Crucial.com Honored with BizRate Circle of Excellence Award

Crucial.com recognized for providing outstanding customer satisfaction for the 7th year in a row

Fremont, CA, 29 September, 2008 -- Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today announced that for the 7th consecutive year, Crucial.com was awarded the BizRate® Circle of Excellence Award. Crucial.com is one of 81 elite online retail recipients to have met the rigid criteria set by BizRate Research for outstanding service from September 1, 2007 through August 15, 2008. This prestigious annual award is judged by customers, and recognizes the very best online retailers in customer satisfaction.

"We're extremely proud to receive this honor for the 7th straight year. Our customers really drive our success - they continually provide us with great feedback, which takes the guesswork out of understanding and responding to their needs," commented Rus Miller, director of e-commerce for Lexar Media. "We're always ready to listen to our customers in an effort to improve our performance."

Crucial.com received above-average customer ratings on seven key satisfaction
metrics, including:

1. Overall satisfaction
2. Product selection
3. Ease of finding products
4. Repurchase intent
5. Product met expectations
6. On-time delivery
7. Customer support

Source: Lexar

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Lexar Extends Kodak-Branded Offering with Secure Digital High-Capacity, High-Speed Memory Card

New 16GB KODAK SDHC High-Speed Card Designed for Capturing High-Definition Video and Fast-Action Photos

FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Sep 22, 2008 Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today extended its KODAK-branded memory card offering with the introduction of the 16GB KODAK Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) High-Speed Card. The new high-capacity KODAK-branded card is designed to capture and store large volumes of high-definition video and fast-action photographs when used with today’s popular SDHC-enabled digital video and point-and-shoot cameras. The new 16GB KODAK SDHC High-Speed Card is speed-rated at 60x, capable of minimum sustained read and write speeds of 9MB per second for capturing full motion video without interruption. For more information about the 16GB KODAK SDHC High-Speed Card, please visit www.lexar.com/kodak/.

“As more point-and-shoot digital cameras include advanced features such as HD video recording and rapid-fire picture-taking, a greater number of photographers demand a memory card that is fast enough to enable them to take advantage of their new camera’s technology,” said Manisha Sharma, director of product marketing, Lexar. “The KODAK SDHC High-Speed Card is an excellent choice for not only Kodak cameras, but all SDHC-compatible digital cameras. The strength of the KODAK brand paired with Lexar’s high-speed, high-capacity capabilities enables users of the card to experience the enhanced benefits of today’s digital cameras.”

Available in October, the new 16GB KODAK SDHC High-Speed Card includes a limited lifetime warranty and 24-hour customer support from Lexar. The KODAK SDHC High-Speed Card is also available in 4GB and 8GB capacities. The KODAK High-Speed line of memory cards also includes the 2GB KODAK Secure Digital (SD) High-Speed Card.

Lexar will be displaying the 16GB KODAK SDHC High-Speed Card at Photokina 2008 at stand F022 E023 in hall 04.1.

Source: VPO

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