.5 | +12.16%
Volume 3,376,392

letzte Meldungen:

OCZ Announces Certain Shareholders Execute Agreements for Private Sale of OCZ Common Stock
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, today announced that certain shareholders of OCZ Technology Group, Inc. have signed definitive agreements with various institutional and accredited investors for the sale of OCZ common stock. OCZ will not receive any of the proceeds of such sale.

OCZ agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, registering the resale of these shares following the close of the transaction.
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15.12.2010
OCZ Technology Group Appoints Arthur Knapp as New CFO
Thirty-Year Finance Veteran Will Contribute to OCZ's Fast Paced Growth as a Publicly Traded Company
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[Wunram]

bis nächstes Jahr

OCZ Technology to Host Fiscal 2011 Third Quarter Conference Call
Call to Broadcast Monday, January 10, 2011 at 5:00PM/ET (2:00PM/PT)

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, will host its fiscal 2011 third quarter conference call for the period ended November 30, 2010 on Monday, January 10, 2011 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). Ryan Petersen, CEO, and Arthur Knapp, CFO, will present the Company's financial results on the call.

All interested parties can join the call by dialing [phone] or [phone]. Please call-in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for replay until January 24, 2011. To access the archived conference call, please dial [phone] or [phone] and enter replay passcode 34067591.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the Investor Relations events conference call section of OCZ's website at http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls, which will be archived for replay. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for connection.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
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http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/923

Frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch

Wunram

[Wunram]

so bin vom skifahren zurück - alles heil geblieben! ich wünsche allen ein erfolgreiches jahr 2011

OCZ zeigt präsenz
2011-01-03
OCZ Technology to Extend Enterprise Solid State Drive Reach at Storage Visions 2011 Conference
OCZ is one of the official Storage Visions conference sponsors and will be located in Space #27 January 4-5, 2010, at the Riviera Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada
http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2011/414


und taucht auch mal in anderen artikeln auf
STEC Shares Popped: What You Need to Know
By Anders Bylund
January 3, 2011
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.

What: Shares of solid-state storage pioneer STEC (Nasdaq: STEC) are celebrating the new year in grand style, jumping more than 10% today in early trading on very heavy volume.

So what: There is no news today that would support a STEC spike, though the intraday chart for fellow SSD technologist OCZ Technology (Nasdaq: OCZ) looks very similar to STEC's and SMART Modular Technologies (Nasdaq: SMOD) is on the same track but on a shallower trajectory. Neither of those stocks have any material news today, either.

Now what: This looks like a simple case of small stock plus big trade by actors unknown equals a massive price move. SSD storage could be the technology hit of 2011 after failing to deliver on its promised catalysts in 2010, but there's no reason all the gains would come on the first trading day.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/01/03/stec-shares…

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[Wunram]

OCZ ist ganz schön von einer präsentation zur nächsten unterwegs

2011-01-06

OCZ Technology to Unveil Leading-Edge Solid-State Drives at CES 2011
OCZ to Showcase New Client and Enterprise-Class SSDs January 6-8, 2011, at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, will showcase the Company's latest SSD solutions at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6-8. OCZ's commitment to advancing flash technology for enterprise, professional, and consumer applications makes this year's CES an ideal opportunity to demonstrate the latest solid-state storage solutions at the nation's most exciting CE tradeshow.

"We are pleased to introduce ground breaking solid-state drive technology at this year's CES show, including next generation enterprise class SATA, SAS, Fibre Channel and PCIe SSDs that bring to the forefront both throughput levels and capacities that push speed, reliability and densities to previously unheard of levels," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "These exciting products represent OCZ's commitment to driving solid-state storage innovation in both the client and enterprise space to the highest levels."

Introducing an array of next generation storage, as well as power supplies during the show, OCZ will continue to exhibit solutions designed for a wide range of customers including gamers and prosumers to enterprise and OEM. OCZ will showcase live SATA 6Gbps MLC-based Vertex 3 Pro SSDs, built with the next generation enterprise SandForce controller technology with incredible new performance of up to 80,000 IOPS* and 550MB/s transfer rates.

OCZ strives to push the envelope by delivering higher performance, reliability and storage capacity to meet the demands of the enterprise market. The follow-up Z-Drive "R3" PCI-Express SSD is OCZ's first SandForce-Driven PCI-Express SSD for Tier-0/1 data applications, and offers staggering performance at over 1GB/s and 135,000 IOPS and up to 1.2TB of capacity in a small and elegant footprint. An on-location technology demo includes the IBIS "XL" based on OCZ's proprietary High Speed Data Link (HSDL) interface unveiled last quarter, featuring 4TBs of storage capacity at over 1.8GB/s transfer speeds and 200,000 IOPS.

Along with the latest storage solutions, OCZ will introduce the ZX Series power supplies, featuring 80-Plus Gold efficiency and available in 850W, 1KW, and 1.2KW configurations for high-end gaming, multimedia, and professional systems. Furthermore, OCZ will highlight the newest PSU offerings from its subsidiary, PC Power & Cooling, with the refreshed line of the renowned Silencer PSU series.

Join OCZ Technology Group at the International CES as it aims to further increase the advantages of SSDs over traditional hard disc drives for OEMs, enterprise clients, and enthusiast consumers who place a premium on performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership (TCO).
*IOPS are quoted in random write 4KB file sizes

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
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[Wunram]

auch mal was auf deutsch ...

07.01.2011 16:00
OCZ treibt SATA 6G ans Limit und beschleunigt PCIe- und externe SSDs
OCZ gibt auf der Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas einen Ausblick auf zahlreiche neue Solid-State Disks, darunter auch auf die Vertex 3. Sie ist die erste, die mit dem im Herbst angekündigten schnellen SATA-6G-Controller der Firma Sandforce arbeitet und das Geschwindigkeitspotenzial der 6 GBit/s schnellen Serial-ATA-Schnittstelle nahezu vollkommen ausreizt.

Laut OCZ soll die Vertex 3 bei sequenziellen Zugriffen bis zu 550 MByte/s (Lesen) respektive 525 MByte/s (Schreiben) erreichen. Die Transaktionsleistung bei verteilten Zugriffen mit 4-KByte-Blöcken beziffert der Hersteller bei der SLC-Variante namens Vertex 3 EX auf 80.000 IOPS (I/Os pro Sekunde) und auf 75.000 IOPS bei der Vertex 3 Pro.

Damit wären sie noch einmal erheblich schneller als die ebenfalls auf der CES angekündigten SATA-6G-SSDs von Micron, die mit einem Controller der Firma Marvell bestückt sind. Ähnliche Modelle wollen auch A-Data und Corsair bis mit bis zu 512 GByte in den Handel bringen. Die Vertex 3 Pro plant OCZ nur in Kapazitäten von 50 bis 400 GByte, dafür allerdings wahlweise mit herkömmlichem MLC-NAND als auch mit besonders robusten eMLC -Speicherchips ("Enterprise-grade NAND").

Einen gehörigen Performanceschub verspricht OCZ derweil auch für die neu aufgelegeten SSDs für PCI-Express-Slots und den externen Einsatz, bei denen der Hersteller jeweils mehrere Einzel-SSDs zu einem RAID zusammenschaltet. Das Z-Drive R3, mit PCIe-x8-2.0-Schnittstelle soll es künftig zwar nur noch mit bis zu 1,2 TByte geben – die bislang erhältlichen Modelle zweiter Generation "R2" speichern noch bis zu 2 TByte –, dafür soll die Transaktionsleistung auf 135.000 IOPS steigen. Die Geschwindigkeit bei sequenziellen Zugriffen gibt OCZ unverändert mit "über 1 GByte/s" an.

Deutlicher fällt die Geschwindigkeitssteigerung bei der für den externen Einsatz gedachten Ibis-SSDs aus, die Daten über eine proprietäre Kabelverbindung namens HSDL (High-Speed Data Link, 20 GBit/s) an den Rechner schicken. Die neue "XL"-Version der Ibis soll bis zu 1,8 GByte/s bei sequenziellen und 200.000 IOPS bei verteilten Zugriffen erreichen und künftig mit bis zu 4 TByte erhältlich sein. Über Preise und Verfügbarkeit der neuen SSDs ist noch nichts bekannt. (boi)

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OCZ-treibt-SATA-6G-an…

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[Wunram]

Die neue Vertex 3 Pro von OCZ soll als erste SSD fast volles SATA-6G-Tempo erreichen




Weniger Speicher als bisher, dafür mehr IOPS, verspricht OCZ für das neue Z-Drive R3

Bilder: OCZ

Wunram

[screamz]

Bin gerade auf der CES in Las Vegas und hab morgen nen Termin bei OCZ.
Soll ich für dich was fragen?

[Wunram]

Zitat von screamz: Bin gerade auf der CES in Las Vegas und hab morgen nen Termin bei OCZ.
Soll ich für dich was fragen?

Hi screamz,

danke der Nachfrage - vielleicht: "wann ist OCZ in der Gewinnzone?"
- nein ernsthaft, ich habe derzeit keinen Informationsbedarf. Viel Erfolg [Spass] in Vegas.

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[Wunram]

nicht vergessen, heute Zahlen für das 3te Quartal und Conference Call um 23:00 MEZ

Fiscal 2011 Third Quarter Conference Call
Monday, January 10, 2011 at 5:00PM ET (2:00PM PT)

Conference Call Details
Monday, January 10, 2011 at 5:00PM ET (2:00PM PT)
Dial-In Numbers:
877-372-0867 (Toll-Free)
253-237-1170 (International)
Live webcast:
http://investor.shareholder.com/media/eventdetail.cfm?eventi…

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[Wunram]

Quartalszahlen

OCZ Technology Group Reports Fiscal 2011 Third Quarter Results
Record Revenues With SSD Revenues Up 325% Year Over Year and 105% Sequentially; Posts Positive Non-GAAP Operating Profit

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, reports its third quarter 2011 results (Q3'11), which ended on November 30, 2010.

Net revenues in Q3'11 were a record $53.2 million, and increased 40% both on a year-over-year and sequential basis, from $38.0 million reported in Q3'10 and in Q2'11.

SSD revenues reached a record $41.5 million in Q3'11, an increase of 325% over Q3'10 SSD revenues of $9.8 million, and a 105% increase sequentially over Q2'11 SSD Revenues of $20.2 million.

In August 2010, the Company announced a strategic optimization of its memory products whereby it discontinued certain unprofitable commodity memory module products with the intent to continue only with certain high-performance memory products. However, since that time, there has been well-chronicled, continued weakness in the global DRAM markets.

Having balanced this DRAM market weakness against the capital needs of the Company's growing SSD products, the board has determined that it is in the best interests of the stockholders to accelerate plans to discontinue its remaining DRAM module products by the end of its current fiscal year of February 28, 2011. Accordingly, our DRAM products are now expected to have minimal, if any, sales in the next fiscal year and beyond.

Reporting on a GAAP basis, which includes certain items related to the accelerated discontinuation of the Company's DRAM products, the acquisition of certain intellectual property, changes in warrant derivative valuation, and other non cash charges, GAAP net loss for Q3'11 was $8.3 million, or $0.29 loss per diluted share. This compares to GAAP net loss of $1.0 million, or $0.05 loss per share in Q3'10.

Non-GAAP net loss for Q3'11 was $0.9 million, or $0.03 loss per diluted share, as compared to non-GAAP net loss for Q3'10 of $1.6 million, or $0.07 loss per share...

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schöner Anstieg im Umsatzanteil der SSds

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[Wunram]

Financial Highlights

SSD revenue increased 325% year-over-year, to $41.5 million in Q3'11, representing 78% of net revenue
Positive non-GAAP operating income of $0.1 million in Q3'11 compared to a non-GAAP operating loss of $1.0 million in Q3'10
Positive non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $0.4 million in Q3'11
Non-GAAP gross margin increased to 19.4% in Q3'11
Accelerated the discontinuation of remaining DRAM module products
Company raised $22 million in a private placement to several institutional stockholders priced at a premium to the then-market price

Recent Business Highlights:

Recently began shipping Deneva Series Enterprise SSDs in mass production quantities to a new Tier 1 OEM client
OEM SSD business continued to ramp, with numerous new client wins such as BOLData and Falcon Northwest Computer Systems, while several current clients ramped shipments of SSDs
Recently began shipping High Speed Data Link (HSDL) enabled IBIS SSD drives in mass production quantities to select clients
Launched the 2nd generation REVO X2 PCIe based SSD with up to 150k random write IOPS , in capacities up to 960GBs , and deployed with key high performance workstation OEMs
Acquired certain Fibre Channel interface and DRAM based SSD controller technology from Solid Data Inc, in order to facilitate the company's move into Fibre Channel and low latency enterprise SSD Segments
Began mass production of 2xNm based SSD for low cost applications and started sampling 2xNm based high durability SSDs for Enterprise Server and Storage applications
Opened new SSD manufacturing facility in Taiwan, nearly quadrupling our manufacturing capacity with the addition of two new SMT lines, the first in October and the second which has just come on-line
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[Wunram]

die zahlen sind als doch positiv aufgenommen worden:


1/11/2011 4:01:28 PM Market Closed

OCZ's NASDAQ Last Sale
6.77 1.06 18.56%
NLS Volume 1,608,636
Previous Close $ 5.71
Today's High $ 6.8390
Today's Low $ 5.8500
52 Wk High $ 6.25
52 Wk Low $ 1.79

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[Wunram]

so jetzt auch auf der OCZ Seite:

26.1.2011

OCZ Technology Announces the Z-Drive R3 PCI-Express Solid State Drive with Virtualized Controller Architecture
Next-Generation SSD Solution Features Proprietary Controller Technology from OCZ

SAN JOSE, CA—January 26, 2011—OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ),a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announces the latest Z-Drive R3 PCI-Express SSD solution for enterprise and OEM clients. Showcased for the first time at CES 2011, the Z-Drive R3 updates the existing lineup with greater performance, reliability, and design flexibility with a new compact footprint for server applications, and is the first SSD to officially deploy OCZ’s proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) technology.

Creating a ‘virtual super controller,’ OCZ’s VCA (Virtualized Controller Architecture) pools the resources of two or more NAND flash controller interfaces, MCPs, storage processors, and a physical interface complete with customizable features and interface options that eliminates the need to re-spin expensive silicon. VCA is able to address NAND flash in an innovative way through the use of a massively parallel array, eliminating bottlenecks by increasing both read and write speeds up to the theoretical interface limit while keeping access latencies to a minimum. With VCA, IT Architects can now take advantage of enterprise-rich features that are not available when utilizing traditional raid cards with an array of SSDs in their servers. With the Z-Drive R3, which makes use of VCA technology, clients can now overcome this obstacle and deploy a single solid state drive that not only delivers exceptional bandwidth but also beneficial enterprise features including TRIM, SMART monitoring, native command queuing (NCQ), tagged command queuing (TCQ), power fail management, and wear-leveling.

“The Z-Drive R3 lineup of PCI-E SSD’s delivers superior performance and flexibility to enterprise clients who require high bandwidth coupled with high transactional performance,” commented Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. “Clients gain both the benefits of increased performance and reduced size with the Z-Drive R3, the half height and half length card can fit in even the slimmest servers and yet is capable of delivering up to 135k IOPS in a half height and 250k 4K Random write IOPS, in a full height configuration, due to OCZ’s unique Virtualized Controller Architecture. This innovative new technology will provide customers with robust enterprise features including TRIM, SMART monitoring and power fail management all within a single streamlined solution.”

The Z-Drive R3 takes the SATA/SAS bottleneck out of the equation and by implementing PCI-E Gen. 2 x8 interface and multiple SSD processors to deliver up to 1GB/s transfer speeds and 135,000 4k random write IOPS for maximum productivity in an professional IT environment. Available in up to 1.2TB capacities using a variety of NAND flash, this drive features a half-height and half-length form factor to maximize its application potential for servers and racks. OCZ will also introduce a new full height card that offers even higher performance and up to 250,000 4k random write IOPS.

The Z-Drive R3 with VCA takes enterprise data storage to new heights, providing the benefits of SSDs in a server environment for a cooler, quieter, more cost-effective solution than mechanical hard drives. OCZ’s complete range of Z-Drive R3 is now available in SLC, MLC, eMLC NAND flash in 150GB, 300GB, 600GB, and 1.2TB capacities to fit the demanding needs of today’s storage networks, data centers, and supercomputers.

For More information on the Z-Drive R3 solutions, please visit our product page http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid-state-drives/pci…

Quelle:http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2011/416

akt. Kurs (1:43 PM):  $ 8.05 +0.325  +4.20% 

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[JeffJeff]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.822.046 von Wunram am 07.01.11 18:17:05

Immer wenn was neues, wie die Vertex 3, vorgestellt wird, gibts einen Abverkauf der vorherigenn Produkte.

Bei ibood.com ist die Vertex 2 heute das Angebot des Tages:
http://de-de.forum.ibood.com/4688-ocz_vertex_2_solid_state_d…

Hier hat einer von einer Speicherredaktion die Vertex 2 gestestet. Die kommt ganz gut weg:
http://www.speicherguide.de/Community/StorageBlog/tabid/66/a…

Denke, jetzt brauch ich auch so ein Ding - und natürlich die Aktien.
Aber die hätte ich schon früher kaufen sollen.
Muss feststellen: Der Eröffner dieses Threads hatte verdammt gutes Timing.
Praktisch Jahrestief erwischt, und seither vervierfacht.
Respekt !!!

[Wunram]

wieder eine Investortenkonferenz...

OCZ Technology Group to Present at the Stifel Nicolaus Technology, Communications & Internet Conference

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that Ryan Petersen, Chief Executive Officer, and Arthur Knapp, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Stifel Nicolaus Technology, Communications & Internet Conference, to be held in San Francisco February 9-11, 2011.

The OCZ Technology Group presentation is scheduled for Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 4:25 pm pacific time. A live webcast, as well as a replay, will be available on the investor relations events section of OCZ's website at www.ocztechnology.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/973


@JeffJeff

der Threaderöffner screamz ist glaube ich gar nicht mehr drin; aber er ist Schuld , dass ich seit rund $2 dabei bin. Ich kannte OCZ zwar schon wegen der seinerzeit berühmt berüchtigten Speicherriegel, die die overclocker-Herzen wohl hat höher schlagen lassen, hatte mich aber bis dahin nie mit der Aktie befasst. Die Speicherprodukte lässt OCZ ja auslaufen und konzentriert sich voll auf SSD - und die haben sicher Zukunft!!

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[screamz]

Jo bin leider VIEL zu früh raus und habe den erneuten Einstieg verpasst, obwohl es einige Gelegenheiten dazu gab.

Dachte eigentlich die Aktie fällt heute wegen der relativ schlechten News zur Zeit. War leider nicht so...

[Wunram]

Verbesserung der finanziellen Rahmenbedingungen zu offensichtlich günstigen Konditionen

OCZ Technology Signs $25 Million Loan Agreement With Silicon Valley Bank
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced it has signed an agreement with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) for asset-based financing of up to $25 million. This new agreement, which is set to expire in February 2012, expands the $17.5 million debt capability available under the prior joint factoring arrangements with SVB and Faunus Group International, Inc.

"We are pleased to extend our relationship with Silicon Valley Bank as this $25 million credit line provides increased financing capability at much lower interest rates than our previous factoring arrangements," said Arthur Knapp, OCZ's chief financial officer. "This SVB facility combined with our $22 million equity funding in November 2010 helps finance the working capital required for the increasing demand of our solid state drive product lines, particularly those designed specifically for enterprise applications."

The new agreement contains financial covenants for quarterly EBITDA as defined in the agreement and a monthly quick-ratio computation. Interest rates range between prime +1.5% to prime +2.5%. There are also provisions for letter of credit sub-limits and various operational, reporting, negative and affirmative covenants with which OCZ must comply.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/983

@screamz
von wegen schlechter news: ich glaube da wird wieder mal ein bisschen zu akademisch von einigen Spezialisten diskutiert - ist ja mit Einführung neuer Technologien immer so gewesen und wir wohl immer so bleiben. Außerdem hatte ich noch nie eine klassische FP die die beschriebene Kapazität dann unter Gebrauchsbedingungen tatsächlich hatte - die 160GB Standard-FP in meinem Laptop hat derzeit 151 GB effektiv - also was solls. Kommen auch noch die Verwirrspielchen dazu, als Umrechnungsfaktor von KB --> MB --> GB, mal mit 1000 und mal mit 1024 zu rechnen und und und...

Der Kurs und Volumen der letzten 6 Monate machen mir jedenfalls Freude

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

wer sich die Präsentation von OCZ bei "Stifel Nicolaus Technology, Communications & Internet Conference" anhören (knappe halbe Stunde) und ansehen möchte:

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/company-events/view/233/

Schönes Wochenende

Wunram

[Wunram]

der Patentrechtstreit "Kabelmanagement-System" von Ultra Products gegen alle Netzteilhersteller - auch OCZ - hat voraussichtlich ein positives Ende gefunden:

11.Februar 2011 von Dennis Bode

Rechtsstreit über Kabelmanagement entschieden
Im Jahr 2008 hat die amerikanische Firma Ultra Products, die jetzt unter dem Namen "Streak Products" existiert, einen Gerichtsstreit mit dem "Who is who" der Netzteilszene begonnen. Wie in dieser Beschreibung des Florida Middle District Court aufgeführt verklagte man Firmen wie Antec, Channel Well, Corsair, Enhance, E-Power, FSP, Sea Sonic, OCZ, Silverstone, Tagan, Thermaltake und diverse andere. Insgesamt 18 Firmen wurden in diesem Patentrechtsstreit genommen: Sie hätten gegen ein Patent der Ultra Products Inc. verstoßen, weil die genannten Firmen ein Kabelmanagement-System in ihre Netzteile integriert haben. Die Netzteilhersteller haben sich hier allerdings nicht gefügt und sind vor Gericht gezogen.

Mittlerweile hat so ziemlich jedes Netzteil am Markt Kabelmanagement - in den verschiedensten Ausführungen. Das Feature ist nicht mehr wegzudenken, aber schon damals war es zweifelhaft, ob ein Patent für diese Art des Anschlusses rechtlich durchzusetzen ist.

Das United States Patent and Trademark Office hat nun in diesem Fall entschieden. Alle Ansprüche, die Streak Products gegenüber den oben geannten Firmen bezüglich des US-Patents Nr. 7.133.293 vorgetragen hat, wurden abgelehnt.

Bereits vorher wurde ein Fall bei der International Trade Comission (ITC) gegen Enermax abgelehnt. Auch entsprechende Patenteinreichungen in China (SIPO) und Taiwan (TIPO, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office) wurden nicht zugelassen. In beiden Fällen beschlossen die Patentämter, es fehle dem Patent an der entsprechenden "Neuheit", die es schützenswert mache.

Auch das USPTO hat nun so entschieden: Die beschuldigten Firmen hätten, federführend von Antec, vor Gericht glaubhaft gemacht, dass es Kabelmanagement auch schon vor dem Patent von Ultra Products gegeben hätte. Das Urteil ist am 28. Januar 2011 erfolgt - Streak hat jetzt noch 30 Tage Zeit, um gegen das Urteil am Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) in Berufung zu gehen.

Wir meinen: So viel Streit um ein paar lose Kabel - aber immerhin hatten ein paar Juristen ein paar Jahre zu tun.

http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/news/hardware/gehaeuse/…

[Wunram]

lasst die SSDs billiger werden ...

15.2.2011

OCZ Technology the First Solid State Drive Manufacturer to Announce the Successful Transition to 2Xnm NAND Flash for Consumer SSD Products

New Die-Shrink Lowers Prices of OCZ SSD Solutions Making Them More Accessible to Customers

SAN JOSE, CA—February 15, 2011—OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announces it is the first SSD manufacturer to successfully complete the transition to 2Xnm NAND flash-based storage solutions.

“OCZ is constantly exploring ways to not just advance solid state drive design but also make the technology more affordable, while maintaining high performance and reliability standards,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. “We are excited to complete the transition to the next generation 2Xnm NAND components which reiterates our strategy of producing high performance SSDs at the most attractive price point available for consumer applications.”

As the industry transitions to a 2Xnm fabrication process, OCZ remains focused on delivering high-performance solutions that continue to pave the way for SSDs to become more accessible to the complete range of consumers, and to ultimately replace traditional mechanical hard drives over the next few years.

OCZ will continue to offer the older flash technology in select SSD products with a higher price per gigabyte. All of OCZ’s 2Xnm‐based SSDs carry the same warranty as the earlier 3Xnm versions, and it is the Company’s objective to continue to deliver the very best balance of affordability, performance, and capacity to ensure an optimal computing experience.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
....

http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2011/418

In einigen Foren werden ja heiß die 25nm Flash Einheiten diskutiert - einige sprechen von Musterbauteilen die in den SSD verbaut wären und beschweren sich darüber, dass OCZ die Laufwerke unter der gleichen Modellbezeichnung verkauft, wie die mit 34nm NAND Flash - mal sehen was da noch alles kommt.

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

25nm NAND sorgt für ganz schönen Wirbel - das scheint auch aktuell den Kurs negativ zu beeinflussen:

23.02.2011 19:35
Diskussionen um Zuverlässigkeit von 25-Nanometer-Flash

Obwohl das Joint-Venture IMFlash der Partner Intel und Micron angeblich schon seit einem Dreivierteljahr NAND-Flash-Chips mit 25-Nanometer-Strukturen fertigt, kann man bisher noch fast keine Solid-State Disks (SSDs) kaufen, die damit bestückt wären. Das überrascht, weil die neuen Bauelemente eigentlich höhere Kapazitäten zum gleichen Preis ermöglichen sollten. Doch Hersteller Intel, von dem man ursprünglich schon 2010 eine neue SSD-Generation mit 25-nm-Flashes erwartet hatte, bringt wohl demnächst erst einmal neue SATA-6G-Produkte mit den bisherigen 34-nm-Chips heraus. Und die bereits auf der CES angekündigte "25-nm-SSD" von Micron/Crucial (RealSSD C400) ist noch nicht erhältlich.

Für Verunsicherung sorgt nun die Firma OCZ Technology: Einerseits meldete sie in der vergangenen Woche, als erster SSD-Hersteller den Umstieg auf Flash-Bauelemente der 20-Nanometer-Klasse vollzogen zu haben. Dabei betont sie, dass damit bestückte SSDs genauso zuverlässig seien wie ältere Produkte. Andererseits hat sie aber sonst nahezu unveränderte Versionen von zwei SSDs der Vertex-2-Serie mit 64 und 128 GByte Bruttokapazität und 25-nm-Flashes verkauft, bei denen die Firmware statt zuvor 60/120 GByte nur noch 55/118 GByte zugänglich macht. Ungeschickterweise hatte OCZ diesen Schritt damit begründet, dass die Firmware dadurch die Zuverlässigkeit der SSDs verbessern solle. Überdies bietet OCZ ein Austauschprogramm für Käufer an, die statt einer SSD mit 2X-nm-Flash lieber eine mit 3X-nm-Flash hätten.

In zahlreichen Internetforen sind nun Diskussionen darüber entbrannt, wie zuverlässig SSDs mit NAND-Flash-Chips mit aktuellen Fertigungsstrukturen sind. Micron versucht mit einem Blog-Eintrag, die Gemüter zu beruhigen: Die neue C400 sei ebenso zuverlässig wie ihre Vorgängerin. Die 64-GByte-Ausführung verkrafte es, rund fünf Jahre lang täglich mit 20 GByte an Daten beschrieben zu werden, also mit insgesamt 36 TByte. Die Versionen mit 128 bis 512 GByte seien sogar für 72 TByte "Total Bytes Written" (TBW) ausgelegt.

NAND-Flash-Chips, aus denen Solid-State Disks aufgebaut sind, lassen sich praktisch unbegrenzt oft auslesen, verkraften aber nur eine gewisse Maximalzahl an Schreib- beziehungsweise Löschzyklen. Diese sogenannte "Endurance" hängt von zahlreichen Faktoren ab und sinkt üblicherweise mit schrumpfender Größe der Speicherzelle sowie auch mit der Zahl der pro Zelle gespeicherten Bits – Multi-Level-Cell-(MLC-)Flashes sind empfindlicher als Single-Level-Cell-(SLC-)Bausteine. Wear-Leveling-Algorithmen, die der SSD-Controller – heute meistens im Verbund mit einem DRAM-Puffer – ausführt, verteilen die Schreibzugriffe über die gesamten zur Verfügung stehenden Flash-Zellen und auch Reserveblöcke. Dadurch liegt die Zahl der Schreibzyklen, die die gesamte SSD verträgt, sehr viel höher als die der einzelnen Zellen.

Bezeichnenderweise allerdings veröffentlichen die NAND-Flash-Hersteller – Samsung ist auch hier Marktführer, gefolgt von Toshiba, dann kommen Micron, Intel, Hynix und andere – kaum konkrete Endurance-Daten für ihre jeweils jüngsten Chips. SLC-Chips werden aber nach wie vor auf rund 100.000 Schreib-Lösch-Zyklen ausgelegt. Bei älteren MLC-Chips waren 10.000 Zyklen üblich. Laut Micron sind es bei den 34-nm-Flashes aber nur noch 5000 Zyklen (PDF-Datei). Ein Hinweis zum neuen ClearNAND deutet an, dass nun nur noch 3000 Zyklen (3k) spezifiziert sind – darin ist die ECC-Fehlerkorrektur im Chip bereits eingerechnet.

Grundsätzlich lässt sich dieser Nachteil durch optimierte ECC- und Wear-Leveling-Algorithmen des Controllers ausgleichen. Doch Third-Party-Hersteller wie OCZ, die NAND-Flash- und Controller-Chips ganz unterschiedlicher Hersteller kombinieren, haben anscheinend mit der Anpassung der Controller-Firmware zu kämpfen. So deuten die Release Notes (PDF-Datei) zur Firmware 1.29 der Vertex 2 etwa an, dass es spezielle Performance-Probleme in einem Benchmark gibt, wenn die SSD mit bestimmten 32-nm-Chips von Hynix bestückt ist. (ciw)

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Diskussionen-um-Zuver…

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

schöne Lese- und Schreibraten....

OCZ Technology Unveils the Vertex 3 and Vertex 3 Pro SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drives

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today unveiled its next generation Vertex 3 SATA III SSD product family, a lineup that caters to both client and enterprise applications. Harnessing the 6Gbps speed of the SATA III interface, the new series delivers double the performance of the previous generation.

The Vertex 3 is the first solution to feature the new SandForce SF-2200 SSD processor, and raises the bar in performance with up to 550MB/s read and 500MB/s write transfer rates and up to 60,000 IOPS (4k random write). This maximized speed significantly improves gaming, multimedia, and the overall computing experience over traditional mechanical hard drives, as well as other competing SSDs.

"The new Vertex 3 solid state drive series builds on the success of our previous two generations of products and delivers exceptional performance by utilizing fast synchronous mode 2Xnm MLC NAND flash technology," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "These storage solutions feature both the highest sequential speeds available with a SATA 6GBps SSD and the highest IOPS of any current 2.5 inch SSD on the market today, allowing us to once again set the benchmark for industry leading SSD performance and reliability."

Also included in the new series is the enterprise-class Vertex 3 Pro which not only delivers industry-leading performance, but is optimized to provide unparalleled reliability, security, and endurance. Featuring the premium SF-2500 SSD SATA III processor, Vertex 3 Pro SSDs are the ideal solution for clients seeking enterprise-grade MLC (Multi-Level Cell) SSD storage for their server farms and IT infrastructures. Due to its ability to implement MLC, Vertex 3 Pro provides an optimized balance of reliability and component-based cost-savings, resulting in superior TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for enterprise clients.

The new Vertex 3 Series will be showcased at next week's international CeBIT tradeshow in Hanover, Germany, and will begin shipping following the event through OCZ's global channel. Vertex 3 SSDs will be available in capacities of 120GB and 240GB, while the Pro edition comes in 100GB, 200GB, and 400GB models. The entire Vertex 3 line features TRIM support to optimize performance over the drive's lifespan and a 3 year warranty to ensure customer satisfaction.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/993

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

wer will, kann OCZ auf der Cebit besuchen...

OCZ Technology Continues to Drive Solid State Storage Innovation and Adoption at CeBIT 2011
Join OCZ at CeBIT March 1-5 in Hall 17, Booth D31 in Hannover, Germany

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NasdaqCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will focus on expanding its SSD market reach at this year's CeBIT tradeshow in Hannover, Germany. OCZ's latest products and technology will be on display at the event in Hall 17, Booth D31.

"CeBIT is an excellent opportunity to showcase our new innovative solid state drive products which address both consumer and enterprise applications," said Alex Mei, CMO of OCZ Technology Group. "From mission-critical data management to mobile computing, OCZ continues to redefine storage performance, reliability, and power efficiency, and our continued presence at CeBIT demonstrates our focus and commitment to the European market."

With its cutting-edge SATA 6Gbps technology, the recently unveiled OCZ Vertex 3 SSD Series will be demonstrated live, showing its industry leading speeds and superior data management for all file types and sizes. OCZ will also highlight custom solid state drives including the expanding Deneva SATA and Helios SAS SSD lines, both of which offer enterprise and OEM clients tailored solutions designed specifically for their unique applications.

OCZ will also address the demand for maximum throughput in the enterprise space with PCI-Express SSDs, including the innovative Z-Drive R3 series that eliminates the SATA bottleneck. The sophisticated Z-Drive R3 features OCZ's propriety Virtualized Controller Architecture which provides customers with robust features including TRIM, SMART monitoring and power fail management all within a single streamlined solution.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1003

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

jetzt kommt auch die Intel SATA 6G - offensichtlich mit 34nm NAND und deutlich kleineren Lese-/Schreibraten...

28.02.2011 18:34

Intel stellt SATA-6G-SSDs vor

Zum Start der CeBIT in Hannover lässt Intel seine schon lange erwartete nächste SSD-Generation vom Stapel. Wie sich schon vor einigen Wochen andeutete, tragen die neuen 2,5-Zoll-Modelle (Bauhöhe: 9,5 Millimeter) den Namen SSD 510 (Codename Elmcrest) und kommen mit 6 GBit/s schneller Serial-ATA-Schnittstelle (SATA 6G) in den Handel. Geplant sind zwei Varianten mit 120 und 250 GByte.

Das 250-GByte-Flaggschiff (SSDSC2MH250A2XX) soll bei sequenziellen Zugriffen eine kontinuierliche Übertragungsgeschwindigkeit von bis zu 500 MByte/s beim Lesen und 315 MByte/s beim Schreiben erreichen. Das kleinere 120-GByte-Modell (SSDSC2MH120A2XX), das vermutlich mit einer geringeren Anzahl Flash-Speicherchips auskommen muss, schafft 450 MByte/s (Lesen) und 210 MByte/s (Schreiben). Die maximal möglichen Ein-/ und Ausgabeoperationen pro Sekunde beim Zugriff auf 4K-Blöcke beziffert der Hersteller bei beiden SSDs auf jeweils 20.000 IOPS (Lesen) und 8000 IOPS (Schreiben). Auf der japanischen Webseite PC Watch sind schon erste Bilder aufgetaucht, die mehr über das Innenleben verraten. Demnach setzt Intel offenbar einen Controller von Marvell (88SS9174) ein.

Intels neue Elmcrest-SSDs speichern bis zu 250 GByte in 34-nm-Flash Vergrößern
Bild: Intel

Obwohl Intel seit fast einem Jahr im Joint Venture IM Flash Technologies gemeinsam mit Micron angeblich bereits 25-Nanometer-Flash-Chips fertigt, bestückt der Hersteller auch die neuen Elmcrest-SSDs – wie schon die Vorgänger namens Postville – wieder mit 34-nm-Flash. 25-nm-Flashes hätten vermutlich größere Kapazitäten zum gleichen Preis ermöglicht. Im Netz gibt es jedoch Diskussionen über eine möglicherweise geringere Zuverlässigkeit dieser Chips. Intel verspricht für seine Elmcrest-SSDs, dass sie über einen Zeitraum von mindestens fünf Jahren eine täglich geschriebene Datenmenge von 20 GByte verkraften.

Anders als die von Mitbewerbern bereits Anfang Jahres angekündigten und noch immer schlecht lieferbaren 25-nm-SSDs scheinen Intels 34nm-Elmcrest-SSDs auch schon bei einigen Händlern erhältlich zu sein. Preisvergleiche listen sie zu Preisen um 270 Euro (120 GByte) sowie 510 Euro (250 GByte). (boi)

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Intel-stellt-SATA-6G-…

[Wunram]

höher schneller weiter ...

LSI Delivers Industry's Highest Server RAID Performance with Launch of Second-Generation MegaRAID 6Gb/s SATA+SAS Controllers
Dual-core 6Gb/s SAS RAID-on-Chip and SSD optimization software boost performance to 465,000 IOPS, enabling customers to realize full performance benefits of SSD deployments

CeBIT 2011, HANNOVER, Germany, March 1, 2011 – LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced immediate channel availability of its second-generation MegaRAID® SATA+SAS RAID controller cards based on 6Gb/s SAS technology. Powered by the LSI® dual-core 6Gb/s SAS RAID-on-Chip (ROC) IC, the new line of MegaRAID controllers delivers the industry's highest server RAID performance, extending the performance leadership offered by the existing family of LSI MegaRAID 6Gb/s SATA+SAS controllers.

"LSI has already shipped over 400,000 MegaRAID controller cards based on 6Gb/s SAS technology, while our competitors have only recently announced 6Gb/s SAS controllers," said Brent Blanchard, director of worldwide channel sales and marketing, LSI. "The launch of our second-generation products underscores our continued SAS and RAID technology leadership and will help users maximize the performance benefits of solid-state drives for a greater return on investment and a competitive edge."

The new line of controllers include the MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i, featuring eight internal ports, and the MegaRAID SAS 9285-8e, with eight external ports. The controllers deliver performance levels greater than 200,000 RAID 5 random I/Os per second (IOPS), a 3x improvement compared to the previous-generation products. Users can boost IOPS performance to 465,000 RAID 5 random IOPS utilizing a single controller, enabled with LSI MegaRAID FastPathTM software, connected to 8 SSDs. This advanced software option is designed to unlock the full performance benefits of SSD configurations by providing high-performance I/O acceleration for SSDs connected to a MegaRAID controller.

To achieve equivalent IOPS performance levels using competing high-performance 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers could require as many as 3 additional RAID cards, 24 additional SSDs and 3 external 12-drive JBOD enclosures. This translates to a 3x increase in rackspace and power consumption and significantly higher hardware acquisition costs.

The new controllers also deliver industry-leading RAID bandwidth, with 2.7 GB/s sequential read and 3.2 GB/s sequential write throughput, which is 60 percent higher than competitor claims. Delivering both the highest RAID IOPS and bandwidth performance in the industry is critical to meeting the high I/O transaction demands of database and cloud applications as well as providing the high-bandwidth horsepower needed to meet the processing requirements of financial, digital media, Web 2.0 and medical imaging applications.

"The new LSI MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers have enabled the ION SR-71 SpeedServerTM system to break the 1 million IOPS barrier," said Keith Josephson, Chief Technology Officer at ION Computer Systems, Inc. "With these exciting new controllers, the SR-71 SSD optimized server can sustain greater than 1 million IOPS while performing 1KB random reads with an average response time of under 200 microseconds. The combination of very high IOPS with very low latency enabled by the MegaRAID controllers allows ION's SR-71 application engine to deliver performance that simply cannot be achieved with a disk-based solution while consuming less than 500 Watts of power."

The low-profile MD2 form factor controllers feature the LSISAS2208 SAS ROC IC with its two embedded 800MHz PowerPC processor cores and 1GB DDRIII cache memory. The cards provide support for up to 240 SATA and SAS hard drives or SSDs, and support hardware RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and 60. An optional new intelligent LSIiBBU09 battery backup unit utilizing heat-tolerant cell technology enhances data protection capabilities and provides system builders with the flexibility to mount the LSIiBBU09 to a separate PCI Remote Mounting Board (RMB) or remote within the chassis.

Pricing and availability(1)

8 internal ports
•MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i: $780
•MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i Kit(2): $835

8 external ports
•MegaRAID SAS 9285-8e: $995

The new MegaRAID controllers will be demonstrated at CeBIT 2011 (Stand #G25 in the Planet Reseller Hall 15) taking place March 1-5, 2011, at the Convention Center in Hannover, Germany.

The MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i controller is available immediately. The MegaRAID SAS 9285-8e is expected to be available by the end of March. The products are supplied through the LSI worldwide network of distributors, integrators and VARs.

The new controllers extend the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of 6Gb/s SAS and SATA storage building block solutions available in the channel, including MegaRAID and 3ware® RAID controllers, host bus adapters, the WarpDriveTM SLP-300 card, SAS switches, JBOD enclosures, the CTS2600 family of configurable storage components and advanced software options.

Additional information is available in an online press kit (www.lsi.com/presskit) and at www.lsi.com/channel. Follow LSI on Twitter.


Partner quotes

Micron Technology
"The Micron RealSSDTM P300 enterprise-class solid state drive provides stellar performance and endurance for servers, system storage and blade servers running transactional database applications," said Kevin Dibelius, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Micron. "Storage subsystems utilizing multiple P300 SSDs connected to a new LSI MegaRAID controller with LSI FastPath software will provide customers with dramatic performance improvements in raw throughput and response time, both of which are critical to meeting the demands of financial, Web 2.0 and other high random I/O application workloads." (www.micron.com)

OCZ Technology Group
"With a complete range of solid state storage solutions specifically customized for enterprise applications, OCZ SSDs are designed to optimize entire businesses and improve data processing and storage," said Alex Mei, CMO at OCZ Technology Group. "The new LSI MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS controllers, with industry-leading random IOPS performance and optimized SSD firmware, are ideally suited for storage configurations utilizing these SSDs. The combination of OCZ SSDs with these new LSI controllers will help customers to minimize disk I/O bottlenecks and realize improved total cost of ownership." (www.ocztechnology.com)

Pliant Technology
"Integrating enterprise-class SSDs like Pliant Lightning® Enterprise Flash Drives (EFDs) within leading-edge IT environments enables increased performance when running data-intensive applications, thereby ensuring that mission-critical data is always accessible," said Greg Goelz, vice president of marketing, Pliant Technology. "LSI MegaRAID controllers together with Pliant Lightning EFDs will deliver sustained performance and reliability that’s crucial to data centers and cloud computing environments." (www.plianttechnology.com)

Seagate
"The explosion of digital content and new media applications demand storage technologies that deliver blazing fast and reliable access to data," said Henry Fabian, executive director of core product marketing, Seagate. "Deployment of the new LSI MegaRAID 6G SAS controllers with Seagate's range of enterprise Savvio and Cheetah hard drives will provide customers with high levels of sequential I/O throughput in a price and power envelope that small and medium businesses demand." (www.seagate.com)

Western Digital
"In today’s enterprise server and storage environments, applications such as video-on-demand and medical imaging are driving up the requirements for sequential IO throughput," said Darwin Kauffman, WD's vice president of enterprise storage. "With sequential writes at 3.2 GB/s and sequential reads at 2.7 GB/s, the new LSI MegaRAID controllers provide system integrators with the perfect complement to the WD S25 600 GB hard drives, to maximize bandwidth performance potential, without sacrificing power efficiency or reliability." (www.wdc.com)


About LSI
LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is available at www.lsi.com.

(1) Estimated MSRP. Actual prices may vary.
(2) 9265-8i Kit includes cables.

http://www.lsi.com/news/product_news/2011/2011_03_01.html

[Wunram]

über den Testbericht der neuen Intel SSD 510 ergibt sich ein interessanter Benchmark mit der OCZ Vertex 3...

The Intel SSD 510 Review
by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/2/2011 1:23:00 AM



es lohnt sich dem ganzen Test zu lesen:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4202/the-intel-ssd-510-review


Gute N8

Wunram

[Wunram]

Investorenkonferenz

OCZ Technology to Present at the Roth Growth Stock Conference

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that Ryan Petersen, Chief Executive Officer, and Arthur Knapp, Chief Financial Officer, will present at Roth Capital Partners' 23rd Annual OC (Orange County) Growth Stock Conference, to be held in Laguna Niguel, California from March 13-16, 2011.

The OCZ Technology Group presentation is scheduled for Monday, March 14, 2011 at 5:30 pm pacific time. A live webcast, as well as a replay, will be available on the investor relations events section of OCZ website at www.ocztechnology.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.

Founded in 2002, San Jose, CA-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. ("OCZ"), is a leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of high performance and reliable Solid-State Drives (SSDs) and premium computer components. OCZ has built on its expertise in high-speed memory to become a leader in the SSD market, a technology that competes with traditional rotating magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs). SSDs are faster, more reliable, generate less heat and use significantly less power than the HDDs used in the majority of computers today. In addition to SSD technology, OCZ also offers high performance components for computing devices and systems, including enterprise-class power management products as well as leading-edge computer gaming solutions. For more information, please visit: www.ocztechnology.com.

The OCZ Technology Group, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7439
CONTACT: Investor Contact:
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Bonnie Mott, Investor Relations Manager
408-440-3428
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[Wunram]

hhhmmm ...S3 Registrierung zusätzliche shares für $ 100.000.000, die von Zeit zu Zeit angeboten werden können; ich hoffe OCZ braucht das Geld um SSd Kapazitäten auszubauen ...

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This prospectus relates to shares of OCZ Technology Group, Inc. common stock which may be offered and sold from time to time. The aggregate initial offering price of all common stock sold under this prospectus will not exceed $100,000,000. The common stock of OCZ Technology Group, Inc. is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “OCZ.”
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http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1355128/0001144204110…


und gleichzeitig Form 424B4 mit der Ankündigung, dass einige institutionelle Shareholder runde 4,6 Mio Aktien zum Verkauf haben... Einzelheiten finden sich auf Seite 12 und 13 des filings

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The Offering

Shares outstanding prior to offering:
As of December 30, 2010, we had 34,262,356 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding.

Common Stock offered for resale to the public by the Selling Stockholders:
Up to 4,692,525 shares of our common stock, which consists of:

· Up to 4,640,525 shares of common stock, and
· Up to 52,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants.
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http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1355128/0001144204110…



ich weiß jetzt nicht so richtig was ich davon halten soll - ich denke am Montag gehts dann erst mal schön runter...


Sonniges WE
Wunram

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Werde demnächst auch eine Vertex 3 SSD zum testen bekommen.

[Wunram]

@screamz

vielleicht kannst Du dann mal deine Einschätzung / Ergebnisse der Vertex3 mitteilen?!

Bin einwenig hinterher - wir waren ein bisschen Skifoan ´foan ´foan ...
OCZ weckt Hoffnungen ...

OCZ Technology Expects That Fiscal Q4 Revenue Increased by Nearly 100% to a Record $64 Million
Fourth Quarter SSD Sales Expected to Increase 380% to $58 Million

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced it expects to report record revenue for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter of approximately $64 million, an increase of nearly 100% from the $32.4 million reported in last year's fourth quarter. For the year ended February 28, 2011, revenues are expected to be approximately $189 million compared to $144 million in fiscal 2010.

In addition to the record quarterly and full year revenue expectations, the Company's SSD products for fiscal fourth quarter are expected to be approximately $58 million compared to $12.1 million during the same period last year, and $41.5 million in the Company's third quarter ending November 30, 2010. This represents approximate increases of 380% year over year and 40% sequentially. The expected Q4 SSD product mix of approximately 7% Consumer, 78% Server, and 15% Enterprise is generally consistent with prior quarters.

"We are pleased to have achieved record annual revenue while transitioning away from our historic focus on DRAM products, which comprised 50% of the Company's revenue in its fiscal 2010 but less than 20% in fiscal 2011. This successful transition was due to an anticipated 200% increase in SSD sales from fiscal 2010 to fiscal 2011," said Ryan Petersen, Chief Executive Officer of OCZ. "Moreover, we continue to see positive indicators of increased SSD demand on a global basis."

Additional commentary pertaining to the Company's results and any guidance for fiscal 2012 will be issued when the Company reports its full fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 financial results, which is expected to be completed during April 2011.

The financial estimates set forth herein are unaudited and preliminary. They remain subject not only to management's final review, but also to audit by the Company's independent accounting firm.

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http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1023

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man verstärkt sich auf der Controller-Seite...

2011-03-14
OCZ Technology to Acquire Indilinx Co., Ltd
Addition of High Performance Controller Technology and Firmware is Expected to Accelerate Storage Technology Innovation and Expand Product Portfolio

SAN JOSE, CA—March 14, 2011—OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ),a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Indilinx Co., Ltd, a privately held fabless provider of flash controller silicon and software for SSDs.

Indilinx is headquartered in South Korea and currently sells its line of flash controllers to SSD manufacturers and Tier One OEMs for use in a broad array of products addressing multiple markets, including embedded and industrial as well as laptops and PCs. Indilinx controllers have been deployed within OCZ's SSD products since December 2008, and are currently featured in the Z-Drive series of PCIe-based SSDs. Indilinx's technology is expected to enable OCZ to expand its presence into the embedded, hybrid storage, and industrial markets.

OCZ will gain substantial intellectual property from Indilinx including approximately 20 patents and patent applications related exclusively to the business as part of the transaction. For example, the acquisition is expected to extend OCZ's capabilities with advanced controller technology including Tinkerbell™, a high performance eMMC 4.4 x controller that replaces SSDs in consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, tablet PCs, GPS units, and netbooks. Tinkerbell improves the user experience in consumer mobile devices for applications such as internet browsing, gaming, social networking applications, emails, and multimedia play.

Following its acquisition by OCZ, Indilinx will continue to produce and supply its line of controller products to SSD manufacturers and OEMs on a global basis. The Indilinx controller business, and its 45 employees, will remain intact under the leadership of Bumsoo Kim, the founder and President of Indilinx, and Hyunmo Chung, Indilinx's Chief Technology Officer. OCZ will continue its own R&D program to develop new proprietary technologies and products to expand its own solid state drive offerings.

The Indilinx acquisition notwithstanding, OCZ plans to continue utilizing controllers from other manufacturers including long-term partner SandForce, who currently supplies SSD processors for a wide range of the Company's SSD products including the Vertex 2, Agility 2, RevoDrive, customizable Deneva enterprise drives, and the upcoming Vertex 3 family of SSDs.

"This transaction is an important step in OCZ's strategy and significantly enhances our ability to capitalize on the worldwide demand for Solid State Drives," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "This combination brings together two organizations that are committed to advancing solid state drive design, and provides a unique opportunity for OCZ to increase both customer and shareholder value as well as expand our reach into embedded markets."

Under the terms of the agreement, OCZ will acquire Indilinx for approximately $32 million of OCZ common stock. Indilinx shareholders will own approximately 9.5% of the OCZ shares outstanding after issuance of the shares. The transaction has been approved by the board of directors of each company, and is expected to close within 30 days, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. OCZ expects the transaction to become accretive to its earnings per share toward the end of this fiscal year on a non-GAAP basis, excluding acquisition-related expenses, restructuring charges, and amortization of intangibles.

Ryan Petersen, CEO, will be a featured speaker at the Roth Capital 23rd Annual Orange County Growth Stock Conference today at 5:30 pm pacific time. To listen to the presentation and view the accompanying slides, please visit the investor relations events section of OCZ website at www.ocztechnology.com and click on the link provided for the web cast.

Merriman Capital, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:MERR), served as OCZ's exclusive financial advisor for the transaction.

About Indilinx
Indilinx is a leading technology provider for storage systems based on NAND flash memory. Indilinx products and solutions comprise advanced solid state drive controllers, reference designs, and software which enable the rapid development and deployment of high performance solid state drives. For more information, visit www.indilinx.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Founded in 2002, San Jose, CA-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OCZ), is a leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of high performance and reliable Solid-State Drives (SSDs) and premium computer components. OCZ has built on its expertise in high-speed memory to become a leader in the SSD market, a technology that competes with traditional rotating magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs). SSDs are faster, more reliable, generate less heat and use significantly less power than the HDDs used in the majority of computers today. In addition to SSD technology, OCZ also offers high performance components for computing devices and systems, including enterprise-class power management products as well as leading-edge computer gaming solutions. For more information, please visit: www.ocztechnology.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release relate to future events and expectations and as such constitute forward-looking statements involving known and unknown factors that may cause actual results of OCZ Technology Group, Inc. to be different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. In this context, words such as "will," "would," "expect," "anticipate," "should" or other similar words and phrases often identify forward-looking statements made on behalf of OCZ. It is important to note that actual results of OCZ may differ materially from those described or implied in such forward-looking statements based on a number of factors and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, market acceptance of OCZ's products and OCZ's ability to continually develop enhanced products; adverse changes both in the general macro-economic environment as well as in the industries OCZ serves, including computer manufacturing, traditional and online retailers, information storage, internet search and content providers and computer system integrators; OCZ's ability to efficiently manage material and inventory, including integrated circuit chip costs and freight costs; and OCZ's ability to generate cash from operations, secure external funding for its operations and manage its liquidity needs. Other general economic, business and financing conditions and factors are described in more detail in "Item 1A -- Risk Factors" in Part II in OCZ's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on January 14, 2010. The filing is available both at www.sec.gov as well as via OCZ's website at www.ocztechnology.com. OCZ does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

Media Contact:
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Jessica Luken, Dir. Global Marketing
408-440-3426
[e-mail]

Investor Relations Contact:
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Bonnie Mott, Investor Relations Manager
408-440-3428
[e-mail]

http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2011/421

Wunram

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Mega News! Werde heute ungeachtet der schlechten Lage in Japan und des hohen Kurses wieder einsteigen!

[Wunram]

a bisserl was geht immer...

OCZ Technology Ships One Millionth Solid State Drive

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 24, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that it has shipped its one millionth solid state drive.

"Solid state drives continue to represent a game-changing technology for both consumers and enterprise clients, and we are proud to achieve this milestone," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ. "But most of all, I wanted to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all of our loyal customers and partners, without whom this success would not be possible."

OCZ offers a broad array of interface options for solid state drives including SATA, SAS, Fibre Channel, PCI-Express, and the proprietary High-Speed Data Link (HSDL). OCZ designs and manufactures SSD solutions to address a wide spectrum of applications from personal computers and high-performance workstations to mission critical enterprise storage arrays.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

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[Wunram]

das ging aber schnell...


OCZ Technology Completes Acquisition of Indilinx Co., Ltd
Addition of Controller Technology is Expected to Substantially Increase FY 2012 Revenue and Margins

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced it has closed its acquisition of Indilinx Co., Ltd, a privately-held fabless provider of flash controller semiconductors and firmware for SSDs.

Indilinx provides a line of flash controllers to SSD manufacturers and OEMs across the server, embedded and industrial product sub-segments, as well as laptop and PC markets. Indilinx controllers have been integrated within certain OCZ products since December 2008, and are currently utilized in a number of OCZ SSDs including the enterprise class Z-Drive R2 PCI-Express SSD Series.

Pursuant to the Indilinx share purchase agreement, OCZ has acquired, among other things, approximately 20 patents and patent applications related exclusively to Indilinx's flash controller business. Approximately 45 Indilinx employees will join OCZ, including Indilinx's co-founders Bumsoo Kim and Hyun Mo Chung, each of whom serve as Indilinx's CEO and CTO, respectively. OCZ intends to continue supplying Indilinx controller semiconductor and firmware-based solutions to current Indilinx customers, which include OEMs and NAND flash manufacturers, in addition to further integrating Indilinx controllers into OCZ's SSD products.

"Producing SSD controllers for OEM integration and use within our own products significantly enhances our ability to capitalize on worldwide demand for SSDs, and yields cost reductions which help make SSDs more accessible to potential customers," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "This combination puts OCZ in an advantaged position as one of the few SSD manufacturers with captive controller production. The acquisition will help to increase both revenue and gross margins as we vertically integrate controller technology, and it also provides critical support for current and future Enterprise and OEM opportunities."

Inclusive of Indilinx, OCZ expects its revenue for fiscal year ending February 28, 2012 (FY 2012) to be in the range of $300−$330 million, an increase of approximately 60%−75% from an estimated $189 million in its fiscal year ended February 28, 2011 (FY 2011).

As a result of the acquisition, OCZ expects its gross margin to increase by 2%−4% within 12 months of closing. Gross margins are expected to increase due to increased sales of controller products (which generally have gross margins in the 50%−60% range) as well as integration of Indilinx controllers into a greater range of OCZ products in the 12 months post acquisition. The Indilinx acquisition is expected to become accretive towards the end of FY 2012.

As stated in the press release dated March 7, 2011, OCZ expects to report revenue for the fourth quarter of FY 2011 of approximately $64 million, an increase of nearly 100% over the fourth quarter of fiscal year ended February 28, 2010. Preliminary GAAP operating loss for the fourth quarter of FY 2011 is expected to be in the range of $1.6 – $1.9 million, subject to final review of certain non cash costs. Preliminary non-GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter of FY 2011 is expected to be approximately $0.3 – $0.5 million. Then, when excluding approximately $1.5 million of fourth quarter operating losses related to the discontinued memory products, preliminary non-GAAP operating income is estimated to be in the range of $1.7 to $2.0 million.

Additional commentary pertaining to OCZ's fourth quarter results and any further guidance for FY 2012 will be issued when OCZ reports its full fourth quarter and FY 2011 financial results, which is expected to be in the second half of April 2011.

The financial estimates set forth herein are unaudited and preliminary. They remain subject not only to management's final review, but also to audit by OCZ's independent accounting firm. Estimated GAAP to non-GAAP operating income adjustments relate to items such as the discontinuation of the DRAM products, stock-based compensation, amortization of intangibles, non-cash write-offs of notes receivable from the 2009 sale of the NIA product line, and other potential non-cash expenses, totaling approximately $1.9 − $2.4 million.

About Indilinx
Indilinx is a leading technology provider for storage systems based on NAND flash memory. Indilinx products and solutions comprise advanced solid state drive controllers, reference designs, and software which enable the rapid development and deployment of high performance solid state drives. For more information, visit www.indilinx.com.

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OCZ Technology Now Shipping Vertex 3 Solid State Drive Series
First Solid State Drive to Make Use of SandForce's Ground-Breaking SF-2000 SSD Processors Now Available via Global Channel

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the availability of the Vertex 3 SATA III SSD Series through the Company's extensive reseller network. Market availability will vary by region with wider overall availability continuing to ramp in the coming weeks.

"The Vertex 3 series with the SandForce SF-2200 SSD processor has been eagerly anticipated in the marketplace," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "Our partnership with SandForce has again facilitated the introduction of a solution that sets the benchmark for industry leading performance and reliability."

Recently showcased at the CeBIT tradeshow along with the Vertex 3 Pro, the Vertex 3 is the first available solution to feature the new SandForce SF-2200 SSD processor which harnesses the 6Gbps speed of the SATA III interface to deliver double the performance of the previous generation. The new Vertex 3 raises the bar with up to 550MB/s of bandwidth and up to 60,000 IOPS (4k random write), and is now available in 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB capacities. The enterprise-class Vertex 3 Pro series is expected to begin shipping mid-Q2.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1063

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Wunram

[Wunram]

na dann sehen wir mal, ob ich es gestern richtig gemacht habe?! Mein Verkauf für ~$ 9,30

OCZ Technology Group Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc., (Nasdaq: OCZ) a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance solid state drives, announced today the pricing of a common stock offering of 10,200,000 primary shares at a price of $8.50 per share. The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,530,000 shares of common stock to cover over allotments of shares, if any.

OCZ will receive approximately $81 million in net proceeds from the offering, or approximately $94 million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.

Stifel Nicolaus Weisel and Needham & Company, LLC are joint book-running managers for the offering. Craig-Hallum Capital Group and Merriman Capital are co-managers for the offering.

A shelf registration statement relating to the offering of the common stock was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2011 and has become effective. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, forming an effective part of the registration statement. Before investing, you should read the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for information about OCZ Technology Group, Inc. and this offering.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by contacting Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, California 94104, or by calling 415-364-2720.

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[Wunram]

vorbörslich siehts allerdings eher so aus, dass mein Verkauf ein Fehler war...



Wunram

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Und ich bin vor drei Wochen bei ca. 7,90 wieder rein ;-)
Werde aber jetzt auch verkaufen für über 10.

Ich denke wir werden die nächsten Wochen wieder billiger rein kommen.

[Wunram]

ich habe zwar keine mehr, werde OCZ aber weiter beobachten...

OCZ Technology Group Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance solid state drives, today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 10,200,000 primary shares of its common stock at a price of $8.50 per share. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full thereby increasing the number of primary shares sold by 1,530,000 shares.

OCZ received approximately $94 million in net proceeds from the offering, which includes the over-allotment option being exercised in full, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. OCZ intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.

Stifel Nicolaus Weisel and Needham & Company, LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Craig-Hallum Capital Group and Merriman Capital served as co-managers for the offering. ROTH Capital Partners acted as an advisor to the Company.

A shelf registration statement relating to the offering of the common stock was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2011 and has become effective. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, forming an effective part of the registration statement. Before investing, you should read the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for information about OCZ Technology Group, Inc. and this offering.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by contacting Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, California 94104, or by calling 415-364-2720.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1083

Gruß Wunram

[Wunram]

ein bisschen was zur Grundlage von SSDs

Kleine NAND-Flash-Speicherchips aus der 20-Nanometer-Fertigung
Micron IM Flash Technologies, ein Joint Venture von Intel und Micron, hat mit der Herstellung besonders kleiner Multi-Level-Cell-(MLC-)Speicherchips im 20-nm-Fertigungsprozess begonnen. Sie speichern auf einer Fläche von nur 118 Quadratmillimetern 8 GByte und sind damit bei gleichem Fassungsvolumen gut 30 Prozent kleiner als bisherige MLC-NAND-Flashes aus der 25-Nanometer-Fertigung, die noch 167 Quadratmillimeter Siliziumfläche belegen.


Microns neue MLC-NAND-Flash-Speicherchips aus dem 20-Nanometer-Fertigungsprozess speichern 8 GByte auf noch weniger Silizium.

Normalerweise steigt mit schrumpfender Größe der Speicherzelle auch deren Defektanfälligkeit. Micron betont jedoch, dass die neuen Chips "ähnlich" schnell und zuverlässig wie ihre Vorgänger arbeiten sollen. Für das aktuelle ClearNAND aus der 25-nm-Fertigung spezifiziert Micron allerdings auch nur noch 3.000 Löschzyklen, nachdem bei 34-nm- und 50-nm-Chips noch bis zu 10.000 Löschzyklen üblich waren.

Von den neuen Chips gibt es bislang nur Muster; die Serienfertigung soll jedoch schon in der zweiten Jahreshälfte anlaufen. Micron hofft, noch dieses Jahr die Kapazität auf 16 GByte verdoppeln zu können. Aus den einzelnen Dice lassen sich dann auch Multi-Die-Packages mit noch höheren Kapazitäten fertigen. Damit rücken SSDs mit bis zu 128 GByte in Reichweite, die kaum größer als eine Briefmarke sind und Tablets und Smartphones zu deutlich mehr Speicher verhelfen könnten.

Samsung hatte schon vor ziemlich genau einem Jahr ebenfalls MLC-NAND-Flashes der "20-nm-Klasse" angekündigt, allerdings mit geringer Kapazität (4 GByte) und ohne konkrete Angaben zur Packungsdichte und den minimalen Strukturbreiten zu machen. Micron spricht davon, dass es sich bei den eigenen 20-nm-Chips nun um die "industrieweit kleinsten" handelt. (boi)

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Kleine-NAND-Flash-Spe…

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OCZ Technology Group Appoints Semiconductor Industry Veteran Ralph Schmitt to Board of Directors

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 19, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc., (Nasdaq: OCZ) a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance solid state drives, today announced that it has appointed Ralph Schmitt to its board of directors as an independent non-executive director.

"We are pleased to welcome Ralph Schmitt to our board," said Ryan Petersen, CEO and chairman of OCZ Technology Group. "Ralph has been involved in the semiconductor industry for over 25 years and chairs the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Emerging Company Council. His extensive board-level and executive management experience for numerous fast growing semiconductor companies, coupled with his strong technical background, will be a valuable addition as we continue to capitalize on the latest SSD industry trends."

Since 2008, Schmitt has served as president and CEO of PLX Technology, Inc., a global provider of semiconductor-based connectivity solutions primarily targeting the enterprise and consumer markets. He has also chaired the GSA Emerging Company Council since 2010. During 2008, he consulted with a variety of venture capitalists, and acted as CEO of Legend Silicon, a privately funded Chinese terrestrial digital TV semiconductor company. From 2005 through 2007, Schmitt was CEO of Sipex, an analog semiconductor company that merged with Exar in 2007, where he was appointed CEO. From 1999 to 2005, Schmitt was executive vice president of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development for Cypress Semiconductor where he led sales growth to more than $1 billion while also overseeing the acquisition and integration of numerous companies. Schmitt has served on the boards at Cypress subsidiaries and other privately held semiconductor and systems companies. Schmitt holds a BSEE from Rutgers University.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact:
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Bonnie Mott, Investor Relations Manager
408-440-3428
[e-mail]

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OCZ - The Master of SSD (Shady, Suspect, Deceitful)

Today we published a long report on OCZ Technology (OCZ), "OCZ - The Master of SSD (Shady, Suspect, Deceitful)" which can be found in its entirety here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/53435574/OCZ-The-Master-of-SSD-Sha…

Below is a brief intro of the issues covered in the first few pages of the article, many of which we believe will be helpful reveleations for investors......

Over the last six months, investors have learned a painful and expensive lesson from the following story. A small Chinese company comes public through an RTO (reverse take-over) or a backdoor listing on the OTC Bulletin Board. The story blossoms alongside a rising stock price, riding a new hot theme or even a legitimate end market. Ignoring red flags from management's past, sellside analysts and investors choose to believe the Cinderella tale. The tale itself is always hard to verify, but the detailed insight the CEO shares creates complacency and a willingness to look past obvious risks and financial irregularities. Based on the CEO's story, a cult-like following ensues, and the company is able to raise large sums of capital. The company puts up huge revenue numbers quarter-after-quarter, yet the profitability and cash flows never seem to materialize. And then one day, investors realize that numbers never reconciled and huge accounting inconsistencies existed the whole time. They also realize important facts were never disclosed and the product wasn't what management claimed. Ultimately, investors suffer large losses as the final chapter. OCZ Technology (OCZ) may just be the American version of the story above.



OCZ has parlayed investor and market excitement for solid state drives (SSDs) into an amazing story. From a low of $1.79 last summer, OCZ's stock has steadily climbed more than 350% on a feel good tale told by its CEO. But there is a much darker and sinister side that has been well hidden. It is our opinion that OCZ has misrepresented its SSD growth and has financial irregularities that are nearly impossible to reconcile. We believe that some form of a restatement may be required and that the auditors tick and tie review has some substantial inconsistencies. As such, we have sent our findings to the Securities and Exchange Commission asking for clarification on the multiple sets of numbers that we have uncovered. We believe OCZ's Board has the fiduciary responsibility to form a special committee to examine these discrepancies.



But the misrepresentations are not confined to the financials. A scathing lawsuit and industry reviews suggest OCZ has misrepresented product specs and performance. Additionally, a recently completed secondary failed to disclose the CEO's criminal record, major underwriter conflicts (until the final prospectus), and contained financial results that were different from past filings. And if that is not enough, there are other confusing pieces to the story such as Fusion-io, STEC, and Smart Modular disclosing that they do not see OCZ in competitive situations. Amazingly, we believe most of the interest in OCZ is nothing more than a wise guy backdoor play on the hot Fusion-io deal that should backfire as the OCZ issues get exposed.



As investors begin to recognize that the CEO has told the world that OCZ is trying to get qualified at EMC and IBM (so much for selective disclosure), the last catalyst will have played itself out versus elevated expectations. Although the sellside will likely remain complicit, we believe buyside investors that expect $400 million of revenue, and more importantly $0.75 of earnings in fiscal 2012, will be disappointed. With buyside estimates at unobtainable levels and promotional qual announcements fully priced in, we think the stock will finally be valued on fundamentals. If OCZ trades in-line with the comp group, a generous assumption given OCZ's limited asset value, differentiation, and minimal profitability, a reasonable price target would be between $2.58 and $4.98 per share.



This report will highlight:

1) Huge losses for AIM investors and a previous profitless revenue ramp. OCZ listed its stock on the AIM before moving to a U.S. listing. OCZ management rode a profitless revenue ramp and told a very similar story then to raise money from investors. They proceeded to miss estimates by 40% and delist their shares less than three years after the original listing. OCZ's stock declined 95% from its peak.

2) BCInet - an unusual transaction. OCZ claims to have sold its Neural Impulse Actuator line to a company that was incorporated, at most, just seven days before the sale took place. Public filings show OCZ shares the same address as the purported buyer, a company called BCInet.

3) Accounting Irregularities, SSD growth overstatement, and irreconcilable financials. Based on discrepancies in OCZ's SEC filings, we believe the company has misrepresented its SSD revenue and growth rates. The SSD revenues from past financials do not reconcile with an important segment table they have been providing since January. Based on comments in the MD&A from the 10Q, it appears management has overstated the year-over-year SSD growth rate by over 200%.

4) Irregularities in the prospectus, past filings, and a needed restatement. The prospectus that investors relied upon for the recent secondary appears to have contained material financial inaccuracies. Based upon the financials provided, we are unable to reconcile the Segment attributions with past SEC filings. The prospectus appears to overstate SSD growth for 2010 by 183%. The 8K (from 1/10/11), the 10K, and the revenue from quarterly results reported in each 10Q do not reconcile. Additionally, it appears SSD revenues were somehow reallocated to the PSU segment in some financials and the memory segment in others - with the result being overstated forward revenue growth in SSD. Finally, OCZ's CFO resigned late last year after only 18 months in that role.

5) Material information was withheld about the CEO's past felonious activity. OCZ and the underwriters did not disclose material background information on the CEO's criminal record. While we are sympathetic to mistakes made in the past, we believe the importance of the CEO's credibility is essential given the extreme reliance investors and analysts have placed on his story. A national criminal records search shows the CEO was arrested and/or charged in various Courts for: Grand Theft, Forgery, Unlawful Entry Motor Vehicle, Theft-1, Drug Violations, and Traffic in Stolen Property.

6) Controversial geographic disclosures suggest all of the growth is from EMEA. Despite cagy references to HP, Yahoo, and other U.S.-based enterprise wins, close to 100% of OCZ's growth has come from the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Based on public disclosures by the CFO, for the numbers to reconcile, SSD business outside of the U.S. is somehow growing nearly 3x faster than U.S. SSD growth. The company's comments about SSD attributions imply North American non-SSD revenues would have fallen between 53% and 92% sequentially, while that same non-SSD business was flattish outside of the U.S. While unrelated, it is worth noting that OCZ has received inquiries from the FBI about product sales into the Middle East.

7) Claiming to triple capacity out of thin air. OCZ has publicly stated multiple times that they expanded capacity by 3x in the third fiscal quarter. We have been unable to find the associated expenses or capital expenditures supporting that level of capacity expansion. In fact, PP&E declined by $10,000 from Q1 to Q3, while capex was only $728,000 for the entire first nine months of the fiscal year.

8) Hype aside, OCZ looks ugly next to STEC. Despite a rocky road ahead for STEC, the side-by-side comparisons are alarming for OCZ investors that believe the company has the infrastructure and support to establish large revenue agreements with OEM's (qualification announcement do not equal revenue). STEC employs 250% more heads in R&D and spends nearly 90% more per such employee. Further, STEC spent more than 400% more on R&D in 2010 than OCZ spent in the previous four years combined. When taking all of OCZ's options and warrants into consideration, the enterprise value of OCZ is now just $250 million less than STEC.

9) OCZ's appears delusional and does not seem to play in the high-end enterprise SSD sandbox. Don't take our word for it, look at the supposed competition. In public filings, OCZ claims to compete with Fusion-io, STEC and Smart Modular. However, none of those three list OCZ as a competitor in their public filings. Additionally the "wise guy" investors that have bought OCZ as a backdoor to Fusion-io are likely to be sorely disappointed if they actually compare the financial profiles and end markets of the two companies.

10) Industry reviews accuse OCZ of disingenuous specs and "shady" marketing. The CEO of DDRdrive and the industry review website Storage Review have accused OCZ of knowingly publishing disingenuous product specifications. OCZ's decision to deceptively market new products with legacy specs and marketing material led one industry website to warn (talking about the product, not the stock) "At this point it is buyer beware until OCZ steps up and reveals some degree of transparency."[ii]

11) OCZ is being sued for Negligent Misrepresentation and Deceptive Advertising Practices. OCZ failed to disclose any of the details behind the lawsuit filed against them in U.S. District Court less than three weeks ago. The lawsuit provides great detail into OCZ's decision to change the number of modules, the densities, and the nodes of its flash cells without disclosing such changes to customers. The lawsuit accuses OCZ of Deceptive Advertising and Negligent Misrepresentation, among six total claims, "OCZ's advertisings and marketing representations concerning the storage capacity and performance of the Products are false, misleading, and deceptive."

12) The Indilinx acquisition - fuzzy math and a bleak revenue picture. Despite management's rosy comments around Indilinx and future accretion, public SEC filings portray Indilinx as a company that was quite challenged. In 2010, Indilinx revenues fell by 69% to just $2 million. Excluding the decline in revenue from OCZ, their sales still fell 46% compared to 2009. We are unsure how management defines "accretive" and do not think Indilinx can generate the required $1.7 million of EBIT to offset the dilution from the deal.

13) OCZ will not come close to hitting buyside expectations. We have carefully analyzed buyside expectations for revenues this year (FY'12) of $400 million and pro forma earnings of $0.77 per share. We believe that buyside investors are making a major error extrapolating the contribution margins that are implied in the fourth quarter from management's two press releases. Further, we believe management may need to rely on a) selling DRAM inventories at 100% gross margins that had previously been reserved against, and b) the possible reversal of an accrual taken for lack of payment to a supplier. We slice the numbers several different ways and think buyside revenues may be attainable, but the company will come nowhere close to making $0.77 of earnings.

14) The co-founders aggressive selling may be one step ahead of investors. The spate of insider selling could raise some flags. CEO Ryan Petersen sold nearly two million shares a few months ago in private transactions and the open market at levels 50% lower than where the stock currently trades. Also, one of OCZ's co-founder's recently sold most of his stock below $4.00 (he may have sold 100% of his stock, but we can not confirm that yet).

15) Why was the Merriman Capital relationship not disclosed in the preliminary prospectus? For some reason the lengthy and intertwined relationship between OCZ and Merriman Capital did not appear to get disclosed in the preliminary prospectus. Given the depth of the relationships, the Chairman's significant stake in OCZ, and the bullish support from research, we are unsure why the relationship was not initially disclosed.

http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/890075-copperfield-researc…


Die Anschuldigungen sind ja nicht ohne....

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

unglaublich: auf Seite 21 des Copperfield-Berichts heißt es:

Disclaimer –As of the publication date, the author of this report has a short position in the company covered herein and stands to realize gains in the event that the price of thestock declines. The author does not use options to establish positions prior to a report’spublication. The author does not discuss unpublished reports, or provide any advancedwarning of future reports to others. Following publication, the author may transact in the securities of the company, and may be long, short, or neutral at any time hereafterregardless of our initial opinion. The author of this report has obtained all informationherein from sources believed to be accurate and reliable. The author of this report makesno representations, express or implied, as to the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any such information or with regard to the results to be obtained from its use. Allexpressions of opinion are subject to change without notice and the author does notundertake to update or supplement this report or any of the information contained herein.This is not an offer to buy any security, nor shall any security be offered or sold to anyperson, in any jurisdiction in which such offer would be unlawful under the securitieslaws of such jurisdiction.

[clarence-77]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.397.122 von Wunram am 20.04.11 18:27:16

Hallo, mein Englisch ist sehr schlecht. Was meinen die jetzt damit. Habe sehr viel Verlust gemacht, dadurch dass es aufeinmal runtergefallen ist

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.397.371 von clarence-77 am 20.04.11 19:10:23

Hallo Clarence,

also dieser "Copperfield-Bericht" der auf seekingalpha veröffentlicht wurde, lässt in kurzen Worten kein gutes Haar an OCZ und der Verfasser bestätigt in seinem Disclaimer dass er in OCZ short ist (jetzt meine Meinung und vermutlich jetzt nach dem 30% Absturz diese short-Position gecovert hat).

Die wesentlichen Punkte die in dem Bericht genannt werden:
- OCZ hat unrichtige, weil nach oben stark geschönte, Darstellung des eigenen SSD Wachstums gemacht
- Unregelmäßigkeiten in der Vorgeschichte von OCZ / dem CEO ....
- im angeblicher Vergleich zum Mitbewerber STEC macht OCZ Aussagen hinsichtlich Forschung und Entwicklung sowie Kapazitätserhöhung Produktion unglaubwürdig
- der Indilinx-Deal wird zerpflückt
- OCZ wird hinsichtlich der eigenen Marktwahrnehmung als "wahnhaft" bezeichnet die OCZ Produkte seien im Vergleich low-end; OCZ benennt seine Konkurrenz mit Fusion-io, STEC, and Smart Modular während diese OCZ mit keinem Wort erwähnen
- Insiderverkäufe im Dezember (~ 2Mio beie einem Kurs zwischen $3,5 und 4,5) werden negativ bewertet
...

Ich muss jetzt leider noch ein bisschen arbeiten

Ich würde dennoch empfehlen, nur in Aktien zu investieren, deren Geschäftsberichte, Nachrichten und sonstige Veröffentlichungen ich einigermaßen lesen kann

Gruss Wunram

[clarence-77]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.397.519 von Wunram am 20.04.11 19:36:21

Hallo Wunram,

vielen Dank für großen Mühe und für informationsreiche Antwort.

Allerdings hat die Aktie heute um über 1€ pro Aktie wieder gutgemacht.

[screamz]

Gut, dass ich rechtzeitig wieder raus bin.
Werde vorerst abwarten. Ich denke die Aktie wird noch weiter fallen. Dann könnte sie aber wieder interessant werden.

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.403.163 von screamz am 21.04.11 19:58:54

@screamz

ja so im nachhinein betrachtet habe ich zwar einen dollar liegen lassen, aber wer weiss für was es gut war

Wunram

[Wunram]

Conference Call Zahlen Q4 und Geschäftsjahr 2011:

OCZ Technology to Host Fiscal 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year End Conference Call
Call to Broadcast Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 5:00PM/ET (2:00PM/PT)

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance solid state drives, will host its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter and year end conference call for the period ended February 28, 2011 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). Ryan Petersen, CEO, and Arthur Knapp, CFO, will present the Company's financial results on the call.

All interested parties can join the call by dialing [phone] or [phone]. Please call-in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for replay until June 3, 2011. To access the archived conference call, please dial [phone] or [phone] and enter replay passcode 62639319.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the Investor Relations events conference call section of OCZ's website at http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls, which will be archived for replay. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for connection.

This morning the Company filed an amended 10Q for the period ending November 30, 2010 that corrects certain typographical errors in line item data related to product group revenue and cash flow for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2009. The totals in the historical financials as previously presented were correct and no restatement of the financials is necessary.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1103/…

Mal sehen ob ich bis dahin wieder einsteige

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Produktnachrichten aber nix zu den letzten Kurskapriolen ...

OCZ Technology Announces Vertex 3 Max IOPS Solid State Drives
Newest Addition to the Vertex 3 Product Line Combines the Speed of SATA III With Increased Random Write Performance

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today unveiled a new addition to the highly-awarded Vertex 3 SATA III Series. The Vertex 3 Max IOPS edition drives extend the company's industry-leading Vertex 3 SSD product line to support users that require greater transactional throughput.

"Following the successful launch of our Vertex 3 SATA III 6Gbps solid state drives we are pleased to introduce the new Max IOPS edition," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "Vertex 3 Max IOPS drives increase random write performance, and are the ideal storage solution for applications that require high aggregate workloads and increased IO throughput."

The Vertex 3 Max IOPS edition combines the cutting-edge SandForce® SF-2200 SSD processor with premium NAND flash components to deliver exceptional 4KB random write performance with up to 75,000 IOPS. Furthermore, these drives can significantly improve multimedia entertainment and management, and the overall computing experience compared to both traditional mechanical hard drives and competing SSDs.

Vertex 3 Max IOPS will be available in capacities of 120GB and 240GB, and features TRIM support to optimize performance over the drive's lifespan. All Vertex 3 Series drives come backed with a 3 year warranty to ensure customer satisfaction.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1113


Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

noch mehr Produkte...

OCZ Technology Announces the VeloDrive PCI-Express Solid State Drive for SMBs, Enterprise Clients and System Integrators
PCI-E Storage Tiering Device Offers Greater Performance and Flexibility While Utilizing Less System Resources
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance solid state drives (SSDs), today unveiled the VeloDrive PCI-Express SSD. Designed to meet the needs of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), enterprise clients and system integrators, the VeloDrive optimizes high-performance computing and storage applications, providing unparalleled versatility and simplified integration.

"The VeloDrive is the latest addition to our comprehensive lineup of PCIe SSDs. A truly configurable solution, it helps a range of customers accelerate their application performance," said Daryl Lang, VP of Product Management, OCZ Technology Group. "The ability to run the VeloDrive in multiple modes provides clients with the freedom to use the raid stack of their choice. This maximizes performance and creates faster, more seamless deployments with RAID stacks that may already have been qualified for their unique usage model."

The VeloDrive can be run in either hardware or software RAID mode and can be deployed in half-height or full-height system requirements. When compared with competing PCIe flash-based solutions, the highly-efficient VeloDrive has a minimal impact on system resources including CPU utilization and the system's DRAM footprint.

Eliminating the SATA/SAS bottleneck, the PCIe-based VeloDrive has the ability to deliver transfer speeds of up to 1GB/s and 130,000 4KB random write IOPS, and features SandForce® SF-1565 SSD processors for enhanced reliability and power loss data protection. The VeloDrive utilizes MLC NAND flash and will be available in 300GB, 600GB, and 1.2TB configurations.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1123

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Zahlen

OCZ Technology Group Reports Fiscal 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
Fiscal Q4 Revenue Increased Year Over Year by Nearly 100% to a Record $64.6 Million
SSD Sales Increased 380% to $58.2 Million

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, reports its fourth quarter (Q4'11) and year-end results for the fiscal year 2011, which ended on February 28, 2011.

Financial Highlights

Fiscal fourth quarter 2011 SSD revenue increased by 380% year over year to $58.2 million compared to $12.1 million in fourth quarter 2010, representing 90% of net revenue

Reported second sequential quarter of non-GAAP operating profit

Fiscal year 2011 revenue of $190.1 million increased 32% over fiscal year 2010 with SSD revenue increasing by 206% to $133.2 million compared to $43.5 million in fiscal year 2010

Strong global SSD demand with EMEA SSD sales of $30.9 million in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2011, up 768% from $3.6 million in fourth quarter 2010

Company raised $34 million during fiscal year 2011, and recently received approximately $94 million in net proceeds from the April public follow-on offering

Net revenue in Q4'11 was a record $64.6 million, and increased nearly 100% compared with revenue of $32.4 million reported in Q4'10, and increased 21% compared with the $53.2 million reported in Q3'11. For fiscal year 2011, revenue was $190.1 million, an increase of 32% from the $144.0 million reported for fiscal year 2010.

SSD revenues reached a record $58.2 million in Q4'11, an increase of 380% over Q4'10 SSD revenues of $12.1 million, and a 40% increase sequentially over Q3'11 SSD revenues of $41.5 million. For the fiscal year 2011, SSD revenues increased over 200% to $133.2 million, compared to fiscal year 2010 SSD revenues of $43.5 million.

"Fiscal 2011 was a transformational year for OCZ. We discontinued our unprofitable DRAM module products in order to focus on SSDs, began shipments to our first Tier 1 OEM, and achieved our second sequential quarter of positive non-GAAP operating income," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "We have been focused on building the OEM and enterprise segments of our business; the recent public follow-on offering added about $94 million to our cash position and will provide important support for this growing base of customers."

Petersen added, "Looking forward into fiscal 2012, we expect that our recent acquisition of Indilinx will expand our market opportunities, positively impact gross margins as our controller technology is vertically integrated into our product portfolio, and accelerate our development of next generation SSD products."

Reporting on a GAAP basis, which includes certain items related to the accelerated discontinuation of the Company's DRAM products, the acquisition of certain intellectual property, changes in warrant derivative valuation, and other non cash charges, GAAP operating loss for Q4'11 was $0.5 million compared to GAAP operating loss of $6.0 million in Q4'10. Non-GAAP operating profit for Q4'11 was $0.1 million and includes an operating loss of $1.7 million associated with the discontinued memory products in Q4'11 compared to a non-GAAP operating loss of $3.8 million in Q4'10.

GAAP net loss for Q4'11 was $9.3 million or $0.27 loss per share compared to a GAAP net loss of $6.5 million or $0.31 loss per share in Q4'10. GAAP net loss for fiscal year 2011 was $30.0 million or $1.05 loss per share. This compares to a GAAP net loss of $13.5 million or $0.64 loss per share in fiscal year 2010.

Non-GAAP net loss for Q4'11 was $0.8 million, or $0.02 loss per share and includes a net loss of $1.8 million associated with the discontinued memory products in Q4'11 as compared to non-GAAP net loss for Q4'10 of $4.3 million, or $0.20 loss per share. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is contained in the tables below.

Recent Business Highlights:

Acquired Indilinx Co., Ltd, a privately-held fabless provider of SSD controllers and firmware, making OCZ one of only a few SSD manufacturers with captive controller production

Began shipping mass production quantities of Vertex 3 family of SSDs, which are rated at up to 75K 4K random write IOPS and utilize the newest 2xnm synchronous mode MLC NAND Flash

Introduced the Z-Drive R3 PCI-Express SSD solution for enterprise and OEM, which utilize OCZ's proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) technology

Introduced the Helios Family of SAS 6GBPs enterprise Class SSDs, which utilize our proprietary VCA architecture, and achieves a new capacity benchmark of 1TB in a standard format SSD

Launched the VeloDrive PCI-Express SSD, which is designed to meet the needs of Storage Architects, providing unparalleled versatility and simplified integration while optimizing high-performance computing and storage applications

Received numerous accolades and media reviews for the Vertex 3 and RevoDrive X2 line of SSDs, including Maximum PC's SSD showdown where the Vertex 3 beat competing drives and received the publication's top honor

Revenue Information:

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1133

Nachbörslich bis jetzt~ 243k shares gehandelt, aktuell $7,70 - scheinbar sind die Anlager nicht so angetan. Mal sehen was OCZ im CC zu den letzten Anschuldigungen sagt.

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

so wie der Markt derzeit auf den sehr positiven CC reagiert, werde ich wohl noch ein bisschen abwarten mit einem Wiedereinstieg.

Die Wesentlichen Punkte aus dem CC:
- Erwartung für FY 2012: $300 - %330 Mio Umsatz
- Indilinx Kauf wird Marge stärken
- 3 neue OEM Kunden (design-wins) asiatischer Telko, Cloud-Computing Unternehmen, bekannte Tier-1 Speicherausrüster
- Verdopplung der Produktionskapazitäten -aktuell bei Vollauslastung $40Mio / Monat- in den nächsten 90 Tagen
- Marge steigt durch eigene Controllerentwicklung/-nutzung (Indilinx)
- die Nachfrage nach der neuen Vertex 3 übersteigt die Liefermöglichkeit um Faktor 3!


Gruss Wunram

[screamz]

Danke für die Infos.

Bei diesem Marktumfeld warte ich aber auch noch mit einem Wiedereinstieg ab. Teilweise fallen Aktien 10-15 Prozent, wenn die guten Ergebnisse nicht die Analystenschätzungen übertreffen. Für mich ein klares Indiz für eine evtl. kommende breitere Korrektur.

Die Vertex 3 mit 120 GB habe ich gerade bei mir liegen. Eigentlich sehr gute Leistung zu einem annehmbaren Preis. Im Vergleich mit den neuen SSDs mit Marvell-Controller kann die Vertex 3 vor allem bei zufälligen Zugriffen punkten. Allerdings wird fast zwangsweise eine SATA 6Gb/s Schnittstelle benötigt, um die volle Leistung zu erhalten. Trotz der guten theoretischen Benchmarks ist die Vertex 3 im Vergleich zur Vertex 2 im Alltagsbetrieb nicht wirklich schneller. Wer merkt es schon, ob das Kopieren oder der Bootvorgang eine oder zwei Sekunden schneller läuft, als mit der Vertex 2?
Die hohe Nachfrage ist dennoch positiv zu bewerten ;-)

[Wunram]

Investoren Konferenz:

OCZ Technology to Participate in the 8th Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that management will conduct investor meetings at the 8th Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference, to be held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 1, 2011.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1143

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Tech Konferenz

OCZ Technology to Present At the Sterne Agee Technology Conference

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that management is scheduled to present at the Sterne Agee Technology Conference to be held at the Sentry Centers in New York on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 10:15 am eastern time.

The live webcast, as well as a replay, will be available on the investor relations events section of OCZ website at www.ocztechnology.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1153

http://www.sterneagee.com/Pages/Home/Upcoming%20Conferences.…

Gruß Wunram

[Wunram]

und wieder Produkte mit beeindruckenden Daten...

OCZ Technology Announces the Agility 3 and Solid 3 SATA III Solid State Drives
New SSDs Deliver SATA 6Gbps Speeds With Outstanding Balance of Performance and Value for Consumers

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 10, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today unveiled the Agility 3 and Solid 3 SATA III SSD product lines. The Agility 3 and Solid 3 are designed to cater to speed-seeking enthusiasts in search of the best value for performance. Using the latest technology, these new series deliver nearly double the performance of the previous generation and offer a more cost-effective alternative to current SATA 6Gbps SSDs on the market.

"With increased availability of SATA III platforms, the demand for the latest generation SSDs has grown rapidly," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ technology Group. "We are addressing this demand with new products that offer both the best performance and value for consumers. The new Agility 3 and Solid 3 SSDs make it easier than ever for consumers to take advantage of the new SATA III interface. When coupled with the speed and reliability benefits that our SSDs offer over traditional hard drives, it makes the two new series the ideal choices for mobile and desktop applications."

Agility 3 and Solid 3 SSDs feature the leading-edge SandForce® SF-2200 SSD processor and help improve the overall computing experience compared to traditional mechanical hard drives and SATA II SSDs. The Agility 3 delivers up to 525MB/s reads, 500MB/s writes, and up to 60,000 4KB random write IOPS while the value-oriented Solid 3 features 500MB/s reads, 450MB/s writes, and 20,000 4KB random write IOPS.

