SanDisk, a producer of flash data storage cards and products, on Tuesday unveiled its 12-gigabyte (GB) and 16GB Extreme III CompactFlash cards, meant to provide professional photographers with the memory space needed to store large image files in such formats as RAW and high-resolution JPG, according to a Sept. 16 company press release posted on Canada NewsWire.SanDisk said the new CompactFlash cards are the “highest capacity cards in the world,” and they’ll feature minimum read and write speeds of 20 megabytes per second. SanDisk CompactFlash Announced at the Photokina photography trade show, the new cards are expected to hit stores before the end of the year, according to the release. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe “The SanDisk Extreme III line combines exceptional performance and reliability with large capacities to provide an ideal storage solution for professional photographers that meets their shooting and workflow requirements,” said Tanya Chuang, SanDisk senior retail product marketing manager, in the release. SanDisk also announced its Extreme USB 2.0 Reader, which aims to improve photographers’ workflow by cutting down on the time it takes to transfer images from a card to a computer. The reader “is designed to transfer images as quickly as possible.”The cards feature software called RescuePRO, which helps to retrieve images that were accidentally removed or lost, according to the release, and they’re available in CompactFlash, Memory Stick PRO and SD card formats. The 12 GB SanDisk Extreme III card will go for $779.99, while the 16GB version will sell for $1,049.99. Both cards will ship in December, according to the release. The SanDisk Extreme USB 2.0 Reader will hit stores in November and it will sell for $24.99.Related Links: SanDisk, RealNetworks Team on iPod Rival SanDisk MP3 Players a No Show at IFA Apple Aperture 1.5 Released Adobe Offers New Photoshop Lightroom BetaCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 CIO 100 CIO 100 feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe