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OWC<\/a>\"biba-2016-silver-highres\"<\/a> today announced that its USB-C Dock<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Aura SSD<\/a>, as well as\u00a0the company itself were named winners at the Best in Biz Awards 2016, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts.<\/p>\n

Taking Silver in Best New Product of the Year<\/strong> (Consumer) was the OWC USB-C Dock. While the Aura SSD for mid-2013 and later MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina display took Bronze for Most Innovative Product of the Year<\/strong> (Consumer) and OWC received Bronze in the Most Socially or Environmentally Responsible Company of the Year<\/strong> category.<\/p>\n

OWC USB-C Dock<\/strong>
\nFeaturing 10 ports, the popular OWC USB-C Dock brings the connectivity you need back into your workflow. Complete with five USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports \u2013 including two high-power charging ports and one USB-C port \u2013 you can reconnect and charge your current and future devices. The USB-C Dock also features Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI and combo audio ports along with an SD card reader for even more connectivity. Click here for more on the OWC USB-C Dock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aura SSD<\/strong>
\n\"PR-MS-OWCAuraPCIe\"The OWC Aura SSD brings the ability to upgrade the PCIe-based flash SSD in your mid-2013 or later MacBook Pro with Retina display or MacBook Air for the first time with up to eight times the original capacity. Aura PCIe-based flash storage upgrades are precisely engineered for your Mac, so you\u2019ll never need to compromise your data by relying on complicated software hacks or TRIM-enablers to get the most from your upgrade. Click here for more on the OWC Aura SSD<\/a>.<\/p>\n

OWC Thinks Green<\/strong>
\nOWC believes that environmental stewardship is not only the right thing to do for future generations; it also makes good economic sense. OWC has worked tirelessly to build sustainable practices into all levels of our business operations.<\/p>\n

Since 2003, OWC has worked to extend this approach to its business operations, with the result that the company currently recycles 97 percent of its solid waste materials, received LEED\u00ae Platinum Certification by the Green Building Certification Institute in 2010, and in 2015 OWC reached its goal of generating more power than it consumes. Find out more at www.owcdigital.com\/thinkgreen\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Best in Biz Awards 2016<\/strong>
\nWinners of Best in Biz Awards 2016 were determined based on scoring from an independent panel of 50 judges from widely known newspapers, business, consumer and technology publications, TV outlets, and analyst firms. The panel of judgets included Accounting Today, AdWeek, Associated Press, Atlanta Tribune, Business News Daily, CNET, Computerworld, Consumer Affairs, Entrepreneur, eWeek Channel Insider, Forbes, Healthcare Innovation News, Inc., Information Week, InfoWorld, Investment Advisor Magazine, MediaPost, Multifamily Executive, Network World, Portland Business Journal, Security Products Magazine, South Florida Business Journal, Wall Street Journal, Wired, WLRN and ZDNet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OWC today announced that its USB-C Dock\u00a0and\u00a0Aura SSD, as well as\u00a0the company itself were named winners at the Best in Biz Awards 2016, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts. Taking Silver in Best New Product of the Year (Consumer) was the OWC USB-C Dock. 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