Available in a new boot-drive size 60GB capacity as well as 120GB and 240GB options, Agility 3 and Solid 3 SSDs feature TRIM support to optimize performance over the drive's lifespan. Both solutions come backed by a 3-year warranty for ultimate customer satisfaction and peace of mind.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1163

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Produkte...

OCZ Technology Announces Talos 6Gbps SAS Solid State Drives
Talos SSDs With VCA(TM) Provide Enterprise Storage System OEMs With the Highest Capacity 6Gbps SAS Drive on the Market Today at up to 960GB

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 12, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announces the Talos series, a line of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SSDs designed for enterprise applications that require ultra-fast, high capacity solutions equipped with multi-level cell (MLC) NAND. Talos brings new strength to the Company's storage lineup by expanding the availability of OCZ's proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture™ (VCA) technology to storage OEMs.

"We have experienced considerable demand for our high-capacity VCA-enabled SAS products, both with and without enhanced power fail protection," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "The new OCZ Talos SSD series delivers the ultimate combination of performance, scalability, and reliability. Talos series drives are tailored to meet the needs of most enterprises in a non-customer specific format, including balanced compressed and incompressible data performance and balanced read/write IOPS, all in the highest capacity SAS 6Gbps drive available today."

Talos SAS SSDs deliver incredible speed with up to 64,000 4K random IOPS and are specifically optimized for enterprise storage applications, providing clients who require substantial transactional processing with superior performance and cost-savings. Additionally, the Talos SAS interface offers the benefits of interoperability and integration with existing devices, flexibility for traditional storage environments, and the ability to scale greater amounts of drives, providing larger aggregate pools of storage. The drives also deliver world-class reliability features including superior power loss protection, endurance, encryption, and ECC protection.

Unique to OCZ products, the Talos series leverages VCA technology which provides customers with robust enterprise features including TRIM, SMART monitoring, native command queuing (NCQ), tagged command queuing (TCQ), power fail management, and wear-leveling; all within a single streamlined solution. With Talos and VCA technology, clients can now deploy an SSD solution that delivers advanced application performance, all the necessary enterprise features, and substantial power savings, at a better total cost of ownership.

To address the complete spectrum of customer applications, Talos SSDs are available in 3.5-inch form factors (2.5-inch to follow) and range from 200GB to 960GB. OCZ is now sampling Talos to strategic customers and the drives will be made available to SMB and enterprise clients through OCZ's business-to-business channel.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1173

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

mal was zur möglichen Preisentwicklung:

Gartner-Prognose: 2012 gibt es SSDs für 1 Dollar je GByte
12.05.2011 | 14:08 von Ralf Müller

Die IT-Marktforscher sagen voraus, dass die Solid-State-Drive-Preise in nächster Zeit stark fallen werden, und zwar in nur rund 15 Monaten auf das alte Niveau von Festplatten.
Lange Zeit galt für PC-Käufer die Faustformel, pro GByte Kapazität einen Dollar (bzw. bei uns 1 Euro) einplanen zu müssen. Heute liegen Festplatten zwar deutlich unter diesem Niveau, doch wenn es im Herbst 2012 tatsächlich Solid State Drives für 1 Dollar/1 Euro pro GByte geben sollte, wird es ganz schön eng für die klassischen Magnetplatten-Laufwerke.

NAND-Flash-Speicherchips werden immer kleiner und bieten daher mehr Kapazität pro Quadratzentimeter, was sich günstig auf die Herstellungspreise auswirkt. Laut Gartner könnte sich der Verkaufspreis aufgrund dieses technischen Fortschritts in gut einem Jahr mehr als halbieren. Zusätzlich locken die kommenden SSDs dann mit schnellerem Tempo und deutlich weniger Stromverbrauch als eine herkömmliche Festplatte. Spätestens dann werde die bislang exklusive Technik endgültig zum Mainstream-Produkt, vor allem im Mobilgerät.

http://www.itespresso.de/2011/05/12/gartner-prognose-2012-gi…

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

erste Indilinx - Implementierungen:

OCZ Technology Announces New Indilinx "Arowana" Flash Translation Layer for SSD Suppliers
New FTL Supports 2xnm NAND Flash and Increases Performance of Indilinx Controllers by up to 500%

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 16, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today unveiled the Arowana Flash Translation Layer (FTL) from Indilinx. Supporting both existing and upcoming Indilinx controllers, this firmware subset dramatically improves performance and enterprise capabilities and enables SSD suppliers to deploy cost-effective 2xnm NAND flash memory.

"We are always driving to add more value for our clients, and the exciting new Arowana Flash Translation Layer delivers both major performance and feature-set enhancements," commented Daryl Lang, VP of Product Management at OCZ Technology Group. "Arowana not only boosts IOPS performance by up to 500%, but does so with the support of the industry's latest 2xnm flash technology, making Indilinx solutions now more competitive than ever."

The revolutionary new Arowana FTL enhances performance of Indilinx controllers with HyperQueuing, which significantly increases sequential write speeds and random IOPS over the previous generation FTL. In addition, Arowana's support of 2xnm flash provides SSD suppliers with the ability to offer end users a more attractive product with lower cost NAND components. The new Arowana FTL also maximizes the life of low endurance flash with INXtend™ Technology.

Arowana will continue to offer Indilinx's proprietary Ndurance™ Technology to extend the lifespan of flash devices with sophisticated wear-leveling algorithms, reduced write amplification, and advanced over provisioning. Furthermore, the new FTL supports TRIM along with superior idle time garbage collection that requires no operating system interfacing as well as the innovative Indilinx Wiper tool for non-TRIM systems.

Arowana will be made available immediately in new firmware updates to current Indilinx SSD controller customers as an upgrade package, and will be deployed in future Indilinx products.

About Indilinx

Indilinx is a leading technology provider for storage systems based on NAND flash memory. Indilinx products and solutions comprise advanced solid state drive controllers, reference designs, and software which enable the rapid development and deployment of high performance solid state drives. For more information, visit www.indilinx.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1183

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[Wunram]

2011-05-24

OCZ Technology to Highlight New Consumer and Enterprise Storage Solutions at Computex 2011
Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs, RevoDrive 3, and More will be on Display

SAN JOSE, CA - May 24, 2011 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will showcase their latest flash storage technologies at Computex Taipei 2011. As an innovator in the global SSD market, OCZ will display their newest solutions that deliver the highest levels of performance and cost efficiency.

"Computex Taipei is the ideal venue to unveil our next generation SSD solutions for HPC and enterprise clients," said Alex Mei, CMO of OCZ Technology Group. "This year we are pushing the envelope once again, showcasing the newest SATA 6Gbps INDILINX controller, the next generation best-of-breed MLC based enterprise PCIe drives, and innovative hybrid SSDs and caching solutions."

Highlights at the OCZ product showcase include the all-new VCA enabled, Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSD line, capable of up to 2.7GB/s and 330,000 4KB random write IOPS. This PCIe based enterprise solution enables maximum performance in datacenters and delivers the highest 4K random write performance of any SSD available today. It supports a host of enterprise features and enables use of the newest low cost Sync Mode 2xnm NAND flash technology.

The RevoDrive 3, a next generation bootable PCI-Express SSD, designed for high-performance gaming PCs and workstations, will also be on display. Leveraging our proprietary VCA technology the RevoDrive 3 can accommodate a wide range of applications including multi-media creation and management applications, all while delivering a state-of-the-art computing experience.

In addition, OCZ will demonstrate the first hybrid HDD/SSD PCIe SSD from the RevoDrive family, which utilizes a large high speed NAND flash cache coupled with high density rotational media, to deliver maximized performance to density ratios for workstation usage.

OCZ solutions will be on display at Computex Taipei 2011 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in suite 1003 from May 31- June 2. Press or analysts interested in meeting with OCZ and discussing the latest innovations in the flash storage industry can contact Jessica Luken, Director, Global Marketing, at [e-mail]

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2011/433

Interessanterweise steht OCZ nicht auf der Exibitor-List der Computex Tapai 2011
http://www.computextaipei.com.tw/en_US/exh/list.html?current…
- scheint also nur eine abgespeckte Präsentation im Grand Hyatt zu geben

Übrigens die homepage von OCZ ist neu gestaltet.

Gruss Wunram

[screamz]

Habe hier noch ein schönes Review der Vertex 3 gesehen:
http://hartware.de/review_1344.html

Hätte die Möglichkeit gehabt auf die Computex zu gehen, aber musste leider absagen, da ich keinen Urlaub bekommen habe. Ein Freund wird aber vor Ort sein. Er soll mal schauen ob OCZ vor Ort ist und falls ja ein paar Infos entlocken ;-)

[Wunram]

nach dem Kursverlauf, scheint da was dran zu sein:

OCZ Technology awarded Dell design win, says Stifel Nicolaus
theflyonthewall

Companies:
Dell Inc.
Ocz Technology Group Inc.

On Wednesday May 25, 2011, 8:37 am EDT

Stifel said OCZ Technology (NasdaqCM:OCZ) won a design win for its new VeloDrive into Dell (NasdaqGSELL) which will compete against Fusion-io. Shares are Buy rated.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/OCZ-Technology-awarded-Dell-th…




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[Wunram]

Präsentation von der heutigen Sterne Agee conference:

http://www.wsw.com/webcast/agee/ocz/

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[Wunram]

OCZ Achieves Performance Record Live At Computex, Delivering Over 1 Million 4K Write IOPS and 1.5 Million Read IOPS on a Z-Drive Equipped Single Server
New OCZ Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSD in Single Platform Server by Colfax International Maximizes Storage Performance on Current and Next Generation 4K Based File Systems

TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announces the Company has set a new benchmark of 1 million 4K write IOPS with a Z-Drive R4 equipped 3U Colfax International Server based on a Supermicro platform, which features 7.2TB of MLC storage.

As the fastest performing single server solution on the market, this Z-Drive R4 equipped platform significantly accelerates demanding transactional workloads and reduces latency across a broad array of enterprise applications.

"The Z-Drive R4 enables our data center clients to maximize performance in the industry standard 4K file size, and this achievement with Colfax International demonstrates the raw performance benefits and latency reductions that OCZ PCIe SSDs can deliver over multi-terabyte device densities in a single 3U server," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "We are proud to enable our clients to deliver servers and storage arrays which provide the highest performance, maximum capacity, and lowest latency available to data centers today."

"We have been working closely with OCZ to create a ready to deploy server solution with both exceptional performance and reliability, all within a compact and energy efficient footprint," said Gautam Shah, President and CEO of Colfax International. "OCZ's Z-Drive PCIe SSDs add considerable performance and we are thrilled to achieve this significant 4K Write IOPS benchmark, as well as making this industry leading total solution available to our enterprise clients."

This demonstration highlighted the Z-Drive R4's ability to offer industry-leading performance and efficiency for enterprise clients seeking the benefits of SSDs over hard drives. This total solution will be available for pre-order from Colfax International in multiple built-to-order configurations, and will ship in the coming weeks following the Computex event.

About Colfax International

Colfax International is a leading provider of innovative and expertly engineered workstations, servers, clusters, storage, and personal supercomputing solutions. Ready-to-go Colfax HPC solutions deliver significant price/performance advantages, and increased IT agility, that accelerates your business and research outcomes. Colfax International's extensive customer base includes Fortune 1000 companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Founded in 1987, Colfax International is based in Sunnyvale, California and is privately held. For more information, please visit www.colfax-intl.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1213/…

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[Wunram]

am 3.6.2011 hat OCZ das "Amendment to a previously filed 8-K" an die SEC gemeldet.
Hier werden die Bilanzzahlen von Indilinx vom 31.12.2010 und 31.12.2009, sowie die proforma-Jahresbilanz der kombinierten Unternehmen zum 28.2.2011 dargestellt.

Demnach trug Indilinx $ 0,09 zum Verlust von $ 1,14 je Aktie bei.

Das filing als pdf: http://quotemedia.10kwizard.com/download.php?ipage=7654585&a…

Schönes Restwochenende
Wunram

[Wunram]

@all

OCZ steht auf der vorläufigen Liste für den Russell Global und Russell 3000 Index. Im Russell Micro Cap waren sie schon letztes Jahr.

http://www.russell.com/indexes/tools-resources/reconstitutio…

Am 24.6 kommt nochmal eine Aktualisierung der Listen - am 27.6. Veröffentlichung der endgültigen Indices.

Vielleicht knacken wir heute mal endlich wieder die $ 8

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Enterprise Produktlinie

OCZ Technology Introduces Deneva 2 Series of SSDs for the Enterprise: Improves Data Efficiency for Servers, Cloud Computing, and Data Center Applications
New SSD Product Line Provides the Performance and Reliability Required for Enterprise Clients
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today launched the Deneva 2 SSD line for enterprise clients. Taking full advantage of the cutting-edge SATA 6Gb/s interface, Deneva 2 SSDs are designed for a wide range of enterprise applications including servers, cloud computing, and data centers. The Deneva 2 series delivers maximum performance while meeting the stringent reliability, security, performance and economical needs of enterprise storage environments.

"Data centers are one application where the speed benefits of a fast SSD visibly fall straight to a company's bottom line," said SSD analyst Jim Handy of Objective Analysis. "This has driven the enterprise to be the fastest-growing market for SSDs - Objective Analysis forecasts for enterprise SSD unit shipments to grow at an average annual rate of 83 percent, nearly doubling every year."

As the demand for increased storage efficiency, maximized data throughput, and a smaller operating footprint broadens across various industries, more and more companies are turning to the benefits of SSDs to significantly optimize their storage infrastructures. With these requirements in mind, OCZ has been a pioneer in the design and development of SSDs for the enterprise environment, pushing the envelope to develop solutions that combine industry-leading performance with a robust feature-set. Deneva 2, the company's latest offering, features several enterprise-critical options not available in OCZ's consumer product lines, including power loss data protection, best-in-class endurance (e.g., minimal write amplification, intelligent block management and wear-leveling), and advanced encryption and ECC.

"Processing data is critical to any business looking to compete in a rapidly changing, global marketplace. However, many enterprise organizations are limited by outdated storage solutions, which limits their ability to process the necessary data they require to operate their businesses," said Ryan Petersen, CEO at OCZ Technology Group. "Deneva 2 SSDs are optimized for high-volume storage applications, offer industry-leading reliability, and leverage the latest NAND and controller technology to deliver superior performance. This combination means that enterprises can overcome previous roadblocks, and use their data in real-time."

Based on SandForce® SF-2000 SSD processors, the Deneva 2 series delivers up to 80,000 4KB random write IOPS and 550MB/s of potential bandwidth. Along with world-renowned performance, Deneva 2 SSDs are specifically designed to deliver superior reliability and are manufactured with the latest flash components specific to the customer's needs. In addition, the series includes enterprise-grade multi-level cell (eMLC) NAND flash technology, which offers improved endurance for write-intensive applications. Deneva 2 SSDs can also be customized, come in a wide variety of interface options including PCIe, and are available in 2.5, 3.5, and 1.8 inch form factors for use in very high density computing environments, including blade servers.

OCZ Deneva 2 solutions overcome the performance, durability, and maintenance obstacles inherent to mechanical HDD storage. OCZ's ability to provide a tailored solution ensures ultimate compatibility, reliability, and cost-savings, resulting in products that are optimized to specifically address the unique needs of enterprise clients.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1223


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[Wunram]

Quartalspresseconferenz

OCZ Technology to Host Fiscal 2012 First Quarter Conference Call
Call to Broadcast Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 5:00PM/ET (2:00PM/PT)

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 23, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will host its fiscal 2012 first quarter conference call for the period ended May 31, 2011 on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). Ryan Petersen, CEO, and Arthur Knapp, CFO, will present the Company's financial results on the call.

All interested parties can join the call by dialing [phone] or [phone]. Please call-in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for replay until July 13, 2011. To access the archived conference call, please dial [phone] or [phone] and enter replay passcode 78230707.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the Investor Relations events conference call section of OCZ's website at http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls, which will be archived for replay. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for connection.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1233/…

na, da bin ich mal gespannt wie dieses 1te Quartal FY 2012 ausgefallen ist!

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[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.673.003 von Wunram am 20.06.11 19:10:29

also von der Aufnahme in die beiden Russell-Indices hätte ich mir ja mehr erwartet als
8.3489 -0.1011 -1.19%


Die aktualisierten Listen sind zwar noch nicht veröffentlicht, aber nach den Umsätzen gegen Ende der Handelszeit wird OCZ wohl im Global und 3000 Index aufgenommen

16:00:10 $ 8.35 3,285,719

Nachbörslich gehts übrigens auch munter weiter.

Gute Nacht
Wunram

[Wunram]

Anwendung für die Deneva SSDs:

OCZ Technology Announces Penguin Computing's Deployment of Deneva Solid State Drives (SSD) for Servers and Workstations
Enterprise-Class Deneva SSDs Deliver the Performance Necessary for Penguin Computing's HPC Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 30, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that the OCZ Deneva SSD Series was selected by Penguin Computing for integration with their servers, workstations, and storage solutions. The Deneva Series delivers superior performance, durability, and power efficiency over traditional hard drives, helping Penguin deliver an even more robust solution to their clients.

"Penguin Computing is a leading provider of High Performance and Enterprise Computing solutions for Fortune 500, government and academic customers. Looking for storage efficiency, maximum data throughput and a small operating footprint, more and more of our customers want to take advantage of the benefits SSD based storage technology has to offer," said Charles Wuischpard, CEO at Penguin Computing. "We are excited about our partnership with OCZ that allows us to better address the increasing demand for solid state based storage solutions."

"We are pleased to work alongside Penguin Computing, a leader in the space, on developing cutting-edge SSD solutions for workstations, rackmounted servers, and cluster systems geared for HPC applications," said Richard Singh, CSO at OCZ Technology Group. "OCZ Deneva SSDs are extremely robust storage products and we are excited that, partnered together, Penguin can deliver SSD appliances for HPC clusters with performance gains and superior total cost of ownership to its enterprise clients."

Based in Fremont, California, Penguin Computing has specialized in Linux since 1998, concentrating on delivering the best Linux-based user experience through a combination of cluster management software, cutting edge systems, and services all designed to dramatically simplify the deployment and management of large pools of servers. Penguin's server solutions feature top of the line hardware components and are installed, integrated and supported by engineers renowned for their in-depth expertise in Linux deployment. Penguin's proven designs along with build and integration expertise enable rapid deployment, allowing clients to be immediately productive with application-ready systems.

Striving to deliver the ultimate productivity for the most demanding applications, Penguin Computing chose OCZ Deneva SSDs for their Linux systems to address customers who need access to powerful yet energy-efficient computing. As the demand for optimal storage efficiency, data throughput, and operating footprints broaden across various industries, OCZ will continue to partner with Penguin, providing products that enhance productivity and value for HPC customers.

About Penguin Computing

Penguin Computing is a global leader in high-performance computing (HPC), delivering complete, integrated HPC solutions, from the workstation to the cloud. With a focus on cutting-edge technology, ease-of-use and exceptional customer service, Penguin cost-effectively meets the needs of the world's most demanding HPC users, including Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy. Today, Penguin delivers a range of solutions, from massive Linux clusters to "Penguin on Demand" (POD), a new service that provides a complete HPC solution in the cloud. Penguin has been an innovator in HPC solutions for over a decade, and the company's founder Donald Becker is recognized as the "Father of Linux Clustering." For more information about Penguin Computing and Penguin products please go to www.penguincomputing.com.

Penguin Computing is a registered trademark of Penguin Computing, Inc. Penguin on Demand is a pending trademark in the U.S. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Other product or company names mentioned may be trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

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[Wunram]

OCZ Technology Elevates Enterprise Solid-State Storage With Second Generation of Proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture
Innovative Flash Virtualization Layer Delivers Enhanced SSD Performance and Enterprise Features

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ),a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the release of the second generation of its proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA). Leveraged in OCZ's PCI-Express (PCIe) and SAS SSD solutions for workstation, enterprise, and OEM clients, VCA 2.0 supports a rich enterprise feature-set enabling unprecedented flexibility, increased performance, and the reliability required for high throughput storage systems.

"OCZ's proprietary VCA technology is the next step in the evolution of virtualization layers for solid state storage. VCA 2.0 enables industry-leading configurable performance aggregation along with a rich enterprise feature set not found on competitive products," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "With its scalable performance, TRIM and SCSI unmap support, and enhanced management tools, VCA 2.0 provides superior reliability and superior performance, in a plethora of OCZ's easy-to-deploy storage solutions."

Building on the company's first generation VCA technology, which was originally deployed in OCZ's Z-Drive R3 PCIe and Talos SAS SSDs, VCA 2.0 provides even greater enterprise flash management features. In OCZ's enterprise PCIe devices, VCA 2.0 supports the creation of a virtual pool of logical units (LUNs) and features best-in-class configurable performance aggregation, simplifying data management without impacting performance, to provide clients with an easily deployable total solution. VCA 2.0 is the only virtualization layer in the industry with TRIM and SCSI unmap support, which enhances the sustained performance by significantly reducing the overhead associated with garbage collection.

Additionally, VCA 2.0's user-selectable data recovery and non-stop modes allow for unprecedented data protection, while consolidated SMART support provides system administrators with advanced features for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting device attributes. Unlike other flash virtualization layers, VCA 2.0 also supports complete power fail protection. In the event of unexpected system power loss, OCZ's enterprise power fail protection completes all in-progress transactions, protecting the integrity of all active data.

When combined with OCZ's SuperScale™ storage controller, VCA 2.0 provides unique benefits to users by allowing certain direct memory access (DMA) and data management functions, including OCZ's unique command queuing and queue balance algorithms, to be handled by the onboard processing core. This results in higher performance and reduces the burden on the host CPU.

VCA 2.0 technology will become available with the launch of OCZ's upcoming workstation and enterprise-class PCIe SSDs, including the RevoDrive 3 and Z-Drive R4. IT and datacenter administrators looking to learn more about the technology, or OCZ's SSD offerings should visit http://ocztechnology.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1263


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[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.744.678 von Wunram am 05.07.11 17:05:29

also einen Tag vor dem Conference Call sind ja weder Kurse noch Umsätze berauschend.





Hoffe dass OCZ sein erstes positives Quartal und vor allem einen positiven Ausblick bringen wird.

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Quartalszahlen

OCZ Technology Group Reports Fiscal 2012 First Quarter Results
Revenue Increased 115% to $73.8 Million and Reports Non-GAAP Net Income

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, reports its first quarter results for the fiscal year 2012 (Q1'12), which ended on May 31, 2011.

Q1'12 Financial Highlights

Net revenues in Q1'12 were a record $73.8 million, and increased 115% compared with net revenues of $34.3 million reported in Q1'11, and increased 14% compared with the $64.6 million reported in Q4'11

SSD revenues reached a record $69.1 million, an increase of 418% compared with Q1'11 SSD revenues of $13.3 million, and a 19% increase compared with Q4'11 SSD revenues of $58.2 million and represented 94% of total revenue compared to 39% in first quarter of 2011

Gross margin increased to 20.0% versus 12.1% in Q1'11, and 16.6% in Q4'11

Non-GAAP operating profit of $1.0 million and non-GAAP net income per share of $0.01

Raised $93.7 million in net proceeds from its April follow-on offering


alles weitere hier:
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1273/…

und in 20 minuten beim conference call: http://investor.shareholder.com/media/eventdetail.cfm?eventi…

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[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.752.832 von Wunram am 06.07.11 22:42:32

after hours nasdaq

After Hours Last: $ 8.88
Net / % Change
.54 +6.47%
Volume 411,384

Gute N8
Wunram

[screamz]

Aktuell +15 Prozent auf 9,60 US-Dollar.
Hätte Ende Mai bei unter 7 Euro einsteigen sollen. Hatte den Mauszeiger schon auf Kaufen, aber hab mich no umentschieden ;-)

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.758.270 von screamz am 07.07.11 20:37:56

@screamz du meinst sicher $7 -

und die Umsätze sind auch mal wieder ziemlich ordentlich Ich hoffe wir können jetzt das Desaster mit dem Copperfieldbericht mal hinter uns und die shorts ein wenig bluten lassen. Auf zu neuen Höhen

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[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.758.628 von Wunram am 07.07.11 21:47:38

Schlusskurs Nasdaq

Endstand: 9.66 +1.32 +15.82%
Volume 6,020,302

screamz was hat eigentlich dein persönlicher Praxistest der Vertex 3 ergeben?

Wunram

[screamz]

Jo sorry meinte 7 Dollar
Habe ich bereits am 04.05 geschrieben.
Wenn du noch irgendwas anderes wissen möchtest, frag einfach.

Danke für die Infos.

Bei diesem Marktumfeld warte ich aber auch noch mit einem Wiedereinstieg ab. Teilweise fallen Aktien 10-15 Prozent, wenn die guten Ergebnisse nicht die Analystenschätzungen übertreffen. Für mich ein klares Indiz für eine evtl. kommende breitere Korrektur.

Die Vertex 3 mit 120 GB habe ich gerade bei mir liegen. Eigentlich sehr gute Leistung zu einem annehmbaren Preis. Im Vergleich mit den neuen SSDs mit Marvell-Controller kann die Vertex 3 vor allem bei zufälligen Zugriffen punkten. Allerdings wird fast zwangsweise eine SATA 6Gb/s Schnittstelle benötigt, um die volle Leistung zu erhalten. Trotz der guten theoretischen Benchmarks ist die Vertex 3 im Vergleich zur Vertex 2 im Alltagsbetrieb nicht wirklich schneller. Wer merkt es schon, ob das Kopieren oder der Bootvorgang eine oder zwei Sekunden schneller läuft, als mit der Vertex 2?
Die hohe Nachfrage ist dennoch positiv zu bewerten ;-)

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.758.900 von screamz am 07.07.11 22:41:26

@screamz

danke für´s nochmal reinkopieren, hatte ich vergessen - langsam werde ich alt

Ich sollte also heute mal etwas früher ins Bett

Gute N8
Wunram

[Wunram]

Produkt

OCZ Technology Introduces Next Generation RevoDrive PCI-Express Solid State Drives With up to 230,000 IOPS
The Workstation Class RevoDrive 3 Series Leverages OCZ Virtualized Controller Architecture to Maximize Performance and Reliability Under Multithreaded Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today launched the RevoDrive 3 and RevoDrive 3 X2 lineup of SSDs. Designed to deliver maximum throughput in multithreaded applications, the new RevoDrive 3 incorporates an advanced data management feature-set based on OCZ's proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) technology, providing both the performance and features required by the intensive workloads common in high performance computing and workstation environments.

The RevoDrive 3 provides unique benefits to users by incorporating features from the VCA 2.0 flash virtualization software that allow certain direct memory access (DMA) and data management functions. Included in this feature-set are OCZ's exclusive command queuing and queue balancing algorithms, which can be handled by the onboard processing core for higher performance and reduced burden on the host resources. VCA 2.0 is also the only virtualization layer in the industry with TRIM and SCSI unmap support to enhance sustained performance and provide greater endurance by significantly reducing the overhead associated with garbage collection. Furthermore, VCA also offers consolidated SMART support and provides system administrators with advanced features for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting device attributes.

"OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCIe SSDs use our VCA 2.0 technology to deliver superior performance and functionality for everything from scientific computing to high availability clustering," said Daryl Lang, Vice President of Product Management of OCZ Technology. "This exciting new workstation-class storage product accelerates application performance and takes full advantage of today's multithreaded processors and software, providing customers with greater throughput in an easy-to-deploy, single card solution."

With its all-new architecture, the RevoDrive 3 shatters its predecessor's performance record and is faster than comparable solutions that are up to ten times the price. Available in two different models, the Revo3 delivers up to 1.5GB/s of bandwidth and up to 230,000 IOPS (4K random write) under HPC or workstation workloads with a single-card solution. Additionally, the Revo3 X2 960GB offers ample capacity for users in media development and management looking for more storage room.

         RevoDrive 3 PCIe Gen. 2 x4 MLC SSD 	        RevoDrive 3 X2 PCIe Gen. 2 x4 MLC SSD

  	  	 

Sequential Read/Write 	up to 1GB/s read; 925MB/s write 	up to 1.5GB/s read; 1.25GB/s write

Random Write (4K) 	up to 130,000 IOPS 	                up to 230,000 IOPS

Capacities (GB) 	240, 480 	                        240, 480, 960

RevoDrive 3 X2 Accolades:

The RevoDrive 3 and X2 are designed with increased performance and capacity compared to the previous generation, and recently received worldwide acclaim from industry-leading trade press:

"What happens during periods of intense IO activity? The RevoDrive 3 X2 excels." – AnandTech

"Anyone truly serious about storage performance should not be without this drive." – PC Perspective

"The RevoDrive 3 X2 continues OCZ's tradition of delivering innovative technology." – Tom's Hardware

"…it's almost impossible to beat the performance that this PCIe SSD offers." – Storage Review

Available now in capacities ranging from 120GBs to 960GBs through OCZ's global distribution channel, the OCZ RevoDrive 3 and RevoDrive 3 X2 provide ample space for data warehousing, applications, multimedia files, and operating systems with the superior durability, energy efficiency, and reliability of SSDs. The RevoDrive 3 comes with a three-year warranty.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1283


OCZ macht derzeit viel Freude

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Neuer Kunde!


OCZ Technology Announces Selection of Deneva Solid State Drives (SSDs) in PEER 1 Hosting's Datacenters
Enterprise-Class Deneva SSDs Deliver the Performance and Reliability Needed for Managed Hosting and Cloud Hosting Infrastructure

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that the OCZ Deneva SSD Series was qualified by PEER 1 Hosting for integration into their product offerings for Managed Hosting and Dedicated Servers (under the company's ServerBeach brand). The Deneva Series delivers superior bandwidth, durability, and power efficiency over traditional hard drives along with enterprise-rich reliability features, enabling PEER 1 Hosting to provide an even more robust storage resource for their clients' critical data warehouses.

"At PEER 1 Hosting, we enable our customers to focus on the possibilities of the Internet, and not the problems," said Ron Bradburn, Director of Technology for PEER 1 Hosting. "The OCZ Deneva SSD Series has a great performance to cost ratio. This allows us to offer our customers a compelling alternative to slower mechanical drives and dramatically improves the performance of their server's applications. The advanced features for data integrity on this drive help to increase reliability as well."

"We are pleased that PEER 1 Hosting has chosen our Deneva SSDs to be deployed within their customizable hosting solutions," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "PEER 1 Hosting has a complete spectrum of hosting services and our Deneva Series delivers unprecedented speed, scalability, and reliability for their most compute-intensive applications."

PEER 1 Hosting is one of the leading hosting providers worldwide, with a 10Gb FastFiber Network™ connected by 17 state-of-the-art datacenters across North American and Europe. These highly secure, redundant datacenters protect customer servers and web presence, and ensure they remain online and operational at all times. OCZ Deneva SSDs will be available as an upgradable option to PEER 1 Hosting customers and will include ECC recovery, power loss data protection, endurance, and superior transactional throughput to overcome the obstacles inherent in mechanical HDD storage.

As the demand for optimal data throughput and reliability broaden across various industries, the Deneva SSD Series is the ideal storage deployment option for customers looking to maximize data security and productivity for their online resources. OCZ continues to provide products that enhance performance and value across the range of storage service providers and IT environments.

About PEER 1 Hosting

PEER 1 Hosting is one of the world's leading IT hosting providers. The company is built on two obsessions: Ping & People. Ping, represents its commitment to best-in-breed technology, founded on a high performance 10Gb FastFiber Network™ connected by 17 state-of-the-art datacenters, 21 points-of-presence and 10 Colocation facilities throughout North America and Europe. People, represents its commitment to delivering outstanding customer service to its more than 10,000 customers worldwide, backed by a 100 percent uptime guarantee and 24x7x365 FirstCall Support™. PEER 1 Hosting's portfolio includes Managed Hosting, Dedicated Servers under the ServerBeach brand, Colocation and Cloud Services. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with European operations headquartered in Southampton, UK. PEER 1 Hosting shares are traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: www.peer1.com or www.peer1hosting.co.uk.

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OCZ Technology Unveils Indilinx Everest Series Solid State Drive Controller
Next Generation SATA 6Gbps SSD Platform Allows up to 1TB of Storage per Controller and is the First ASIC-Based Controller to Enable State-of-the-Art Triple-Level Cell NAND Flash

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today unveiled the Indilinx Everest SATA 3.0 SSD platform. The Everest platform features support of 6Gbps interface speeds, high transactional performance that is optimized for compressed files, and maximum capacities up to 1TB.

"The new Indilinx Everest platform is a complete customizable solution that delivers superior storage performance, features, and capabilities designed to exceed the needs of the most demanding SSD applications," said Bumsoo Kim, President of Indilinx. "Combining a 6Gbps SATA Revision 3.0 host interface, a dual-core CPU, and support for the latest, most advanced NAND Flash memory technology available, Everest offers SSD manufacturers unparallel flexibility in optimizing their designs for both performance and cost."

As a true next generation solution the new Indilinx Everest platform includes a complete spectrum of enhanced capabilities including:

Supports Next Generation Flash Technologies

The Everest Platform supports state-of-the-art, Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND components and next generation three bit per cell NAND Flash. The ability to leverage Triple-Level Cell (TLC) NAND Flash with proprietary Everest and Indilinx Ndurance Technology provides customers with significant cost reductions associated with moving to the new process.

Advanced Architecture Optimized for High Speed and Density

The Everest Platform features the only controller to support 200 mega transfers per second (MT/s) synchronous-mode flash, up over the 166 MT/s supported by other NAND Flash controllers. Everest supports 1TB capacities in a single controller SSD design with current generation Flash components. Its innovative eight channel design with up to 16-way interleaving for maximum performance, supports full data path and power fail protection to deliver best-in-class data integrity and reliability for enterprise applications.

Performance Optimization

Everest's leading-edge design delivers high sequential speeds up to 500MB/s and is optimized for small file writes at the 8K file size with next generation page mapping technology, which increases transactional performance optimized for 4K to 16K compressed files , by matching file sizes to the 8K page size typical in newer generation NAND Flash.

Enhanced Boot Time

Indilinx's new boot time reduction algorithms can be configured to decrease system boot time by up to 50% over existing SSD controller architectures for customers that require faster boot times and an instant-on experience in their applications. This provides the real world benefits users seek from their storage solutions and enables quicker access and greater responsiveness, allowing clients to take full advantage of solid state storage as a boot device.

Indilinx Everest Platform Complete Feature-Set:

SATA Revision 3.0 – Supports 6Gbps, 3Gbps, and 1.5Gbps interface speeds
Dual Core ARM CPU
1TB Maximum Capacity
High Sequential Speeds
High Transactional Performance - Optimized for 4K to 16K Compressed Files
Up to 8 Channels of ONFI 2.0/Toggle 1.0 Flash at up to 200MT/s with up to 16-way Interleaving
Advanced BCH ECC engine -over 70 bits per defined sector
400MHz DDR3 DRAM Cache Interface with Support for up to 512MB
Proprietary Ndurance™ Technology
Enhanced Power Fail Protection
Supports up to 1xnm Node NAND Flash with 1, 2, or 3 bits per cell
Efficient NAND Flash Management – Dynamic and Static Wear-Leveling, and Background Garbage Collection
Boot Time Reduction Optimizations – Collaborative Platform Development
NCQ Support up to 32 Queue Depth
End-to-End Data Protection
TRIM Support
Numerous Over-Provisioning Options
Industry Standard SMART Reporting

The Indilinx Everest SSD platform is now available to OEMs for validation.

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OCZ Talos SAS Solid State Drives Now Available With Virtualized Controller Architecture 2.0
VCA 2.0 Now Implemented in OCZ SAS SSD Products Optimizing Talos for Enterprise Workloads

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today released a refresh of the Talos Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 6Gb/s SSDs with OCZ's proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) 2.0. Designed for enterprise applications with mixed workloads, the Talos Series with VCA 2.0 delivers even greater performance for SAS-based storage infrastructures.

OCZ's Talos with VCA 2.0 technology provides customers with a robust enterprise feature-set while substantially increasing mixed workload performance. Talos now utilizes VCA 2.0's unique command queuing and queue balance algorithms to address the demands of today's I/O intensive enterprise applications, which require high levels of sustained IOPS and bandwidth, across file sizes and read/write ratios. While traditional SAS SSDs can only perform one read or write at a time, OCZ Talos drives with VCA 2.0, can read and write simultaneously, substantially increasing performance.

"The OCZ Talos Series of SAS solid state drives now leverages our proprietary VCA 2.0 to boost transactional performance and provide a complete range of enhanced features, making it the ideal drop in replacement for multiple hard drives in enterprise storage systems," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "With superior mixed-workload performance Talos SSDs provide clients with increased throughput and flexibility to address their most demanding enterprise storage applications."

Talos SAS SSDs deliver excellent mixed-workload performance with up to 66,000 IOPS (burst) and 50,000 sustained read/write IOPS with incompressible 4K files sizes, and 34,000 sustained mixed read/write IOPS with incompressible 8K files. As a result, Talos is the ideal full duplex SAS solution for applications that may benefit from increased 8K and 16K sustained IOPS, including databases which use a default block size of 8K, or increased incompressible performance such as the growing need of datacenters to provide fast access to compressed video and audio files.

Additionally, Talos' SAS 6Gb/s interface enables easy deployment with existing devices and appliances and the drives themselves provide clients with world-class reliability features including superior power loss protection, endurance, encryption, and ECC protection.

The refreshed Talos Series with VCA 2.0 is now available for strategic customers in capacities up to 960GB, and the drives will be made available to SMB and enterprise clients through OCZ's business-to-business channel.

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vielleicht gibt´s dann auch ein paar andere Hintergrundinformationen

OCZ Technology's CEO to Discuss Enterprise SSDs and Unveil Next Generation Z-Drive R4 PCIe Storage Product During Conference Call on August 2
Discussion Will Include the Benefits of PCIe SSDs in Enterprise Storage and Server Applications and How the Latest Z-Drive Addresses This Market

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 2 at 5:00pm ET (2:00pm PT).

Ryan Petersen, CEO, will provide an overview of the evolving market for PCIe based SSDs as well as unveil the company's newest enterprise-class PCIe storage solution, the Z-Drive R4.

All interested parties can join the call by dialing [phone] or [phone] and reference conference ID 86856684, or listen to the live audio webcast of the conference call by visiting the investor relations events conference call section of the OCZ website at www.ocztechnology.com. Please call-in or connect 15 minutes prior to the call. The conference call will be archived for replay until August 9, 2011. To access the archived conference call, please dial [phone] or [phone] and enter replay passcode 86856684. The webcast will be archived for replay.

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in 5 Minuten ist Conference Call und um 22:30 unserer Zeit wird eine Nachricht veröffentlicht..

OCZ Technology Launches Next Generation Z-Drive R4 PCI Express Solid State Storage Systems
The Z-Drive R4 Provides the Ultimate Solution for Big Data and Cloud Computing Applications by Coupling Enterprise-Class Power Fail Protection With Benchmark-Shattering Performance

SAN JOSE, Aug. 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the release of Z-Drive Revision 4 (R4) PCI Express (PCIe) storage solutions designed to dramatically accelerate enterprise applications and significantly reduce total cost of ownership in the data center. The Z-Drive R4 product line features OCZ's second generation proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) 2.0, providing the utmost in performance, flexibility, durability and enhanced reliability features, allowing data centers, for the first time, to rely on a PCIe-based SSD as their primary tier one storage solution.

"Objective Analysis forecasts that the PCIe interface will become dominant in the enterprise SSD market in 2012, with unit shipments greater than the combined shipments of its SAS and Fibre Channel counterparts," said SSD analyst Jim Handy of Objective Analysis. "This is because the PCIe interface puts less drag on the NAND-to-processor communication channel than do standard HDD interfaces. By 2015, Objective Analysis expects well over two million PCIe SSDs to ship, a number larger than all of the SATA SSDs that shipped in 2010."

The OCZ Z-Drive R4 is truly unique, melding hardware and software managed solutions with integrated VCA 2.0. This brings traditional SSD technology into a new realm and enhances performance, deployment capabilities, and endurance. VCA 2.0 is a multifaceted virtualization layer and interfaces with the OCZ SuperScale Storage Controller which combines processing and full DMA (direct memory access) cores, as well as internal PCIe, SATA and SAS physical interfaces. When coupled with VCA 2.0 technology, the SuperScale Controller manages critical internal functions such as OCZ's intelligent Complex Command Queuing Structure (CCQS) with unique queue balancing algorithms. This combination leads to superior performance aggregation and results in significantly higher throughput and reduced burden on the host CPU.

With growing emphasis on cloud computing and big data, enterprises are contending with ever-increasing amounts of data. PCIe-based flash storage systems have the ability to bypass traditional storage overhead, reducing latencies, increasing throughput, and enabling efficient processing of massive quantities of data. A single SuperScale controller equipped Z-Drive R4 is capable of transferring up to 2800 megabytes per second (MB/s) and completing over 500,000 input-output operations per second (IOPS), while a dual SuperScale controller card reaches an astounding 5600 MB/s and 1.2 million IOPS. This level of concentrated performance enables system architects to design more productive infrastructures while lowering costs associated with hardware failure, maintenance, structural footprint, and energy consumption.

"The demand for higher performing PCIe-attached solid state storage continues to grow, and our new Z-Drive R4 represents an increased focus from OCZ to meet the needs of its enterprise and data center clients; it also represents a turning point in the evolution of PCIe SSDs," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "The Z-Drive R4 provides the best of both worlds for storage architects by merging the industry-leading feature-sets of both the pure hardware and pure software based approaches to data management, while maintaining user-configurable flexibility not found in other devices."

With the unique VCA 2.0-based virtualization layer, the Z-Drive R4 offers an advanced set of capabilities designed to solve problems inherent to pure software solutions. The Z-Drive R4 features power fail protection, differentiating the drive from software-based solutions where in-flight data resides in host DRAM and the flash translation layer, thus resulting in loss of data during power interruption. In addition, VCA enables user-selectable data recovery and non-stop modes with IntegRecover technology ensuring enterprise-class data integrity. Furthermore, the Z-Drive R4 installation in enterprise computing environments is seamless because OCZ VCA 2.0 supports the industry-standard SCSI command set over a PCIe interface. Other features include consolidated SMART support, increased NAND flash life due to OCZ's lower write amplification and TRIM/SCSI Unmap Support

The Z-Drive R4 is available in two standard configurations: a half height version designed for space constrained 1U servers and multi-node rackmount servers, and a full height version. Both configurations support single-level cell (SLC) or multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory with reduced write amplification to extend drive life more than three times the manufacturer's rating of the NAND. As with all OCZ enterprise products, customer-specific configurations and functionality are available upon request.

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Der Kurs hat seit Bekanntgabe des CC 2 Dollar verloren, heute nachbörslich ein Handel mit 334.000 Stücken... mal sehen was der CC bringt.

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Werde mir erstmal ein paar Logitech zulegen und dann versuchen auch hier billig ein paar Aktien zu ergattern. Nicht dass ich wieder den Einstieg verpasse bevors wieder aufwärts geht...

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Ist da heut beim Absturz auf $5.10 ein Institutioneller reingesprungen um den Kurs über die $5 und bei den 5.50 zu halten (und das sogar erfolgreich)?

Was würde es den heißen, wenn es unter die 5$ geht - habt ihr da Erfahrungen ob die Institutionellen sofort fliehen?

Gruß
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Markzpräsenz:

OCZ Technology Highlights the Latest Enterprise-Class Solid State Drives at Flash Memory Summit 2011
Come See OCZ in Booth 511-513 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will showcase the Company's latest storage solutions at the 2011 Flash Memory Summit in booth 511-513 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA August 9-11.

With growing emphasis on cloud computing and big data, enterprises are contending with ever-increasing amounts of data, making OCZ's high endurance drives the pinnacle of performance, reliability, and security. The recently announced Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSD was developed to revolutionize data transfer rates and bandwidth and address these enterprise storage challenges. Available in both half-height and full-height configurations, Z-Drive R4 is a truly unique solution that combines hardware and software managed approaches with OCZ's proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) 2.0. At the show OCZ will be demonstrating the Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs running live within a range of servers from partners and clients.

Other SSDs on display will be the Talos Series SAS-based drives, along with the Deneva 2 product lineup, which is available in a wide range of configurations. OCZ is also highlighting new mSATA drives that offer mobile users a smaller form factor and low power consuming storage option, which is ideal for blade servers, caching applications, and mobile devices. Additional new SSD caching products, including the RevoDrive Hybrid PCIe Series that combines a high-capacity HDD and SSD cache in a single easy to deploy solution, will also be showcased.

Join OCZ Technology at booth 511-513 to see all the latest SSD products designed for enterprise and server storage clients who place a premium on performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership (TCO).

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@Presssack
ob da helfende Hände im Spiel waren, wage ich zu bezweifeln - dafür waren die Umsätze recht lau.

Die letzten Tage waren jedenfalls nicht besonders toll , und nicht nur bei OCZ; aber screamz hat jetzt die Möglichkeit gehabt nochmal günstig zuzugreifen.

Mal sehen, ob sich zumindest für OCZ jetzt langsam wieder die Wende abzeichnet!

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In der Tat. Leider ist OCZ schon wieder verdächtig Nahe an meiner Einstiegsmarke angelangt.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 41.970.889 von screamz am 18.08.11 17:31:18

Das wird in den letzten 10 Minuten wohl wieder global eklig... Volumen geht schon wieder allgemein hoch... OCZ macht spätestens dann wieder Sprünge, wenn die Quartalszahlen kommen... und das dauert noch ein wenig

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aus dem Urlaub

OCZ Technology Announces the High Performance RevoDrive Hybrid Storage Solution
2011-08-31
Innovative Drive Combines Incredible SSD Performance and HDD Capacity in a Single 1TB Solution


SAN JOSE, CA - Aug. 31, 2011 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the release of the RevoDrive Hybrid PCI Express (PCIe) storage solution. Designed to dramatically accelerate applications and system responsiveness, the RevoDrive Hybrid's superior combination of SSD and hard disk drive (HDD) technology is a revolutionary step forward for high-performance, economical storage.

The RevoDrive Hybrid integrates the benefits of both SSD and HDD technology into a single solution to offer both enhanced responsiveness and ample storage capacity. The drive comes bundled with Dataplex™ caching software which dynamically manages the use of the 100GB SSD with the 1TB HDD for superior overall storage performance. This combination creates an environment where the most frequently used "hot" data stays on the ultra-fast SSD, while the "cold" data remains on the larger capacity HDD. Advanced caching algorithms learn user behavior and adapt storage policies to ensure optimal performance for each individual user, maximizing productivity for the most demanded programs and applications. In addition, the drive not only eliminates the SATA bottleneck unleashing ground-breaking bandwidth up to 910MB/s, but also features up to 120,000 IOPS (4K random write) for high transactional workloads delivering true SSD-level performance. Finally, the RevoDrive Hybrid provides unique benefits to users by incorporating features of OCZ's proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) 2.0.

"The RevoDrive Hybrid leverages the best attributes of both solid state drives and traditional hard drive technology to deliver dynamic data-tiering on a single easy to deploy PCIe storage drive," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "Leveraging Dataplex software to efficiently manage frequently accessed data delivers superior performance and capacity, making the RevoDrive Hybrid the ideal solution for high performance computing and media content creation."

The all-new OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 1TB comes backed by a three-year warranty and will be available worldwide for an MSRP of $499.99, delivering the industry's best price per GB for SSD-level performance.

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OCZ Technology Partners with CMS Peripherals for Distribution in the UK and Ireland
2011-08-30
OCZ Solid State Drive Products Now Available Through CMS Peripherals’ European Channel

SAN JOSE, CA—August 30, 2011—OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, has partnered with CMS Peripherals to increase the availability of the OCZ lineup of SSD and power management solutions for reseller clients in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

CMS Peripherals provides its customers with a wealth of storage and consumer electronics products, and is focused on meeting increasing demand for high-performance storage solutions across a wide spectrum including individual multimedia management to enterprise IT infrastructures. CMS’s focus and expertise in this area has contributed to the company’s position as preferred partner for the largest UK and Irish resellers for some of the most well-known IT brands, further expanding OCZ’s presence in the international storage market.

“OCZ is excited to partner with CMS Peripherals to make our solid state storage products more widely available in the UK and Ireland,” said Richard Singh, CSO at OCZ Technology Group. “CMS is a recognized leader in the distribution of storage products and we share their focus on providing customers with best of breed storage solutions that deliver superior performance, reliability, and overall value.”

Paul Nevitt, Business Manager at CMS said, “We are dedicated to the storage marketplace and we see SSD technology as a strategic addition to high performance storage. Adding OCZ to our line card further strengthens our product offering and helps to position CMS as a leader in solid state technology solutions. We are committed to having the best line up of SSDs and we are excited to add a company like OCZ Technology.”

CMS Peripherals will distribute OCZ's complete line of storage and PSU solutions, revolutionizing many aspects of computing and IT, including performance, durability, and power efficiency, with added TCO (total cost of ownership) savings for a variety of applications.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2011/447

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In den letzten Wochen hätte man oft Traden können. Unter 5 Dollar steig ich hoffentlich heute noch ein und verkaufe dann wieder nächste Woche wenn sie über 5,50 ist.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.067.729 von screamz am 09.09.11 19:40:34

ja, in der Rückschau schon - und die Tagesverläufe sind auch ziemlich berechenbar - aber wer hat dazu die Zeit :-)

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ich hab jetzt 3 wochen frei

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mal was interessantes am Rande

IBM will Solid State Drives deutlich verbessern
09.09.2011 | 14:24 von Ralf Müller

Die zuständigen Entwicklungsingenieure bei Big Blue hat der Ehrgeiz gepackt. Sie wollen in den nächsten Jahren dramatisch die Größe von SSDs, ihren Strombedarf und ihre Leistungshürden reduzieren. Die neuen Drives sollen DIE Storage-Lösung für Unternehmen werden.

Per Labortest brachen die IBM-Techniker schon im Sommer einen SSD-Performance-Rekord (wir berichteten), nun sollen die übrigen Eigenschaften der Speicherchips optimiert werden, um möglichst bald daraus hochdichte Storage-Lösungen zu formen und den Firmenkunden Highend-Designs für ihre Rechenzentren und Serverräume anbieten zu können. Dieser Plan wurde gestern noch Branchenanalysten bei einem Event in San Francisco mitgeteilt.

IBM schlägt vor, auf Basis der Neuentwicklung die Performance und Lebensdauer von Daten-Archiven zu steigern. Dafür werden man die Wechselphasen-Speicherchips in einer ähnlichen Weise konfigurieren wie es bei wiederbeschreibbaren DVD-Medien der Fall ist, stellt sich IBM Forschungsdirektor Bruce Hillsberg vor.

Wie beim Flash-Chip behalten auch die Wechselphasen-Bausteine ihre Information, wenn kein Strom mehr fließt. Nur können sie deutlich höhere Datendichten erreichen und würden bei Lebensdauer und Performance den altbekannten Flash-Speicher klar überflügeln. »Stellen Sie sich ein System vor, auf dem wichtige Berechnungen stattfinden. Sie können es mittendrin abschalten, später wieder aktivieren und alle Daten sind noch unverändert und unzerstört im Arbeitsspeicher«, schwärmt Hillsberg. Diese Technologie habe das Potential, die Flash-Technologie vollkommen zu ersetzen.

IBM rechnet hoch, dass zukünftige Wechselphasen-Storage-Lösungen in nur einem Rack die Kapazität und Power von 1.200 Racks heutiger Bauart ersetzen könnten. Damit wäre vor allem den Anbieter von Cloud Computing und Big Data geholfen. Genauere Zeitangaben für den Marktstart dieser Speicherchips machte der Konzern leider nicht.

http://www.itespresso.de/2011/09/09/ibm-will-solid-state-dri…

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wurde ja mal Zeit für einen neuen Kunden und Indilinx...


OCZ SSDs Using Indilinx's Everest Platform Provide True "Instant-On" Access for LG(R) Premium Ultra-Thin P220 Notebooks
Indilinx Everest-Based Thin Form Factor Solid State Drives Now Shipping in LG Ultra-Thin Notebooks

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Indilinx, a leading provider of solid state drive (SSD) processors and a subsidiary of OCZ Technology Group (Nasdaq: OCZ), today announced that OCZ Indilinx SSDs featuring the Everest Series SATA 3.0 (6Gbps) platform are shipping in LG Electronics' ultra-thin notebooks.

LG is now offering its ultra-thin series of notebooks with customized Indilinx Everest-based ultra-slim SSDs with "fast boot" technology to enable an industry-first, true instant-on functionality, while providing consumers a faster, more energy-efficient storage option than traditional mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs). As the market for notebook computers continues to evolve consumers increasingly demand improved performance, increased battery life and the "instant-on" functionality that only SSDs can provide.

At only 7.5mm in height, this custom developed solution is 25 percent slimmer than traditional 9.5mm 2.5-inch laptop hard drives and SSDs, enabling the new breed of LG premium ultra-thin laptops to support outer maximum z-height dimensions of less that 21mm, without sacrificing storage capacity, speed, or reliability.

LG is currently shipping its LGP220 Series with the custom designed ultra-slim Everest based SSD in 128GB capacities as standard equipment. Inspired by the design heritage of its predecessor, the iF Design award-winning LG P210, the new P220 Series features an ultra-thin design and an array of cutting-edge components for superior performance.

"We are pleased that LG Electronics chose our Everest-based solid state drives for their new ultra-thin notebooks starting with the premium P220, leveraging the benefits of our technology to provide customers a superior instant-on experience," said Bumsoo Kim, President of Indilinx. "Increased performance, enhanced reliability, and lower power consumption are key requirements that the Indilinx Everest-based SSDs effectively address, enabling PC manufacturers like LG to create slimmer, lighter, and faster solutions. The combination of Everest-based SSDs and LG's proprietary slim bezel and premium display technology provide customers with a new dimension in multimedia experience in an ultra-thin and compact notebook."

LG P220 Series notebooks with Everest-based solid state drive configurations began shipping in August in Korea with plans to expand availability into select global markets shortly.

About Indilinx

Indilinx, a subsidiary of the OCZ Technology Group, is a leading controller technology provider for storage systems based on NAND flash memory. Indilinx products and solutions comprise advanced solid state drive controllers, reference designs, and software which enable the rapid development and deployment of high performance solid state drives. For more information, visit www.indilinx.com.

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OCZ, STEC, FIO und weitere werden werden von Solid State Storage Solutions LLC wegen Patentverletzung verklagt

Meldung in "The SoutheastTexas Record":

Recent patent infringement/false patent marking cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
9/12/2011 10:50 PM By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau

PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASES
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Marshall Division

Solid State Storage Solutions Inc. v. STEC Inc. et al

Plaintiff Solid State Storage Solutions is a Texas corporation with its principal place of business in Marshall.

The defendants are Stec Inc., OCZ Technology Group Inc., Corsair Memory, Texas Memory Systems, PNY Technologies Inc., Patriot Memory, Fusion-IO Inc., Other World Computing Inc. and Mushkin Inc.

The defendants are accused of infringing on:
U.S. Patent No. 6,701,471 issued March 2, 2004, U.S. Patent No. 7,234,087 issued June 19, 2007, and U.S. Patent No. 7,721,165 issued May 10, 2010 for External Storage Device and Memory Access Control Method Thereof;
U.S. Patent No. 7,355,016 issued April 29, 2008, U.S. Patent No. 6,370,059 issued April 9, 2002, and U.S. Patent No. 7,746,697 issued June 29, 2010, for Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory;
U.S. Patent No. 7,616,485 issued Nov. 10, 2009 for Semiconductor Memory Device Having Faulty Cells; and
U.S. Patent No. 6,341,085 issued Jan. 22, 2002, U.S. Patent No. 6,567,334 issued May 20, 2003, U.S. Patent No. 6,347,051 issued Feb. 12, 2002, and U.S. Patent No. 7,327,624 issued Feb. 5, 2008, for Storage Device Employing a Flash Memory.

Solid State Storage Solutions is asking the court to issue an injunction to prevent further infringement and for an award of actual damages, enhanced damages, interest, attorney's fees and court costs.

The plaintiff is represented by Theodore Stevenson III, David Sochia and Eric Hansen of McKool Smith in Dallas and Sam Baxter of McKool Smith in Marshall.

A jury trial is requested.

U.S. District Judge T. John Ward is assigned to the case.


http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/238238-recent-patent-infri…


Klageschrift (schlecht gescanntes pdf - lässt sich nicht kopieren):
http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/tx/SolidStateStoragePatentSept7.p…


Ein bisschen was zu Solid State Storage Solutions LLC (S4), schon älter aber interessant:

http://savolainen.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/solid-state-stora…


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[Wunram]

immer präsent sein ...

OCZ Technology to Showcase Enterprise SSDs at 8th Annual High Performance Computing Financial Markets Show
Join OCZ on September 19 in Booth 201 at the Roosevelt Hotel, New York City

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 16, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will showcase the company's latest enterprise storage solutions at the 2011 High Performance Computing (HPC) Financial Markets Show in booth 201 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on September 19.

With an emphasis on lowering costs and increasing speeds for financial industry datacenters, the HPC Financial Markets Show provides IT professionals with valuable insight into leveraging new technologies to maximize their company's productivity and streamline their storage footprint. OCZ's enterprise solutions, such as the Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSD, meet the performance, reliability, endurance, and security needs of the financial industry, further optimizing legacy hard-disk drive (HDD) infrastructures. These storage offerings are specifically designed to revolutionize productivity and throughput to address enterprise, server, and HPC storage challenges head-on.

In addition to the Z-drive R4 PCIe SSD, OCZ will also be showcasing:

The Talos Series of SAS-based SSDs - Optimized for enterprise storage applications that require high transactional performance, offering the benefits of interoperability and integration with existing SAS devices, flexibility for traditional storage environments, and the ability to scale greater amounts of drives, providing larger aggregate pools of storage.
The Deneva 2 lineup of SSD drives - Available in a flexible design with a wide range of configurations to maximize interoperability within existing storage infrastructures.
The RevoDrive Hybrid - OCZ's recently announced storage solution that uniquely combines a high-capacity HDD with a large SSD cache, allowing entire applications and the necessary data to be hosted on the SSD. This provides users SSD-like performance with a low cost per gigabyte for their workstation or desktop.

Join OCZ Technology at booth 201 to see the latest SSD products designed for enterprise and server storage clients who place a premium on performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership (TCO).

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1373

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OCZ Technology Introduces Synapse Cache Series Solid State Drives for High-Performance Caching
New Synapse Cache 2.5" SATA 6 GB/s SSDs Leverage Dataplex(TM) Software to Deliver Superior Performance and Increase System Responsiveness

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today launched its Synapse Cache Series 2.5" SSDs. The new Synapse SSDs are optimized for caching applications and leverages Dataplex™ cache software to dynamically manage the Synapse SSD in conjunction with standard hard disk drives (HDDs), to provide users with SSD-level performance across the entire capacity of the HDD.

"The industry has shown that it craves the performance advantages that SSDs provide, however, many users still value the high capacities associated with HDDs," said Tobias Brinkmann, Director of Product Management, OCZ Technology Group. "We see the Synapse Cache SSDs integrated with Dataplex™ software as a big win for a large number of customers who value SSD performance but still require HDD capacity. We are proud to be the first to offer this no-compromise approach to enabling high-performance and high-capacity storage for virtually any PC platform."

This comprehensive caching solution prioritizes the most frequently/recently used "hot" data on the Synapse Cache SSD, while "cold," less frequently used data is stored on the larger capacity HDD. The OCZ Synapse series features the latest and most advanced hardware and software technology to deliver superior storage performance without sacrificing HDD capacity.

OCZ Synapse Cache SSDs are available now in 2.5" SATA III 64GB and 128GB configurations throughout the company's global channel.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1383


Eine kleine Präsentation von vom Flash Memory Summit dazu gibt es auch:
http://www.flashmemorysummit.com/English/Collaterals/Proceed…


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Habe gestern mal angefangen zu traden. Für fast genau 5 rein und dann demnächst für ca. 5,50 wieder raus. Falls sie fällt werde ich einfach verbilligen.

[Wunram]

Conference Call

OCZ Technology to Host Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter Conference Call
Call to Broadcast Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 5:00PM/ET (2:00PM/PT)

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will host its fiscal 2012 second quarter conference call for the period ended August 31, 2011 on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). Ryan Petersen, CEO, and Arthur Knapp, CFO, will present the Company's financial results on the call.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the Investor Relations events conference call section of OCZ's website at http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls, which will be archived for replay until November 15, 2011. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for connection.

All interested parties can join the call by dialing [phone] or [phone]. Please call-in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for phone replay until October 14, 2011. To access the archived conference call, please dial [phone] or [phone] and enter replay passcode 99559307.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1393



screamz, könnt sich ausgehen - [wunschmodus]wenn OCZ am 5. allerdings eine vernünftige Umsatz- und Margensteigerung meldet und das Ergebnis bei 3 ct/s fürs Quartal liegt [/wunschmodus], wird das nix mit verbilligen

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das wäre mir aber auch recht

[Wunram]

OCZ Technology to Address the Needs of the IT Storage Market at the 2011 Interop IT Expo
Join OCZ October 5-6 in Booth 529 at the Javits Center, New York City

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will showcase the Company's latest enterprise storage solutions at the 2011 Interop IT conference and expo in New York City on October 5 through October 6.

With an emphasis on storage, cloud computing, and virtualization, Interop provides IT professionals with solutions for maximizing their organization's storage infrastructure with greater performance and scalability, higher capacities, and superior power efficiency. OCZ SSDs are specifically designed to revolutionize productivity and address cloud storage challenges head-on, such as the Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSD that addresses the throughput, reliability, endurance, and security needs of the enterprise storage industry with its advanced feature-set. Customizable SSDs such as the Deneva 2 Series SSDs will also be showcased, providing customers with high performing and ultra reliable individually tailored storage solutions that maximize ease of integration and interoperability within their existing storage infrastructures.

Join OCZ Technology at Interop in booth 529 to see the latest SSD products designed for enterprise and server storage clients who place a premium on performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1403

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[Wunram]

interessant - die Meldung am Tag der Quartalszahlen...

Oct. 5, 2011, 4:06 p.m. EDT
PLX Divests Consumer R&D Team, Reduces Expenses, Focuses on Fast-Growing Data Center, Cloud Services

SUNNYVALE, CA, Oct 05, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- PLX Technology PLXT +0.02% , the leader in high-speed connectivity solutions for the enterprise data center, today announced steps taken to reduce operational costs by divesting its United Kingdom Research and Development (R&D) Center based in the city of Abingdon. PLX has signed a definitive agreement with OCZ Technology Group, a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), whereby OCZ will acquire the PLX(R) UK team to enhance OCZ's design capabilities. The deal is expected to close before the end of October 2011.

PLX will remain in the consumer storage business as it will retain all manufacturing, supply and rights to the products developed by this team. PLX will continue to support customers with current and future designs as it has retained the customer support teams, including software and hardware applications engineers.

While reducing overall expenses, PLX's other R&D centers in Sunnyvale and Bangalore, India, will remain focused on the expanding opportunity for the company serving the needs of the fast-growing data center and cloud services markets with switching and networking solutions.

"We strongly feel that now is the perfect opportunity for PLX to streamline its business and focus on our leadership in PCI Express and 10 Gigabit Ethernet," said Ralph Schmitt, president and CEO of PLX. "Although OCZ is acquiring one of our premier engineering groups, our core concentration on the data center can now be unleashed."

Further details on the terms will be discussed at PLX's third-quarter conference call later this month.

About PLX Technology PLX Technology, Inc. PLXT +0.02% , based in Sunnyvale, Calif., USA, is an industry-leading global provider of semiconductor-based connectivity solutions primarily targeting the enterprise and consumer markets. The company develops innovative software-enriched silicon that enables product differentiation, reliable interoperability and high performance. www.plxtech.com .

PLX Technology and the PLX Technology logo are registered trademarks of PLX Technology, Inc.

SOURCE: PLX Technology

Copyright 2011 Marketwire, Inc., All rights reserved.


http://www.marketwatch.com/story/plx-divests-consumer-rd-tea…

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[Wunram]

und die Meldung aus OCZ-Sicht...

Oct. 5, 2011, 4:14 p.m. EDT
OCZ Technology Acquires UK Design Team From PLX Technology
Experienced R&D Team and Access to Intellectual Property to Speed Time to Market and Reduce Development Costs for Company's Next Generation SSD Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 5, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. OCZ +0.02% , a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the UK Design Team and certain assets from PLX Technology, further strengthening the company's global research and development team.

PLX's UK Design Team has built a reputation for designing innovative and reliable system-on-chip (SOC) solutions and the acquired engineering team's expertise provides OCZ with additional resources for controller design. Through the acquisition of the engineering team and the license of intellectual property (IP), OCZ will be able to accelerate solid state drive development, reducing its time to market for next generation SSD products, while also reducing development costs.

"We are pleased to augment our engineering organization with the UK Design Team as they have been providing best of breed system-on-chip designs, software, and firmware since 1992," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "We believe the additional engineers along with the access to increased IP resources will enable us to significantly reduce the costs associated with storage protocol licensing, while simultaneously speeding our time to market."

Pursuant to the agreement, OCZ will among other items acquire from PLX access to substantial IP and the UK Design Team, which consists primarily of approximately 40 engineers located in Abingdon, United Kingdom. PLX will retain their existing line of products which they will continue to support and supply to their customer base, and any patents related to the technology, for which OCZ will receive a perpetual license. The acquisition is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of various closing conditions.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc. ...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ocz-technology-acquires-uk-…

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Nachbörslich bei 5,50. Schade dass ich gestern nicht mehr bei unter 4,50 nachgelegt habe. Hatte aber kein Geld zur Verfügung

OCZ Technology Group Reports Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter Results

Revenue Increased 106% to $78.5M, SSD Revenue up 252%, Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Gross Margin Expansion, FY2012 Revenue Guidance Raised

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, reports its second quarter results for the fiscal year 2012 (Q2'12), which ended on August 31, 2011.

Q2'12 Financial Highlights

Net revenue in Q2'12 was a record $78.5 million, and increased 106% compared with net revenue of $38.0 million reported in Q2'11, and increased 6% compared with the $73.8 million reported in Q1'12
SSD revenue reached a record $71.1 million, an increase of 252% compared with Q2'11 SSD revenue of $20.2 million, and a 3% increase compared with Q1'12 SSD revenue of $69.1 million
Gross margin increased to 21.6% compared with 4.3% in Q2'11, and 20.0% in Q1'12
GAAP net income in Q2'12 of $3.2 million or $0.06 per share

GAAP net income for Q2'12 was $3.2 million or $0.06 income per share compared with a GAAP net loss of $7.6 million or $0.29 loss per share in Q2'11. Non-GAAP net loss for Q2'12 was $1.4 million or $0.03 loss per share as compared with a non-GAAP net loss for Q2'11 of $9.7 million, or $0.36 loss per share.

The non-GAAP loss for Q2'12 includes a significant increase in R&D expense including approximately $2.3 million related primarily to R&D prototyping, intellectual property and other specific engineering project expenses which are not reflective of R&D expense on a run-rate basis. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is contained in the tables below.

"We are pleased to report another quarter of record revenue and increased margins driven by the increased market adoption of our cost-effective, high performance SSDs, and we believe this continued momentum positions us well moving forward," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "Moreover, our ongoing transition to the enterprise and server marketplaces continues on track and is supported by an increased, highly focused investment in research and development, particularly with today's announcement of the acquisition of the UK-based Design Team and certain related IP licenses."

"During the second quarter we launched a number of important new PCIe products including our Z-Drive R4 PCI Express (PCIe) solution for cloud computing and enterprise storage, our RevoDrive 3 line of workstation PCIe SSDs, and our RevoDrive Hybrid PCIe storage solution," added Petersen. "Indilinx Co. LTD, acquired in March, has now been completely integrated, facilitating the introduction of the unique Everest Series SSD platform, which we began shipping to laptop OEMs in Q2, and which will be implemented into our other product segments over the course of the next two quarters."

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na also Quartalszahlen

OCZ Technology Group Reports Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter Results
Revenue Increased 106% to $78.5M, SSD Revenue up 252%, Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Gross Margin Expansion, FY2012 Revenue Guidance Raised

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, reports its second quarter results for the fiscal year 2012 (Q2'12), which ended on August 31, 2011.

Q2'12 Financial Highlights

Net revenue in Q2'12 was a record $78.5 million, and increased 106% compared with net revenue of $38.0 million reported in Q2'11, and increased 6% compared with the $73.8 million reported in Q1'12
SSD revenue reached a record $71.1 million, an increase of 252% compared with Q2'11 SSD revenue of $20.2 million, and a 3% increase compared with Q1'12 SSD revenue of $69.1 million
Gross margin increased to 21.6% compared with 4.3% in Q2'11, and 20.0% in Q1'12
GAAP net income in Q2'12 of $3.2 million or $0.06 per share

GAAP net income for Q2'12 was $3.2 million or $0.06 income per share compared with a GAAP net loss of $7.6 million or $0.29 loss per share in Q2'11. Non-GAAP net loss for Q2'12 was $1.4 million or $0.03 loss per share as compared with a non-GAAP net loss for Q2'11 of $9.7 million, or $0.36 loss per share.

The non-GAAP loss for Q2'12 includes a significant increase in R&D expense including approximately $2.3 million related primarily to R&D prototyping, intellectual property and other specific engineering project expenses which are not reflective of R&D expense on a run-rate basis. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is contained in the tables below.

"We are pleased to report another quarter of record revenue and increased margins driven by the increased market adoption of our cost-effective, high performance SSDs, and we believe this continued momentum positions us well moving forward," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "Moreover, our ongoing transition to the enterprise and server marketplaces continues on track and is supported by an increased, highly focused investment in research and development, particularly with today's announcement of the acquisition of the UK-based Design Team and certain related IP licenses."

"During the second quarter we launched a number of important new PCIe products including our Z-Drive R4 PCI Express (PCIe) solution for cloud computing and enterprise storage, our RevoDrive 3 line of workstation PCIe SSDs, and our RevoDrive Hybrid PCIe storage solution," added Petersen. "Indilinx Co. LTD, acquired in March, has now been completely integrated, facilitating the introduction of the unique Everest Series SSD platform, which we began shipping to laptop OEMs in Q2, and which will be implemented into our other product segments over the course of the next two quarters."

Recent Business Highlights

Released the Z-Drive Revision 4 (R4) PCIe storage solutions featuring OCZ's second generation proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) 2.0 which allows data centers, for the first time, to rely on a PCIe-based SSD as their primary tier one storage solution. The Z-Drive R4 was recently tested side by side with competing PCIe SSD solutions and was hailed as "one of the best enterprise storage devices available" by independent industry leading storage publications such as storagereview.com. The Z-Drive R4 is expected to begin generating revenue in the current fiscal quarter ending November 2011.

Launched the RevoDrive 3 and RevoDrive 3 X2 lineup of PCIe SSDs. Designed to deliver maximum throughput in intensive, multithreaded workstation and non-intensive server applications including high performance computing, content creation, and workstation applications.

Released the RevoDrive Hybrid PCIe storage solution utilizing a combination of SSD and hard disk drive (HDD) technology in partnership with Toshiba. This product is a revolutionary step forward in hybrid technology, enabling performance in SME applications of over 100K IOPS per LUN at a price of less than $0.50 per GB-- the lowest price per GB of any high performance storage solution in the market. The RevoDrive Hybrid is expected to begin shipping in the current fiscal quarter ending November 2011.

Unveiled the Indilinx Everest SATA 3.0 SSD platform which features support of 6Gbps interface speeds, delivering high transactional performance that is optimized for compressed files, and is available in configurations with maximum capacities up to 1TB. Everest based SSDs began shipping to major notebook OEMS, including LG Electronics, late in the second quarter and are expected to be deployed in a significant percentage of OCZ SSDs in the 2nd half of the current fiscal year.

Displayed the newest generation of OCZ PCIe and SAS/SATA powered servers and storage arrays from key OEM partners such as Quanta Computers' Cloud Computing Business Unit, ZT Systems, SGI, and SuperMicro Computer. Shown at a number of recent trade events, these next-generation OCZ equipped products are expected to provide a strong foundation for OCZ's continuing drive into the enterprise segment.


Business Outlook:

OCZ increases revenue guidance for fiscal year 2012, to be in the range of $320−$350 million, an increase of approximately 68%−85% compared with $190 million of net revenue in fiscal year 2011.

The Company is reiterating its long term gross margin target range of 30%-40%., but in light of recent developments, the Company expects gross margins to approach the target model range during latter part of the next fiscal year as opposed to the previously stated 2-3 years.

Conference Call:

OCZ will host its fiscal 2012 second quarter conference call for the period ended August 31, 2011 at 5:00pm ET (2:00pm PT), on October 5, 2011. Ryan Petersen, CEO, and Arthur Knapp, CFO, will discuss the Company's performance on the call.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the Investor Relations events conference call section of OCZ's website at http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls, which will be archived for replay until November 15, 2011. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for connection.

All interested parties can join the call by dialing [phone] or [phone]. Please call-in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for phone replay until October 14, 2011. To access the archived conference call, please dial [phone] or [phone] and enter replay passcode 99559307.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....


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[screamz]

Aktuell schon bei 5,70
Wenn das Umfeld positiv bleibt wird morgen noch weiter hoch gehen.

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.175.587 von screamz am 05.10.11 22:42:30

Hallo screamz,

warst schneller beim reinstellen - nachbörslich geht ein bisschen was an der Nasdaq; bis $ 5,75 hoch aber das will ja nichts heißen. Jedenfalls für OCZ mit rd. 132k shares bis jetzt ganz ordentlich.

Gute N8

Wunram

[Wunram]

am besten finde ich eigentlich diese Aussage.

Business Outlook:

The Company is reiterating its long term gross margin target range of 30%-40%., but in light of recent developments, the Company expects gross margins to approach the target model range during latter part of the next fiscal year as opposed to the previously stated 2-3 years.

Also scheint man mit schnelle die Margen von 30% - 40% erreichen zu können als bisher veröffentlicht Allerdings ist die Umsatzsteigerung bei SSD von Quartal zu Quartal von nur 3% wohl schon dem Preisverfall der Consumerprodukte geschuldet.

Beide Aussagen zusammengenommen bedeuten für mich aber, dass eine deutliche Steigerung bei den Enterpriseprodukten in Sicht

Jetz gehe ich aber wirklich ins Bett
Wunram

[Wunram]

das script vom CC:


http://seekingalpha.com/article/297870-ocz-technology-group-…

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[Wunram]

wie der CEO sagt: präsent sein..

OCZ Technology to Showcase Enterprise Solutions at Storage Networking World Fall 2011
OCZ to Display Datacenter and IT Infrastructure Solid State Storage Solutions at SNW, October 10-13 Booth 217 in Orlando, Florida

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will showcase the Company's latest enterprise storage solutions at Storage Networking World (SNW) in booth 217 at the JW Marriott in Orlando, Florida on October 10 through October 13.

SNW provides valuable insight into next generation storage technologies for IT professionals, storage architects, and data management specialists to bring cost savings, efficiency, and performance to data infrastructures and deployable products. OCZ's enterprise-class solutions address the performance, reliability, endurance, and security needs for integration into the latest storage appliances and servers, reducing the data bottlenecks and operating footprint inherent to hard drive arrays. OCZ's flash storage products, including the revolutionary Z-Drive R4 PCIe and customizable Deneva 2 SSD Series, are specifically designed to optimize productivity and throughput and address enterprise, data-center, and HPC storage challenges head-on.

Join OCZ Technology at booth 217 to see the latest SSD products designed for enterprise and OEM clients seeking to maximize performance, longevity, and total cost of ownership (TCO).

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1433

Die SNW ist hier: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/SNWF2011/33142/?&

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[screamz]

Weiter gehts mit dem konstaten Newsflow:

OCZ to Revolutionize Storage Area Network (SAN) and Storage Appliance Design With Customizable Deneva MO-297 SSDs With Power Fail Protection

[/Compact Deneva MO-297 SSD Series Combines Industry-Leading Performance and the Enterprise Features Required to Manage Metadata in "Big Data" Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the Deneva Series is now available in the MO-297 format with complete power fail protection, delivering an ultra-high performance solution with enterprise-grade reliability for use as a persistent data protected cache, metadata storage unit, or end-storage device.

This latest Deneva line is designed and manufactured to meet the new JEDEC MO-297 form factor of 39mm x 54mm and only 4mm thick and is available with and without OCZ DataWrite Assurance™ power fail protection. Available with capacities of up to 128GB, the OCZ Deneva MO-297 Series is the ultimate solution for use in a wide array of SAN and storage applications including metadata storage, where it significantly reduces lookup times, resulting in dramatically improved performance as well as a persistent cache in applications where full data path protection is mandatory. Furthermore, the Deneva MO-297 is ideal as a boot device or standard end-storage in a broad range of storage, data communications, and industrial applications.

"OCZ has a history of developing groundbreaking solutions which underpin major architectural changes in computing and technology and with the new Deneva MO-297 SSDs we are excited to bring a product to market that has been specifically requested by storage system designers from system manufacturers," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "As the ideal metadata storage device, the Deneva MO-297 SSD will usher in a new generation of low-cost, high-speed SANs that can effectively solve the big data challenges in the datacenter today."

The Deneva MO-297 Series SSDs are currently in production and available now for sampling to customers.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.

Founded in 2002, San Jose, CA-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OCZ), is a leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of high performance and reliable Solid-State Drives (SSDs) and premium computer components. OCZ has built on its expertise in high-speed memory to become a leader in the enterprise and consumer SSD markets, a technology that competes with traditional rotating magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs). SSDs are faster, more reliable, generate less heat and use significantly less power than the HDDs used in the majority of computers today. In addition to SSD technology, OCZ also offers high performance components for computing devices and systems, including enterprise-class power management products as well as leading-edge computer gaming solutions. For more information, please visit: www.ocztechnology.com.

The OCZ Technology Group, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7439quote]

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und immer weiter so:

OCZ Technology Announces Deneva 2 and Intrepid Series mSATA Solid State Drives for OEMs
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Latest Enterprise SSD Solution Offers Small Form Factor and Performance for Embedded System Designers
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today launched the Deneva 2 and Intrepid Series mSATA SSD lineup for OEM clients. These small form factor drives are designed for a wide range of embedded applications including slim servers, tablets, dual drive notebooks, and network security devices, delivering superior performance over hard drives while meeting the stringent reliability, security, and cost-saving needs of enterprise storage environments.

Embedded system designers require small format, cost-effective SSD solutions that do not compromise performance or reliability. Unlike standard drives, OCZ mSATA SSDs are much smaller with no outer housing, making them an easy to deploy storage solution for mobile computing, boot modules for virtualization applications, or HDD caching, allowing for high capacities, high performance, and low power consumption in a very compact form factor.

"OCZ Deneva 2 and Intrepid mSATA solid state drives provide OEMs with the flexibility to address storage and caching requirements within innovative form factors, including embedded and dual-drive devices and blade servers," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "These new SSDs are available in a wide range of capacities and configurations to deliver exceptional scalability, performance, and endurance, all with a compact and energy efficient design."

The mSATA industry-standard design combined with OCZ's extensive firmware support provides high levels compatibility for simplified system integration, with proprietary caching software made available to OEMs for data management appliances. OCZ Deneva 2 mSATA SSDs include key enterprise reliability features such as best-in-class endurance (e.g., minimal write amplification, intelligent block management and wear-leveling), and advanced encryption and ECC. For maximum performance, the Deneva 2 mSATA series offers 6Gbps throughput rates with up to 80,000 random 4k write IOPS and 550MB/s of bandwidth. Likewise, the OCZ Intrepid mSATA Series features Indilinx Arowana Flash Transition Layer with Hyper-Queuing, resulting in increased sequential write speeds and IOPS. The Intrepid Series also maximizes the lifespan of low-endurance flash with Indilinx Ndurance™ Technology with sophisticated wear-leveling algorithms for reduced write amplification and advanced over provisioning.

The Deneva 2 and Intrepid Series mSATA solid state drives are now available for sampling to OEM customers.

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neues Produkt...
OCZ Technology Introduces Octane SATA 6Gbps and Octane-S2 SATA 3Gbps Solid State Drives With Record-Breaking Access Times and Up to 1TB Storage Capacity
New 2.5 inch High-Capacity Octane SSDs Leverage the Indilinx Everest Platform to Deliver Superior Performance and Endurance for a Wide Range of Workloads

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), today launched the Indilinx Everest-based Octane SATA 3.0 and SATA 2.0 SSD series, striking the ideal balance between capacity, physical size, and speed. In addition to being the world's first SSD to achieve up to a 1TB capacity in a compact 2.5 inch format, OCZ's Octane SSD series combines high-speed data transfer rates with record-breaking access times to provide a superior user experience and improved application performance.

"OCZ has reached an important milestone in the development of its own controller technology," said James E. Bagley, Senior Analyst with Storage Strategies NOW. "The high sustained performance, even with compressed files, the rapid boot feature and high access speeds using SATA 3.0 protocol puts their controller technology in the major league."

"Until now SSDs have been tailored for specific applications, forcing users into a product which maximizes performance for a narrow band of applications, but is significantly lacking in others," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "The Octane Series solves this problem by providing the highest level of performance across varied workloads including mixed file sizes and mixed compressible and uncompressible data, all while nearly doubling NAND flash endurance."

The Octane series leverages the cutting-edge Indilinx Everest platform to deliver up to 560MB/s of bandwidth and 45,000 IOPS and is optimized for the complete spectrum of file types and sizes. In particular, the Octane's proprietary page mapping algorithms allow for steady mixed-workload performance, mirroring real world conditions across a wide range of applications. The Octane series also includes a number of advanced features unique to Indilinx, including innovative latency reduction technology, enabling both read and write access times as low as 0.06ms and 0.09ms respectively, the lowest of any commercially available SSD. This enhances application responsiveness and enables features such as "fast boot" in consumer applications.

Octane SSDs also come equipped with Indilinx's proprietary NDurance™ technology, increasing the lifespan of the NAND flash memory, ensuring the most consistent and reliable performance as well as minimizing performance degradation even after the drive's storage capacity is highly utilized. In addition, Octane series drives support AES and automatic encryption to secure critical data.

Octane Product Features:
- Dual Core CPU
- Up to 512MB DRAM cache
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB models
- High sequential speeds:
Octane (SATA 3.0) Read: 560MB/s; Write: 400MB/s
Octane-S2 (SATA 2.0) Read: 275MB/s; Write: 265MB/s
- High transactional performance - Optimized for 4K to 16K compressed files
Octane (SATA 3.0) 45,000 random read 4K IOPS
Octane-S2 (SATA 2.0) 30,000 random read 4K IOPS
- Industry-low latency:
Read: 0.06ms; Write: 0.09ms
-Strong performance at low queue depths (QD 1 – 3)
- Up to 8 channels with up to 16-way Interleaving
- Advanced BCH ECC engine enabling more than 70 bits correction capability per 1KB of data
- Proprietary NDurance™ Technology: increases NAND life up to 2X of the rated P/E cycles
- Efficient NAND Flash management: Dynamic and static wear-leveling, and background garbage collection
- Boot time reduction optimizations
- NCQ support up to 32 queue depth
- End-to-end data protection
- TRIM support
- Industry standard SMART reporting

The OCZ Octane SSD Series will be available November 1st in models ranging from 128GB-1TB capacities throughout OCZ's global channel.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

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[Wunram]

Investorenpflege ...

OCZ Technology to Present at the 5th Annual Needham HDD & Memory Conference

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and power management solutions for computing devices and systems, today announced that Ryan Petersen, Chief Executive Officer, and Arthur Knapp, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 5th Annual Needham HDD & Memory Conference, to be held at the Langham Hotel in Boston on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 1:10pm eastern time. A live webcast, as well as a replay, will be available on the investor relations events section of OCZ website at www.ocztechnology.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1463

Wunram

[screamz]

Habe gerade wieder verkauft. Mit rund 85 Cent Gewinn pro Aktie. Dann hoffe ich mal, dass ich demnächst wieder günstiger einsteigen kann ;-)

[Wunram]

Zitat von screamz: Habe gerade wieder verkauft. Mit rund 85 Cent Gewinn pro Aktie. Dann hoffe ich mal, dass ich demnächst wieder günstiger einsteigen kann ;-)

abgelehnt


lieber ein konstanter news flow, neue produkte und kunden mit steigenden verkäufen und margen

[Wunram]

wer einmal etwas in deutsch zur Octane-Serie lesen möchte:

Neidfaktor: OCZ mit 1 TByte großer 2,5-Zoll-SSD

Mit der Octane-Serie bringt OCZ erstmals SSDs auf den Markt, bei denen ein ganzes Terabyte Speicher Platz in einem 2,5-Zoll-Gehäuse gefunden hat. Lesend bringt das Laufwerk es auf 560 MB/s und schreibend auf 400. Mein Laptop verzehrt sich nach dieser SSD!

Schon in der Vergangenheit hat es den einen oder anderen Hersteller gegeben, der eine 1 TByte große SSD angekündigt hat. Meistens handelt es sich dabei um Vaporware und wenn doch einem die Produktion gelang, dann nicht in solchen Stückzahlen, dass man als Normalsterblicher eines der Laufwerke hätte erstehen können.

Die Octane-SSD, konkret deren Spitzenmodell, sollen das nun ändern. Die SSD verfügen über den neuen Everest-Controller, der von Indilinx stammt, die wiederum seit einiger Zeit zu OCZ gehören. Eine Handvoll proprietärer Algorithmen sorgt laut Hersteller dafür, dass das NAND doppelt so lange hält. Die Lebensdauer soll sich dadurch auf 10 Jahre erhöhen, durchschnittliche Nutzung vorausgesetzt. Selbst wenn die SSD nahezu voll ist und Unmengen an Lese-/Schreibzyklen hinter sich hat, soll sich das kaum auf die Geschwindigkeit auswirken. All das geschieht laut OCZ, ohne dass es dazu einer Datenkomprimierung bedürfe und es gelten auch keine Beschränkungen hinsichtlich der Dateitypen und maximalen Dateigrößen. Die Octane läuft, und läuft, und läuft … – zumindest, wenn OCZ den Mund nicht zu voll genommen hat. Ach ja, Indilinx’ “Fast Boot”-Technik, welche die zum Start des Computers benötigte Zeit um bis zu fünfzig Prozent verkürzen soll, gibt’s obendrein.

Die SSD der Octane-Serie sind teilweise mit SATA 3.0, teilweise noch mit SATA 2.0 ausgestattet. Die 3.0-Geräte kommen in den Größen 120 GByte (156 Dollar), 240 GByte (288 Dollar), 480 GByte (528 Dollar) und 1 TByte (1.100 Dollar) heraus. In den Handel gelangen die neuen SSD auch als OEM-Geräte in LG Ultrabooks.

Die Octane ist offiziell eine Consumer-Serie, aber man muss sich schon fragen, welcher Privatkunde sich eine Terabyte-Platte für etwa 1.100 Euro in den Laptop pflanzt. Jedenfalls wird auch eine Enterprise-Serie erwartet, die noch leistungsfähiger sein soll. [Tim Kaufmann]

http://www.gizmodo.de/2011/10/21/neidfaktor-ocz-mit-1-tbyte-…

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[Wunram]

vielleicht erfährt man irgandwann einmal, was da so alles zum IP gehört...

OCZ Technology Completes Acquisition of UK Design Team From PLX Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announced it has completed the acquisition of the UK Design Team and certain assets from PLX Technology.

Pursuant to the agreement, OCZ acquired among other items, access to substantial IP and the UK Design Team, which consists primarily of approximately 40 engineers located in Abingdon, United Kingdom. PLX will retain their existing line of products which they will continue to support and supply to their customer base, and any patents related to the technology, for which OCZ will receive a perpetual license.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1483

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[screamz]

Schade da bin ich wohl wieder viel zu früh raus. Aber so ist das eben ;-) Kommt bestimmt irgendwann mal wieder die Gelegenheit zum Neukauf.

[Wunram]

ein sehr informativer Beitrag zur RevoDrive Hybrid

OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid: Solid-State Speed With Hard Drive Capacity
12:00 AM - October 24, 2011 by Andrew Ku

Table of contents

1. Meet OCZ's RevoDrive Hybrid
2. The Hardware: RevoDrive 3 And A 1 TB Hard Drive
3. Software Side: Caching Powered By Nvelo's Dataplex
4. Test Setup And Benchmarks

5. SSD Caching: PCMark Vantage
6. SSD Caching: Application Performance
7. SSD Caching: Gaming Performance
8. High Queue Depth Sequential Performance
9. RevoDrive Hybrid: A Product Of Convenience?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/revodrive-hybrid-ssd-har…

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[Wunram]

da wird es jetzt mal Zeit.
Wenn die Info auf nasdaq.com stimmt, zum 30.9.2011 17,4 Mio short!! Ich hoffe die decken sich jetzt langsam ein.

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

mit settlement date 14.10.2011 immer noch 17,436,957 shares short

Gute N8
Wunram

[Wunram]

Abwehrstrategie gegen "freundliche" Übernahmen?

OCZ Technology Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

SAN JOSE, Oct. 25, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives ("SSDs") for computing devices and systems, today announced that its board of directors has approved a shareholder rights plan (the "Plan").

The Plan, which is similar to shareholder rights plans adopted by other U.S. companies, ensures the fair treatment of all OCZ shareholders in the event of any potential take-over bid for OCZ and provides the board of directors and shareholders with additional time to fully consider any unsolicited take-over bid and pursue, if appropriate, alternative transactions to maximize shareholder value.

The Plan was not adopted in response to any bid to acquire control of OCZ. However, the board of directors believes that, based on peer valuations and recent representative transactions, the value of the business is not reflected in the current market price of the Company's stock. Accordingly, the board of directors believes that adoption of the Plan is in the best interests of all the Company's shareholders.

In connection with the Plan, the Company's board of directors declared a dividend of one preferred stock purchase right for each outstanding share of OCZ Technology Group, Inc. common stock. The dividend will be distributed on November 4, 2011 to common stockholders of record on that date. Each common stockholder is automatically entitled to the rights and no physical distribution of new certificates will be made at this time. The rights distribution is not taxable to stockholders under U.S. laws.

