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To: Starlight who wrote (5990)	6/21/1999 11:53:00 AM
From: Dave Swanson	Respond to of 18366

Sandisk news... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday June 21, 10:31 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SanDisk Expands Retail Product Line to Offer Broadest Selection of Flash Memory Cards SanDisk Acts as a Single Source Supplier Becoming the Only Company to Offer CompactFlash, MultiMediaCard, PC Card and SmartMedia Flash Memory Cards to the Retail Channel SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1999-- SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK - news) announced today that it will act as a single source supplier of flash memory to the retail channel by adding the SmartMedia(TM) flash card form factor to broaden the range of products it offers retailers. SanDisk is the only vendor to supply the retail channel with CompactFlash(TM) (CF(TM)), MultiMediaCard(TM), PC Card and SmartMedia, the most popular flash memory card formats. SanDisk, inventor of the industry leading CompactFlash memory card and developer of the flash MultiMediaCard, currently plans to offer the SmartMedia card only in the retail channel. Richard Dyer, vice president of retail sales at SanDisk, said, ''Our CompactFlash memory card has proven to be the right digital film solution for the majority of digital camera manufacturers. However, some of our retail channel customers also sell digital cameras using SmartMedia cards. These retailers have requested that we act as a single source of supply for all flash memory card formats. This move is intended to meet the requirement of these customers and further enhances our already strong presence in this channel.'' SanDisk Corporation, the world's largest supplier of flash data storage products, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale. The matters discussed in this news release contain forward looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as described under the caption ''Factors That May Affect Future Results'' in the company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release. Note to Editors: CompactFlash and CF are trademarks for SanDisk Corporation. SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation. All trade names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. SanDisk's web site/home page address: sandisk.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: SanDisk, Sunnyvale Brandon Talaich, 408/542-0624 btalaich@sandisk.com Nelson Chan, 408/542-0456 nchan@sandisk.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Sandisk Corp (Nasdaq:SNDK - news) Related News Categories: computer hardware, computers, internet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. All the news releases provided by Business Wire are copyrighted. Any forms of copying other than an individual user's personal reference without express written permission is prohibited. Further distribution of these materials is strictly forbidden, including but not limited to, posting, emailing, faxing, archiving ina public database, redistributing via a computer network or in a printed form. See our Important Disclaimers and Legal Information. Questions or Comments?