OCZ Technology Group, Inc. is shipping the Vertex 3 SATA (serial advanced technology attachment) III SSD (solid-state or flash disk) Series in 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB capacities. Built around the SandForce SF-2200 SSD processor with the 6Gbps SATA III interface to deliver double the performance of the previous generation, the Vertex 3 provides up to 550MB/s of bandwidth and up to 60,000 IOPS (4k random write). An enterprise version, the Vertex 3 Pro, is scheduled to ship later this quarter.