Subject to certain exceptions, the rights will be exercisable only if a person or group acquires voting securities representing 20% or more of the outstanding common shares or announces a tender or exchange offer which would result in ownership of such common shares.

Each right, which is not presently exercisable and is represented by the Company's common stock certificates, will entitle its holder to buy one one-hundredth of a share of a newly created class of preferred stock at an exercise price of $35.00, subject to adjustment. Following the acquisition of voting securities by a person or group at or above the 20% threshold, the holders of the rights (other than the acquiring person or group) will be entitled to purchase shares of common stock at half-price, and, in the event of a subsequent merger or other acquisition of the Company, to buy shares of common stock of the acquiring entity at one-half of the market price of those shares.

The rights are redeemable for $.001 per right, subject to adjustment, before the acquisition of common shares by a person or group at or above the 20% voting power threshold. The rights will expire on October 25, 2014.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1493/…

das obige muss ich mir nocheinmal gründlich durch den Kopf gehen lassen.

Wunram

[Wunram]

na immer weiter so:

OCZ Technology PCI Express Solid State Drives Deliver High Bandwidth Storage and Reduced Latency for CIARA S-Line Enterprise-Class Workstations
OCZ PCIe SSDs Enable the Highest Storage Bandwidth Available in Workstations to Deliver the Ultimate in Low Latency and High Bandwidth for Intensive Workstation Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced its PCI Express SSDs have been selected by CIARA for integration into the company's premium KRONOS S Line Workstations, delivering an ultra-high performance and optimized solution for demanding 2D/3D CAD and Simulation applications in the Automotive, Aerospace, Oil and Gas and other compute intensive markets.

For more than 25 years, CIARA has been a leading global provider of IT Infrastructure and High Performance Computing solutions. CIARA designs sophisticated and powerful solutions and strives to be ahead of the curve in emerging technologies such as flash storage. CIARA's new KRONOS S Line now features OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCIe SSDs with up to 1.5GB/s of storage bandwidth and 200,000 Random IOPS as a primary storage device delivering the ultimate in scalability, performance, and reliability.

"Ciara has a long history of developing high-performance systems for large enterprises worldwide and we are pleased that the RevoDrive 3 X2 SSD has been qualified and selected as the primary storage device for the company's record breaking S-Line Workstations," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "The RevoDrive 3 X2 PCIe SSD is the ideal storage device for the new S-Line Workstations and delivers both exceptional performance and reliability across the complete spectrum of demanding design applications."

"In today's market good is not good enough anymore and when speed is the name of the game engineering groups want to accelerate development and bring projects to completion in record time," said Patrick Scateni, Vice President Sales and Marketing of CIARA Technology. "Our newly launched KRONOS S Line workstation is the perfect tool to help companies achieve their results faster than the competition and the OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 was the perfect and only choice to achieve our record breaking performance."

The Revo3 Series implements OCZ's proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture™ 2.0 (VCA 2.0) which manages critical internal functions such as OCZ's intelligent Complex Command Queuing Structure (CCQS) with unique queue balancing algorithms. This combination leads to superior performance and results in significantly higher throughput and reduced burden on the host CPU.

The KRONOS S Line is currently available worldwide through CIARA or one of their authorized resellers

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

About CIARA:

CIARA is a leading global provider of products, technologies, software, solutions and services to small and medium sized businesses (''SMBs''), large enterprises (Top 1000) and the public sectors including government, defense and educational entities. We serve customers located in more than 60 countries spread on 5 continents. CIARA designs, develops, markets, services and supports a variety of systems ranging from mobile devices to high-end supercomputers. These systems includes personal computers, mobile devices (Laptops and Tablets), industry standard servers (ATLAS rack-mount or tower servers, Telco/Carrier Grade servers and appliances, High Performance Computing systems such as the NEXXUS® Personal Cluster, the KRONOS workstations, the TITAN GPU servers and finally our newly introduced world's record breaking S product line of single and dual overclocked processors server and graphic workstations. Founded in 1984, Ciara 576,000 Sqft. (53,500 M2) headquarter and primary manufacturing plant is located in Montreal, Canada and has offices across Canada and the US. For more information, visit our website at www.ciaratech.com.

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1503


Wunram

[Wunram]

und noch einer...

OCZ Technology Talos 6Gbps SAS Solid State Drives Now Certified With Nexenta System's NexentaStor(TM) Storage Management Software for Enterprise Applications
Storage Appliances Using OCZ and NexentaStor to be Showcased at the OpenStorage Summit, October 26-27 in San Jose, California

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced certification of the Talos 6Gbps SAS SSD products with Nexenta System's NexentaStor™ unified storage solution software, and will be showcased together at the upcoming OpenStorage Summit, October 26-27 in San Jose, California.

"We are pleased that our enterprise class OCZ Talos SAS solid state drives have been tested and certified by Nexenta Systems for use with their leading edge NexentaStor software, and together we are able to deliver a seamless cloud-ready virtualized storage solution to the datacenter," said Alex Mei, CMO at OCZ Technology Group. "This total solution will be showcased with Nexenta Systems at the 2011 OpenStorage Summit which brings together storage experts to address key technologies including utilizing SSDs to address challenges relating to virtualization, high-availability, and cloud computing."

"We are very pleased to work with OCZ Technology to bring the latest innovation in SSD products to our end customers," said Jim Fitzgerald, VP of Business Development, Nexenta Systems. "We believe the combination of OCZ Talos SAS and NexentaStor will provide fantastic value for today's customers facing exploding I/O challenges and a great opportunity for our mutual channel partners."

NexentaStor is a unified storage software platform that features a breadth of data management features, including unlimited snapshots, block level mirroring, integrated search, and industry leading software for the management of storage for virtualized environments. NexentaStor is ideal for use with OCZ SSDs, enabling customers to create shared pools of storage from any combination of storage hardware such as SSDs, and provides full integration with virtualization approaches even for mixed vendor environments.

At the OpenStorage Summit, OCZ Technology will demo NexentaStor integrated with Cirrascale's CirraStor storage blades and OCZ Talos SAS 6Gbps enterprise SSDs, which offer superior mixed-workload performance for increased throughput in servers and workstations. OCZ Technology will also showcase the Company's complete lineup of enterprise-class SSDs including Z-Drive, Talos, and Deneva Series storage solutions at the event.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

About Nexenta Systems

Nexenta Systems is the leading supplier of enterprise-class OpenStorage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualization-optimized storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on any industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems. www.nexenta.com.

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1513

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[Wunram]

na, da ist der Kauf von Indilinx durch OCZ sicherlich ein sehr guter Schachzug gewesen - und deutlich günstiger

LSI Announces Agreement to Acquire SandForce

Acquisition of leading provider of flash storage processors extends LSI's industry-leading position and breadth in storage technology solutions

MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SandForce, Inc., the leading provider of flash storage processors for enterprise and client flash solutions and solid state drives (SSDs). Under the agreement, LSI will pay approximately $322 million in cash, net of cash assumed, and assume approximately $48 million of unvested stock options and restricted shares held by SandForce employees.

SandForce's award-winning products include flash storage processors at the heart of PCIe flash adapters and SSDs. Flash storage processors provide the intelligence required to deliver the performance and low-latency benefits of flash storage in enterprise and client applications. With market-proven, differentiated DuraClass™ technology, SandForce flash storage processors improve the reliability, endurance and power efficiency of flash-based storage solutions.

The acquisition greatly enhances LSI's competitive position in the fast-growing server and storage PCIe flash adapter market, where the WarpDrive™ family of products from LSI already uses SandForce flash storage processors. The complementary combination of LSI's custom capability and SandForce's standard product offering propels LSI into an industry-leading position in the rapidly growing, high-volume flash storage processor market space for ultrabook, notebook and enterprise SSD and flash solutions.

"Flash-based solutions are critical for accelerating application performance in servers, storage and client devices," said Abhi Talwalkar, LSI president and chief executive officer. "Adding SandForce's technology to LSI's broad storage portfolio is consistent with our mission to accelerate storage and networking. The acquisition represents a significant, rapidly growing market opportunity for LSI over the next several years."

Michael Raam, SandForce president and CEO, said, "The combination of SandForce and LSI allows us to deliver differentiated solutions in the PCIe flash adapter segment by tightly integrating flash memory and management. In addition, leveraging our flash storage processors with LSI's comprehensive IP portfolio and leading-edge silicon design platforms will lead to innovative solutions."

The transaction is expected to close early in the first quarter of 2012 subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Upon closing, the SandForce team will become part of LSI's newly formed Flash Components Division, with Raam as general manager.

LSI expects the acquisition to be neutral to non-GAAP* earnings per share in 2012. The company will provide further details during its conference call at 2 p.m. PDT today and discuss third quarter results and the fourth quarter 2011 business outlook.

* GAAP refers to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Non-GAAP earnings exclude goodwill and other intangible asset impairment, stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, purchase accounting effect on inventory, restructuring of operations and other items, net, and gain/loss on sale/write-down of investments. It also excludes the income tax effect associated with the above-mentioned items.

About LSI

LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) designs semiconductors and software that accelerate storage and networking in datacenters and mobile networks. Our technology is the intelligence critical to enhanced application performance. The company applies its technology in solutions created in collaboration with our partners. More information is available at www.lsi.com.

About SandForce

SandForce flash storage processors enable ubiquitous deployment of flash memory into primary and I/O intensive data storage applications. SandForce Driven SSDs dramatically optimize mission-critical application reliability, IT infrastructure ROI, green power preservation, and everyday computing user experiences. Founded in 2006, SandForce was initially funded by leading venture capital investors DCM and Storm Ventures and later joined by Translink Capital, and Canaan Partners. More information is available at www.sandforce.com.

Editor's Notes:

All LSI news releases (financial, acquisitions, manufacturing, products, technology, etc.) are issued exclusively by PR Newswire and are immediately thereafter posted on the company's external website, http://www.lsi.com.
LSI, the LSI & Design logo and WarpDrive are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation.
All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.


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[Wunram]

interessante Geste von Ryan Petersen...


OCZ Technology Group Comments on SandForce Acquisition

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives ("SSDs") for computing devices and systems, today provided comments on the acquisition of SandForce by LSI Corporation announced earlier today.

"On behalf of OCZ, I would like to congratulate SandForce on its combination with LSI, a current partner of OCZ's," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "SandForce has been a great partner, and we expect the added resources of LSI will only benefit SandForce's customers. Moreover, because OCZ and SandForce previously contemplated this scenario, we expect that this combination will have no material impact to our existing product lines or business," concluded Mr. Petersen.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1523

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[Zockinvestor]

Was steht in den nächsten Wochen an Terminen an, die den Kurs beeinflussen (nicht die globalen Ereignisse, sondern OCZ spezifische)?
Was glaubt ihr, wo der Kurs hinläuft? Wird das alte Hoch bei knapp 11$ wieder getestet? Gibt es vorher eine Korrektur nachdem schon ~+80% seit dem Tief erreicht sind?
Klar, keiner kann in die Zukunft schauen, aber ich würde gerne eure subjektive Meinung hören...

VG
ZI

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.272.977 von Zockinvestor am 28.10.11 16:06:53

@Zockinvestor

das nächste ist die Needham Investoren Conference am 3.11.2011 bei der OCZ auch dabei ist.

OCZ Technology to Present at the 5th Annual Needham HDD & Memory Conference
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and power management solutions for computing devices and systems, today announced that Ryan Petersen, Chief Executive Officer, and Arthur Knapp, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 5th Annual Needham HDD & Memory Conference, to be held at the Langham Hotel in Boston on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 1:10pm eastern time. A live webcast, as well as a replay, will be available on the investor relations events section of OCZ website at www.ocztechnology.com.
About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1463

Fifth Annual HDD & Memory Conference
November 03, 2011
Hot on the heels of one of the most exciting years in the storage industry comes the Fifth Annual HDD & Memory Conference, Wall Street’s ONLY event focused exclusively on HDDs, SSDs, and their memory component supply chain. This year’s conference promises to be one for the record books with key presentations from the leaders of the (likely) final triumvirate of HDD companies (Seagate, Western Digital and Toshiba) as well as a cross section of some of the fastest growing and most important players in the emerging SSD and memory arenas. One-on-one meetings with companies will be available for qualified institutional investors and venture capital firms. Please contact your Needham salesperson for registration details as space will be limited.
http://www.needhamco.com/Default/InstitutionalSalesAndTradin…

Die Teilnehmer müssten sein.
SanDisk Corp., Link-a-media, Xyratex Ltd., Break, Hutchinson Technology Inc., Seagate Technology PLC, Micron Technology Inc., Texas Memory Systems Inc., Intevac Inc., Western Digital Corp., OCZ Technology Group Inc., SMART Modular Technologies, Toshiba Corp., STEC Inc., Anobit, Marvell Technology Group Ltd., Violin Memory Inc., Wave Systems Corp.

.. und na klar erreichen wir unser altes Hoch wieder; wenn der news flow der letzten Tage / Wochen so weiter geht, glaube ich auch an keine wesentliche Korrektur - eine kleine Konsolidierung auf dem jetzigen Niveau ist aber sicherlich gesund

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[Dotterkopf]

@Zockinvestor
Ganz subjektiv: Bei diesem Wert ist auf Sicht von 12-24 Monaten nach oben hin alles offen. Charttechnisch konnte ich OCZ bisher nur schwer einordnen. Einen eindeutigen Trendkanal vermisst man bei diesem Wert.
Ich denke aber, dass sich erst fundamental entscheidet, ob die Kursentwicklung gut (~10-13$) oder überragend (~30$) verlaufen wird.
Es kommt wohl schwer darauf an, wie sich OCZ in den nächsten Jahren gegenüber der Konkurrenz, v.a. Intel, beweist, und wie sich der Markt für SSDs im weiteren entwickelt. Aber ich bin da recht zuversichtlich, dass SSDs in nur wenigen Jahren auch in Mainstream-Produkten stark vertreten sein werden.
Ein letzter Punkt sind mögliche Übernahme-Phantasien von anderen Branchengrößen; der 'Shareholder Rights Plan' deutet dies schon irgendwie an.

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.272.977 von Zockinvestor am 28.10.11 16:06:53

und dann haben wir kurzfristig noch den 4.11.2011 als Datum für die Zuteilung von Bezugsrechten, die im Falle einer Fremdbeteiligung > 20% zu Folgendem berechtigen:

- Kauf 1/100 einer neuen Vorzugsaktie
- Bezug regulärer OCZ Aktion zum halben Kurswert
und im Falle einer tatsächlichen Übernahme auch noch
- Bezug von Aktien des "Übernehmers" (so es welche gibt) zum halben Preis

vgl.:
OCZ Technology Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1493/…

Wunram

[Wunram]

Ein Kunde für Deneva SSDs...

OCZ Deneva 2 Solid State Drives Deployed in PSSC Labs HPC Systems and Servers
Enterprise-Class Deneva 2 SSDs Enable PSSC Labs' to Design More Productive Datacenter and Workstation Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that the OCZ Deneva 2 SSD Series was qualified by PSSC Labs for integration into workstations, HPC servers, and datacenter appliances. The Deneva 2 Series offers superior performance, power efficiency, and a robust enterprise feature-set, enabling PSSC Labs to support clients contending with ever-increasing amounts of data while lowering costs associated with maintenance, operating footprint, and energy consumption.

PSSC Labs is a Southern California-based manufacturer with an extensive product lineup of turn-key solutions built in-house, including high performance servers, supercomputers, clusters, workstations, and RAID storage systems. These solutions are deployed to a diverse customer base such as entertainment content creators, government and military, scientific research, private clouds, and developers. Overcoming the obstacles inherent to traditional mechanical HDD storage, OCZ Deneva 2 SSDs feature superior performance and endurance for throughput-intensive applications, meeting today's demanding CAD and datacenter workloads.

"PSSC Labs is a leader in the high performance computing arena and we are pleased that they have selected our enterprise class Deneva 2 solid state drives for use within their workstation and server solutions," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "PSSC Labs truly understands the unique challenges that customers address with the processing of ever increasing amounts of data and the integration of solid state drives within PSSC's best of breed solutions only further increases productivity and total cost of ownership for clients."

"Our computing solutions undergo an extensive and rigorous burn-in processes, to ensure that our customers receive the most reliable, highest performing systems in the industry," said Lawrence Lesser, CEO of PSSC Labs. "Our products experience field failure rate less than 0.01%. Qualification of Solid State Drives in our servers is no easy task, and PSSC Labs is proud to commercialize our products with the Deneva 2 enterprise class SSD."

OCZ's Deneva 2 SSDs feature a flexible design with a wide range of configurations and maximizes application performance with up to 550MB/s and 85,000 IOPS (4K random write) making them the ideal storage option for cutting-edge solution providers.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

About PSSC Labs

PSSC Labs was founded in 1989, focused on providing high performance computing solutions for massively parallelized applications. PSSC Labs commercialized the first Beowulf computing cluster in 1996, and today ships and supports its products into datacenters in 36 countries. These solutions are available in many configurations, including Web 2.0 servers, Cloud Computing servers, and Hadoop clusters. For more information, please visit: www.pssclabs.com.


http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1533

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[Wunram]

wer interesse hat, sollte sich die OCZ-Folien der Fifth Annual HDD & Memory Conference bei Needham mal ansehen

http://www.wsw.com/webcast/needham48/ocz/

Gruss Wunram

[Zockinvestor]

Wurde heute ein Split durchgeführt?

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.300.879 von Zockinvestor am 04.11.11 09:20:04

nö

aktuell
11/4/2011 10:48:47 AM Market Open
OCZ's
NASDAQ Last Sale Volume

$8.23 $0.36 +4.57% 606,735

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[Zockinvestor]

In Frankfurt sind heute morgen 360 Stück für 2,79€ umgesetzt worden und bei (Consors) Tradegate 210 Stück für 2,849€...
Wahnsinn. Aufträge ohne Limit können böse enden...
Da das aber ziemlich genau -50% waren, hatte ich an einen Split gedacht. Na ja, freuen wir uns einfach über die 8.48$ :-)

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.305.508 von Zockinvestor am 04.11.11 21:45:20

wow,

aber der Käufer kann sich über eine schnelle Verdopplung freuen

Gute N8
Wunram

[screamz]

Mich ergärt es sehr, dass ich wieder viel zu früh raus bin. Hab aber leider bei anderen Aktien schlechte Erfahrungen gemacht in letzter Zeit weswegen ich meinen Gewinn realisieren wollte.

Hier ne aktuelle Stellenanzeige von OCZ: http://www.hardwareluxx.de/community/f227/ocz-stellt-ein-848…

[Wunram]

immer weiter so
OCZ Technology Introduces the RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS Edition
Award-Winning PCI Express Solid State Drive Now Offers Even Greater Transactional Performance Up to 245,000 IOPS and 1.9GB/s

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today launched the RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS and RevoDrive 3 X2 Max IOPS solid state drives. Designed to deliver maximum throughput in multithreaded applications, the new Max IOPS edition is an extension of the company's industry-leading RevoDrive 3 product line, supporting workstation users that require greater transactional throughput and bandwidth.

The RevoDrive 3 X2 Max IOPS series combines a proven cutting-edge PCI Express architecture and OCZ proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture™ (VCA) 2.0 flash virtualization layer with premium NAND flash components to deliver exceptional 4KB random write performance of up to 245,000 IOPS, along with increased transfer rates at 1900MB/s reads and 1725MBs/ writes.

"The new RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS solid state drives further expand on our original PCIe series, and are designed to deliver even more bandwidth for the most demanding applications," said Daryl Lang, VP of Product Management, OCZ Technology Group. "Engineered to leverage the benefits of multi-threaded processors and applications, the Max IOPS provides both the performance and features required by clients to address the most intensive workloads common in high performance computing and workstation environments."

The RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS edition will be available in 120GB to 480GB capacities while the RevoDrive 3 X2 Max IOPS edition will be available in 240GB to 960GB capacities, providing ample space for primary persistent storage, multimedia files, and operating systems with the superior durability, energy efficiency, and reliability of SSDs. The new RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS and RevoDrive 3 X2 Max IOPS will be available throughout OCZ's global distribution channel and come with a three warranty.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1543

@screamz
ich glaube da ergeben sich wieder Gelegenheiten
Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Konkurrent STEC hat zwar die Erwartungen erfüllt aber negativen Ausblick; nachbörslich -14%, SanDisk hat im 3ten Quartal auch Margenprobleme und bei steigendem Umsatz drastischen fallende Gewinne zu vermelden; mal sehen ob das OCZ ein wenig hilft.

Gute N8
Wunram

[Wunram]

OCZ Technology Refines Fiscal 2012 Revenue Guidance Towards Top End of Range
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, is refining its revenue guidance for fiscal 2012 ending on February 29, 2012. Revenue is now expected to be towards the top end of the revenue range of $320 to $350 million, previously provided on October 5, 2011.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1563

wunram

[Wunram]

OCZ Technology to Showcase Enterprise Storage Solutions at the Upcoming SC11 High Performance Computing Conference
Join OCZ at Booth 5409 November 14-17 at the Washington State Event Center in Seattle, Washington

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will showcase the Company's latest enterprise storage solutions at SuperComputing (SC11) at the Washington State Event Center in Seattle, Washington on November 14 through November 17.

SC11 focuses on high performance computing (HPC), networking, storage, and data analysis, placing emphasis on research and education related to innovating HPC applications. OCZ's solid state storage products are ideally suited for these applications and are specifically designed to optimize data throughput and address enterprise, datacenter, and HPC storage challenges head-on.

The Company will showcase innovative SSD solutions including the Z-Drive R4 PCIe and Talos SAS drives. The Talos Series will also be displayed at the Cirrascale booth (2625) in CirraStor Petascale Storage Appliances, which deliver superior mixed-workload performance, and provide up to two petabytes of storage capacity in a single device. This combination with OCZ SSDs enables Cirrascale to offer the highest performance, density, and flexibility with low power utilization, designed for a broad range of storage applications including high-availability SAN and iSCSI solutions for public and private clouds, and large pools of unstructured data in low cost NAS, DAS, and bulk-tier storage deployments.

Join OCZ Technology at booth 5409 to see the latest SSD products designed for enterprise and OEM clients seeking to maximize performance, longevity, and total cost of ownership (TCO).

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1573

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[Wunram]

Voxel Selects OCZ Technology's SSDs for Dedicated VoxSERVER Hosting Environments
OCZ Drives Provide Voxel's Dedicated and Hybrid Hosting Customers With Fast Data Access and High Reliability

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announced today that Voxel, a leader in managed hosting, will utilize OCZ SSDs in their custom and on-demand dedicated servers. OCZ SSDs deliver superior performance, reliability and energy efficiency over traditional hard drives, and will allow Voxel customers to enjoy even faster and more reliable access to their website and web applications.

"We share Voxel's commitment to superior infrastructure performance, and are pleased that they have deployed our solid state drives within their hosting platforms," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "By enabling the VoxSERVER line of on-demand and custom servers with OCZ SSDs, Voxel brings higher performance and durability to its clients at an ROI that is unmatched in the industry."

"OCZ SSDs offer huge performance and cost benefits to Voxel customers," said Zachary Smith, COO of Voxel. "By leveraging the ultra-fast random I/O performance of the drives in our on-demand dedicated servers, we're able to help our customers scale some of the largest web properties at a fraction of the cost of previous generation systems. OCZ SSDs also help us provide our customers with the fast service delivery and instant scalability benefits of the Cloud, but with the I/O performance and reliability of bare-metal dedicated servers built with high performance SSDs."

As one of the leading cloud and managed hosting providers, Voxel offers infrastructure solutions to performance-hungry users that are flexible, cost-effective and dynamically scalable. Voxel enables organizations to leverage a hybrid infrastructure platform, seamlessly mixing and matching cloud and dedicated servers, storage, CDN and network resources. All of Voxel's services are backed by an industry-leading SLA and 24x7x365 "Zero Bureaucracy" support services.

OCZ's SATA 6Gb/s-based SSDs are designed for high-volume storage applications and allow enterprises to significantly optimize their storage infrastructures by using their data in real-time. Furthermore, OCZ's ability to provide a tailored solution ensures ultimate compatibility, reliability, and cost-savings, resulting in products that are optimized to specifically address the unique needs of enterprise clients.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

About Voxel dot Net Inc.

Voxel is a leading provider of cloud and hybrid hosting solutions. With hosting facilities around the world, Voxel provides the industry's only truly hybrid infrastructure solution, allowing clients to seamlessly mix and match dedicated VoxSERVERS, virtual VoxCLOUD servers and scalable storage across their deployment. Voxel also owns and operates a global IP backbone (AS 28791) that spans over 20 key Internet hubs and provides free content acceleration via the VoxCAST CDN. All Voxel services are backed by a 100% uptime SLA and 24x7x365 "Zero Bureaucracy" support. Please visit: www.voxel.net for more information.

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1583

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[Wunram]

Investorenkonferenzen - dem Kurs scheint ja derzeit nichts zu helfen...


OCZ Technology to Participate in the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that Ryan Petersen, Chief Executive Officer, will conduct investor meetings at the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference, to be held at the Phoenician Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday, December 1, 2011.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1593


OCZ Technology to Present at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that Ryan Petersen, Chief Executive Officer, and Arthur Knapp, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference, to be held at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 4:00pm pacific time. A live webcast, as well as a replay, will be available on the investor relations events section of OCZ website at www.ocztechnology.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1603


Gruss Wunram

[screamz]

Ist schon ok, dann kann ich auch mal wieder rein ;-)

[Wunram]

OCZ Technology Launches Talos 2 Enterprise SAS 6G Solid State Drive Series
Second Generation Dual-Ported SAS 6G Optimizes Performance and Increases Capacity to 1TB for 2.5 inch Form Factors

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announces the Talos 2 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SSD Series, the follow-up to the high performance, high capacity Talos Series previously available only in a 3.5 inch form factor.

With capacities up to 1TB now available in a compact 2.5-inch form factor, Talos 2 offers increased I/O performance and scalability in enterprise storage environments. Talos 2 leverages OCZ Virtualized Controller Architecture™ 2.0 technology which implements an intelligent complex command queuing structure with unique queue balancing algorithms to provide exceptional performance. Talos 2 SSDs deliver superior random transactional performance at up to 70,000 4K IOPS and feature improved mixed workload (75% read; 25% write) performance with up to 42,000 8K IOPS.

Unlike many SAS SSDs, the Talos Series is dual-ported to offer superior data integrity and increased performance, along with delivering a robust enterprise feature-set including DataWrite Assurance™ Protection in case of sudden power loss. Talos 2 also includes the option to enable T10-DIF (Data Integrity Field), allowing for the insertion of 8 bytes of additional data during transfers to ensure complete data integrity.

"The Talos 2 SAS solid state drives expand on the original series by offering enterprise customers superior performance, reliability, and density all in a compact footprint," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "The Talos 2 enterprise SSDs are optimized for the most demanding storage systems and provide clients with an easy to deploy solution that vastly improves application performance over traditional SAS based HDDs."

To address the complete spectrum of applications, Talos 2 SSDs are available in 100GB to 1TB capacities, in MLC, eMLC, and SLC NAND configurations. OCZ is now sampling Talos 2 to strategic customers and the drives will be made available to SMB and enterprise clients through OCZ's global business-to-business channel.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1613

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[Wunram]

ich sehe ja selten auf die vorbörslichen Daten, aber derzeit:

OCZ +6,1%
FIO +4,8%
STEC +1,6


scheint sich was zu tun.

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

die Grundlage zur weiteren Kapitalbeschaffung wird gelegt:

OCZ Technology Files Registration Statement

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

"Given the current hard disk drive shortage and the potential for material additional demand for our enterprise and server SSD products, we filed a shelf registration statement that provides OCZ with the flexibility to augment working capital should such demand materialize," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "We do not require an equity financing for working capital to meet current demand levels."

Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, offer and sell shares of our common stock in one or more offerings. The aggregate initial offering price of all shares of our common stock sold under this prospectus will not exceed $150,000,000.

The registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC, but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. The registration statement on Form S-3 may be accessed through the SEC's website at edgar.sec.gov. Any offering of the securities covered by the registration statement will only be by means of a prospectus and an accompanying prospectus supplement.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1623

Wunram

[Wunram]

und gleich mal eine vorläufige Aussage zum abgelaufenen Quartal

OCZ Technology Group Announces Preliminary Fiscal Q3 2012 Revenue
Expects to Report Revenue of $100 to $105 Million; Fiscal 2012 Revenue Now Expected to Exceed Prior Range

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced its preliminary revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 (Q3'12), which ended on November 30, 2011.

"We expect to report record revenue in Q3'12, driven primarily by increased traction for our enterprise and server SSD offerings along with initial shipments of our new PCIe-based offerings," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "Based on the exit bookings rates from November, interest in these products is exceeding our expectations, due to accelerated adoption of our SSDs by server OEMs and enterprise customers," added Petersen.

Preliminary Highlights

OCZ expects revenue for Q3'12 between $100 and $105 million, an increase of approximately 90% compared with the revenue of $53.2 million reported in Q3'11, and an increase of approximately 30% compared with the $78.5 million reported in Q2'12
OCZ now expects revenue for its fiscal year 2012, ending February 29, 2012, to be in excess of the top end of its previously announced range of $320 to $350 million; this does not take into consideration any potential increase in demand for the Company's products arising from the widely reported hard disk drive shortage

Additional commentary pertaining to the Company's results and updated guidance for fiscal 2012 will be issued when the Company reports its actual Q3'12 financial results in early January 2012.

The preliminary revenue for the Company's Q3'12 presented in this press release are preliminary estimates. They remain subject to management's review of the results and also review by the Company's independent accounting firm.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1633

Wunram

[Wunram]

!

Dieser Beitrag wurde vom System automatisch gesperrt. Bei Fragen wenden Sie sich bitte an [e-mail]

[Wunram]

da müsste eine OCZ SSD aus der Octane Serie drin sein...
vgl. OCZ news vom 13.9.2011



LG enthüllt sein Ultrabook X-Note Z330
In nur zehn Sekunden könne das dünne Notebook booten, kündigen die Südkoreaner stolz an.
6. Dezember 2011 von Ralf Müller

Auf den ersten Blick könnte man das Ultrabook mit dem dickeren Schwestermodell P330 verwechseln. Dabei handelt es sich um ein traditionelleres 13,3-Zoll-Subnotebook, während das flachere X-Note Z330 die Intel-Vorgaben für die Ultrabook-Plattform erfülle. Es sei nur 14,7 mm dick, wiege 1,21 kg und enthalte als Massenspeicher ein Solid State Drive (SSD). Jenes helfe tatkräftig dabei, den Bootvorgang so spektakulär zu verkürzen.

Das Z330 geht in Südkorea für umgerechnet etwa 1.200 Euro an den Start. Dafür gibt es Intel Core i5, 4 GByte RAM, 120 GByte auf der SSD und als erwähnenswerte Schnittstellen HDMI, USB 3.0 sowie Intels WiDi für das kabellose Medien-Streaming.
Wer gute 500 Euro mehr ausgibt, erhält das Z330 mit Core i7 und 256 GByte großer SSD.


http://www.itespresso.de/2011/12/06/lg-enthullt-sein-ultrabo…

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[Wunram]

heute ein bisschen spät

OCZ Technology to Present at the 14th Annual Needham Growth Conference

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that Arthur Knapp, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 14th Annual Needham Growth Conference, to be held at the New York Palace Hotel in New York on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 10:00am eastern time. A live webcast, as well as a replay, will be available on the investor relations events section of OCZ website at www.ocztechnology.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1653

Gute N8
Wunram

[Wunram]

das müsste sozusagen der kleine Bruder der Octane mit Asynchronous Multi-Level Cell NAND sein...


OCZ Technology Petrol SATA 6Gbps SSDs Reduce SSD Deployment Costs by Thirty Percent
Petrol Series Leverages the Indilinx Everest Platform and Next Generation NAND Flash to Close the Gap on Hard Disk Drive Pricing

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), today launched the Indilinx Everest-based Petrol SSD Series. The Petrol Series enables further adoption of SSDs in cost-sensitive applications, while taking advantage of real world performance and complete feature set of the Indilinx Everest platform.

"Until today, SSD adoption has been limited to high performance applications due to the high cost of SSDs in relation to slower rotating discs, and we are proud to once again close the gap in pricing without sacrificing durability," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "The new Petrol Series showcases the flexibility of the Indilinx Everest platform and NDurance™ Technology, allowing OCZ to deliver the benefits of SSDs to a wide new set of applications while retaining the superior real world performance and reduced latency that separate Everest-based SSDs from our competitors."

The OCZ Petrol Series delivers bandwidth up to 400MB/s and 35,000 IOPS, and is optimized for the complete spectrum of file types and sizes. Additionally, advanced features unique to Indilinx, such as proprietary page mapping algorithms, allow for steady mixed-workload performance, and innovative latency reduction technology enables superior access times as low as 0.06ms. Petrol ensures the most consistent and reliable performance as well as minimized performance degradation even after the drive's storage capacity is highly utilized.

The OCZ Petrol SSD Series will be available in models ranging from 64GB-512GB capacities throughout OCZ's global channel in the coming weeks.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1663

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[Zockinvestor]

Was ist denn da heute mit dem Kurs los?

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.500.197 von Zockinvestor am 19.12.11 19:20:05

OCZ TECHNOLOGY TO HOST FISCAL 2012 THIRD QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL
Call to Broadcast Monday, January 9, 2012 at 5:00PM/ET (2:00PM/PT) SAN JOSE, Calif.,
Dec. 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), will host its fiscal 2012 third quarter conference call for the period ended November 30, 2011 on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). Ryan Petersen, CEO, and Arthur Knapp, CFO, will present the Company's financial results on the call. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the Investor Relations events conference call section of OCZ's website at  http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls , which will be archived for replay until February 15, 2012. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for connection. All interested parties can join the call by dialing [phone] or [phone]. Please call-in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for phone replay until January 18, 2012. To access the archived conference call, please dial [phone] or [phone] and enter replay passcode 36392962.  About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...
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[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.523.917 von Wunram am 27.12.11 18:15:54

OCZ DELIVERS DENEVA 2 MSATA SOLID STATE DRIVES FOR INTEL(R) ULTRABOOKS(TM)

OCZ Small Form Factor SSDs Meet the Need for Reduced Power Consumption, Responsiveness and Performance

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that the OCZ Deneva2 30GB and 60GB mSATA SSDs, part numbers D2CSTEMS1A10-0030 and D2CSTEMS1A10-0060 have been tested with Intel[Registered] Smart Response Technology and have passed the performance benchmarks for the 'While Using' portion of the responsiveness requirements in the 2012 Ultrabook[Trademark] Definition. "We are pleased with the results that Intel has achieved with our Deneva 2 mSATA products," said Tobias Brinkmann, VP Partner Relations at OCZ Technology Group. "The Deneva 2 SSDs have a very small footprint making them ideal for the slim and stylish Ultrabook[Trademark] designs, and also deliver exceptionally fast bootup and data transfer speeds for a superior instant-on and overall more responsive computing experience." Intel Ultrabooks[Trademark] combine best-in-class performance, responsiveness, and security in thin and light elegant form factors, and make use of only certified SSDs to provide a faster, more energy-efficient option than mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs). OCZ Deneva 2 mSATA solutions are significantly slimmer than traditional 2.5-inch storage devices, enabling the Ultrabook[Trademark] to support low-profile dimensions less than 21mm thick without compromising on storage capacity, speed, or battery life. Additionally, Deneva 2 mSATA SSDs offer industry-leading performance and endurance for this mobile powerhouse. The Ultrabook[Trademark] Series and Intel's ultra-low voltage second generation Intel Core[Trademark] processors provide a platform for SSDs to shine and enable maximum productivity and multimedia enjoyment. Deneva's ability to provide a custom-tailored solution ensures superior cost efficiency, functionality, and compatibility that other SSD lines cannot deliver. Disclaimer: Intel[Registered] Smart Response Technology requires a select Intel[Registered] processor, enabled chipset, Intel[Registered] Rapid Storage Technology software, and a properly configured storage solution (HDD + small SSD). Depending on system configuration, your results may vary. Contact your system manufacturer for more information.
About OCZ Technology Group, Inc. ...

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.549.427 von Wunram am 04.01.12 15:20:02

so gefällt mir das...
heute bin ich ein wenig spät - zurück vom Skifahren

OCZ TECHNOLOGY SIGNS INGRAM MICRO (UK) AS A DISTRIBUTION PARTNER
Partnership Makes OCZ Solid State Solutions Available to Value Added Resellers

SAN JOSE, CA - Jan. 5, 2012 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, has signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro (UK), a Division of Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM), to increase the availability of OCZ's SSDs for business and enterprise clients. A Fortune 100 company, Ingram Micro is the largest global wholesaler of technology products and supply chain management services and will greatly expand the OCZ presence in the UK market. "Ingram Micro is a recognized leader in the region for the distribution of premium storage solutions, and we are pleased to partner with Ingram to make our client and enterprise solid state storage products more available to customers throughout the region," said Richard Singh, CSO of OCZ Technology Group. "Ingram Micro's clients can now take advantage of the complete range of OCZ's best-of-breed SSD solutions which are designed to push the envelope in performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership." "With the solid state drive market in steep growth, it is important to us that our portfolio of available product is meeting the needs of our SMB and Enterprise customers:," said Mike Farrah, Commercial Director at Ingram Micro. "OCZ has a powerful focused offering, and we are pleased to take this opportunity to bring the products to a wide audience with immediate availability." Ingram Micro will be distributing OCZ's complete line of performance solid state drive solutions to its expansive customer base. Flash storage continues to revolutionize many aspects of computing and IT including performance, durability, and power efficiency for enterprise applications over traditional hard drives.
About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

Gruss Wunram

gar nicht einfach mit einem Smartphone

[Wunram]

OCZ TECHNOLOGY AND MARVELL TO DEBUT NEXT GENERATION PCI EXPRESS Z-DRIVE R5 SOLID STATE SOLUTION AT STORAGE VISIONS 2012
Enterprise PCIe SSD Utilizes OCZ and Marvell Jointly-Developed Kilimanjaro Platform to Deliver Unparalleled Performance and Versatility for Server and Enterprise Storage Clients
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, and Marvell (Nasdaq:MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today unveiled the industry's fastest and most versatile PCI Express (PCIe) storage system, the Z-Drive R5. The increased performance, reliability, and endurance of the Z-Drive R5 is designed to take PCIe-based solid state storage to the next level for enterprise environments. The Z-Drive R5 features a jointly developed "Kilimanjaro" OCZ and Marvell native PCIe to NAND flash controller platform, allowing for completely scalable performance and redundancy while eliminating the need for a separate storage controller, thus reducing the cost to deploy high performance solid state storage systems in the data center. The native PCIe Z-Drive R5 offers an intelligent, hardware-meets-software managed solution designed to dramatically accelerate database, enterprise, and virtualization applications. Combining high-performance architecture with OCZ managed software, the Z-Drive R5 provides second-to-none performance, flexibility, durability, and enhanced reliability features, allowing datacenters to rely on a PCIe-based SSD as their primary Tier 0/1 storage solution and a viable end-to-end SAN replacement. The Z-Drive R5 is ideal for demanding computing environments and features: Incredible bandwidth capabilities and maximum transactional performance High capacities up to 12TB Ideal for all enterprise data types with both compressible and non-compressible files as well as large data sets Complete storage subsystem management with OCZ Virtualized Controller Architecture™ 3.0 software functions Compatible with VMware ESXi and ESX, Linux, Windows Server 2008, and OS X to support a wide range of systems and servers Complete power fail protection option for maximum data integrity Full height and half height sizes, ideal for space constrained 1U servers and multi-node rackmount servers MLC, eMLC, and SLC NAND Flash options "We are continually pushing the envelope to deliver innovative PCIe SSDs to address challenges that our clients face when processing and managing ever growing amounts of complex data sets," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "The Z-Drive R5, leverages the powerful Kilimanjaro platform to deliver superior performance, greater capacity, and an enhanced hardware and software feature-set that is unmatched in the industry. This best-of-breed next generation native solution enables clients to eliminate I/O bottlenecks for even the most data intensive server and enterprise storage applications." "Marvell is excited to work with OCZ on this native PCIe to NAND flash controller platform, based on our 88NV9145 silicon," said Alan Armstrong, vice president of Marketing for the Storage Business Group at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. "We believe the PCIe SSD market will rapidly shift to a native PCIe to NAND architecture, and the Kilimanjaro platform represents OCZ and Marvell's strong collaboration in bringing this highly scalable architecture to market." The Z-Drive R5 will debut at Storage Visions 2012 in the OCZ booth (No. 13) and will also be showcased at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the Marvell booth (No. 30542) located in the South Hall 3 on the upper level. About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

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interessant

OCZ Enterprise SSDs on Display [Storage Visions 2012]

OCZ showed off three unannounced enterprise storage solutions, along with a portable external SSD at Storage Visions. The showcase includes four high-speed connection types, including PCIe with the new Z-Drive R4 CloudServ, SAS 6.0Gb/s with the DRAM-powered æonDriv, SATA 6.0Gb/s with the new Everest-powered Chiron SSD, and even a consumer-targeted Lightfoot external SSD utilizing Intel's Thunderbolt.

OCZ Lightfoot Portable SSD
Lightfoot is an external SSD that leverage's Intel's Thunderbolt interface which is capable of up to 750 MB/s transfer speeds. Lightfoot will be available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB capacities. Release date and pricing isn't immediately available.


OCZ Z-Drive R4 CloudServ
The CloudServ uses SandForce's latest SSD processor, the SF-2481, which is designed just for use in enterprise cloud computing environments. The R4 CloudServ offers up to 16TB of solid state storage on a single PCIe card. On the performance front this translates to throughput speeds of up to 6.5 GB/s and over 1.4 million IOPS. Other highlights include OCZ's VCA 2.0, two SuperScale accelerators and low CPU and DRAM usage.


OCZ Chiron SSD
The OCZ Chiron is a 3.5" enterprise grade SSD that offers capacity points up to 4TB with a SATA interface, a new capacity record for 3.5" SSDs. In practical terms, this means up to 96GB of SSD storage in a 4U rackmount server. Chiron uses an Indilinx processor to generate throughput of 560 MB/s and 100,000 IOPS.


OCZ æonDrive
The æonDrive is a drive that uses DRAM as NV memory instead of NAND, making endurance a non-issue. The æonDrive uses a SAS 6Gb/s interface to deliver ultra-low latency speeds and throughput of 140,000 4K IOPS and in excess of 500,000 512b IOPS. This drive is aimed at financial and high transactional type uses.



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das wissen wir zwar schon, aber hier jetzt noch offiziell:

OCZ SSDs Using Indilinx's Everest Platform Now Available in LG(R) Z330 Ultrabooks(TM)
Everest-Based Solid State Drives Offer a Reduced Footprint and Instant Boot-Ups in LG Ultra-Thin Super Ultrabooks(TM)

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Indilinx, a leading provider of solid state drive (SSD) processors and a subsidiary of OCZ Technology Group (Nasdaq: OCZ), announces OCZ Indilinx SSDs based on the acclaimed Everest Series SATA 3.0 (6Gbps) platform are shipping in LG Electronics' thinnest notebook yet, the Super Ultrabook Z300 based on the Intel® Ultrabook™ initiative.

"We are excited to continue our partnership with LG Electronics and provide our Indilinx Everest based OEM SSDs for integration into the company's exciting new Super Ultrabook Z300," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "These custom OEM Indilinx SSDs are the ideal solution for the Z300's ultra slim and stylish form factor, and help deliver a superior overall computing experience for customers with quicker transfer speeds and faster boot up."

LG will begin shipping its Z330 Series with the custom designed ultra-slim Everest-based mSATA SSD in 256GB capacities as standard equipment, providing a truly instant-on experience as well as a faster, more energy-efficient storage option than mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs). The custom developed Everest solution is 25 percent slimmer than traditional 9.5mm 2.5-inch laptop hard drives and SSDs, enabling the new breed of LG premium Z330 Ultrabooks to support lower height dimensions without sacrificing storage capacity, speed, or reliability.

As the market for slim form factor notebook computers continues to evolve, Indilinx based solid state drives address the demand for improved performance, increased battery life, and lightweight design functionality.

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OCZ Technology Acquires SANRAD Inc.
Addition of SANRAD VXL Flash Caching and Virtualization Software is Expected to Accelerate Adoption of PCIe Based Flash Storage Systems in VMware and Citrix Zen Environments

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced it has acquired SANRAD Inc., a privately held provider of flash caching and virtualization software and hardware.

"This transaction is an important step in OCZ's enterprise solid state drive strategy," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "It significantly enhances the ability for customers to increase datacenter performance and efficiency by putting more virtual machines (VM) on a server without slowing down the VM's ability to access stored data, thus substantially lowering the overall cost of deployment. SANRAD's VXL has the ability to optimize caching strategies based on the application and support for VMware's vMotion, which sets the solution apart from others in the industry, allowing enterprises to finally realize the benefit of running a single unified virtualized environment," concluded Mr. Petersen.

"SANRAD's software is a wonderful complement to OCZ's Flash technology," said Oded Ilan, CEO of SANRAD Inc. "We are excited with the opportunity created by this unique combination between storage virtualization, caching and PCIe Flash storage. We are proud to join the OCZ development team and to establish its design center in Israel."

