Kingston Named A 2004 Ultimate Custom Solutions Winner By The CRN Test Center
Fountain Valley, CA - (June 17, 2004), -- Kingston® Technology Company,
Inc. today announced that they have been selected as a 2004 Ultimate Custom Solution award winner
in the memory category by CMP Media's CRN, the newsweekly of vital information for business and
technology integrators.
The Ultimate Custom Solutions award program is in its fourth year. The event included a live
demonstration where the CRN Test Center built the Ultimate PCTM to see how far limits can be
pushed with today's technology, by selecting best-of-breed components. The event concluded with
a cocktail party and a raffle of the award-winning products to conference attendees.
Throughout the year, the Director of CRN Labs, John Yacono and the CRN Test Center review, select
and test the most cutting-edge technology available on the market to create an Ultimate Custom
Solution. The Test Center rates the vendor partners on product criteria such as quality,
functionality, performance, and innovation. The end result are solutions that use the most
innovative, feature-rich and reliable products manufactured by today's top vendors.
"Kingston is dedicated to the white box market and has built its reputation by providing customers
the highest quality products and industry-leading technical support. By working closely with key
alliance companies, Kingston is able to ensure availability when new platforms are released into
the marketplace, making it a great solution for custom solution providers," said Scott Chen, Vice
President APAC Business Division, Kingston Technology Company. "We are honored to be recognized by
CRN and to be included in such an esteemed group of manufacturers for the Ultimate PC," added Chen.
The 2004 Ultimate Custom Solutions awards recognized outstanding technology vendors in the following
16 product categories: Display; SCSI HBA; Motherboard; Power Supply; Memory Modules; System Case;
Keyboard/Mouse; Floppy disk drive; Network Interface Card; Hard Disk/Capacity; Hard Disk/Performance;
Processor; Speaker System; DVD/CD Drive; Video System; and Sound System.
"Congratulations on developing a cutting edge technology solution," said John Yacono. "It was quite
exciting to unveil this best of breed technology along with the other 16 winners in the form of the
Ultimate PC™."
About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory
products. Kingston operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Fountain
Valley, Calif., including Payton Technology Corp., Kingston's back-end processing facility
supporting memory packaging, test and logistics. With the advent of Payton, Kingston supports
all memory processing functions from receipt of wafer to completed module. Kingston serves a
network of distributors, OEMs, and retail customers in more than 3,000 locations worldwide.
For more information on Kingston, call (800) 337-8410, or go to
http://www.kingston.com/india.
About CRN and CRN Test Center
CRN provides business and technology integrators with the crucial information and analysis
they need to run their businesses successfully. As an advocate and voice of the Channel,
business and technology integrators turn to CRN first for immediate information. With more
than 20 years of experience, CRN is the most trusted source for 117,500 channel professionals.
CRN can be found on the Web at http://www.crn.com.
The CRN Test Center is the technology-evaluation department of CRN, providing unbiased product,
technology and channel-program analysis specifically targeted at solution providers. The CRN
Test Center produces single-product reviews, technology news, technology demonstrations at
tradeshows, and product roundups featuring channel-program evaluations. Top products receive
the coveted "Editor's Choice" or "Recommended" designations.
About CMP Media LLC
CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential
information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers
and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely
positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet
their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines,
Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows
and conferences, and custom publishing.
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Editor's Note: For additional information, evaluation units or executive interviews, please
contact Heather Skinner, Kingston Technology Company, Inc. 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley,
CA, USA 92708, (714) 438-1817.
Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston Technology Corporation. All
rights reserved. All other marks may be the property of their respective titleholders.
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