The empire: Ziff-Davis magazines, Comdex computer shows, Kingston Technology, all through Softbank.

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Immigration is bringing huge advantages in its wake, both cultural and economic: roughly three-quarters of the 450 employees at Kingston Technology, one of the area's most dynamic firms, are immigrants.

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The thirst for additional tablet storage may also drive demand for external wireless storage devices for tablets such as the Go-Flex Satellite from Seagate Technology as well as the Kingston WiFi external flash storage device.

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You're looking at Kingston's DataTraveler Workspace, a storage device that incorporates bona fide SSD technology not usually found in thumbdrives -- like a bunch of ultra speedy flash memory and a SandForce controller that supports TRIM and S.M.

ENGADGET: Hands-on with Kingston's DataTraveler Workspace at IDF (video)