SANRAD was founded in 2000 and its R&D center is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. SANRAD currently sells its line of flash caching and virtualization software and hardware to storage and networking OEMs such as NEXSAN and Brocade as well as directly to the enterprise through its network of Value Added Resellers.

SANRAD transforms storage access in virtualized environments with NAND flash. Its technology allows data centers to fully leverage their flash based storage investments, extending the lifespan of the storage infrastructure and maximizing efficiency. Virtualized data centers gain the benefits of NAND flash performance while retaining the key benefits of server virtualization such as vMotion, high availability, and disaster recovery.

SANRAD's virtualization software and solutions are VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix certified and are expected to accelerate the adoption of OCZ's PCIe-based flash storage solutions in virtualized environments. These solutions include:

SANRAD's VXL software delivers SANRAD's flash caching and virtualization technology for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix Xen into server virtualization platforms. VXL software enables efficient dynamic distribution of host-based flash resources to guest virtual machines via its application optimized cache engine. The VXL SCSI connectivity enables support of most modern operating systems including all variants of Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris and Linux servers, in contrast to other caching solutions which require an installation of an agent or driver on each VM.

VXL supports key enterprise-class storage datacenter requirements such as QoS, high availability clustering, mirroring, WAN replication, snapshots and multiple storage virtualization functions. Unlike many other virtualization and caching algorithms, VXL guarantees complete cache migration via vMotion, as cached data is treated as a virtualized storage entity and can be dynamically migrated between ESX servers along with the virtual volumes without performance loss and without powering down the server, interrupting service of the VMs.

SANRAD's StoragePro software provides comprehensive remote storage management and virtualization services and ensures simple, efficient use of storage resources for numerous connected servers. Its open, heterogeneous system architecture provides complete storage flexibility, enabling IT managers to manage a single virtual pool of storage which is critical in today's enterprise environments.

The aggregate purchase price of the acquisition was $15 million comprised of approximately 2.1 million shares of OCZ common stock that was issued on closing.

Merriman Capital, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX:MERR), served as OCZ's exclusive financial advisor for the transaction.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

About SANRAD

SANRAD designs cutting-edge cloud storage acceleration and virtualization software and hardware for datacenters. SANRAD's virtualization software and solutions transforms storage access in virtualized environments with NAND flash allowing data centers to fully leverage their storage investments. SANRAD's products are VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix certified. For more information, please visit: www.sanrad.com.


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[Wunram]

der Kampf um die $8 ist recht hart ...

nicht vergessen, heute ist CC 3tes Quartal FY 2012 http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls

und noch eine Meldung:

OCZ Continues to Push the Performance and Capacity Envelope for Cloud Optimized Solid-State Storage
OCZ to Demonstrate World's First PCIe 3.0 Cloud-Optimized Solution with up to 16TB of Storage, Native PCIe SSD Controller Solution, and Multiple Next Generation Indilinx Controllers at CES 2012

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), today announces the debut of new and exciting SSD solutions. Using the world's most popular technology tradeshow as a platform, OCZ's latest SSDs demonstrate a commitment to advancing flash storage technology into greater realms of performance and versatility, further driving adoption in client and enterprise applications.

"CES represents a great opportunity for us to showcase our latest storage technology, and highlight next generation cloud-optimized solid state solutions that address today's enterprise needs," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "Once again we have been able to leverage our increased R&D strength and our understanding of client needs to change the face of solid state storage and deliver innovative new solutions far ahead of our competitors, demonstrating technology leadership across all product categories."

OCZ will introduce next generation solutions designed to deliver higher performance, reliability, and storage capacity to meet the demands of the enterprise market with industry-leading products. OCZ products to be unveiled at CES include:

Z-Drive R5 – Utilizing the OCZ and Marvell co-developed Kilimanjaro platform, the fifth generation Z-Drive R5 is designed to accelerate "big data" like never before. As the world's first PCIe x16 Gen 3 SSD, which supports up to 16GB/s of total bandwidth, the R5 will be 2012's most advanced SSD, featuring performance that reaches up to an incredible 2.52 million IOPS and 7.2GB/s sequential transfers per card, with unlimited scalability and performance aggregation capability. With optional power fail protection the R5 will be available in a range of form factors including full height, half height, and 2.5-inch PCIe. The R5's industry-leading performance and storage capacities make pure flash storage in mission-critical applications possible.

Indilinx Everest 2 – The SATA 3.0-based third generation Indilinx controller is designed specifically for I/O-intensive workloads in a wide range of applications, supporting sequential speeds of up to 550MB/s, and up to 105,000 random read and 90,000 Random Write IOPS with the newest 2xnm flash technology. The Everest 2 platform supports up to 2TB capacity in a compact 2.5-inch form factor.

Z-Drive R4 CloudServ RM1616 – Making 16TB of storage on a single PCIe card a reality, the new Z-Drive R4 CloudServ RM1616 is the newest addition to the award-winning R4 Series. With performance of up to 6.5GB/s and over 1.4 million IOPS, the Z-Drive R4 CloudServ's level of concentrated performance and capacity enables system architects to design more productive infrastructures while lowering operating costs associated with hard drive technology.

Chiron 4TB SSD – The world's fastest and highest capacity SATA SSD for the enterprise, the Chiron Series provides a staggering 4TB in a compact 3.5-inch form factor. With performance exceeding SATA 3.0 bus capabilities, Chiron delivers speeds above 560MB/s and 100,000 IOPS. Eliminating the need for high capacity HDDs as anything other than backup devices, the Chiron Series enables mass SSD storage and is capable of deploying up to 96TB of storage in a 4U rackmount server chassis.

OCZ's enterprise showcase demonstrations will include, among others, an IBM System x3650 M3 highlighting the performance potential of the new Z-Drive R5 PCIe Gen 3 in a Linux server environment, as well as a HP ProLiant DL370 G6 server equipped with two Z-Drive R4 RM1616s delivering 1,400,000 IOPS per card with Windows Server 2008. In addition, drives based on the next-generation Indilinx Everest 2 platform will be demonstrated, as well as a prototype of "Lightfoot," an external Intel Thunderbolt™ SSD unveiling a new generation of high-performance portable storage.

Join OCZ Technology Group at the International CES event as we highlight the many advantages of SSDs over traditional hard disc drives for OEMs, enterprise clients, and enthusiast consumers who place a premium on performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership (TCO).

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ich hätte mir eine größere Steigerung bei der Marge gewünscht, aber Rom ist auch nicht an einem Tag erbaut worden...


OCZ Technology Group Reports Fiscal 2012 Third Quarter Results

Revenue Nearly Doubled to $103M, SSD Revenue up 130%,
Fifth Consecutive Quarter of Gross Margin Expansion Drives non-GAAP Earnings

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, reports its third quarter results for the fiscal year 2012 (Q3'12), which ended on November 30, 2011.

Q3'12 Financial Highlights

Net revenue in Q3'12 was a record $103.1 million, and increased 94% compared with net revenue of $53.2 million reported in Q3'11, and increased 31% compared with net revenue of $78.5 million reported in Q2'12.

SSD revenue reached a record $95.5 million, an increase of 130% compared with Q3'11 SSD revenue of $41.5 million, and a 34% increase compared with Q2'12 SSD revenue of $71.1 million.

On a trailing twelve month basis, SSD revenue was approximately $294 million, up 237% compared with $87 million in the prior trailing twelve months period.

Gross margin increased to 22.5% compared with 14.4% in Q3'11, and 21.6% in Q2'12.

GAAP net loss for Q3'12 was $0.9 million or $0.02 loss per share compared with a GAAP net loss of $8.3 million or $0.29 loss per share in Q3'11.

Non-GAAP net income for Q3'12 was $3.0 million or $0.06 income per share as compared with a non-GAAP net loss for Q3'11 of $0.9 million, or $0.03 loss per share.

"We are pleased to report another quarter of record revenue and increased margins. This trend is being driven by an increase in market adoption of our SSDs, and is supported by OCZ's substantially increased investments in R&D and the ability to execute on bringing new leading-edge products to market ahead of the competition," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "Looking forward, we believe OCZ's momentum positions us well to continue to increase market share in what is widely regarded as one of the fastest growing markets in technology."

"Exiting the quarter, we saw a material increase in demand for our higher margin products, specifically our PCIe line. This trend, when taken together with the continuing expansion of OCZ products now being shipped with our Indilinx controllers, supports an increase in the rate of our gross margin expansion on a go forward basis," added Petersen.

"Also, today we announced the acquisition of flash virtualization pioneer Sanrad Inc. Sanrad's field proven virtualization products have numerous enterprise deployments and the VXL software platform delivers application optimized caching and virtualization technology for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix Xen-based server virtualization platforms. This acquisition can be transformational for OCZ as, by integrating the Sanrad virtualization software with products such as our Z-Drive series of PCIe SSDs, we can now offer a complete solution for the virtualization of even the most intensive applications," concluded Mr. Petersen.
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Mit dem Beginn der CES gabs heute ne Menge Meldungen rund um OCZ.
Die Zahlen sind ganz gut, allerdings sehen es die anderen Anleger wohl wie du, weshalb der Kurs nachbörslich nachgibt.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.571.297 von screamz am 09.01.12 23:57:57

hi screamz,

ja wahrscheinlich waren (sind) ein paar Erwartungen zu hoch.
Die Umsatzentwicklung der letzten Quartale entspricht allerdings genau den Vorhersagen vom CEO.

	  Revenue	 Operating Income

Q1 FY11	 34.287.000 	 (3.404.000)

Q2 FY11	 38.045.000 	 (8.568.000)

Q1 FY11	 53.222.000 	 (4.574.000)

Q4 FY11	 64.566.000 	 (454.000)

Q1 FY12	 73.794.000 	 (4.339.000)

Q2 FY12	 78.454.000 	 1.943.000 

Q3 FY12	 103.084.000 	 2.346.000 

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[Wunram]

Präsentation von Arthur Knapp (CFO) ist zwar schon vorbei, aber es gibt ein paar interessante neue Folien zu sehen, lohnt sich...

OCZ Technology To Present At Needham Growth Conference; Webcast At 10:00 AM ET

(RTTNews.com) - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OCZ) will present at the 14th Annual Needham Growth Conference in the New York Palace Hotel, New York.

The event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM ET on January 12, 2012 .
To access the live webcast, log on at www.ocztechnology.com
For comments and feedback: contact [e-mail]
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OCZ Releases New Enhanced IOPS Firmware for Octane Series SATA 3.0 SSDs
Latest Firmware Update Offers Added Value to New and Existing Customers by Doubling Random Write IOPS Performance

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the release of new enhanced IOPS firmware (v1.13) for the Octane SATA 3.0 Series SSDs. The random write performance has been significantly improved, in some capacities over double that of the previous specifications, for users looking to push their SSD performance to new heights.

For all Octane SATA 6Gb/s models, the improved IOPS made possible by this new firmware allow for greater transactional performance, especially during small file and random access speeds in everyday computing applications. When compared to the previous revision, random write IOPS performance doubles across nearly all capacities when tested in Iometer 2008:

Old Random Write 4K IOPS (FW v1.12) New Random Write 4K IOPS (FW v1.13) 

Octane 128GB    7,700   18,000  

Octane 256GB   12,000   25,000  

Octane 512GB   16,000   26,000  

OCZ strives to offer the fastest, highest performing solutions on the market and continues to support customers by offering firmware innovations to their storage investments. The new enhanced IOPS firmware will begin shipping in the next batch of drives to resellers, and the upgrade file will be made available to existing customers via the company's website.

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OCZ Technology Named to UBM Channel's CRN Data Center 100

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announced it has been named to CRN's 2012 Data Center 100 list. This annual list recognizes technology vendors for powering, supporting and protecting today's data center services in an environmentally and economically friendly manner, while boosting efficiency and productivity.

OCZ Technology Group offers a wide range of high-performance SSD solutions designed and manufactured for client, enterprise, IT, and OEM needs. Solving storage challenges and surpassing economical roadblocks, these innovative products accelerate enterprise applications, not just store data, and deliver superior reliability. With the goal of increasing productivity and reducing total cost of ownership, OCZ's approach to storage can transform a product offering or IT infrastructure unlike any other solution. OCZ was selected for the Data Center 100 list for its comprehensive lineup of performance oriented solutions and continued innovation to make SSDs the storage of choice for server and datacenter infrastructures as the cooler, quieter, and faster alternative to traditional mechanical hard drives.

"The 2012 Data Center 100 list recognizes vendors that, over the course of 2011, have shown a dedication to the innovation and advancement of today's data center services," said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for UBM Channel. "The recent upsurge in cloud computing has solution providers searching for new ways to ensure their clients maintain connectivity while mitigating costs and security threats. We congratulate each vendor on the 2012 Data Center 100 list for providing a significant growth opportunity for solution providers to build their business by offering cutting-edge products and services to customers."

"OCZ's recognition in CRN's Data Center 100 list is a great testament to our commitment to developing innovative solid state storage solutions that address the unique cloud based and big-data challenges facing our data center clients and partners," said Alex Mei, CMO of OCZ Technology. "Our focus is on providing best-in-breed SSDs that deliver superior performance and total cost of ownership, and we are delighted to work closely with industry leading channel partners and greatly appreciate their support."

Selected by CRN's editorial staff, the 2012 Data Center 100 list is featured in the January issue of CRN Magazine and will be featured online at www.crn.com.

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hui was war denn heute los?

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Ich find's gut

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OCZ Technology Group Announces Upsizing and Pricing of Common Stock Offering

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc., (Nasdaq: OCZ) a leading provider of high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announced today the upsizing and pricing of a common stock offering of 12,000,000 primary shares at a price of $9.00 per share, reflecting an upsize from the previously announced offering of 10,000,000 primary shares. The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,800,000 shares of common stock to cover overallotments of shares, if any.

OCZ will receive approximately $101 million in net proceeds from the offering, or approximately $116 million if the underwriters exercise their overallotment option in full, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of outstanding borrowings under its agreement with Silicon Valley Bank for asset-based financing.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Stifel Nicolaus Weisel are joint book-running managers for the offering. Piper Jaffray & Co. and Needham & Company, LLC are co-managers for the offering.

A shelf registration statement relating to the offering of the common stock was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2011 and has become effective. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, forming a part of the registration statement. Before investing, you should read the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for information about OCZ Technology Group, Inc. and this offering.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by contacting Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, [e-mail], or by calling 800-221-1037, or Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, California 94104, or by calling 415-364-2720.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.718.785 von Wunram am 08.02.12 13:09:57

für OCZ ungewöhnlich hohe Umsätze pre market


Pre-Market Last $ 9.40
Net / % Change -.01 (-.11%)
Pre-Market High: $ 9.67
Pre-Market Low: $ 9.30
Pre-Market Volume: 360,192

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ocz/premarket


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na hoffentlich geben sie das Geld auch für die Erhöhung der Kapazitäten aus ...


OCZ Technology Group Announces Closing of Common Stock Offering

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc., (Nasdaq: OCZ) a leading provider of high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announced today the closing of its previously announced common stock offering of 12,000,000 primary shares at a price of $9.00 per share. The underwriters were granted a 30-day overallotment option to purchase, on the same terms, up to an additional 1,800,000 primary shares. OCZ received approximately $101 million in net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of outstanding borrowings under its agreement with Silicon Valley Bank for asset-based financing.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Stifel Nicolaus Weisel acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Piper Jaffray & Co. and Needham & Company, LLC served as co-managers for the offering.

A shelf registration statement relating to the offering of the common stock was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2011 and had become effective. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, forming a part of the registration statement.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by contacting Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, [e-mail], or by calling 800-221-1037, or Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, California 94104, or by calling 415-364-2720.

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OCZ Launches Z-Drive R4 CloudServ(TM) 16TB Solid State Storage System
Newest Product in the Z-Drive R4 Series Sets a New Bar in Performance and Capacity for Cloud Computing Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the Z-Drive R4 CloudServ PCI Express (PCIe) flash storage solution, designed to dramatically accelerate cloud computing applications and significantly reduce operating expenses in the data center. The new Z-Drive R4 CloudServ features monumental data throughput, and raises the bar in performance and capacity.

"The Z-Drive R4 CloudServ PCIe solid state drive delivers game-changing performance and enables clients to process massive data-sets with up to 16TB of storage capacity on a single, easy-to-deploy card," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "With this new solution, system architects are able to design more efficient and dynamic cloud computing infrastructures while simultaneously reducing system complexity and the high maintenance costs associated with traditional infrastructures."

With increasing emphasis on cloud computing and the sheer growth in data, PCIe-based flash storage systems have the ability to bypass traditional storage overhead by reducing latencies, increasing throughput, and enabling efficient processing of massive quantities of data. The Z-Drive R4 CloudServ is capable of transferring multiple gigabytes per second and delivering over a million IOPS with a level of concentrated performance that enables system architects to design more productive infrastructures while lowering costs associated with hardware failure, maintenance, structural footprint, and energy consumption.

The latest evolution of the Z-Drive R4, the CloudServ, is specifically designed for the most demanding cloud computing applications with increased capacities and even greater bandwidth capabilities delivering up to 1.4 million IOPS. Melding hardware and software managed solutions with OCZ's integrated Virtualized Controller Architecture™ (VCA) 2.0 and OCZ's SANRAD VXL virtual acceleration caching software, the Z-Drive R4 CloudServ can be employed as a high-performing host-based flash cache that works in conjunction with the VXL to dynamically allocate flash resources to accelerate all virtual machines. This maximizes the performance of critical applications and provides a seamless migration from one host to another without the loss of cache data. As these virtual machines are migrated from one host to another, they must retain full access to the flash cache without loss of performance or interruption of service. OCZ's SANRAD VXL software is the only software that allows for this seamless migration without loss of access to the flash cache.

The Z-Drive R4 CloudServ PCIe SSD will be available in models ranging from 300GB-16TB capacities throughout OCZ's global channel in the coming weeks. As with all OCZ enterprise products, customer-specific configurations and functionality are available upon request.

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Könnte durchaus was Wahres dran sein, denn OCZ hat nicht gerade den besten Ruf bei den SSDs. Ist aber auch logisch, denn OCZ verkauft mehr SSDs als andere Hersteller und deshalb gibts selbstverständlich auch mehr Ausfälle.

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OCZ Technology Talos SAS SSDs to be Deployed in Drobo's Business-Class Storage Systems
OCZ Enterprise SSDs Offer Exceptional Performance With Faster Access Times and Maximum Reliability for Small and Medium-Business Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that Drobo will utilize the OCZ Talos SAS SSD Series for integration into its B1200i iSCSI SAN solutions for business environments. Drobo, makers of award-winning data storage products for businesses and professionals, has chosen to provide customers with even faster and more robust storage systems by complementing the sophisticated feature set of the B1200i with the superior performance, energy efficiency, and maximum endurance of Talos SSDs.

Ideal for small-and-medium businesses (SMBs), the Drobo B1200i provides reliable, high-performance, and self-optimizing storage for server virtualization, email, and data protection and features seamless integration with existing infrastructures as an iSCSI SAN device. With innovative automated data-aware tiering, the B1200i delivers a level of automation and technical sophistication that is easier to use and less costly to deploy than typical enterprise solutions. The B1200i is the first Drobo product to leverage the benefits of SSDs for increased bandwidth, lower power consumption, and instantaneous access times.

"Drobo is a leader in data storage products for both professionals and businesses and we are thrilled that they have qualified and selected our enterprise-class Talos SAS SSDs for their business oriented solutions," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "This collaboration is a perfect example of how our SSD technology can act within a complete solution to deliver superior application-optimized storage for small- and medium-business IT."

"Just like larger organizations, SMBs should be able to afford and enjoy the benefits of SSD technology and performance," said Tom Buiocchi, CEO of Drobo. "For the best capacity and performance, our unique automated data-aware tiering allows customers to easily and affordably add SSDs to the same Drobo environment that already has high-capacity traditional disk drives."

Drobo will offer the B1200i Series with OCZ Talos 3.50-inch SAS 6Gb/s SSDs in 200GB capacities. For SMBs seeking an easy to deploy yet state-of-the-art storage system, Drobo with Talos SSDs offer incredible reliability, unparalleled responsiveness, and optimized energy efficiency when compared to traditional storage systems that only leverage mechanical hard drives. The new Drobo B1200i with OCZ SSDs will be available through Drobo's worldwide network of authorized distributors and resellers.

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OCZ Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs to be Deployed in New Colfax International Enterprise Servers
PCIe-Based Storage Solution Delivers Maximized Performance and Storage Capacity While Reducing TCO in the Data Center

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that Colfax International will deploy OCZ Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs into Colfax's new lines of enterprise servers based on Intel's recently announced dual socket Sandy Bridge-EP platform. Providing a compact, power-efficient solid-state solution that fits directly into a system's PCI Express (PCIe) slot, OCZ's Z-Drive R4 dramatically increases server application performance while delivering fast and reliable access to data without burdening host CPU and memory resources. OCZ's combination of high-performance, low latency, and high storage capacity make the Z-Drive R4 ideally suited for the new Colfax Sandy Bridge EP-based servers targeted towards demanding enterprise applications that include cloud computing, server virtualization and consolidation, high-performance computing (HPC), and Online Transaction Processing (OLTP).

Colfax's latest servers and workstations are based on the new Intel Xeon E5 2600 EP processors, and enable up to eighty lanes of Gen 3 PCIe throughput. The OCZ Z-Drive R4 SSDs can take full advantage of this expanded I/O capability to significantly increase bandwidth and reduce I/O bottlenecks, which in turn boosts overall system efficiency. With a growing emphasis on cloud computing and big data in the enterprise, the new Colfax CX2230i-X5 2U servers or FX8400 workstations can be configured with up to seven (7) Z-Drive R4 3.2 Terabyte (TB) drives, achieving up to 20 GB/s throughput while enabling 22.4 TBs of total storage capacity. Offering the lowest cost in dollars per gigabyte, OCZ Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs consume significantly less power and provide an exceptional reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO) that is required for today's data center.

"We are pleased that Colfax International selected our Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs to be deployed in their new enterprise server solutions that utilize the recently announced Intel Sandy Bridge Xeon E5 2600 EP processors," said Kevin Wagner, Vice President of Enterprise Product Management for OCZ Technology. "Our OCZ Z-Drive R4 provides an exceptional combination of maximum storage IO and density while reducing the burden on host resources, resulting in a faster, more efficient solution for data center and cloud applications."

"As part of our evaluation process in selecting a PCIe-based solution to implement in our new enterprise servers, our Fortune 1000 customers need ultimate performance, maximum storage capacity, and a controller architecture that can effectively manage all transactions without disrupting host resources," said Gautam Shah, President of Colfax International. "We found a complete solution in OCZ's Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs that not only make it easy for our customers to deploy in their IT infrastructures, but also reduce their overall TCO."

The Z-Drive R4 offers industry-leading performance and software management features for enterprise customers seeking higher transactional speeds and energy efficiency in large scale server deployments, available in both a half height (HH) version for space constrained applications and a full height (FH) version for larger form factor servers and workstations. OCZ's ability to provide a tailored, customized solution and its Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) ensures ultimate compatibility, reliability, and cost-savings, resulting in products that are optimized to specifically address the unique needs of enterprise customers.

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About Colfax International
Colfax International is a leading provider of innovative and expertly engineered workstations, servers, clusters, storage, and personal supercomputing solutions. Ready-to-go Colfax HPC solutions deliver significant price/performance advantages, and increased IT agility, that accelerates your business and research outcomes. Colfax International's extensive customer base includes Fortune 1000 companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Founded in 1987, Colfax International is based in Sunnyvale, California and is privately held. For more information, please visit www.colfax-intl.com.

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OCZ Technology to Host Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter and Year End Conference Call
Call to Broadcast Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 5:00PM/ET (2:00PM/PT)

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will host its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and year end conference call for the periods ended February 29, 2012 on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). Ryan Petersen, CEO, and Arthur Knapp, CFO, will present the Company's financial results on the call.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the Investor Relations events conference call section of OCZ's website at http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls, which will be archived for replay until May 31, 2012. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for connection.

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OCZ Signs Promark Technology as a Distribution Partner to Address Government Storage Applications
New Partnership Makes OCZ Enterprise Solid State Solutions Available to VAR and Government Markets

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, has signed a distribution agreement with Promark Technology, which increases the availability of OCZ's enterprise SSDs to Promark's extensive portfolio of VARs (value added resellers) and system integrators in the United States.

With over twenty years of experience in data storage products and solutions, Promark is a premier value added distributor (VAD) that supports a nationwide channel consisting of large system integrators and direct customers providing technology solutions for government applications. Promark leverages its direct relationships with world-class technology partners like OCZ to provide solutions that meet the most demanding needs of its clients.

"We are excited to partner with the team at Promark to deliver our enterprise solid state drives for government applications," said Richard Singh, CSO of OCZ Technology. "Our solid state solution portfolio addresses a broad spectrum of government and education applications and Promark has strong relationships in this market. By working together to make our SSDs available on their GSA schedule it enables us to accelerate the delivery of high performing and ultra reliable SSDs to meet the unique storage requirements of government clients."

"We are excited to enter into this distribution agreement with OCZ Technology" said Dale Foster, President of Promark Technology. "OCZ is a leading manufacturer of solid state solutions. Their SSDs products are providing excellent performance capabilities to storage solutions that our partners need to stay competitive in this market. We can now offer our channel partners price effective best-of-breed SSD solutions to accomplish this task."

Promark will distribute OCZ's comprehensive line of enterprise storage solutions, revolutionizing many aspects of computing and IT, including performance, durability, and power efficiency, with added TCO (total cost of ownership) savings for a variety of applications.

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OCZ Technology Deneva 2 SSDs to be Deployed With Assurance Storage and Fujitsu's Private Cloud Appliance
High Performance Enterprise SSD Paired With SAN Velocity Powered by Fujitsu Solution Significantly Accelerates OLTP, Database, VDI and Cloud Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that the company's enterprise class Deneva 2 solid state drives will be deployed within the newest NuVola Private Cloud Platform Solution Appliance - SAN Velocity powered by Fujitsu, which also utilizes Assurance Storage's ApplicationSmart™ software.

The SAN Velocity powered by Fujitsu appliance combines Assurance Storage's ApplicationSmart software with Fujitsu's server hardware, and delivers significant benefits of intelligent, autonomic data cache and tier management used to optimize the performance of I/O intensive applications. Customers using the SAN Velocity appliance gain the benefits of aligning the value of data with the value of OCZ Deneva 2 SSD storage and Assurance Storage's software, to improve performance for a variety of business critical applications such as OLTP, database applications and storage cache management.

"We are excited to partner with both Assurance Storage and Fujitsu to deploy our Deneva 2 solid state drives in their new private cloud appliance," said Alex Mei, CMO of OCZ Technology. "As more and more businesses face the ever increasing challenges associated with managing and processing massive amounts of data, our SSD technology is the ideal fit for this exciting tiered storage solution which addresses database and cloud applications head on."

"The Assurance ApplicationSmart software provides the ability to utilize FLASH technologies in tera-scale for fast access of the most frequently read data," said Steve Visconti, President and CEO at Assurance. "With a solution this precise, automated and scalable offers for the first time the ability to design flexible storage architectures better utilizing new technologies such as PCIe NAND Flash and SSDs as an effective Solid State Storage tier."

"The introduction of the SAN Velocity powered by Fujitsu appliance gives our customers a self-optimizing, solid state storage solution that immediately improves application performance in the customer's SAN," said Vic Herring, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, FFNA. "What this means is customers can easily upgrade their outdated storage caching methods of most frequently and recently used blocks to a fully automated, high precision solid state storage appliance purpose built for large enterprise and cloud environments."

OCZ's Deneva 2 SSDs feature a flexible design with a wide range of configurations and maximizes application performance with superior bandwidth, reliability, and energy efficiency, making them the ideal storage option for cutting-edge solution providers in the enterprise space.

About Assurance Storage

Assurance Storage is revolutionizing the data management and storage markets by challenging the traditional thinking on how to optimize storage. Assurance's autonomic tiered storage software architecture solves the productivity challenges created by the need to overcome the physical limitations of traditional disk I/O systems. Its unique, high performance solutions combine autonomic software, high density spinning disk and tightly integrated SSD technology to deliver unparalleled performance density, scalability, and management, at the industry's lowest operational costs. For more information, visit www.AssuranceStorage.com.

About Fujitsu Frontech North America, Inc.

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. brings innovative technology from Japan and, with its partners, develops powerful front-end solutions that shape how society interacts with big data. Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. is headquartered with operations and solution development at 27121 Towne Centre Drive #100, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or visit us at: www.fujitsufrontechna.com

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OCZ Technology SSDs to Be Deployed in Scientific Computing Server Project at Johns Hopkins University
SSDs Enable New Approach to "Big Data" Problems in Scientific Computing

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, is pleased to announce the Deneva 2 Series SSDs will be used as the storage device of choice in a pending 'Data-Scope' research project at The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to create servers for scientific data processing. This initiative to maximize data processing power is spearheaded by Dr. Alexander Szalay, Alumni Centennial Professor in the university's Department of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the JHU Institute for Data Intensive Engineering and Science.

With the goal of creating an affordable, powerful computational environment that can be used as a blueprint for future science applications, the JHU project comprises a system of nearly one hundred servers using hundreds of OCZ Deneva 2 SSDs combined with regular hard disk drives with two tiers for storage and computing. These powerful yet inexpensive systems also serve to expose students and researchers to leading-edge technology at an early stage.

"We are extremely pleased to collaborate with The Johns Hopkins University and contribute some of our technical expertise to projects that are on the cutting edge," said Dr. Michael Schuette, V.P. of Technology Development at OCZ Technology. "The Data-Scope project using OCZ Deneva 2 SSDs as key components is an important step towards revolutionizing scientific computing, and we are proud to be a part of it."

One of several projects on the Data-Scope is a digital "multiverse" which will contain a database of the most astronomical objects ever detected. The project will allow every astronomer in the world to perform their own data analyses through remote access to the entire database, without the need of downloading tens to hundreds of terabytes of data through the Internet. Similar projects are in progress to analyze hundreds of terabytes of genomic data, and petabyte-scale numerical simulations in turbulence, cosmology and ocean circulation, all "Big Data" problems which do not fit the traditional models of scientific computing.

The completed Data-Scope will drive a new approach to science, where discovery is driven by large data set analysis. In order to be successful, scientists must be able to simultaneously build statistical aggregations over petabytes of data, yet explore the smallest aspects of the underlying collections. The unique advantage of this system is its ability to function both as a "microscope" and as a "telescope" for data, as well as its storage capacity of 6 petabytes, and its 500 gigabytes per second sequential I/O performance and 20 million IOPS. In addition to raw bandwidth, SSDs provide a smaller operating footprint over traditional HDDs, greatly reducing power consumption while still delivering the same amount of IOPS performance .

Leveraging the benefits of General Purpose Computing on GPUs (GPGPU) for scientific and engineering computing, random access data is streamed directly from SSDs into the co-hosted GPUs over the system backplane. The two major benefits of this architecture are the elimination of access latency by the SSD tier of the storage hierarchy, and the elimination of the network bottleneck by co-locating storage and processing on the same server.

OCZ Technology continues to deliver high-performance storage solutions that are a faster and more cost effective to deploy over traditional HDDs in any application, from client and business systems to educational and scientific research purposes. The JHU Data-Scope project, which is scheduled to deploy in early spring, is the ideal showcase for the strengths of SSDs in efficiently and reliably processing multiple petabytes data.

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OCZ Technology Launches Next Generation Indilinx Everest SSD Controller Platform
New Indilinx Everest 2 Platform Delivers Industry's Highest IOPS Performance for SATA-Based Drives and Radically Extends NAND Flash Life

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today introduced Indilinx Everest 2, its next-generation SSD platform that delivers an industry-best performance of 120,000 random input/output operations per second (IOPS) for SATA-based drives. In addition to this unprecedented transactional performance, the Everest 2 features the most advanced flash management capabilities which can significantly extend NAND flash life and enhance SSD reliability. This innovative controller platform will debut in OCZ's new Vertex 4 SSD product line.

The Indilinx Everest 2 family of solid state drive processors establishes a new computing and storage paradigm by delivering breakthrough performance and uncompromising reliability to next-generation SSDs. Combining a 400MHz dual-core CPU, 6Gbps SATA Revision 3.0 interface, and support for the latest, most advanced NAND flash memory technology available, Everest 2 exceeds the needs of the most demanding SSD environments.

Everest 2 features a highly optimized system architecture, showcasing the potential of tight integration between hardware and firmware. By combining a highly parallel and pipelined hardware design with extremely efficient data management algorithms, Everest 2 achieves unsurpassed speeds under any workload, regardless of data type and I/O pattern. This results in near-zero data access latency and best-in-class transactional performance of any SATA processor available today. Everest 2-powered SSDs enable a superior user experience from instantaneous system booting and application loading to exceptional SSD responsiveness in even the most demanding and compute-intensive applications.

Everest 2 also unveils Ndurance™ 2.0, the most advanced suite of NAND flash management technology ever developed for SATA SSDs. Designed exclusively for Indilinx SSD processors, Ndurance 2.0 overcomes critical NAND flash memory shortcomings to ensure that SSDs with consumer-grade NAND flash can be reliably used in both enterprise and client computing environments over a lifetime well beyond the manufacturer-rated endurance limits.

"Our Indilinx Everest 2 platform with Ndurance 2.0 is truly in a class by itself. It convincingly outperforms all competing solutions while providing unparalleled reliability and exceptional value through its life-extending NAND flash management capabilities," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "This revolutionary architecture will be integral in our own storage developments going forward, and offers storage solution manufacturers with unprecedented performance, endurance and cost flexibility to optimize their designs."

The new Indilinx Everest 2 SSD controller platform includes a complete spectrum of enhanced capabilities such as:

Performance Optimization

The Everest 2 SSD controller architecture features sequential bandwidth of up to 535 MB/s, maximum random I/O performance of up to 120,000 IOPS, 4K random read performance of up to 95,000 IOPS, and random write performance of up to 85,000 IOPS. In comparison to OCZ's previous Everest SSD controller generation, the transactional performance is doubled under typical use case scenarios such as managing and creating commonplace data such as MP3s, JPEGs, videos and digital camera RAW files.

In addition to this industry-leading transactional performance, the Everest 2 SSD controller reduces latency to 0.043ms for read operations and 0.026ms for write operations, yielding an improvement of approximately 80 percent over the previous Everest SSD controller generation. This latency reduction accelerates access to data, and hence, application system performance.

Extending NAND Flash Life
Extending the life of NAND flash memory for MLC-based SSD requires a highly intelligent controller that can analyze and dynamically adapt to increasing NAND vulnerabilities as the flash cells wear or process geometries get smaller. The Everest 2 controller, featuring Indilinx Ndurance 2.0 technology, is designed to radically extend NAND flash memory life while providing enterprise-class endurance even when commodity-grade NAND flash is used. Ndurance 2.0 technology suite includes the following capabilities:

Advanced Multi-Level ECC:
The advanced, multi-level BCH ECC engine with progressive error correction adapts to the specific error characteristics of different NAND devices. The programmable ECC engine achieves an effective correction power of up to 128 bits per 1KB of data while significantly reducing the uncorrectable bit error rate (UBER).

Adaptive Program and Read Algorithms:
Proprietary and vendor-specific program and read algorithms are applied, ranging from internal voltage shifting to sophisticated signal processing techniques that minimize NAND flash deterioration, reduce disturbances that affect adjacent flash cells, and improve data recovery.

Redundant NAND Array™ (RNA) Technology:
This option safeguards against catastrophic NAND flash failures and uncorrectable data errors by generating parity data information and striping it across multiple NAND flash cells. RNA provides RAID-like protection that enables data to be divided and replicated amongst multiple NAND flash devices within an OCZ SSD.

Reduced Write Amplification without Compression:
Lower write amplification is achieved by concatenating multiple write requests from the host while minimizing wasteful copy back operations of unaffected data sectors. This approach virtually eliminates excessive programming and read operations while preserving precious program/erase cycles without the need for performance-degrading data compression.

Advanced Feature Set
The Everest 2 controller technologically surpasses all other SSD controllers in the industry through an advanced feature set that includes:

Broadest NAND flash support, including 1xnm and TLC
Up to 8 NAND flash channels with up to 16-way interleaving per channel
Up to 535 MB/s transfer rates when using synchronous flash
HyperQueueing™ and Native Command Queuing (NCQ), with a queue depth up to 32 commands, and algorithms to optimize the order in which read and write operations are executed
Up to 8Gb (1GB) of 800MHz DDR2/DDR3 DRAM cache support
Multi-Level ECC with 128-bit correction capability per 1KB of data
RNA Redundant NAND Array to protect against catastrophic NAND flash failure
True end-to-end data path protection performs data integrity checks at every juncture where data is transmitted, received, processed and stored to ensure that corrupted data will be detected and not propagated
Power fail protection and optional Supercap support prevents data loss in the event of a power failure
Auto encryption and AES-256 encryption to protect and secure data
Additional flash management techniques such as TRIM, background garbage collection, dynamic and static wear-leveling and advanced flash defect management

The Everest 2 SSD controller platform will be implemented in future OCZ storage solutions with the first being the OCZ Vertex 4 SSD. The Vertex 4 SSD will be available through OCZ's global channel in a wide range of capacities and is ideally suited for demanding computing and workstation environments.

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OCZ Raises the Bar in Solid-State Drive Performance With the Indilinx Everest 2-Based Vertex 4 Series
Fourth Generation SSD Delivers a New Class of Performance and Endurance That is Backed by a 5-Year Warranty

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today introduced the Vertex 4 SATA III SSD series featuring the company's advanced Indilinx Everest 2 controller platform. The Vertex 4 delivers the industry's highest input/output operations per second (IOPS) performance for SATA-based drives across a wide variety of application workloads making this fourth generation flagship product line ideally suited for demanding computing and workstation environments. It consistently accomplishes superior real world performance over the long term regardless of whether the data streams are in compressed or uncompressed formats.

The Vertex 4 features sequential bandwidth up to 535 MB/s, maximum random performance up to 120,000 IOPS, and with hard to manage incompressible data, delivers 95,000 4K random read IOPS and 85,000 random write IOPS. In comparison to OCZ's previous generation Vertex 3 SSD, rated at 60,000 sustained 4K random write IOPS, the Vertex 4 doubles typical transactional performance. The Vertex 4 also generates best in class latency as low as 0.04ms for read operations and 0.02ms for write operations, delivering an improvement of approximately 80 percent over the Vertex 3. In typical use case scenarios, the Vertex 4 outperforms the Vertex 3 by as much as 400 percent.

Powered by its new Indilinx Everest 2 controller platform, featuring a dual core architecture and 400MHz clock speeds, the Vertex 4 eliminates the need for internal data compression, further enhancing drive reliability. This advanced controller architecture also includes key features such as an advanced error correction code (ECC) engine, dynamic wear-leveling, auto encryption, and Indilinx's next generation Ndurance™ 2.0 NAND flash management technology, enabling OCZ to support the Vertex 4 SSD line with a 5-year warranty.

Ndurance 2.0, embedded within the Everest 2 platform, overcomes NAND flash memory shortcomings to extend NAND flash life well beyond the manufacturer rated program and erase cycle specifications. It ensures that the Vertex 4 can be reliably used in a wide range of computing environments over an extended lifetime. This advanced NAND flash management suite not only radically extends NAND flash memory life, but provides enterprise-class endurance even when commodity-grade NAND flash is used.

"The Vertex 4 represents an evolution in SSD technology and is a milestone product, delivering maximum performance and the highest NAND flash durability to date while eliminating the tradeoffs typically associated with on-the-fly data compression in MLC-based SSDs," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "We have raised the bar with an SSD product that delivers the ultimate in performance, regardless of data type, and for the first time ever, provides high read and write IOPS performance all on the same SSD platform."

The Vertex 4 SSD will be available this month through OCZ's global channel in 128GB to 512GB capacities.

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OCZ Technology's CEO to Discuss Next Generation Vertex SSD Series, Vertex 4 During Conference Call on April 5th
Call to Broadcast Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 1:00PM/ET (10:00AM/PT)

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will host a conference call regarding our Vertex 4 SATA III SSD series on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM PT). Ryan Petersen, CEO, will provide an overview on the recently unveiled Vertex 4 SSD that leverages the new leading-edge Indilinx Everest 2 Platform on the call.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the Investor Relations events conference call section of OCZ's website at http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls, which will be archived for replay until April 12, 2012. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for connection.

All interested parties can join the call by dialing [phone] or [phone]. Please call-in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for phone replay until April 12, 2012. To access the archived conference call, please dial [phone] or [phone] and enter replay passcode 69301864.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.003.304 von screamz am 04.04.12 19:36:32

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ich glaube, dann kannst Du nicht nachlegen ...

Wer sich mal die Testergebnisse / Reviews ansehen will:

http://www.myce.com/review/ocz-vertex-4-ssd-review-61096/

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5719/ocz-vertex-4-review-256gb…

http://techreport.com/articles.x/22736

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vertex-4-everest-2-bench…

http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_vertex_4_ssd_review

http://www.guru3d.com/article/ocz-vertex-4-ssd-review/

http://hothardware.com/Reviews/OCZ-Vertex-4-Indilinx-Everest…

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-review…

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4653/ocz_technology_vertex_…

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1888/1/

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Hier noch ein deutsches Review:
http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/storag…

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meine kurze Zusammenfassung des CC von heute:

OCZ Technology Conference Call am 5.4.2012
Ryan Petersen, CEO

Vertex 4 am 4.4.12 in den Markt gebracht…

Diskussion der Ndurance 2.0 Vorzüge - daher 5 Jahre Garantie auf Vertex 4
Kosten für die schnelle Einführung der Vertex 4 in Q4/12 und Q1/13 statt in Q2/13

Aus der Frage und Antwort - Session

- Nand-Preise sind essentiell für das OCZ Geschäftsmodell hinsichtlich Kosten und Margen - fallende Nand-Preise beschleunigen den SSD-Markt insgesamt
- RP ist zuversichtlich hinsichtlich der Umsatz- und Gross Margin Ankündigungen am 9.1.2012
- Vertikale Integration mit eigenem Controller (Indelinx) gibt deutlichen Vorteil gegenüber Konkurrenz vgl. Sandforce / Firmware Probleme in 2011
- großer DRAM-Einsatz in der Vertex 4 kostet ca. $ 0,7 - $ 1 und wird durch die Ersparniss des eigenen Controller weit wettgemacht
- Umstieg auf OCZ-Nand im Laufe des Jahres – auch wenn die Bausteine mit Intel / Micron / OCZ Kennzeichnungen letztlich vom gleichen Wafer kommen
- die Frage nach den großen Nand Lagermengen die im November eingekauft wurden beantwortet RP nicht wirklich
- mit Indelinx konzentriert man sich hinsichtlich der SSD Performance auf kleine, teil-bzw. nicht komprimierbare Daten
- Everest 4 am 4.4.2012 bei den Händlern überaschender Weise ausverkauft
- Eine Enterprise Version der Vertex 4 soll innerhalb von 4 – 6 Wochen kommen – in Konkurrenz zu der Deneva Serie mit Sandforce 2282 Controller;

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

die Reaktion des Marktes gefällt mir....

Frohe Ostern
Wunram

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so gleich morgen bei eröffnung kaufe ich ein paar stück dazu

[Wunram]

bei OCZ noch nicht veröffentlicht...

HyVE Systems Selects OCZ's Talos 2 SAS-Based SSDs for VDI Academic Platforms
Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:50am EDT

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that its SAS-based Talos 2 SSDs have been selected by HyVE (Hybrid Virtualization Engine) Systems for implementation within three high-compute platforms targeted for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) academic and corporate end user compute solutions. Providing stellar read/write input/output operations per second (IOPS) performance, high reliability and availability of stored data and desktop applications, the ability to grow with the HyVE Systems platforms, and cost-effectiveness were the key attributes that aided in the selection of OCZ Talos 2 drives.

Combining proven virtualization solutions with state-of-the-art, best-of-breed hardware products that support next-generation cloud requirements, the HyVE System VDI platform provides a cost-effective, high-performance environment that scales to the needs of their customers while providing an extremely low cost per desktop without jeopardizing quality, reliability or performance. A typical HyVE System VDI solution has a fixed cost of approximately $200 per desktop which is significantly lower than traditional virtual solutions that typically start at $1,500 per desktop, and scale down cost to approximately $700 per desktop, depending on infrastructure costs.

HyVE Systems' VDI solutions are smaller, less expensive high-compute platforms that can run either 100+ or 200+ VDI desktops on a single node. For example, many K-12 school districts do not have the budgets to purchase, deploy and maintain brand new computing equipment for their student population and must leverage the existing network infrastructure to cost-effectively extend its life while enabling students and teachers to use their own computing devices regardless of age, operating system or hardware architecture. This approach enables state-of-the-art VDI solutions to be stored as a virtualized desktop on the HyVE central server platform so that students and teachers can work from whatever local computing device they have while the system programs, applications, processes and data are kept on the remote server and run centrally.

Supporting a 6Gb/s SAS interface, capacities up to 1TB, and 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors, Talos 2 SSDs are designed specifically for mixed workloads in enterprise environments. HyVE Systems leverages OCZ's Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) 2.0 technology which implements an intelligent complex command queuing structure with unique queue balancing algorithms that improves performance even further. As a result, Talos 2 SSDs deliver the industry's fastest random transactional performance supporting up to 70,000 random 4K read IOPS and 54,000 IOPS for mixed 4K workloads representing 75 percent reads and 25 percent writes.

