Ocz Technology Share Discussion Threads

[ch131] 05/8/2013 14:18

Beeksy, by the looks of the chart, they might start marching back to the top of the hill again!

FailedQS- I didn't have that problem from the AIM days- mine were always kept in a nominee account. I think you just need to contact computershare to remove the restriction- if you look on their US site, there is a live chat option- just ask them what to do.

[beeks of arabia] 04/8/2013 23:32

In the meantime, your shares did a "grand ol' Duke of York". Unfortunately, they've been marched back down the hill for the time being!

One of the lucky barstewards who held from them days will have the answer, I am sure.

[failedqs] 04/8/2013 23:27

Can anyone offer some advice about the status of OCZ shares?

I held these since the AIM days, and after the re-listing on Nasdaq I got a paper certificate from them for my shares.

I recently asked Barclays Stockbrokers to add these to my online trading account, and got a letter back from them stating that:

"the enclosed certificate is restricted. In order to add these shares to your account you will need to contact Computershare Investor Services, USA, to have the restriction lifted."

On the back of the share certificate I now see that there is a note stating "no transfer of any of the shares comprised in this certificate will be registered until this certificate has been lodged at Computershare Investor Services..... Jersey".

So do I have to get Computershare (Jersey not USA) to do something to my shares to allow me to make them ok to transfer into my dealing account?

I don't seem to have any letters on file about what to do, so any advice would be gratefully received!! I'm sure someone else must have gone through this already!!!

Thanks a lot

FQS

[legolass] 24/7/2013 15:46

I dont think anyone is going to buy the company anytime soon. I think most we can hope for is some sort if PIPE financing and a long term NAND agreement with a big player

[mark knopfler] 24/7/2013 14:50

A rare bullish article:

hxxp://seekingalpha.com/article/1567002-a-likely-win-win-acquisition-for-all-technology-parties-involved?source=email_rt_article_readmore

[cervelo] 23/7/2013 13:09

Good RNS today

OCZ Technology Delivers the Plug-and-Play SQL Server Optimized ZD-XL SQL Accelerator
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Tightly Integrated PCIe Solid-State Drive Hardware and Intelligent Caching Software Storage Solution Accelerates and Optimizes Microsoft SQL Server Applications

SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/23/13 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the general availability of its ZD-XL SQL Accelerator which was first showcased live at Interop® 2013 and won the Best of Show Award in the Data Center and Storage category. This award-winning product is a tightly integrated hardware/software storage solution that accelerates and optimizes Microsoft SQL Server database applications in enterprise environments.

ZD-XL SQL Accelerator includes a high-performance flash-based PCIe solid-state drive working in combination with innovative acceleration and caching software to deliver the right and relevant SQL Server data when the application needs it. Through a user-friendly advanced graphical user interface, ZD-XL provides simple step-by-step implementation wizards that guide database administrators (DBAs) through best practice models of its flash-based resources to deliver easy and efficient deployment into SQL Server environments.

The unique ZD-XL SQL Accelerator architecture exposes its PCIe-based on-host flash as both local and cache volumes, and efficiently distributes random database workloads in parallel between all of its available flash to provide up to 25 times improved database performance depending on the application load. The ZD-XL SQL Accelerator's unrivaled ability to partition its flash between local volumes and cache enables data files, such as tempDB, to benefit from high flash performance while hot database data is cached to flash for immediate availability by SQL Server.

"Plugging seamlessly into existing or new SQL Server installations, our new ZD-XL SQL Accelerator leverages both our solid-state drive hardware and software IP to provide application-optimized flash caching load volumes that enable data to be accessed with the highest possible I/O performance," said Ralph Schmitt, CEO for OCZ Technology. "We believe that the industry is primed for this type of tightly integrated, plug-and-play use-case acceleration solution that uniquely combines software, driver, firmware and hardware into one robust and easy to deploy high-performance SQL Server solution."

"By deploying ZD-XL SQL Accelerator in our database servers, we reduced the run time of key SQL Server jobs from 2.5 hours to 45 minutes, without replacing our SAN," said Lars Ketting, ICT, Cartal Rijsbergen Automotive. "Along with these performance benefits, the simple implementation wizards allowed us to easily migrate from our test environment to deployment in our production systems."

Direct Pass Caching Technology is a key component of ZD-XL SQL Accelerator as it intelligently selects what data to insert into flash cache. The technology utilizes a data path cache director, cache analysis engine, and advanced policy-based algorithms that enable DBAs to use pre-optimized SQL Server-specific caching policies. This one-of-a-kind decision-engine performs deep 'out-of-band' statistical analysis of both OLTP (transactional) and OLAP (analytical) loads, making knowledgeable selections that ensure high hit ratios of the most frequent and important hot data to cache within ZD-XL SQL Accelerator without having to perform cycle-consuming analysis in the data path itself.

