Kingston Technology Press Release

High-Capacity Cards Ideal for Photographers Who Need to Create Large Files for Reproduction

Fountain Valley, CA – June 5, 2006 – Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, announced it is expanding its line of CompactFlash Elite Pro cards with the addition of a new 8-GB card. The card is an ideal storage choice for studio, catalog and portrait photographers who need to produce large files for catalog reproduction and other commercial purposes. The addition of the 8-GB CompactFlash Elite Pro card completes one of the most comprehensive lines of Flash memory card solutions in the industry — including 512 MB, 1-GB, 2-GB and 4-GB CompactFlash cards. Kingston’s Elite Pro line meets the increased demands of today’s professional photographers by delivering reliability and dependability and providing a memory solution to suit their specific capacity needs.

“Photographers have learned to rely on Kingston Flash memory to deliver dependable and consistent results with capacities that fit their needs,” said Mark Leathem, Flash business development manager, Kingston®. “The new 8-GB CF Elite Pro card will allow photographers to capture more images on a single card and better manage their workflow.”

The new 8-GB card enhances the performance of power-hungry imaging applications used by both advanced amateur and professional photographers. When used in conjunction with matching high-performance digital devices, Kingston’s entire line of CF Elite Pro cards provides ultra-fast transfer times with read speeds up to 8 MB/sec. and write speeds up to 6.75 MB/sec.

Kingston’s 8-GB Type I CompactFlash Elite Pro card (part number: CF/8GB-S) has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $399.99*. All Kingston CompactFlash products come with a lifetime warranty and free technical support. For more information on Kingston’s complete Flash Memory product line, visit http://www.kingston.com/flash/default.asp.

Kingston Technology’s 8-GB Type / CompactFlash Elite Pro card (part number: CF/8GB-S) has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of £212. All Kingston Technology CompactFlash products come with a lifetime warranty and free technical support
For more information about Kingston Technology’s complete Flash Memory product line, visit www.kingston.com/uk or call 01932 738950.

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and sales offices in the United Sates, United Kingdom, Europe, Russia, Australia, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please call (800) 337-8410 or visit www.kingston.com.