Unlike many competitive SAS-based SSDs, Talos 2 SSDs are dual ported to provide two redundant data paths, and support OCZ's DataWrite Assurance™ data protection in case of a sudden power loss adding to the product's superior data integrity. Increased security and encryption features (such as AES-256 support and ATA Secure Erase support) coupled with high endurance Multi-Level Cell (MLC) features (such as advanced ECC protection and recovery, minimal write amplification, intelligent block management and wear-leveling) help extend Talos 2 drive life.

"We extensively tested a range of solid-state storage solutions running an intense variety of IO traffic on each and the OCZ Talos 2 SSDs significantly outperformed all other solutions while providing a 10x improvement in performance when compared to a traditional SAN solution with SSD fast cache capabilities," said David Harmon, President of HyVE Systems. "But what really impressed us was the drive's ability to consistently recover from forced failures that we initiated as part of the testing that most of the other SSDs tested could not match. With the industry's best IOPS performance, high enterprise reliability and availability, and a product roadmap that enables this SSD to grow and scale with our HyVE high-compute platforms, positioned the Talos 2 as a best-of-breed product."

"We are very pleased to have been selected by HyVE Systems as part of this highly optimized virtual desktop platform empowering academia with leading-edge cloud solutions that fit within a fixed school budget, meet performance objectives and scale to the needs of the school district and its students," said Alex Mei, CMO of OCZ Technology Group. "We feel that HyVE's concept of building simple and reliable high-compute servers that can run VDI desktops efficiently and cost-effectively will literally provide a VDI hotspot for students that will enhance their user experience."

HyVE Systems has developed three unique VDI high-compute servers that include a standalone VDI-in-a-box solution that supports 8 Talos 2 SSDs and is ideal for small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) applications; a clustered VDI solution that supports 12 Talos 2 SSDs and can scale from 100 to 10,000 VDI desktops; and a tethered VDI solution that supports 16 Talos 2 SSDs and expands the capabilities of the existing VMWare infrastructure without expensive overhead costs. The first of these VDI-specific HyVE Systems have been delivered to school districts in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and are scheduled to go live later this month.

About HyVE Systems LLC

HyVE Systems LLC is a Waxahachie, Texas based company, committed to providing IT services to corporate, government, and educational institutions. The services they offer include virtualization infrastructure design/implementation, network design/implementation, extensive Microsoft design/implementation, training in core competencies, high speed wireless communications for LAN and WAN environments, and consulting for any other type of technology applications. The company is committed to provide quality turnkey IT solutions that meet all customer networking requirements. For more information, please visit: www.hyvesystems.co.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/23/idUS139040+23-Apr-…


Wunram

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.075.730 von Wunram am 23.04.12 15:28:07

natürlich auch bei OCZ

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1923

war bloß zu blöd es zu finden.

[Wunram]

was das Ergebnis angeht, hätte es ruhig ein wenig besser sein dürfen...

OCZ Technology Group, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

2012 Fiscal Year Revenue Increased 92% to $366 Million;

SSD Revenue up 154% to $339 Million to Become World's Largest Independent SSD Manufacturer;

Gross Margins reach a Record of 25% in Q4 Increased 250 Basis Points sequentially and 840 Year over Year.

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, reports its fourth quarter (Q4'12) and year-end results for the fiscal year 2012, (FY'12), which ended on February 29, 2012.

Financial Highlights

Fiscal year 2012, net revenue increased 92% to $365.8 million compared with fiscal year 2011 net revenue of $190.1 million. Net revenue in Q4'12 was a record $110.4 million, and increased 71% compared with net revenue of $64.6 million reported in Q4'11.
Fiscal year 2012, SSD revenue was $338.9 million, up 154% compared with $133.2 million in fiscal year 2011. Q4'12 SSD revenue reached a record $103.2 million; an increase of 77% compared with Q4'11 SSD revenue of $58.2 million.
Fiscal year 2012 gross margins increased to 22.5% compared to 12.7% with fiscal year 2011. Q4'12 gross margin increased to 25.0% compared with 16.6% in Q4'11, and 22.5% in Q3'12.
Net loss for Q4'12 was $10.9 million or $0.19 loss per share compared with a net loss of $9.3 million or $0.27 loss per share in Q4'11.
Non-GAAP net loss for Q4'12 was $6.0 million or $0.11 loss per share as compared with a non-GAAP net loss for Q4'11 of $0.8 million or $0.02 loss per share.

"In reflecting on fiscal 2012, we are extremely pleased with the progress the Company has made both financially and operationally, this is highlighted by the fact that based on recent market data from independent analysts, we have achieved our goal to become the world's largest independent SSD manufacturer," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "Our ongoing investments have enabled us to build a strong foundation of core technology, support continued high levels of revenue growth, increase gross profit margins, and a move towards a vertically integrated business model."

"Consistent with our stated objectives, we have successfully integrated numerous technology focused acquisitions, increased SSD revenues, and built out a cost effective supply chain and manufacturing operation. Our continued execution will allow us to support ongoing growth initiatives and deliver significant operational leverage as we scale. We believe we are better positioned than ever before to take advantage of the opportunity that the SSD market presents," added Petersen.

Recent Business Highlights

Net revenue for our Storage Area Network (SAN) replacement products has ramped significantly since release in August and exited the year at over $8 million per quarter.
Introduced, well ahead of schedule, the Vertex 4 SATA III series of SSDs featuring the Company's advanced Indilinx Everest 2 controller platform, which delivers industry-best performance for SATA-based drives of 120,000 random input/output operations per second (IOPS).
OCZ was named to CRN's 2012 Data Center 100 list for its comprehensive lineup of performance oriented solutions and continued innovation to make SSDs the storage of choice for server and data center infrastructures.
In January, OCZ acquired SANRAD Ltd., which provided OCZ with its VXL Virtualization and Flash Caching software technology for its Z-Drive R4 Solutions in VMware, Citrix Xen and Microsoft Hyper-V environments; subsequently, VXL was brought to market in late February.
In February and March, OCZ completed a $110 million public offering to support our continued growth objectives, including initiatives to move to NAND wafer purchasing and to support growth of our SAN replacement products.
OCZ continued to expand its OEM and Enterprise customer base throughout Fiscal 2012, building a foundation for the Company's future. OCZ grew customer base which is highlighted by public collaborations with companies such as Intel, Quanta Computer, Amazon, Drobo, Hitachi, SK communications, NTT, Fujistu, John Hopkins, Colfax, LG Electronics, Wortman, Peer 1, SGI, Olive, Voxel, PSSC Labs, Penguin, Ciaratech, Honda, and Chevron, among numerous others.


http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1933/…

um 23:00 unserer Zeit Conference Call
http://investor.shareholder.com/media/eventdetail.cfm?eventi…

Gruss Wunram

[Presssack]

Gefühlte 100-mal R 'n' D gehört.

War geistig nicht ganz dabei... wann haben sie gemeint, dass die profitabel werden?
Q2 2012?

[uall]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.108.755 von Presssack am 02.05.12 00:09:48

Ja. Da bin ich ja mal gespannt. Habe einen ersten Teil meiner Position gerade zurückgekauft, RP hat sich ja eigentlich ganz positiv angehört (zum X. Mal ), und könnte ja einige Katalysatoren geben die laut CC noch nicht mal in der Guidance eingespeist sind (Controller Lizensierung, Ultrabooks, weitere Enterprise design wins ..), allerdings wird es endlich mal Zeit für ein profitables (!!!) Quarter, irgendwann ist es dann auch gut mit all den rosigen Versprechen für die Zukunft
Der Chart ist allerdings so dass ich mich hier noch nicht traue richtig reinzulangen, deswegen ein langsamer Positionsaufbau. Zum Traden halte ich OCZ nämlich für perfekt

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Jo gab in letzter Zeit einige Möglichkeiten hier. Ich werde jetzt auch noch ein wenig nachlegen.

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Perfektes Timing kann ich nur sagen

[Wunram]

vielleicht sollte der Aktienkurs auch eine neue Firmware bekommen ...

OCZ Releases Firmware Enhancement for Vertex 4 Solid State Drives and Introduces New 64GB Capacity
Firmware Release Candidate Offers Added Value to Customers by Increasing Sequential Read and Write Performance

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today introduced release candidate firmware v1.4RC, which dramatically improves the performance of its Vertex 4 SATA 3.0 Series SSDs. Most notably, v1.4RC nearly doubles sequential write performance for lower capacity models, significantly boosts sequential read performance at low queue depths, and improves general performance under real-world workloads comprising mixed reads and writes.

128GB 256GB 512GB
Previous Specs New Specs Previous Specs New Specs Previous Specs New Specs
Max Read 535MB/s 550MB/s 535MB/s 550MB/s 535 MB/s 550MB/s
Max Write 200MB/s 420MB/s 380MB/s 465MB/s 475MB/s 475MB/s

Despite already achieving breakthrough levels of performance with its flagship Vertex 4, OCZ has taken aggressive strides to further distance itself from the competition and to maintain its undisputed leadership in SSD technology. Compared to Vertex 4's original firmware version v1.3, v1.4RC more than doubles sequential write performance of the 128GB model and boosts the 256GB model from 380MB/s to 465MB/s. These dramatic gains were achieved through proprietary algorithms which orchestrate the sequence of physical NAND programming operations to ensure that each NAND device is optimally utilized at all times. For the mainstream user, entry-level capacities of Vertex 4 can now achieve nearly the same sequential write performance as the industry-leading 512GB model at a mere fraction of the cost.

OCZ has also responded to customer requests for higher sequential read performance at lower queue depths. To offset performance degradation resulting from the host not utilizing NCQ or higher queue depth, firmware v1.4RC has incorporated a predictive read algorithm which anticipates and responds to commands not yet issued by the host. In addition, v1.4RC performs more consistently under mixed read-write workloads, increases general stability, and improves compatibility with less-prevalent host chipsets.

"OCZ strives to deliver new features and superior performance with our premium Vertex 4 solid state drives by continuing to enhance our firmware and making those improvements available to all our valued customers," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "With firmware v1.4, OCZ continues to fulfill its promise of delivering the most innovative, and highest performing SSDs on the market, regardless of file and data type, I/O workload, queue depth, and drive capacity."

The v1.4RC firmware upgrade will be available today for customers via the company's website, and Vertex 4 SSDs will soon begin shipping to resellers with final v1.4 firmware in the coming weeks. In addition to the release of the enhanced firmware, OCZ is also broadening the award-winning Vertex 4 Series with the introduction of a new 64GB capacity which is ideal for mobile applications, boot drives, and customers requiring high speed at a more affordable price point. Vertex 4 64GB drives will become available over the next few weeks through the company's global channel.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1953


@screamz Glückwunsch

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

wieder ein potentieller Abnehmer von Talos 2- und Deneva 2- Produkte...

IceWEB Selects OCZ's Talos 2 SAS-Based SSDs and Deneva 2 SATA-Based SSDs for Its High-Performance Unified Data Storage Systems
OCZ Enables IceWEB Unified Storage Systems With Ultra High-Performance of I/O Intensive Applications Utilizing Less Power and Cooling

SAN JOSE, Calif. and STERLING, Va., May 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, and IceWEB Storage Corporation (OTCBB:IWEB) today announced that OCZ's SAS-based Talos 2 SSDs and SATA III-based Deneva 2 SSDs have been selected by IceWEB for inclusion in IceWEB's complete line of unified data storage systems. IceWEB leverages OCZ's enterprise-class SAS and SATA SSDs to enable its storage systems with ultra high performance of I/O intensive applications while lowering power consumption and associated cooling costs.

Today's enterprise, mission-critical applications demand very high levels of I/O performance from storage systems that hard disk drives (HDDs) simply cannot provide since they only deliver about 100 to 200 input/output operations per second (IOPS) performance. Therefore, in developing unified data storage systems that yield ultra high-performance, high reliability and availability, low power and cost-effectiveness, IceWEB required solid-state storage as these drives store and access data through NAND flash memory versus from spinning disks. In a typical industry comparison, it takes about 50 HDDs to provide the IOPS performance of one SSD, and an SSD only consumes a fraction of the power of an HDD.

After testing and evaluating competitive SSDs in the industry, IceWEB selected enterprise-class SAS and SATA-based SSDs from OCZ to enable all storage arrays in its unified storage platform with a choice of storage interfaces. Through this process, IceWEB was able to determine that both the Talos 2 and Deneva 2 SSDs from OCZ provided the best read/write IOPS performance, included high reliability and endurance tools to extend usable drive life, and leverages a product roadmap to enable growth within the IceWEB unified platform. The SSDs are also used for IceWEB's IceCAP™ Cache Acceleration Protocol, automated tiering and pure SSD disk tiers, enabling customers to provision an IceWEB unified system for maximum application performance and capacity as various business requirements dictate.

OCZ Talos 2 SSDs support a 6Gb/s SAS interface, capacities up to 1TB, 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors, and are designed specifically for mixed workloads in enterprise environments. They deliver the industry's fastest transactional performance for SAS-based drives supporting 70,000 IOPS (random 4K reads) and 54,000 IOPS for mixed 4K workloads. Unlike many competitive SAS-based SSDs, Talos 2 SSDs are dual ported to provide two redundant data paths, and support OCZ's DataWrite Assurance™ data protection in case of a sudden power loss adding to the product line's superior data integrity.

OCZ Deneva 2 SSDs support a 6Gb/s SATA III interface, capacities up to 480GB, 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors, and are well suited for write-intensive high performance computing (HPC) environments. Another leading performer from OCZ, Deneva 2 SSDs deliver the industry's fastest transactional performance for SATA III-based drives supporting 80,000 IOPS (random 4K writes) with a maximum throughput of 525 MB/s. DataWrite Assurance data protection is also supported.

In addition to power loss data protection, both Talos 2 and Deneva 2 SSDs feature several enterprise-critical functions not available in OCZ's consumer product lines delivering such best-in-class endurance features as minimal write amplification, intelligent block management and wear-leveling. In addition, Talos 2 and Deneva 2 SSDs include robust security and error correction in the form of AES-128/256 encryption support and advanced error correction coding (ECC), making these drives perfectly suited for a host of data center, cloud computing, web serving and data warehousing applications.

"The inclusion of OCZ SAS and SATA-based enterprise SSDs enables our unified data storage arrays to be used as high-performance primary storage, or as a performance boost for Tier 2 storage, or as a hybrid system that cost-effectively combines HDDs for bulk storage capacity with SSDs for high I/O performance in the same array," said Steven Toole, CMO of IceWEB, Inc. "With complete data protection and performance optimization through OCZ SSDs, our unified storage systems are a great fit for customers that need high availability, as well as enterprise scalability, robust features, reduced power consumption and cooling, all at competitive prices."

"We are very pleased that our Talos 2 and Deneva 2 SSDs have been selected by IceWEB for their entire portfolio of unified data storage arrays supporting cloud and virtual environments, backup and disaster recovery, mission-critical applications, and unstructured data in data center and remote cloud environments," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "The IceWEB unified data storage system platform with OCZ SSDs implemented help optimize storage performance and utilization, reduce storage costs, footprint space, and power and cooling requirements, and simplify storage management."

As part of its unified data storage array portfolio, IceWEB developed four unique solutions that include either Talos 2 SAS-based SSDs or Deneva 2 SATA III-based SSDs, as follows:

IceWEB 2000 – optimizes file and block data storage utilization in cloud and virtual environments for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
IceWEB 3000 – provides reliable backup and disaster recovery or high-density storage of unstructured video.
IceWEB 6000 – provides high availability for mission-critical environments leveraging a highly redundant dual controller and the cost savings and storage optimization benefits from storage virtualization, snapshots and thin provisioning.
IceWEB 7000 – provides highly redundant and scalable unified storage to support mission-critical applications and unstructured data in the data center and in remote cloud environments.

About IceWEB Storage Corporation

Headquartered just outside of Washington, D.C., IceWEB Storage Corporation manufactures award-winning, high performance unified data storage products with enterprise storage management capabilities at a fraction of the price of traditional providers. Through thin provisioning, target de-duplication and inline compression, IceWEB's unified storage arrays enable standardization, consolidation and optimized storage utilization for virtual and cloud environments, saving up to 90 percent of storage costs, while reducing space, power and cooling requirements and simplifying storage management. For more information, contact IceWEB at 800-465-4637 or visit www.iceweb.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1963

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.135.805 von Wunram am 08.05.12 14:59:13

allerdings:

lt. yahoo finance

IceWEB

Marketcap. ~ $ 22 Mio
Umsatz 9/2010-9/2011: $2,7 Mio
Nettoergebnis 9/2010-9/2011: $ -4,7 Mio
Aktiezahl float: 133 Mio

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

OCZ Technology to Participate in the 9th Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that Arthur Knapp, Chief Financial Officer, will conduct investor meetings at the 9th Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference, to be held at the Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 30, 2012.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/1983

Gruss Wunram

[Zockerfrettchen]

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/company-events

Man erwartet den Break-even in Q4.
Quelle: Sterne Agee Technology Conference
Mfg Zockerfrettchen

[Wunram]

OCZ Showcases Enterprise SSDs in Windows Server 2012 at Microsoft TechEd Conferences and Technology Center

2012-06-11
OCZ Talos 2 SSDs Selected by Microsoft for Windows Server 2012 Demonstrations Providing the Ultimate Combination of Performance, Capacity, Endurance and Redundancy

SAN JOSE, CA – June 11, 2012 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that its SAS-based Talos 2 SSDs will be showcased during Microsoft’s North American TechEd (technology education) conferences. With this partnership, TechEd participants will get a firsthand look at the upcoming Windows Server 2012 and how it delivers the enterprise-class storage capabilities that IT departments require. OCZ Talos 2 drives will be highlighted in various Windows Server 2012 demonstrations showing their leading application performance and data access, high endurance and reliability, seamless integration of 2.5-inch form factors, and true dual-ported SAS capabilities.

TechEd event is Microsoft's premier technology conference for IT professionals and developers, offering the most comprehensive technical education of Microsoft's current and future suite of products, solutions, and services, and utilizes hands-on learning, in-depth product exploration, and other opportunities that build relationships within the Microsoft community. TechEd begins June 11 in Orlando, Florida, and continues on to Europe in late June for IT professionals and developers to keep their fingers on the pulse of the latest Microsoft technologies and platforms. In conjunction with the TechEd events in North America and Europe, OCZ Talos 2 SSDs will be featured in a permanent demo display rack at the Microsoft Technology Center in New York City.

Supporting a 6Gb/s SAS interface and available in up to 1TB capacities, Talos 2 SSDs are designed specifically for mixed workloads in enterprise environments and deliver the industry’s fastest random transactional performance up to 70,000 IOPS. Unlike many competing SAS-based SSDs, Talos 2 drives are dual-ported to provide two redundant data paths, and support OCZ’s DataWrite Assurance™ data protection in case of a sudden power loss adding to the product’s superior data integrity. Increased security and encryption features coupled with high endurance Multi-Level Cell (MLC) features such as advanced ECC protection and data recovery, minimal write amplification, intelligent block management and wear-leveling to help extend drive life for ultimate reliability and longevity.

“OCZ is very pleased to be a part of this leading technology conference and to partner with Microsoft in the development of upcoming products, while helping to drive SSD compatibility, encouraging SSD adoption over hard drives, and bolstering additional relationships with the latest Microsoft solution providers,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO for OCZ Technology. “This collaboration with Microsoft extends the benefits of our SSD technology to the Microsoft universe delivering superior application performance and data access for next-generation data centers.”

“We’re excited to see OCZ Technology Group build on Windows Server 2012 capabilities and demonstrate Talos 2 SSDs, at the Microsoft Partner Pavilion at Microsoft TechEd in Orlando, FL this week,” said Ian Carlson, director of Windows Server and Management product management at Microsoft.


About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2012/498

Schönen Tag
Wunram

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.273.048 von Wunram am 12.06.12 07:56:03

ich warte eigentlich auf eine etwas deutlichere und handfestere news von OCZ. So wie die von Fusion IO heute nacht:

Fusion-io to Accelerate Cisco UCS Blade Server Performance
Industry Leader to Architect Fusion-io Products into Innovative Cisco Unified Computing System Blade Servers to Cut Latency and Boost Application Performance
SALT LAKE CITY – June 11, 2012 – Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) today announced that it has entered into an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) relationship with Cisco. Through the new relationship, Fusion ioMemory will be architected into the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) Server to amplify in-server performance in all UCS B-series blade servers....

http://www.fusionio.com/press-releases/fusion-io-to-accelera…

Wunram

[Wunram]

da bin ich mal gespannt...


OCZ Technology to Host Fiscal 2013 First Quarter Conference Call
Call to Broadcast Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 5:00PM/ET (2:00PM/PT)
SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 06/19/12 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, will host its fiscal 2013 first quarter conference call for the period ended May 31, 2012 on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). Ryan Petersen, CEO, and Arthur Knapp, CFO, will present the Company's financial results on the call.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the Investor Relations events conference call section of OCZ's website at http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/conference-calls, which will be archived for replay until August 15, 2012.

All interested parties can join the call by dialing [phone] or [phone]. Please call-in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for phone replay until July 16, 2012. To access the archived conference call, please dial [phone] or [phone] and enter replay passcode 90385535.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/2023

Gruss Wunram

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Gestern und heute war die Aktie sehr stark. Mal sehen wie die Zahlen am 10. Juli ausfallen werden. Die letzten Male wurden die Analystenschätzungen leider nicht erreicht.

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Mittlerweile hat OCZ auch Zahlen veröffentlicht. Wieder gute Umsatzsteigerung, aber weiterhin in der Verlustzone.
Hier gibts ne gute Übersicht der letzten Quartale: http://www.ssdblog.de/2012/07/16/ocz-trotz-hoherem-umsatz-we…

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Heute steigt die OCZ um mehr als 20 Prozent!
Gerüchte besagen, dass der Festplattenhersteller Seagate OCZ aufkaufen möchte. Mal schauen ob da was dran ist und wenn ja, ob die Aktie noch weiter steigt.

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Nach einem starken Minus gestern steigt die Aktie heute abermals um über 25 Prozent! Langsam wirds Zeit wieder zu verkaufen...

[Presssack]

Netter Artikel:

http://seekingalpha.com/article/756651-ocz-technology-gets-n…

[Wunram]

nachdem das Gerücht Seagate übernimmt OCZ für 1,1 Milliarde Dollar, dass vor einer Woche durch Theo Valich über Twitter und seine Seite Bright side of News verbreitet wurde http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2012/7/27/seagate-compl…ja in den vergangenen Tagen auch anderen Newskanälen übernommen worden ist, geht jetzt Softpedia in die Vollen.

Home > News > Technology and Gadgets > Storage
July 30th, 2012, 08:30 GMT · By Constantin Murariu
OCZ Sold to Seagate for More Than $1 Billion

http://news.softpedia.com/news/OCZ-Sold-to-Seagate-for-More-…

Der Handel in der letzten Woche deutet ja wohl wirklich darauf hin, dass irgendetwas köchelt

Ich bin gespannt....

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.436.895 von Wunram am 30.07.12 11:36:32

und das was köchelt sieht man premarket USA:

Pre-Market
Time (ET) Pre-Market
Price Pre-Market
Share Volume
06:28 $ 8.40 200
06:28 $ 8.40 300
06:16 $ 8.40 500
04:00 $ 8.40 900

und das um so eine Uhrzeit - sehr ungewöhnlich

[Wunram]

nach dem Kursdebakel gestern und der relativ belanglosen Meldung einer ISO 9001 Zertifizierung der Fabrik in Taipei

OCZ Technology's New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility Achieves ISO 9001: 2008 Certification
Certification Demonstrates OCZ's Continued Commitment to Solid-State Drive Quality
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/2053

kommt heute mal wieder etwas handfestes:

OCZ Technology and Z-Drive R4 PCIe Solid-State Drives Achieves VMware Ready(TM) Status

SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 07/31/12 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ) today announced that its enterprise Z-Drive R4 PCI Express (PCIe) SSD series has achieved VMware Ready™ status. This designation indicates that after a detailed validation process Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs have achieved VMware's highest level of endorsement, and can be found on the VMware Solution Exchange (VSX) at https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/products/z-drive-r….

"By using Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSD drives with VMware vSphere 5.0, enterprises can accelerate virtualized applications while delivering fast and reliable access to data without burdening host CPU and memory resources. When combined with OCZ's VXL flash virtualization software, Z-Drive R4 delivers a comprehensive and compelling virtual performance system that efficiently distributes flash resources across VMs to provide an even greater performance of key applications in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), e-mail and database servers," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group.

"We are pleased that OCZ Technology with Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs qualifies for the VMware Ready™ logo, signifying to customers that it has met specific VMware integration and interoperability standards and it works effectively with VMware cloud infrastructure, which will speed time to value within customer environments," said Sheryl Sage, director, Alliance Programs, VMware.

The VMware Ready program is a co-branding benefit of the Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program that makes it easy for customers to identify partner products certified to work with VMware cloud infrastructure. Customers can use these products and solutions to lower project risks and realize cost savings over custom built solutions. With thousands of members worldwide, the VMware TAP program includes best-of-breed technology partners with the shared commitment to bring the best expertise and business solution for each unique customer need.

OCZ Technology and Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs can be found within the online VMware Solution Exchange (VSX) at https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/products/z-drive-r….

About OCZ Technology....
http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/2063

der link zu VMWare funktioniert nicht - der "Doppelpunkt" nachh https wird irgendiwe unterschlagen; also bitte selbst in die Adresszeile kopieren.

Gruss Wunram

[Presssack]

So ... dann würd ich sagen... warten wir mal wieder ein wenig

ist halt schade drum, dass es jetzt noch nicht zur Übernahme kam... der der dieses "Gerücht" verbreitet hatte, hat am Abend des Seagate Conference Calls in Twitter geschrieben, dass seine Aussage fundiert wäre und er solche Thematiken erst raus gibt, wenn er diese von zwei unabhängigen Quellen bestätigt bekomen hat.

Somit ist für mich noch offen, was wirklich abläuft... ob Seagate doch noch nicht durch ist mit den Verhandlungen oder ob ein weiterer Bieter sich meldete ... was natürlich auch nicht schlecht wäre

Time will tell ... wie in allen Dingen im Leben.

[Wunram]

dieses Unternehmen kostet Nerven!
aber die Vertex4 läuft super...
Wunram

[screamz]

Ohja! Aber wirklich super zum Traden

Hab sie nur noch behalten weil ich dachte, bei den Zahlen steigt sie wieder stark an. Das nächste Mal dann wieder!

[Wunram]

auch wenn das in den US Boards häufiger schon andiskutiert wurde, für mich kommt es etwas überaschend. RP war so etwas wie der Visionär für OCZ - zumindest in der SSD Aera:

OCZ Board Appoints Alex Mei as Interim CEO; Accepts Ryan Petersen's Resignation
Company Sets Fiscal 2013 Second Quarter Conference Call for October 10, 2012

SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 09/17/12 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Alex Mei, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer as Interim CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Mei's appointment follows the Board's acceptance of Ryan Petersen's resignation as President, CEO and a director of the Company. Mr. Mei will also maintain his current responsibilities as EVP and Chief Marketing Officer until a permanent CEO has been selected.

In regards to his decision to resign, Mr. Petersen said, "I am very pleased to have transitioned the Company from a niche developer, manufacturer, and seller of high-performance DRAM memory modules to a global leader in solid-state storage solutions."

"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Ryan for his vision and his service to OCZ," said Adam Epstein, OCZ's lead independent director. "Though it perhaps goes without saying, there wouldn't be an OCZ without Ryan, and his contributions to the Company and to the DRAM and SSD industries are far too numerous to mention. We wish him and his family the very best for the future."

In moving forward with Alex Mei, Mr. Epstein said, "We are fortunate to have someone of Alex Mei's caliber to step in and lead OCZ as Interim CEO. Alex is not only a proven executive who has made significant contributions and provided outstanding leadership to OCZ as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, his tenure with the company since 2004 helps to ensure continuity until a permanent CEO is hired. Alex has the full confidence of the Board and is well respected by colleagues, employees, and the industry alike. He's ideally suited to oversee the continued execution of OCZ's strategic plans during this interim period."

In response to today's announcement, Mr. Mei said, "I'm honored that the Board has selected me to lead OCZ on an interim basis. We have dedicated and talented employees, extremely competitive technology, and product roadmaps that we believe will enable us to continue to provide industry-leading solid state storage solutions to our growing customer base. As one of the longest tenured employees, I've been fortunate to have had a front-row seat to what OCZ's amazing employees are capable of achieving for nearly a decade. I'm confident that our team will continue to execute the core strategies we've previously communicated to investors."

Conference Call:

OCZ management will host its fiscal 2013 second quarter conference call for the period ended August 31, 2012 at 5:00pm ET (2:00pm PT), on October 10, 2012.

...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/2143/…

Gruss Wunram

[screamz]

Sieht so aus, als ob dadurch der Kursverlust nach der gescheiterten Übernahme noch schneller fällt. Hoffentlich nicht mehr allzu lange.

[Zockerfrettchen]

Langsam wird OCZ interessant. Die Umsatz und Gewinnwarnung kam natürlich zu einem extrem ungünstigen Zeitpunkt, da viele auf eine Übernahme spekuliert haben und jetzt schmeißen um ihre Verluste zu begrenzen. Da haben sich einige verzockt. Die Nachrichtenlage tut zudem ihr übriges, rückläufiger PC-Markt, Verknappung des Speichers um den Preisverfall zu stoppen (durch Produzenten), hohe Nachfrage durch das neue Iphone und somit die Lieferschwierigkeiten. Zudem sitz man wahrscheinlich auf minderwertigen Speichermodulen fest. Ich warte die Quartalszahlen ab, denn Erfahrungsgemäß hat OCZ meistens entäuscht, und da wir uns charttechnisch im Niemandsland befinden dürfte es noch weiter runter gehen, Boden könnte erst bei 2 Dollar gefunden sein.
ABER: Langfristig bin ich doch sehr positiv gestimmt, denn es kommen gleich mehrere Effekte zustande: Derzeit Pull-Back-Effekte durch Windows 8, was zu höheren Umsätzen in den nächsten Quartalen führen dürfte, zudem sollte sich auch die Versorgungslage bessern bzw. ich setze auf einen neuen Lieferantenvertrag mit Micron/Intel. Wo wir schon mal bei Intel/Micron sind, nächstes Jahr kommt eine neue Speichergeneration mit kleineren Strukturen, was mehr Speicherplatz ermöglicht und die Geschwindigkeit erhöht, die SSD wird also an sich konkurenzfähiger, dazu noch der neue Barefoot 3 Controller, welcher auch erstmals an Partner auslizensiert werden kann. Bonus ist die ständige Übernahmefanatsie. Klingt für mich nicht schlecht.
Mfg Zockerfrettchen

[screamz]

Heute ist wohl nachkaufen angesagt

[hebl64]

Was ist da passiert? Weiß jemand etwas Genaueres?

[hebl64]

Hallo - weshalb zerreißt es die OCZ, was läuft da?
Weiß da jemand etwas Genaueres?

[Presssack]

Hier wird es ganz gut beschrieben:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/10/10/ocz-shrs-c…

Probleme mit der Bilanz un deiner Nachkorrektur des zweiten Quartal Ergebnisses was bedeutend niedriger sein wird.

Mir geht das grad dramatisch auf den Keks... ich hatte mir damals noch gedacht... ok der CEO hat früher mal gekifft oder war wegen sonst was für kleinen Delikten angezeigt worden als Jugendlicher... aber anscheinend hat der bei OCZ sehr sehr schlampig gearbeitet...

Probleme mit der Supply Chain (keine langfristigen Verträge für NAND) ... unerklärbare Lagerbestände von bestimmten Teilen (weiß nicht mehr welche).

Die Hasstiraden kann man sehr schön im Message Board von yahoo.finance nachlesen

[Aurum2010]

OCZ gestern im Low bei USD 1.23, die MK beträgt bei dem aktuellen Kurs von USD 1.36 bei ca. 92Mio.

Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital usw. könnten hier als Käufer aufs Parket kommen? Neben der Erfahrung, Patenten ist vor allem die Controller Technik wie der bald gelaunchte "Indilinx Barefoot 3" spannend

[Aurum2010]

1.48 +0.12 (8.82%)
http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3AOCZ&ei=zsZ-UOndDYim…

[Oroszlan]

Hierzu muß etwas gesagt werden.

Seit über 2 Jahren verwende ich SSD's unter Windows 7 64 bit. Vor kurzem habe ich mehrere Intel X-25 gegen mehrere Intel 520 ausgetauscht. Nicht weil sie kaputtgegangen sind oder langsamer geworden sind, sondern weil ich mehr Geschwindigkeit und mehr "schnellen" Platz benötige.

Auf OCZ's Z-Drive habe ich ein Auge geworfen! Mal sehen, wie lange ich es noch durchhalte, so ein Teil nicht zu kaufen. ...denn ich könnte es sehr,sehr gut für meine Datenanalysen gebrauchen. Aktuell verwende ich mehrere Areca- 1882 und Areca 1680-Controller, an denen ausschließlich 2TB und 4TB HDD's von Hitachi in RAID5's hängen. Nicht ein paar, sondern einige Dutzend. Bislang habe ich fast ausschließlich sequentiellen IO für meine Börsenchaosanalysen benötigt. Die großen Platten kommen kombiniert da so auf 1 bis 2 Gigabytes pro Sekunde.
Algotrading benötigt übrigens keinerlei IO und nur ein paar Kilobyte RAM. Zumindestens bei mir...
Interessanterweise verändert sich die Börsenlandschaft total. Psychotrading spielt bestenfalls vor 9 Uhr morgens und nach 20 Uhr abends eine Rolle. Dazwischen nehme ich fast nur noch Lug-und-Trug-Trading wahr. Stopp-Losses und Creditlimits der Zocker scheinen den Market-Makern exakt bekannt zu sein. Kurse- oder besser Kursverläufe scheinen mit absoluter Präzision so ziemlich alle Quartalsberichte vorher zu kennen - wenn man sie rückwärts anschaut. Schon ziemlich krass.
Mit sequentieller Datenanalyse komme ich nicht mehr weiter und kann keine Gewinne mehr erzielen. An was ich gegenwärtig arbeite, ist so eine Art Bilderkennung, um Kurse besser vorhersagen zu können. Hierzu benötige ich komplizierte "Indices". Ich muß vollständig auf SSD's umsteigen. So kam ich via http://www.storagesearch.com/ zu OCZ's Z-Drive. Fand die Spec's und die Berichte phänomenal.
Dann habe ich mir den Aktienkurs angesehen, war nur eine Millisekunde geschockt und wußte eine Millisekunde später schon wieder alles, was hier abgeht:
OCZ hat ein HDD-Killer-Produkt für Datacenters am Start. 3 Z-Drive's ersetzen ca. 3000 Festplatten. OCZ muß einfach irgendwie getötet werden. Das Produkt vernichtet einen Milliarden Dollar HDD-Markt!
Wir befinden uns gerade in der Übergangsphase von HDD nach SSD. Vergleichbar mit dem Übergang vom Tape zur HDD vor 30 Jahren. Die Angst muß gewaltig sein im Lager der HDD-Konkurrenz.

Nicht jeder kennt die Datacenter Szene. Dort dominieren keineswegs dicke, bärtige, langhaarige graumelierte ältere Herren in der Leitung. Irgendwie geht es dort zu wie innerhalb von großen Versicherungskonzernen. Und so sehen die Incentives auch aus: zu Sport- und Actionveranstaltungen werden die smarten Jungs eingeladen und des öfteren per Helikopter eingepflogen. Und Abends warten die Bunny's. Eins süßer wie das andere. Da sind SLA's und RCA's dann schnell vergessen. So werden Vertragsbeziehungen gepflegt. So ist zu erklären, warum der Techno-Paradigmenwechsel von hunderttausenden (!) höchstpreisigen (!), stromdurstigen (!), umgelabelten (!) Noname-40GB-HDD's in hochkomplexen, langsamen(!) SAN's zu einer kleinen Menge, fast stromloser (!!!), HighEnd-PCI-3TB-SSD's als Teil von virtuellen HA-Architekturen Ewigkeiten dauert.
Der Kapitalismus ist Brutalität. Brutaler und verschwiegener als die Börse.

Meine Prognose für OCZ: Kurs runter bis 1 Dollar. Dann legen sie doch irgendwelche Q2/2013(komische Zeitrechnung...)-Zahlen hin (die sie doch schon haben, gell? Also ich habe meine Zahlen in jeder Sekunde...) und der Kurs verdoppelt sich. Der Buchwert ist 3 Dollar. Übernahme? Übernahme? ...wäre das weil läppischen 60 Millionen Dollar Restwert nicht billiger als ein ewiger Preiskrieg? Ich gehe hier nicht von Betrug aus. Eher von Erpressung. Ganz großes Kino. Wenn sie die 3 Dollar wieder schaffen, dann schaffen sie auch die 10 Dollar. Das Produkt ist revolutionär.Denkanstoss.

Alles Gute OCZ.

Macht was draus, Zockerz.

[alifinvestor]

Interessanter Beitrag Oroszlan,
bisher habe ich hier mitgelesen und so einen Artikel wie Deinen vermisst.
Du scheinst Dich ja auszukennen und Deine Analysen sind wohl auch "nicht ohne".

Bis dahin

[Oroszlan]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.736.027 von alifinvestor am 22.10.12 08:16:41

Momentan beobachte ich hauptsächlich. Die Kurse sind einfach viel zu "erratisch". Fehlerhaft? Vielleicht... vielleicht nicht. Sie sind so wie sie sind.

Wer hier bei OCZ einen Höllenmut beweißt und kräftig zugreift, kann wenig falschmachen. Die Firma zieht aktuell Geld aus ihren Kreditlinien. Na und? Dafür sind sie ja da. Und Billionen von Geldern warten nur nutzlos auf vielen Konten. Warten.. auf was denn? Praktiker hat sich in einer ähnlichen Situation im Kurs verdoppelt von 1 auf 2 Euro. OCZ hat sich in einer identischen Marktsituation gevierteilt - vom Kurs her. Irre. Völlig irre.

Den Drückern geht hier bald die Luft aus, weil sie ihre Shorts nicht mehr kompensieren können, wenn der Standardmarkt fällt. Ich meine der Standardmarkt steht vor einem Crash. Zumindestens wollen es die Großen Fonds-Zocker ja so. Und so wirds kommen...

Schau mal:
http://datasvr.tradearca.com/arcadataserver/ArcaBookData.php…
Da sind so viel Gaps nach oben drin. Nach unten hin klafft ein Abgrund. Aber das könnte nur eine Illusion sein.... denn weiter runtergehen traut sich ja kein Spieler.

Der Link funktioniert übrigens für fast alle USA-Papiere.

Wie gesagt: ich schaue nur. So ein Z-Drive ist sicher schon ein ganz heißes Teil! Für 34 Riesen hätte ich eins mit 3.2TB netto. ... Für die 16TB-Variante werden keine für mich akzeptablen Preise aufgerufen. Solche High-Speed-PCI-Teile lassen sich übrigens extremst kostengünstig in Overclocker-Boards reinstecken. Und zwar in die Graphikports. Wer braucht schon 3 Graphikkarten. Wer sich teure Serverboards für sowas kauft, schmeißt viel Kohle zum Fenster raus und alles ist ultralangsam. PCI-III-Serverboards gibts auch kein einziges, würde ich sagen. PCI-II-Server sind sogar immer noch selten.

[Oroszlan]

Zitat von Presssack: Die Hasstiraden kann man sehr schön im Message Board von yahoo.finance nachlesen

Ja.

Wie es sich anfühlt zu shorten und zu verlieren oder - schlimmer noch - die unmittelbare Materialisierung des Fehler zu ahnen: 200m-Spurt mit Schlipps und Anzug um irgendeinen relativ unwichtigen Bus oder Zug doch noch zu erwischen.. und dann stehts du drin. Die Tür geht zu. Dir bleibt die Luft weg. Das ist dann der Moment wo dir schwarz wird vor Augen. Der Blutdruck rast hoch. Der Kurs katapuliert hoch. Die Finger finden die Tasten nicht mehr. Der Kurs rast weiter hoch. Der Blutdruck steigt. Der Kurs steigt. Verzockt. Kenne ich.

So gehts wohl jetzt vielen Amis. Bald verstummen sie. Kurs zuvor sehe ich Kurse von $US 2, $US 3, $US 4 vor meinem magischen Auge.

Es bedarf übermenschlicher Kräfte für mich nun nicht zu KAUFEN.
Absolute Power.

[Oroszlan]

T/O oder was geht, Zockerz?

[Oroszlan]

Siehts wieder keiner... Mensch, Zockerz, macht die Bücher zu. Bitte. Das geht gleich vertikal hoch. Sag ich. So schöne Sachen zeig ich euch....

[Oroszlan]

Nach meinem Dafürhalten sitzen die Naked Shortsellers nun nackt vor ihren Kisten und schütten sich einen Vodka nach dem anderen ein. Schaut mal ins Orderbuch rein. Schaut mal echt rein, Zockerz. Wie sieht das nun aus?
Ich sehe ein paar zehntausend Papiere so um die 1,75 Dollares und dann nochmal etwas weniger bei $US 2,6 und $US 3,8. Mehr sehe ich nicht. Leer.
Wenn jetzt der Standardmarkt um 1% fällt, dürften einigen Spielern die Nerven durchgehen. So sehe ich das.
Habe meine Tradingsysteme bereit. Sobalt ich $US 2+ sehe kaufe ich und fülle das Orderbuch <$US mit der 10-fachen Menge an Papieren. Meine Strategie.

Zugegebenermassen sind die Aktienverkäufer gegenwärtig in der Überzahl. Rational unerklärbar. Muß ein Hang zum Masochismus sein. Irgend sowas... weit verbreitet auch in deutschen Politzirkeln: die Damen und Herren kommen gar nich mehr hinterher, ein Geldgeschenk nach dem anderen an die ultrareichen Anleiheinhaber der Südstaaten darzureichen. Dabei lachend mit zugekniffenem Gebiss. Solange das hiesige Volk mit dem Kopf nach unten eine Preiserhöhung nach der anderen mitmacht... und die Griechen,Italienier,Spanier, usw.. eine Steuererhöhung nach der anderen...
wie schon tausendmal gesagt: Aktien verhalten sich nie rational. Nie nie.
Kursziel $US 10.
Zieht Euch warm an, Shorters.

[Oroszlan]

Hier 2 Presseberichte.

Bericht A, Typus: Weltuntergangsszenario:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&tas…
Bericht B, Typus: Technologieführerschaft:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&tas…

Ich denke mal, 99% aller IT-Manager wissen nicht, was Storagevirtualisisierung eigentlich ist und könnten kein Schaubild an die Wand malen.

Falls die Firma tatsächlich Chapter 11 beantragen sollten, würde ich allein den israelischen SANRAD-Firmenteil mit 30..50 Millionen Dollar bewerten. VXL, Z-Drive usw.: diese Sachen sind vmware zertifiziert und können für den Anwender gewaltige Kosteneinsparungen bringen. Wenns Berater gäbe, die das den unkundigen Anwendern nahebrängen. Die Datacenterbetreiber haben selbstverständlich kein Interesse. Bestenfalls.

Der ganze Rest (insbesondere das Erfahrungswissen, was man beim SSD-Design so alles falsch machen kann) ist locker nochmal das gleiche Wert.
Wenn Bericht A zutrifft, ist OCZ seit Freitag hirntod, wenn es Entlassungen gab. Könnte sein (=Spekulation), daß den Mitarbeitern eine Art Aufhebungsvertrag angeboten wurde, denn OCZ kann die Löhne nicht mehr mit Aktien zahlen, solange die Quartalszahlen nicht preisgegeben werden.
Folge: ich erwarte Volatilität. Bei Kursen >$US 1 oder bei Kursen <$US 2 bleibe ich beharrlich nur Zuschauer.

Phantasie:
Irgendwas muß mit den vielen leerverkauften Papieren ja passieren! Üblicherweise(=immer) besitzen Leerverkäufer Insiderwissen. Hier dürfte eine Kapitalerhöhung kommen. Übernahme durch Kapitalerhöhung? Erst shorten, dann die Q3-zahlen zurückhalten, Kurs stürzt. Dann 100.000.000 frische Aktien zu $US 1 kaufen, dann zum beliebigen Preis covern (=sehr große Transaktionen 8-)), dann die neuen Aktien an Mister X verkaufen (der mal locker $US 100.000.000 springen lässt). Folge: Mister X besitzt erstmal die Mehrheit an OCZ und die Shorter haben hier sagenhafte $US 150.000.000 verdient. Nun verkauft Mister X seine Papiere zum beliebigen Preis, sagen wir mal $US 0,50. Mister X + die Shorter haben summa summarum $US 100.000.000 cash gemacht.

Meiner Meinung ist Mister X und "die Shorter" ein und dieselbe Person|Bank|Konkurrent.
Gewagte These an einem verschneiten und zu langem Sonntag.
Wenn sie stimmt kann man OCZ ab $US 1 shorten. Wenn es Blödsinn ist, werden die Shorter irgendwann covern müssen. Unter $US 2 wird das nur für wenige möglich sein. Ich würde wetten, daß meine eigene These Blödsinn ist und der Kurs in Bälde kräftigst explodiert, denn: Börse=100% Wahnsinn+0% Rationalität.