Another key feature of ZD-XL SQL Accelerator is its business-rule pre-warming cache engine and cache warm-up analyzer that monitors SQL Server workloads and automatically pre-loads the cache in advance of critical, demanding or important SQL Server jobs. It achieves this by identifying repeated access patterns that enable DBAs to set periodic time schedules to pre-load the cache. This unparalleled feature assures that this critical data resides on the ZD-XL SQL Accelerator's cache at the exact time SQL Server needs it.

To round out its capabilities, ZD-XL SQL Accelerator is designed to enable complete high availability (HA) through Microsoft SQL Server AlwaysOn technology, so not only can SQL Server environments function at the speed of flash, but in the event of planned or unplanned downtime, can continue operations from the stopping point, retaining all of its data as if no downtime had occurred.

ZD-XL SQL Accelerator is available in three configurations supporting 600GB, 800GB and 1.6TB storage capacities with service and support options available for each. For more information, go to www.ocz.com/enterprise.

[cervelo] 10/7/2013 21:12

if they needed to include a stock for tracker purposes they would have done it before now.

[mark knopfler] 10/7/2013 19:35

They actually have to, whether they like it or not, for their huge tracker funds.

[cervelo] 10/7/2013 19:29

Hmmm...not sure about that MK. No need to put money into a bombed out stock like OCZ...can't imagine they do it on a whim.

[mark knopfler] 10/7/2013 18:31

Blackrock pretty much hold some of every stock in every country, so its not particularly meaningful imo.

[cervelo] 10/7/2013 18:06

About $2m worth of stock so not insignificant. Must view that they willake a good return either on restatement or sale.

[cervelo] 10/7/2013 18:06

About $2m worth of stock so not insignificant. Must view that they willake a good return either on restatement or sale.

[cervelo] 10/7/2013 17:43

Blackrock 2% holding...is that new or a reduction?

[ch131] 30/6/2013 10:30

Let's hope we're close to news now, or is it just speculative positioning after STEC buyout by WD? OCZ would be vulnerable to a cheap takeover at these prices, but there can be no buyout without full disclosure of the past shenanigans. Still can't help feeling there is purpose behind the delay in filing.

[cervelo] 28/6/2013 16:47

OCZ has been trying to push a bit higher over the last few sessions, could be about to clarify accounts and tell the world what they have been up to. Would be nice.

[cervelo] 17/6/2013 20:49

about time the accounts got finalized once and for all

[ch131] 30/5/2013 13:49

More good news (although it's not the news we're waiting for). Despite previous history, OCZ do have great, innovative products. Currently trading higher premarket:

http://ir.ocz.com/news/detail/2594/ocz-technology-collaborates-with-mellanoxr-technologies-to-optimize-microsoft-sql-server-for-microsoft-always-on-environments

OCZ Technology Collaborates With Mellanox(R) Technologies to Optimize Microsoft SQL Server for Microsoft Always-On Environments



Combination of Mellanox ConnectX(R)-3 EN 40GbE NIC With OCZ ZD-XL SQL Accelerator Replicates Database Volumes Faster and With High Availability Presented at Microsoft TechEd North America 2013, Booth #316

SAN JOSE, CA and SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/30/13 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, and Mellanox® Technologies (NASDAQ: MLNX) (TASE: MLNX), a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data center and storage systems, have collaborated together to optimize Microsoft SQL Server applications in a Microsoft Always-On deployment that delivers flash I/O storage performance and high availability of data. These capabilities will be presented June 3rd through June 6th, in the Mellanox booth (#316) at the Microsoft TechEd North America 2013 Conference, New Orleans Morial Convention Center.

The combination of the Mellanox ConnectX®-3 EN 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) network interface card (NIC) with OCZ's ZD-XL SQL Accelerator replicates database volumes in a Microsoft SQL Server environment. The combined solutions deliver industry-leading Ethernet connectivity, intelligent and efficient cache and flash volume distribution of PCI Express (PCIe) flash resources as well as enabling High Availability (HA) services of Microsoft SQL Server installations.

To achieve this innovative capability, the Microsoft SQL Server environment containing two servers (each using a ZD-XL SQL Accelerator and ConnectX-3 EN NIC) are connected using Microsoft SQL Server Always-On. High Availability of this environment is maintained by replicating the ZD-XL SQL Accelerator data using the Mellanox NIC to the secondary server.

