KINGSTON SUPPORTS US TROOPS WITH 100-PERCENT PRIVATE USB FLASH DRIVES

Kingston Donates Drives to Military Personnel Stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan

Fountain Valley, CA -- (June 1, 2006), Kingston Technology Company, Inc. today announced that it is donating 5,000 Kingston® DataTraveler® Elite – Privacy Edition (DTE Privacy Edition) USB drives to U.S. troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The donation is being made through Operation Gratitude (www.operationgratitude.com), an Encino, Calif.,-based nonprofit organization that sends care packages to military personnel deployed around the world. To date, Operation Gratitude has shipped more than 145,000 packages addressed to individual U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Korea, Africa, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Guantanamo Bay, as well as U.S. ships deployed abroad.

“Kingston is committed to supporting the men and women of our armed forces and is pleased to partner with Operation Gratitude in support of their efforts,” said John Tu, co founder and president, Kingston.

Kingston DTEP: Meeting the Needs of the US Military
Recently, several major media outlets have reported on the issue of unsecured data on U.S. military USB flash drives that have turned up for sale outside a large military installation in Bagram, Afghanistan. Kingston believes DTE Privacy Edition drives offer an innovative yet cost-effective solution to prevent the occurrence of these types of scenarios.

Introduced in March 2006, DTE Privacy Edition is the world’s first USB Flash drive that secures 100 percent of data on-the-fly via 128-bit hardware-based AES encryption, ensuring fail-safe security best practices. The drive is ideal for use by military and government personnel dealing with sensitive information; if the drive is ever lost or stolen, data on the DTE Privacy Edition device remains secure.

In addition to hardware-based encryption, the drive features several other advanced security measures, including a complex password protocol and a mechanism that locks out would-be attackers after 25 consecutive failed password attempts, ensuring information is accessible only by authorized users, and thwarting even “brute force attack” attempts to access data on lost or stolen devices.

“Of all the various USB drives Kingston offers, the DTE Privacy Edition drives were selected due to the sensitive nature of the data inherent in military operations,” said John Holland, vice president, domestic sales, Kingston. “With Kingston’s DTE Privacy Edition, U.S. military personnel need not worry about the inadvertent disclosure of sensitive information – whether it’s government documents or love letters from home,” said Holland. “Kingston DTE Privacy Edition drives are rugged and can withstand weather extremes – from 32 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. They are an ideal solution for military personnel working abroad that need secure, compact and rugged mobile storage devices.”

Slightly larger than a five-stick pack of chewing gum, the DTE Privacy Edition drive offers superior performance --with read and write speeds of up to 24 MB/second and 14 MB/second -- and is available in storage capacities up to 4 GB. The drive is backed by a five-year warranty and legendary Kingston reliability, service and support.

For more information on DTE Privacy Edition, please visit the Kingston Web site at http://www.kingston.com/flash/dt_elite.asp

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. With manufacturing facilities operating in Fountain Valley, California; Malaysia; Taiwan; and China, Kingston supports all memory processing functions from receipt of wafer through to completed module. Kingston serves a network of distributors, OEMs, and retail customers in more than 3,000 locations worldwide. For more information, please call (800) 337-8410, or visit www.kingston.com

About Operation Gratitude
Operation Gratitude ( www.operationgratitude.com ) is the California- based 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that sends care packages and letters addressed to individually named U.S. troops deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Guantanamo Bay, Bosnia, Kosovo and onto military ships all over the world. Operation Gratitude was founded in March 2003 and is funded entirely by private donations and staffed exclusively by volunteers. Its mission is to lift morale, bring a smile to a service member's face and to express to all troops the appreciation and support of the American people. For safety and security, the assembling of packages occurs at the California Army National Guard, 746th QM BN Armory in Van Nuys, California. Since its inception in 2003, Operation Gratitude has delivered more than 111,000 packages to American troops deployed overseas. For more information, please contact Carolyn Blashek at 818-789-0123, cblashek@aol.com or visit: www.operationgratitude.com