Abwarten, Zockerz...

[Oroszlan]

Habe ein paar unübliche Transaktionen an deutschen Börsen gesichtet. Dürfte in Zusammenhang mit:
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/10/30/capscall-of-the-week-…
stehen.

Allerdings steht PLX und OCZ in keinem Zusammenhang. Leider....

[Aurum2010]

OCZ Technology Group Cuts Workforce and Restructures
OCZ Technology Group Inc terminates 28% of employee workforce and discontinues 150 product variations.

OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today issues this update to better inform its customers, investors, partners, and stakeholders about the status of its current business operation.

"We are undergoing a transition phase in the Company's evolution in which we are refocusing our efforts on products and strategies that will benefit both OCZ and our stakeholders over the long term," said Ralph Schmitt, CEO of OCZ Technology. "We have already taken aggressive steps to address some short-term tactical challenges and have begun streamlining the organization to help ensure that OCZ will be in the best position moving forward to address the fast growing consumer and enterprise SSD markets."

As part of the Company's transformation, it has taken initial steps to make its business more efficient and profitable by initiating the EOL procedures to discontinue approximately 150 product variations, including reducing the value category by approximately 80 percent. This streamlines OCZ's product offerings to address the mainstream and higher-end consumer products, as well as enterprise and OEM solutions.

The Company has also evaluated its inventory and is in the process of making the necessary adjustments, including monetizing some inventory to better align its product offerings and to free-up cash for the business. Excluding production personnel, the Company has reduced its global workforce by approximately 28 percent. Total personnel at the Taiwan production facility, including outside contractors, has been reduced by approximately 32 percent. This facility continues to increase overall efficiency and production levels. The Company will continue to take further actions aimed at reducing overall costs and improving operating results.

OCZ is working diligently and is making progress with regards to its on-going investigation meant to aid in the filing of its second fiscal quarter Form 10-Q. Closure on these items has taken longer than originally expected. Further details will be released when the Form 10-Q is filed.

Our business operations continue as usual. The company is delivering innovative solid state drive products to both the client and enterprise markets. OCZ continues to significantly invest in R&D to drive differentiated solutions with our unique controllers, firmware and enterprise software; while staying focused on profitably providing high quality SSD solutions and supporting our customers' needs.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&tas…" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&tas…

Börse hat gut reagiert:
1.57 +0.22 (16.30%) / After Hours: 1.61 +0.04 (2.55%)

[Aurum2010]

OCZ Technology Receives Inquiry From SEC

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 21, 2012) - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ : OCZ ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that on November 15, 2012, OCZ Technology (the "Company") received a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") indicating that they are conducting an investigation. As part of this notification, the Company also received a subpoena requesting certain documents and information generally related to its press releases on September 5, 2012 and October 10, 2012, and the financial reporting for customer incentive programs, among other matters.

Ralph Schmitt, president and chief executive officer, noted that, "Since we delayed the filing of our second quarter 10-Q, we had proactively contacted the Commission and have been expecting them to conduct an investigation. We intend to cooperate fully regarding this non-public, fact-finding inquiry and are also continuing with our own internal investigation as previously announced."

The SEC has informed the Company that this inquiry should not be construed as an indication that any violations of law have occurred or that the SEC has any negative opinion of any person, entity or security. The Company is unable to predict what action, if any, might be taken in the future by the SEC as a result of the matters that are the subject of the subpoena. The Company does not intend to comment further on this matter unless and until this matter is closed or further action is taken by the SEC which, in the Company's judgment, merits further comment or public disclosure.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ocz-technology-receives-inquir…

After Hours : 1.07 Down 0.12 (10.08%)

[Wunram]

nach den ganzen "Katastrophennachrichten" der letzten Zeit und immer noch keinem Q-10 fürs 2te Quartal, gibt´s jetzt wenigstens die lang erwartete SSD mit dem Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller:

2012-11-27
Groundbreaking Barefoot 3-Based Vector SSDs Deliver Enhanced Sustained Performance and Endurance for High Performance Computing Environments


SAN JOSE, CA – November 27, 2012 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the availability of its new SATA III-based Vector SSD Series featuring the company’s next-generation Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller. OCZ’s worldwide technology hardware and firmware teams developed the new controller silicon and firmware completely in-house to enable full design control over the Vector SSD Series roadmap, while delivering exceptional I/O performance, enhanced reliability and endurance, and a host of differentiated features to empower high performance laptops, desktops, and workstations with superior storage capabilities.

OCZ Vector SSDs provide exceptional input/output operations per second (IOPS) performance and the cutting-edge Barefoot 3 controller consistently delivers superior sustained performance over time regardless of whether the data streams are in compressed or uncompressed formats. As a result, this groundbreaking SSD series provides faster file transfers and boot-ups, and a quicker, more responsive storage experience.

“The development of the Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller architecture is a crowning achievement in our company’s history, being our first controller silicon and firmware completely designed in-house from start to finish using all of the OCZ technology development teams,” said Ralph Schmitt, CEO for OCZ Technology. “These are the first SSD products delivered under the new OCZ and leverages cutting-edge controller technology to deliver a groundbreaking level of sustained performance and reliability for customers seeking a superior SSD for their high performance computing applications.”

The Vector SSD Series is available in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities, and delivers read bandwidth of up to 550 MB/s, write bandwidth of up to 530 MB/s, random read performance of up to 100,000 IOPS. The Vector’s ultra-slim, 7mm sleek alloy housing supports a wide spectrum of computers including the latest thin form factor notebooks, and each Vector SSD is also bundled with a 3.5-inch desktop adapter bracket and Acronis® True Image™ cloning software to enable quick and easy data transfer from legacy hard disk drive (HDD) storage to high performance Vector SSD storage.

Endurance was a major priority in the design of the Vector Series, and the highly intelligent Barefoot 3 controller includes an advanced suite of flash management tools that can analyze and dynamically adapt to increasing NAND vulnerabilities as flash cells wear or process geometries get smaller. In this way, the Barefoot 3 controller overcomes the shortcomings associated with MLC NAND flash memory and is specified to deliver 20GB host writes per day for 5 years. This 5-year warranty ensures that Vector SSDs can be reliably used in a wide range of high performance computing environments over an extended lifetime.


For more information on the Vector Series SSD, please visit our product page http://www.ocztechnology.com/vector-series-sata-iii-2-5-ssd.…

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2012/518


Eine erkleckliche Anzahl von Reviews sind natürlich auch heute veröffentlicht worden:

http://www.tomshardware.de/vector-ssd-review-Barefoot-3,test…

http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/storag…

http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/ocz-vector-256g-ssd-revi…

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vector-ssd-review,3358.h…

http://hothardware.com/Reviews/OCZ-Vector-Barefoot-3-Solid-S…

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OCZ-Vector-SSD-mit-ei…

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/ocz_voctor_ssd_benchmar…

und so weiter....


Gruss Wunram

[Aurum2010]

Aktuell 1.45 +0.12 (9.25%)

Es scheint das mit der Vector SSD sowie dem Barefoot 3 Controller wieder Interesse für OCZ aufkommt.

Positiv ist auch, dass das Short Interest in OCZ so tief ist wie seit gut einem Jahr nicht mehr!

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.871.459 von Aurum2010 am 28.11.12 16:27:28

ja, die review ergebnisse sind durchweg positiv. Einen der wesentlichen reviews von storagereview.com, die ja einen deutlichen anderen, Server-lastigen Ansatz für ihre Tests haben, sollte man sich auch einmal zu Gemüte führen:

http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_vector_ssd_review

Short interest lt. Nasdaq:

11/15/2012 17,865,922
10/31/2012 19,630,082
10/15/2012 24,209,193
09/28/2012 26,385,929
09/14/2012 26,845,791


Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.871.841 von Wunram am 28.11.12 17:32:25

auf einen Review mit Gewicht muss ich unbedingt noch verweisen

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6363/ocz-vector-review-256gb

Gruss Wunram

[Aurum2010]

1.60 +0.25 (18.51%)

OCZ "back on track", taps more NAND suppliers

Reuters) - Embattled solid-state hard drive maker OCZ Technology Group Inc is sourcing a critical component from multiple vendors after a supply shortage caught it off guard.

"Recently we haven't had any significant NAND supply issues, mostly because we diversified ourselves to multiple suppliers. That was part of the issue before. We were overly reliant on one supplier," Ralph Schmitt, who was named CEO in October after the resignation of co-founder Ryan Petersen, said in an interview.

OCZ, known for its Vertex brand, warned in September that it expected second-quarter revenue to be below its prior forecast due to a shortage of NAND chips, used for general storage and data transfer in memory cards and solid-state drives.

The company later said it expected a "significant" loss in its second quarter due to issues in its customer incentive programs, and also delayed filing the results.

Schmitt said a third-party review of OCZ's investigation into customer incentive programs at the heart of the expected loss had taken longer than expected, so it was unclear when the company would report its second-quarter results.

"I wish I knew the answer to that question," Schmitt said, adding that the review may end by next week.

OCZ said last week that it was being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission because of the delayed results and had received a subpoena requesting certain documents and information.

The company, which said in October that it had accessed its cash facility, is in talks for additional capital, Schmitt said.

"There is ongoing discussion," Schmitt said. "We've plenty of interested parties. I don't think it'll be an issue for us to get cash into the company. It's a question of what the terms look like."

"CRANKING UP THE SPEED"

Schmitt said OCZ had no plans to sell itself but was always open to exploring strategic alternatives.

"(A) sale is a strategic alternative. But right now that's not the direction we are heading towards because we believe the valuation of the company today should be higher even if based on the pure assets of the company," Schmitt said.

OCZ's shares spiked in July on reports that larger rival Seagate Technology Plc had made a takeover offer. Micron Technology Group was also said to be interested in the company. [ID:nL4E8IJ45X] Schmitt declined to comment on whether OCZ had received any offers.

OCZ shares have dropped 57 percent since the company's October 10 profit warning.

OCZ's plan to scrap about 150 mostly lower-end products will help it focus on higher-margin offerings, Schmitt said.

"I cannot think we can compete on price," he said. "The flash guys - the Microns, the Intels, the Samsungs really are the guys that will take that market," he said.

"They can have it as far as I am concerned, as there is no profit to be made there for us," said Schmitt, who joined OCZ's board following the acquisition in 2011 of the UK design team of PLX Technology Inc, where he was CEO.

From now on the focus of the company, which has not made a profit in the last three quarters, will be profitability and not topline growth alone, Schmitt said.

OCZ, which also competes with Fusion-io Inc, SanDisk Corp and STEC Inc, has announced plans to slash its workforce by about 28 percent. As of February 29, the company had about 700 employees.

OCZ will account for charges associated with the closure of the product lines and job cuts over more than one quarter, Schmitt said.

The simplification of product lines is also helping to push out older inventory. Inventory levels for the quarter ended May 31 totaled $125.8 million, up from $34.6 million a year earlier.

"I'll say that we've got the train back on the track," Schmitt said, referring to an analyst's description of the company as a "train wreck."

"We are cranking up the speed here, moving forward on those tracks," Schmitt said.

(Reporting by Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bangalore; Editing by Ted Kerr)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/29/us-ocztechnology-i…

[Oroszlan]

So langsam reduziert sich hier der gewaltige Leerverkaufsdruck. Wenn die 2 Dollares kommen, ist das Papier sicherlich nicht nur mir einen ernsthaften Zock wert. Gleichzeitig können die Leerverkäufer nicht mehr aussteigen.
Ja, Zockerz: man muß bei solchen kaputtgeshorteten Technopapieren einfach nur warten oder sowas, irgendwann explodieren die Kurse.

Es darf natürlich nicht verschwiegen werden, daß OCZ frisches Kapital benötigen dürfte, da auf Credit gearbeitet wird. So ca. 100.000.000 Dollars? Zu $US 10 werden sie die Papiere wohl gegenwärtig nicht verticken können ...so wie vor einem Jahr.
Höchstinteressantes Papier!

[Oroszlan]

Onemanshow.

Die Choreographie, die kommt:
* Kurs rasst weiter hoch
* Firma haut ZWEI Quartalsberichte raus. Einer extrem mies. Der andere nur gut.
* Kapitalistische Kapitalerhöhung zu -33% vom aktuellen Kurs.
* Kurs bricht um -33,000% ein. Kapitalistische Kapitalerhöhung ein Erfolg
* Nun: doppelt so viele Papier am Markt als wie vorher. Grins.
* Kurs sackt um weitere -24% ab
* Seagate oder wasweißichwer TAKEOVER zu +200% Geht aalglatt durch.
Aus die Maus.

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.896.209 von Oroszlan am 06.12.12 06:38:55

Punkt 1 könnte kommen - heute ein bisschen eingbremst
Punkt 2 erwarte ich auch so
Punkt 3 glaube ich nicht, eher über Nutzung der Kreditlinie
--> Punkt 4 und 5 auch nicht
Punkt 6 kann immer noch kommen aber von höherem Kursniveau

Wichtig ist, dass
Vector SSD sich als zuverlässig erweist
Endlich mal ein Enterprise-Geschäft zu Stande kommt PCIe R5?...
Die Versorgung mit qaulitativ hochwertigem Nand gesichert wird
Die SEC Ermittlungen zu keinem negativen Ergebnis führen und das auch entsprechend kommuniziert wird
Die Margen mit der Entrümpelung des Produktportfolios und den Preisanhebungen deutlich verbessert werden
...
...
...

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

ein wichtiger Schritt, wobei ich mich doch ein wenig wundere, was da so lange dauert:

OCZ Technology Receives Extension to Regain Compliance With NASDAQ Listing Requirements

SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 12/20/12 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") has accepted the Company's plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule") which will permit the continued listing of the Company's stock on the Nasdaq Capital Markets.

On December 17, 2012, the Company submitted to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Rule. After reviewing the Company's plan to regain compliance, Nasdaq granted an exception to enable the Company to regain compliance with the Rule. Under the terms of the exception, on or before February 28, 2013, the Company must file its 10-Q for the period ended August 31, 2012 and all other delinquent periodic reports, as required by the Rule.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc....

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/2313

Gruss Wunram

[LikeABossTrader]

Was heißt das?

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.950.437 von LikeABossTrader am 20.12.12 21:46:24

@LikeABossTrader

ein delisting von der Nasdaq, gleichbdeutend mit Handel OTC, passiert frühestens nach verstreichen der Frist am 28.2.2013.
Allerdings sollte OCZ bis dahin sowohl die Quartalsabschlüsse Q2 (Ende 31.8.2012)ggf. korrigiert Vorquartale und wohl auch Q3 (30.11.2012)vorlegen können.

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

@alle OCZ Fans und Anwender

Frohe Weihnachten und einen Guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr

Wunram

[Wunram]

Allen ein erfolgreiches Jahr 2013

OCZ to Unveil PCIe-Based Vector SSD Series at CES 2013
Innovative Barefoot 3 Controller Extends the Vector SSD Series to PCIe Interfaces and Delivers Enhanced Bandwidth and Expanded Densities for Enthusiast and Workstation Applications

LAS VEGAS, NV -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 01/07/13 -- CES 2013 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that it will demonstrate a pre-production version of its new flagship Vector SSD Series for PCI Express (PCIe) interfaces at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013, Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, from January 8th through 11th. In addition to showcasing the PCIe-based Vector Series, OCZ will also present its portfolio of enterprise and consumer SSDs, as well as enterprise software used to cache, virtualize or accelerate key applications and associated data.

Driven by its cutting-edge Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller, which has received worldwide accolades for industry-leading performance, enhanced reliability/endurance, and differentiated features, the PCIe-based Vector SSD Series has improved input/output operations per second (IOPS) burst performance and consistently delivers superior 'real-world' sustained performance regardless of whether the data streams are in compressed or uncompressed formats. Residing directly on the PCIe bus, this new addition to the Vector Series provides lower latency to data, faster file transfers and boot-ups, expanded storage capacities, and an even quicker, more responsive experience over the already blazing fast SATA III-based Vector SSDs. The combination of enhanced bandwidth and higher capacities make the Vector PCIe SSD Series ideal for power users, content creation and workstation applications.

The Vector PCIe SSD Series supports high-performance Windows-based laptops, desktops and workstations with 4 lanes of PCIe Gen 2 in full-height (FH) and half-height (HH) formats. Its advanced suite of flash management tools deliver advanced drive endurance and data reliability in support of 100GB host writes per day for 5 years ensuring that Vector PCIe SSDs can be reliably used in a wide range of high performance computing environments over an extended lifetime.

In addition to the Vector PCIe SSD demonstration, OCZ will showcase a wide range of client and enterprise solid-state storage solutions at this year's CES.

OCZ showcases Client storage solutions:

Vector SSD Series: Award winning SATA III-based drives for high-performance personal computing applications
Vertex 4 SSD Series: Award-winning SATA III-based drives for mainstream computing and gaming applications

OCZ showcases Enterprise storage solutions:

Deneva 2 SSD Series: SATA III-based drives for high-performance enterprise applications
Talos 2 SSD Series: SAS-based drives for high-performance enterprise applications
Z-Drive R4 PCIe Series: PCIe-based drives for high-performance enterprise applications
VXL 1.2 Software: PCIe-based cache and virtualization software for VMware hypervisors
LXL 1.0 Software (in beta development): Low latency caching solution for Linux-based physical and virtual environments in support of OCZ's enterprise SSD portfolio

Join OCZ Technology at CES 2013, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 8th through 11th, Venetian Hotel, Level 3, Toscana 3801/3802, from 9:00 am PT to 6:00 pm PT.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/2323

Wunram

[Oroszlan]

Müsste wohl bald von der Börse genommen werden, das Papier. Ist schon krass, wie lange der Club hier keine Quartalszahlen mehr liefern und wie lange die NASDAQ nur zuschaut. Ihr SSD-RAID können sie ins Museum stellen. Marke Eigenbau ist besser, schneller und Faktor 20 günstiger. Bei 4 mal so viel Drivespace.

Ich hoffe, ihr hattet einen guten Zock. Für jedem war wohl was dabei.

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.025.536 von Oroszlan am 15.01.13 20:07:16

@Oroszlan

so ganz stimmt das ja nicht; OCZ hat zwar auf den letzten Drücker aber immerhin der SEC einen Plan vorgelegt wie die Nasdaq-Anforderungen eingehalten werden sollen. Die SEC hat diesem Plan zugestimmt, gleichbedeutend mit einer weiteren Verlängerung der Gnadenfrist. Bis spätestens 28.2.2013 muss dann der Quartalsbericht für das Q2 2013 (-August 2012) und alle weiteren korrigierten Quartalsberichte und ggf. Jahresberichte reported werden. Laut OCZ-Mitteilung vom 17.12.2012 könnten das dann Q1/13, evtl einige Qs aus FY 2012 und der Jahresbericht 2012 sein.
Mittlerweile steht ja auch schon der Q10 für das Q3 FY2013 aus. Alles in allem, gelinde ausgedrückt, nicht sehr befriedigend!

Ich weiß nicht genau von welchen SSD-Raid Du sprichst, aber die neue Vector SATA III ist ja wohl ein Benchmark bei den Consumer/Prosumer SSDs. Vertex 4 läuft gut...übrigens auch in verschiedenen Rechner bei mir und Family.
Dass die Enterprise Seite nicht so recht läuft, wissen wir seit längerem. Obwohl auch hier von der Leistung und Preis her, gute Produkte für alle Schnittstellen im Rennen sind. Nicht zu vergessen die zugehörige Software.

Die Kommunikation ist natürlich auch mit neuem CEO nicht gerade das Wahre und auf der CES gabs ja auch keine wirklichen Überaschungen außer der Vector als PCIe-Version.

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

da bin aber mal gespannt, was da kommt

[Wunram]

langsam verstehe ich OCZ nicht mehr. Noch eine Verlängerung für die Quartalsberichte und eine Vertex 3! mit 20nm NAND Flash - also nicht etwa eine Vertex 4 mit eigenem Indilinx Controller sondern wieder Sandforce

OCZ Technology Delivers Vertex 3 With 20 Nanometer Flash for Mainstream Computing Applications
Introducing the Vertex 3.20 SSD Built With Leading-Edge Process Geometry NAND Flash

SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/19/13 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced a new 20 nanometer (nm) NAND flash version of its award-winning Vertex 3 SSD Series. The new Vertex 3.20 SSD is a 2.5-inch, 6Gbps SATA III-based Multi-Level Cell (MLC) drive that implements the feature-set of the Vertex 3 Series but is built around smaller, state-of-the-art NAND flash process geometry.

Being that the Vertex 3 Series is one of OCZ's most popular SSDs to date, and has received numerous accolades from media reviewers globally, the implementation of 20nm NAND flash will extend its availability and enable mainstream users of mobile and desktop platforms to improve gaming, multimedia, and the overall computing experience over traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) and other competing SSDs. The Vertex 3.20 SSD will be available in 120GB and 240GB storage capacities, with 480GB capacities to follow soon.

Utilizing the proven and effective LSI SandForce® SF-2200 processor, the Vertex 3.20 SSD delivers exceptional performance of synchronous 20nm NAND flash supporting read bandwidth up to 550MB/s, write bandwidth up to 520MB/s, random read performance up to 35,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS), and random write performance up to 65,000 IOPS. It is also optimized to provide excellent endurance and reliability coupled with power efficiency.

"OCZ is always looking for ways to deliver superior solid state drive storage performance and features, as well as making this technology more accessible to the complete range of customers," said Daryl Lang, Senior Vice President of Product Management for OCZ Technology. "The Vertex 3 has been a popular SSD series among consumers and implementing the newer, smaller process geometry will not only extend its life, but enables mainstream users with an excellent computing experience at a competitive price point."

The Vertex 3.20 SSD is supported by a 3-year warranty to ensure customer satisfaction and will be available shortly through OCZ's global channel in 120GB and 240GB storage capacities. For more information on OCZ's popular Vertex 3 Series, please view our product page here.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/2403/…


OCZ Technology Receives Nasdaq Extension to Regain Compliance

SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/19/13 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") has accepted the Company's plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule") which will permit the continued listing of the Company's stock on the Nasdaq Capital Markets.

On February 1, 2013, the Company submitted to Nasdaq an update to its original plan. After reviewing the Company's plan, Nasdaq granted an exception to enable the Company to regain compliance with the Rule. Under the terms of the revised exception, on or before April 8, 2013, the Company must file its Forms 10-Q for the period ended August 31, 2012 and November 30, 2012, and any other delinquent periodic reports as required by the Rule.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc...

http://ir.stockpr.com/ocztechnology/recent-news/detail/2393/…


Wunram

[screamz]

Und schon wieder. Langsam wirds nervig.

OCZ Technology Provides Update on Restatement Process and NASDAQ Status

SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/08/13 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that as a result of the ongoing restatement process, the Company will not meet the previously disclosed April 8, 2013 NASDAQ extension date to become current in its periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company has made substantial progress on the restatement for the prior periods and expects to complete the restatement process and make its regulatory filings as soon as practicable.

The filing of the Company's Forms 10-Q for the periods ended August 31, 2012 and November 30, 2012 will be further delayed as the Company completes its process to restate its financial statements for the first quarter of fiscal 2013, as well as for fiscal year 2012 before those filings are made.

The Company has notified the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Department of this delay and expects to receive a delisting determination letter from NASDAQ for failure to comply with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). Upon receipt of the determination letter, the Company intends to request a hearing before the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel"), at which the Company will present its plan to evidence compliance with the NASDAQ Listing Rules, and formally request that the Panel stay any delisting action pending the hearing. In accordance with the Listing Rules, the Panel has the authority to grant the Company an extension to regain compliance with the filing requirement for a period not to exceed 360 days from the original due date of the first delayed filing, or through October 7, 2013. The Company expects to remain listed on NASDAQ during the appeal process and ultimately satisfy all requirements for continued listing on NASDAQ, although no assurances can be made that the Company will be able to timely do so.

[Wunram]

in den letzten Wochen gab es ja mal einige intessante Nachrichten von OCZ:


May 30, 2013
OCZ Technology Collaborates with Mellanox® Technologies to Optimize Microsoft SQL Server for Microsoft Always-On Environments

May 28, 2013
OCZ Technology Obtains Favorable NASDAQ Listing Determination

May 23, 2013
OCZ Launches the Next Generation Vertex 450 Series Solid State Drives

May 20, 2013
OCZ Technology Partners with NETGEAR® to Deliver Flash-Based ‘Data Center Storage in a Box’ Functionality to SMBs

May 08, 2013
OCZ Technology PCIe Solid State Storage Solution Wins Best of Interop Award

April 30, 2013
OCZ Technology Partners with The Rombus Group to Deliver PCIe Flash-Based Storage to SME and Mid-Sized IT Environments in Germany

Gestern +10% und heute gehts in USA ganz schön ab. In der ersten Stunde bereits 2,5 Mio Aktion gehandelt und im hoch bereits mal die $1,70 gesehen...

Wenn jetzt endlich mal die alten -korrigierten- und aktuellen Zahlen berichtet werden -man hat ja jetzt bis zum 16. September 2013 Zeit-, sollte mal wieder was gehen!

Interessant wird es werden, ob OCZ die zusätzlichen 10 Mio. Dollar, die gemäß Loan Agreement mit Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. bis zum 31.5.2013 -also heute- aufgebracht werden müssen klar gemacht hat!!
(vgl. SEC filing 8k vom 12. März, Seite 2 8ter Absatz: http://ir.ocz.com/sec-filings/content/0001193125-13-102104/0…)

Gruss Wunram

[sebirem]

bin die Tage eingestiegen!
Und heute noch die wunderbare Meldung:


YAHOO NEWS
1:35AM OCZ Tech provides update on on restatement process (OCZ) 1.61 : Co is updating investors on its restatement process:

"...This process has taken longer than we expected due to a number of items. Complexity of the transactions, as well as resource issues, were the main drivers for the additional time needed. Rafael Torres, our new CFO, joined us in late March with significant restatement experience and has filled key financial leadership positions and improved the technical depth of the finance organization...Through these improvements, we have implemented a more rigorous review process that has also resulted in the identification of additional restatement items that have taken some time to review, document and conclude on. Taking these items into account, we believe that we are on track to becoming current with our SEC filings before the end of August."

[Wunram]

endlich mal wieder ein Lebenszeichen, dass Zahlen enthält...

OCZ Announces Preliminary 1Q14 Financials
SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/15/13 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and power management solutions for computing devices and systems today announces selected preliminary financial results for the first quarter ended May 31, 2013, subject to customary closing and audit procedures.

Preliminary revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 is estimated to be between $50 and $55 million. The sequential decrease in revenue was primarily due to the continued tight supply of NAND flash. The Company's revenue mix continued to shift towards the mainstream and higher-end client markets, as well as enterprise and OEM solutions as the Company continued to focus on these end markets. At the end of the quarter there was an additional $23 million of shippable backlog that was unrealized in the quarter due to supply constraints.

Gross margin continued to improve and is estimated to be between 17% and 20% for the first fiscal quarter as revenue generated from our Enterprise solutions increased sequentially. The Company continued to reduce its operating expenses by further reducing non critical spending. The Company's break-even level continues to improve due to these actions. Operating expenses for the first quarter are estimated to be between $20 and $22 million, which include restatement related expenses of approximately $1.5 million and stock compensation charges of approximately $2 million. Cash flow improved as we reduced our quarterly cash usage to approximately $6 million in the quarter. Cash ended the quarter between $6 and $7 million with total debt outstanding of $10 million. The Company expects that it will require access to additional capital which it is currently in the process of securing.

"The results for our first quarter of fiscal 2014 reflects the Company's strategy to focus on strategic market opportunities where we add value and offer differentiated solutions for our customers," stated Ralph Schmitt, CEO of OCZ Technology, "We had record enterprise sales during the quarter which were greater than $25 million of our overall sales. We continue to build our pipeline of opportunities in this focus market. We also introduced our first appliance based product called ZD-XL. This total solution takes advantage of all the Company's hardware and software IP and offers an innovative and easy to deploy system solution to our customers."

Our balance sheet also improved as we continue to drive down our inventory levels to $35 to $40 million and our channel inventory remained lean which ended the quarter below $20 million.

"We expect to continue to experience supply constraints of NAND in the second quarter but have established strong supply commitments to adequately meet demand in the third and fourth quarters," continued Mr. Schmitt, "Our goal remains to break even in this fiscal year."
...

http://ir.ocz.com/news/detail/2634/ocz-announces-preliminary…

Gruß Wunram

[screamz]

Aussteigen oder durchalten?

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1632882-ocz-the-financial-wa…

[sebirem]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.251.997 von screamz am 14.08.13 20:19:49

kann dir leider auch keinen Rat geben!
Bin auch am Überlegen.Bleibe aber drin!

Wer weiß das Ende hier schon ;-)
ich finde 13Mio$ Platzierung auch nicht schlimm, da wieder Cash reinkommt!

Infineon hat damals auch trotz niederiger Chip-Preise,Kapitalerhöhungen und natürlich mit Hilfe der anziehenden Wirtschaft kurstechnisch die Kurve bekommen...ein Bsp!
Infineon hatte schon damals einen Namen +(Investoren)und nicht wie bspws. Bude Qimonda, die ja Insolvenz anmelden mussten.

Sehe bei OCZ auch die Qualität und hoffe auf eine Übernahme etc.
der Weg KANN lang sein!
Viel Glück allen Investierten!

[screamz]

Bin auch nur relativ klein drin und warte auf jeden Fall ab. SSDs werden auf jeden Fall immer beliebter. In ein bis zwei Jahren könnten sogar in mittelpreisigen Fertig-PCs SSDs verbaut sein, was die Nachfrage weiter erhöht.

[sebirem]

Bin nach wie vor eigentlich überzeugt von der Aktie. Bin trotzdem ersteinmal komplett raus ;(

[screamz]

Endlich sind alle Zahlen da. Aber sehr enttäuschend...

[LikeABossTrader]

Hat jemand eine Erklärung für die Kursentwicklung heute (+22,44%)?
Sind das die Auswirkungen der neuen OCZ Vector 150?

[JOtheViper]

ich beobachte den kurs schon ne weile. in den letzten tagen fiel der wert in mehreren großen schritten. fing sich bei ca. 0,34€.

in den usa wurde viel abverkauft. jetzt wird wieder gekauft. und das nicht wenig. bin gespannt wo es hingeht. ich tippe auf ca 1$.
in den letzten jahren waren immer große kurssprünge dabei.

keine kauf- bzw verkaufsempfehlung!

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.786.188 von JOtheViper am 07.11.13 18:49:18

gehe auch davon aus, dass OCZ heute über 1$ schliessen wird.
Habe noch nichts gefunden, warum der Kurs so gefallen ist.

NB schon über 0,80$

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.790.272 von fortuna924 am 08.11.13 10:03:02

TH gestern mit hohen Umsätzen geschlossen.
Wird heute weitergehen.

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.790.290 von fortuna924 am 08.11.13 10:04:30

http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/ocz-resolves-remaining-s…

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.790.500 von fortuna924 am 08.11.13 10:20:35

ask zwar noch uninteressant aber bei 0,95$

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.790.580 von fortuna924 am 08.11.13 10:29:02

auf yahoo wird auch schon von einer eventuellen Übernahme gesprochen ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/mb/forumview/;_ylt=AgQ2uTfqsojyPVVt…

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.790.778 von fortuna924 am 08.11.13 10:47:54

moin,

die Diskussion gibts schon seit ca. 2 Jahren ...

Gruß Wunram

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.790.924 von Wunram am 08.11.13 11:06:30

stimmt, aber noch nie war sie so aktuell wie heute

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.791.146 von fortuna924 am 08.11.13 11:27:51

hört sich doch gut an

http://www.computerbase.de/news/2013-11/ocz-vector-150-soll-…

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.791.796 von fortuna924 am 08.11.13 12:44:38

aktuell 0,88$

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.792.926 von fortuna924 am 08.11.13 15:00:25

so ein Mist. Kann nicht handeln. Oder steckt in FFM fest ...

[bmuesli]

http://www.computerbase.de/news/2013-10/toshiba-soll-an-oczs…


15.10.2013 15:55

Vorteile für beide Unternehmen denkbar

Toshiba soll an OCZs Consumer-Sparte interessiert seinToshiba
Die goldenen Zeiten für OCZ sind vorbei. Der einstige Vorreiter und Marktführer bei SSDs strauchelt seit Längerem und genießt aufgrund einiger Pannen nicht gerade den besten Ruf in der Branche. Erneut tauchen Gerüchte um eine mögliche Übernahme des kalifornischen Flash-Speicher-Spezialisten auf.

Nachdem im vergangenen Jahr Seagate als möglicher Kaufinteressent gehandelt worden war, soll nun der japanische Elektronikriese Toshiba Interesse am angeschlagenen Konzern bekunden. Dies will zumindest TweakTown aus eigenen Quellen erfahren haben. Dabei heißt es, dass „Toshiba ernsthaft ins Auge fasst, die ins Schwimmen geratene Consumer Storage Division des Unternehmens zu kaufen“. Folglich bestehe ein Interesse an OCZs Produktsparte für Konsumenten; das Unternehmen bietet zudem auch Flash-Lösungen für den professionellen Einsatz (Enterprise-SSDs) an.

Wie auch TweakTown erläutert, könnten beide Unternehmen von dem Kauf respektive Verkauf profitieren: Toshiba, sowohl als Anbieter von Festplatten als auch SSDs tätig, könnte das eigene Flash-Speicher-Portfolio durch OCZ-Technologie erweitern. Die US-Amerikaner hatten nach dem Kauf des Controller-Entwicklers Indilinx im Jahr 2011 erstmals Steuerungschips aus eigener Entwicklung eingesetzt, wie die „Vector“-SSD mit „Indilinx-Barefoot-3“-Controller zeigte, die durchaus zu überzeugen wusste. Außerdem übernahm OCZ im selben Jahr das SoC-Design-Team von PLX. Toshiba könnte durch einen Kauf der OCZ-Consumer-Sparte den eigenen Flash-Speicher künftig mit eigenen (Indilinx-)Controllern kombinieren und müsste nicht Technik anderer Firmen wie Marvell lizenzieren.

OCZ wiederum würde sich vom hart umkämpften Markt der Consumer-SSDs mit relativ geringen Gewinnspannen verabschieden und voll und ganz auf das Enterprise-Segment mit höheren Margen konzentrieren können. Im Gegensatz zu Samsung und Toshiba stellt OCZ selbst keinen Flash-Speicher her und muss diesen entsprechend teuer von solchen Unternehmen beziehen, was den Konkurrenzkampf erschwert. Entsprechend wird spekuliert, ob Toshiba im Gegenzug der angeblich avisierten Akquisition OCZ bezüglich Flash-Speicher entgegen kommen könnte. Von offiziellen Seiten gibt es allerdings bisher keine Stellungnahme zu den Gerüchten, weshalb diese zunächst auch als solche zu betrachten sind.

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.800.236 von bmuesli am 09.11.13 22:30:06

na das ist doch mal ein handfesteres Gerücht:

Panasonic To License OCZ Barefoot 3 Controller and SSD Design - EXCLUSIVE

http://www.storagereview.com/panasonic_to_license_ocz_barefo…

und die SSD


sieht der Vector schon sehr sehr ähnlich!



Gruß Wunram

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.836.984 von Wunram am 14.11.13 20:28:09

jetzt mit funktionierendem link:

http://www.storagereview.com/panasonic_to_license_ocz_barefo…

[Wunram]

ohne Worte:

OCZ Filing for Bankruptcy, Announces Offer From Toshiba to Purchase Assets

SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 11/27/13 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that on November 25, 2013, it received notices that Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. ("Hercules") took exclusive control of the Company's depository accounts at Silicon Valley Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. As set forth in the Company's recent SEC filings, Hercules and the Company are parties to a loan and security agreement. As previously reported, the Company is not in compliance with certain of the operating ratios and covenants in the loan agreement. As a result of such action and pursuant to Hercules' written instruction, the depository institutions disbursed the cash in the Company's respective accounts to accounts under the control of Hercules.

The Company has received an offer from Toshiba Corporation to acquire substantially all of the Company's assets in a bankruptcy proceeding. The parties have substantially completed negotiations on an asset purchase agreement and OCZ believes that all the material terms have been agreed to. The agreement is subject to various conditions: the preservation of the value of the business, including the retention of employees, the negotiation and execution of definitive documentation, the filing of bankruptcy petitions by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, Toshiba's offer being accepted by the bankruptcy court as the highest and best offer under the circumstances after an auction process conducted under the relevant provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, and other customary closing conditions. The Company expects to file a petition for bankruptcy shortly after completing final documentation with Toshiba and Hercules, and to conduct the court-supervised auction process to attempt to maximize the value of the Company's assets and operations in an orderly process. More details will become available when the Company files its petition for bankruptcy.

If the Company is not able to agree to final documentation with Toshiba, the Company expects to imminently file a petition for bankruptcy and liquidate.

Forward-Looking Statements....


http://ir.ocz.com/news/detail/3004

Wunram

[Circle_Jerk]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.933.886 von Wunram am 27.11.13 20:11:44

siehste - das Toshiba-Gerücht von Oktober bewahrheitet sich - kaufen sogar den ganzen Laden. Allerdings für eine Handvoll Dollar aus der Insolvenz heraus. Over and out für die Aktionäre.

Mal wieder.

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.934.350 von Circle_Jerk am 27.11.13 21:00:13

ja ohne Worte.
Vielleicht gibt es noch einen Bieterstreit.

Seagate oder oder oder ...

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.937.594 von fortuna924 am 28.11.13 10:28:00

kann mir einer sagen, wieviele Leerverkäufer es gibt?
Und wann diese gecovert werden müssen?

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.937.616 von fortuna924 am 28.11.13 10:30:32

mal schauen. Vielleicht wird hier das gleiche passieren wie bei Alvarion.
Nach BK von 0,18 bis auf 1,16$ gestiegen.

Leerverkäufer müssen irgendwann ihre Aktien zurückkaufen

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.937.594 von fortuna924 am 28.11.13 10:28:00

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[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.937.948 von fortuna924 am 28.11.13 10:59:32

http://www.zdnet.de/88177485/ssd-hersteller-ocz-steht-insolv…

Vielleicht gibt es ja noch ein höheres Gebot...

Wieder Fantasie da

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.939.188 von fortuna924 am 28.11.13 13:10:03

http://finance.yahoo.com/mb/forumview/;_ylt=AtYCI_gaQImKuSWH…

auf den Punkt gebracht ...



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obviously there's some confusion here - so let's answer some questions
by hageneriksson • 10 seconds ago

So OCZ files for bankruptcy and is selling its remaining assets to Toshiba - will there be anything left for shareholders ?

No. Major creditor Hercules seized the remaining cash balances and will most likely get the money from Toshiba also to reclaim as much from its loan as possible.

But I understand there will be an auction process supervised by the bankruptcy court ?

Yes. But remember the company already underwent a lengthy review of strategic alternatives before entering the deal with Toshiba. Obviously this was the best possible outcome. So there won't be any other bidders and Toshiba will get its deal.

So - what will Toshiba pay - isn't it likely that they pay a huge amount so that shareholders will get at least some money ?

No. They are buying the assets out of bankruptcy on the cheap - most likely for just a few millon dollars if at all. If Toshiba would have been willing to pay a huge amount of money the company wouldn't have had to file for bankruptcy at all and Hercules wouldn't have seized the remaining cash balances.

What happens to the shares - will they continue trading on the Nasdaq ?

No. Nasdaq doesn't allow companies undergoing bankruptcy procedures to remain listed - the shares will be quoted on the pink sheets most likely as early as next week.

Is there any chance the shares will go back up ?

Yes. Shortsellers might line up to realize their giant gains - this might bring in some demand which might cause the share price to rise for a short span. You should sell remaining positions into spikes initiated by covering shortsellers and unfounded rumours.

Is there any chance my shares will go back up to my purchase price ?

No. This will vegetate on the pink sheets with price and volume approaching zero asymptoticaly until trading of the shares will cease completely. From time to time there will be some spikes but the shares will come back ultimately.

So would should I do now ?
Realize your losses and learn your lesson from this mess. Less

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.939.570 von fortuna924 am 28.11.13 13:58:47

und solche "spikes" waren bei Alvarion zwischen 0,18 und 1,16$

mir würde 0,40$ erst einmal reichen ...

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.939.592 von fortuna924 am 28.11.13 14:01:39

http://www.myce.com/news/seagate-to-compete-with-toshiba-on-…
Sieht gut aus für morgen

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.942.202 von fortuna924 am 28.11.13 18:57:29

Wenn Seagate mitbieten sollte ...
Sind ja doch noch ein paar Prozente möglich

[fortuna924]

Bin gespannt, ob noch einige Bieter dazukommen.

[Wunram]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.945.364 von fortuna924 am 29.11.13 10:10:25

@fortuna924

so wie ich die Meldung von OCZ verstehe, scheint der asset-deal mit Toshiba bereits weitgehend durchverhandelt zu sein. Wenn dieser durch ein Insolvenzgericht bestätigt wird - bzw. es zu einem Bieterwettbewerb mit nur einem Bieter -Toshiba- kommt, war es das.
Die einzige Möglichkeit die ich sehe, ist dass jetzt ein weiterer Interessent ein deutlich besseres Angebot für eine komplette Übernahme macht. Dann würden wohl auch die Aktionäre vielleicht noch etwas abbekommen. Bislang sieht es eher so aus, dass die ganzen gesicherten Forderungen insbesondere von Hercules Technology Growth Capital bedient werden und für den normalen Anteilseigner leer ausgeht.

Gruss Wunram

[Wunram]

Zitat von Wunram: @fortuna924

.... und für den normalen Anteilseigner leer ausgeht.

muss natürlich heißen: und der normale Anteilseigner leer ausgeht.

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.945.824 von Wunram am 29.11.13 10:55:22

Stimmt schon was du schreibst.
Aber in diesem Wert ist Fantasie und davon lebt die Börse.
Mal schauen wie es weiter geht

[onkel_axel]

niemand dabei heute?

ich habe leider 2 fehler gemacht. 1. in deutschland gekauft und trotz handel über tradegate lagerplatz luxenburg bekommen

und zweiten für 11.5 cent viel zu teuer. hätten auch 8.5 sein können


ob es morgen weiter hoch geht, oder ein gibt es sofort wieder einen abverkauf? bin nicht sicher, ob schon genug gecovert haben

[Circle_Jerk]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.945.824 von Wunram am 29.11.13 10:55:22

Gut erkannt. Nachbörslich haben sie nun auch den Kaufpreis für die Aktiva verraten. 35 Millionen Dollar. Das ist zwar viel mehr als von mir ursprünglich angenommen, aber immer noch viel zu wenig, um auch nur einen Cent an die Aktionäre auszuschütten.

Und tatsächlich wird es keinen höheren Bieter in der (bei Bankruptcy-Fällen obligatorischen) Auktion geben, da bereits im Vorfeld alle in Frage kommenden Erwerber angesprochen worden sind. Das Angebot von Toshiba war dann insgesamt das beste Paket mit immerhin 35 Millionen Dollar zur Bedienung von Verbindlichkeiten und vor allem der Übernahme der Belegschaft durch den neuen Besitzer.

Für die Aktionäre wird nichts bleiben, wie von vornherein zu erwarten war.

[Circle_Jerk]

Aktueller Kurs 0,125 Dollar nachdem der Schlusskurs noch mit 0,26 Dollar angezeigt wird.

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.965.346 von Circle_Jerk am 03.12.13 00:26:14

abwarten... . Warum wurden zum Schluss so viele Aktien für 0,26$ gekauft???

Wird noch weitergehen die nächsten Tage ...

[fortuna924]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.968.140 von fortuna924 am 03.12.13 12:47:20

1. Kurs bei 0,20$

[onkel_axel]

da hat jemand in der schlussauktion gecovert

ja der aller erste kurs bei 20 cent. leider sind wir jetzt wieder bei 14 bis 16. und das wird auch ca die eröffung sein. kann genauso wieder bis 11 runtergehen dann. dort stehen meine körben


das lächerlichste habe ich heute morgen bei tradegate erlebt. habe meine verkaufsorder mit 0.137 euro cent eingestellt und 0.136 war der kurs, der ausgeführt wurde. richtig großes kino.

[Circle_Jerk]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 45.968.936 von onkel_axel am 03.12.13 14:20:45

die Aktie wird in den nächsten Tagen von der Nasdaq and die Pink Sheets transferiert, was in der Regel mit einem hohen Kursverlust einhergeht.

außerdem sind vom "Kaufpreis" rund 23,5 Millionen Dollar für die Aufrechterhaltung des OCZ-Geschäftsbetriebs bis zum Vollzug des Kaufs reserviert. Dies ist lediglich ein Kredit, der zum Vollzugsstichtag von OCZ zurückzuzahlen ist. Somit bleiben nur 11,5 Mio Dollar zur Bedienung der sonstigen Verbindlichkeiten.

[onkel_axel]

ich bin mittlerweile auch draußen.

habe den zock leider etwas falsch eingeschätz. dachte er würde nur ein tag gehen. hat aber 2 überlebt.

leider nur ein kleiner gewinn, aber was solls.
wenn es runter in die otc geht, will ich auch nicht dabei sein.
dann erst einmal neue tiefs abwarten und vllt nochmal einen zock wagen.

[AMC1999]

geht bei OCZ was nach der übernahme von Toshiba???