"This industry-first solution assures that performance will be maintained at accelerated levels through ZD-XL SQL Accelerator flash performance with our 40GbE NIC interconnection handling the replication of even the highest flash induced Microsoft SQL Server loads," said Motti Beck, Director of Enterprise Market Development for Mellanox Technologies. "We are very pleased to jointly develop this capability with OCZ enabling Microsoft SQL Server operations to continue from the point when a server fails, providing flash speed to end-users as if no problem had occurred."

"We are equally excited to work with Mellanox on providing high bandwidth, high availability solutions, and with the ConnectX-3 EN NIC providing four times better Ethernet connectivity for data replication, is an ideal match for our ZD-XL SQL Accelerator in support of mission-critical Microsoft SQL Server applications," said Dr. Allon Cohen, Vice President of Software and Solutions for OCZ Technology. "The ability to provide this innovative acceleration and replication between flash resources enables Microsoft SQL Server environments to function at the speed of flash while retaining complete high availability."

The Mellanox ConnectX-3 EN 40/56GbE NIC delivers high-bandwidth and industry-leading Ethernet connectivity for performance-driven server and storage applications in enterprise data centers, High Performance Computing (HPC) and embedded environments. Its low power and application acceleration for converged I/O infrastructures eliminate the need for multiple Ethernet connections to the server while maximizing server and storage performance throughput. This results in reduced operating costs and network complexity. More information is available at www.mellanox.com/ethernet/40gbe_index.php.

OCZ's new ZD- XL SQL Accelerator is a plug-and-play flash acceleration solution optimized for Microsoft SQL Server deployments. It represents the convergence of enterprise hardware and software as one tightly integrated, optimized solution ensuring that appropriate and readily available data is on SSD flash when Microsoft SQL Server needs it. Plugging seamlessly into existing or new Microsoft SQL Server installations, ZD-XL SQL Accelerator provides on-host application-optimized flash caching for SAN or DAS DB volumes enabling data to be accessed with the highest possible I/O performance. More information is available at www.ocz.com/enterprise.

About Microsoft TechEd North America 2013
Microsoft TechEd North America is the premier technical education and networking event for any technology professional interested in learning, connecting and exploring a broad set of current and soon-to-be-released Microsoft technologies, tools, platforms and services. The event is held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, from June 3-6, 2013. More information is available at www.northamerica.msteched.com.

About Mellanox Technologies, Inc.
Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions and services for servers and storage. Mellanox interconnect solutions increase data center efficiency by providing the highest throughput and lowest latency, delivering data faster to applications and unlocking system performance capability. Mellanox offers a choice of fast interconnect products: adapters, switches, software, cables and silicon that accelerate application runtime and maximize business results for a wide range of markets including high performance computing, enterprise data centers, Web 2.0, cloud, storage and financial services. More information is available at www.mellanox.com.

About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Founded in 2002, San Jose, CA-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OCZ) is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of high-performance solid-state storage solutions and premium computer components. Offering a complete spectrum of solid-state drives (SSDs), OCZ provides SSDs in a variety of form factors and interfaces (i.e. PCIe, SAS and SATA) to address a wide range of client and enterprise applications. Having developed firmware and controller platforms, to virtualization and endurance extending technologies, the company delivers vertically integrated solutions enabling transformational approaches to how digital data is captured, stored, accessed, analyzed and leveraged by customers. More information is available at www.ocz.com.

[ch131] 28/5/2013 22:21

http://ir.ocz.com/news/detail/2584/ocz-technology-obtains-favorable-nasdaq-listing-determination

OCZ Technology Obtains Favorable NASDAQ Listing Determination



SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/28/13 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that on May 28, 2013 the Company received a determination from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel") indicating that the Panel had granted the Company's request to remain listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market, subject to the condition that the Company is current in the filing of its periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission by September 16, 2013. The Company is required to promptly notify NASDAQ of significant events that occur during the exception period. The Panel reserves the right to reconsider the terms of the exception if it believes that the continued listing of the Company's common stock on The NASDAQ Stock Market is inadvisable or unwarranted.

The determination follows the Company's hearing before the Panel on May 16, 2013, at which the Panel considered the Company's plan to regain compliance with NASDAQ's filing requirement. The Company is working to timely satisfy the terms of the Panel's decision; however, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so.

"We are delighted that NASDAQ has granted us this extension. As recognized by this extension, the Company has made substantial progress in becoming current with our filings and we look forward to completing this as soon as possible," said Ralph Schmitt, CEO of OCZ Technology Group.

[ch131] 23/5/2013 14:28

New 20nm Vertex released today:



OCZ Launches the Next Generation Vertex 450 Series Solid State Drives



New Vertex 450 SSD Utilizes Proprietary Barefoot 3 M10 Series Controller and 20nm Flash to Deliver a Superior Client Computing Experience

SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/23/13 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the release of the Vertex 450 SATA III SSD Series featuring the company's proprietary Indilinx Barefoot 3 M10 Series controller. As part of the leading-edge Vertex series, Vertex 450 lives up to its name and bridges the gap between high performance and mainstream solid-state storage. With advanced storage performance, reliability, and quality, the Vertex 450 utilizes 20nm process geometry NAND flash to meet the needs of today's high-end consumer and client applications.

"As one of the industry's most highly awarded SSD Series to date, the Vertex name has become synonymous with the latest and greatest in flash-based storage providing an exceptional balance of performance and cost efficiency," said Daryl Lang, Senior Vice President of Product Management for OCZ Technology. "The Vertex 450 marks the first time this popular OCZ series utilizes in-house ASIC technology delivering an even greater level of speed, reliability and value for our customers."

Replacing the 25nm-based Vertex 4, the new Vertex 450 uses NAND flash based on the state-of-the-art 20nm process geometry to deliver superior, cost-effective solid state storage and features. The Vertex 450 provides bandwidth of up to 540MB/s read, 530MB/s write, and 4K random write performance of up to 90,000 IOPS, dramatically accelerating gaming, content creation, and multimedia applications, while driving an improved overall computing experience.

With its powerful and feature-rich Barefoot 3 M10 Series controller, the Vertex 450 is fine-tuned to deliver high speed sequential transfers and consistent sustained performance over time, regardless if the data file formats are compressed or uncompressed for faster file transfers, boot-ups, and a more responsive storage experience. The BF3 M10 controller is a derivative of the original product which adds AES-256 encryption and a power-optimized clock. This gives OCZ the ability to offer a power/cost optimized solution targeted for the mainstream market. With a priority on reliability and flash-optimized endurance, the Vertex 450 also features an advanced suite of flash management tools that analyze and dynamically adapt to increasing NAND vulnerabilities as flash cells wear, heightening data integrity over the long term.

Vertex 450 SSDs feature an ultra-slim 7mm alloy housing for compatibility with the latest thin form factor notebooks, and come bundled with a 3.5-inch adapter bracket as well as Acronis® True Image™ cloning software with Windows® 8 support to easily transfer data from legacy hard drive storage. The Vertex 450 will be available in 128GB to 512GB capacities and is backed by a 3-year warranty.

[ch131] 23/5/2013 14:00

It's definitely a strange one. I do believe there is scope for OCZ to prevail in this sector, with the right business model which hopefully RS has achieved. The silence is odd, but I think we should assume that the last announcements from RS still hold true, and until we hear any more that things are getting back on track. Obvious concerns are imminent- the Nasdaq listing requirements and recent loan agreement.

We have not heard anything negative for a while, so he may just pull it off. I think the old filings are really bad, and being purposefully held back as late as possible, and can only hope that when they are finally released, there will be some form of upgrade to the outlook (either new enterprise wins/raised guidance/profitable?)that will make them pretty old news and irrelevant. But I'm well aware that this is a somewhat rose tinted view! However, the bottom line remains that OCZ are an innovative company, with some superb products. All they need to do is sort out the business model, which is exactly what RS is currently doing.

[legolass] 23/5/2013 09:18

Like many of you have been investing for many years but have never seen anything as strange as this....9 months to re-state figures, pretty much silence from the coampny, but Nasdaq not taking any action to delist....I have given this company too much trust over the last few years but my hope is there is some sort of "masterplan" which at least gets us back to $3/4. That could be announcement of numbers with strong forward guidance and a fund raise or of course a buy-out (not sure legally how that might work though given $9 fund raise). Worst case this is getting delisted / going bust fairly rapidly.....

[ch131] 20/5/2013 18:21

Yes, now that's the sort of news release we need. A few more like that, and margins are going to improve a lot. I wonder what's going to happen to the $10 million necessary by the end of the month for the loan agreement? Dilution? I hope not at this price.

[legolass] 20/5/2013 15:24

Netgear qualification is impressive - maybe we are not going bust.....?

[ch131] 09/5/2013 08:37

Lol, or maybe OCZ are doing a reverse takeover!