1394 Trade Association Cites Increasing Designs, New Products with IEEE 1394 - FireWire -.Business/Technology Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002 Leaders of the 1394 Trade Association today said the pace of new consumer and computer products with the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394/FireWire(TM) multimedia bus is accelerating, with almost 130 new announcements from mid-summer through late October October: see month. . New products range from 12 new notebook PCs and 90 new desktop PCs to new digital video and still cameras, and Samsung's new set top box and an increasing number of storage systems. All new products incorporating FireWire A high-speed serial bus developed by Apple and Texas Instruments that allows for the connection of up to 63 devices. It is widely used for downloading video from digital camcorders to the computer. Also known as the IEEE 1394 standard, the i. , with either the FireWire or i.LINK Sony's name for the IEEE 1394 "FireWire" port. See FireWire. (TM) logos, can now be found on the 1394 Trade Association's web site at www.1394ta.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. . "This past summer was a productive period for 1394-equipped product designs and introductions," said James Snider, executive director of the 1394 Trade Association. "We see a gradual acceleration in design activity throughout the industry, particularly in PCs and storage products, which is very encouraging." A partial list of the newest CE systems, PCs and peripherals includes the following:
AV Receivers: B&K Components
HDTVs: OptomaTV
Set-top Box: Samsung
Digital VHS: JVC
CD/RW: Yamaha
Digital Video Cameras: Canon, JVC, Sharp
Digital Still Cameras: Canon, Kodak Professional
Host Adapters: Creative Labs
Storage Equipment: Maxtor, LaCie, CMS, Iomega, Pace
Hubs & Repeaters: Charismac Engineering
Audio Equipment (MP3 Players): Archos, RCA
Portable Computers: Best Buy, IBM, Xentex Technologies, Toshiba,
Fujitsu, Gateway, Alienware
Desktop Computers: Beyond, Alienware, Canopus, Core Microsystems,
Dell, DV Gear, DV Link, DVS Direct, Falcon
Northwest, Gateway, HP, Hypersonic, Laird
Technologies, Lumin Solutions, Media 160,
Mina Systems, ProMax, Safe Harbor, Voodoo,
Best Buy
The 1394 Trade Association is a worldwide organization dedicated to the advancement and proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of the IEEE 1394 standard. The TA sponsors a rigorous compliance and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. program for all 1394-equipped products, along with developers' conferences and trade events. For more information visit www.1394ta.org. |
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