ADS Technologies Announces New Pyro 1394 Port for Notebooks; OHCI-Compliant PCMCIA Card to FireWire-Enable Portable Computers.Business Editors & High Tech Writers CERRITOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2000 ADS Technologies, a leader in external bus technology has announced the Pyro py·ro n. pl. py·ros Slang A person who has a compulsion to set fires; a pyromaniac. 1394 Port for Notebooks, a PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. cardbus card designed to FireWire-enable PC and Mac notebooks. The OHCI-compliant cardbus features Plug and Play and Hot Swapping connectivity as well as fast data throughput rates of 400 Mbit per second for high band-width 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 devices such as FireWire networking, storage, printers, scanners and digital camcorders. Because the most popular application for FireWire is digital video editing, Pyro 1394 Port for Notebooks includes Ulead VideoStudio 4.0, and works with Apple's iMovie, which can be downloaded free from Apple's Web site. Pyro 1394 Port for Notebooks also includes FireNet, a software-based networking solution that allows users to connect their notebook to other FireWire-enabled computers for performance that is two and a half times faster than 100BaseT fast Ethernet. "FireWire devices are finally proliferating into the consumer computer marketplace, and our Pyro 1394 solutions have played an important role in the industry's evolution," remarked Mike McCoy, president ADS Technologies. "The next foreseeable application for FireWire will be IEEE 1394 networking. With the Pyro 1394 Port for Notebooks, our goal once again is to lead the way for FireWire connectivity." Includes: Pyro 1394 Port for Notebooks dongle The term was originally slang for a "hardware key." Today, the term is often used to refer to any small adapter that has a short cable with connectors at both ends. See hardware key and PC Card dongle. ; four-pin to six-pin FireWire cable; Ulead VideoStudio 4.0 digital video editing software Video editing software is application software which handles the editing of video sequences on a computer. It usually includes the ability to import and export video, cut and paste sections of a video clip, and add special effects and transitions; and it sometimes includes the ; Ulead Photo Explorer 6.0; FireNet IEEE 1394 networking software. System Requirements: PC requirements: Cardbus-enabled PC notebook; Windows 98 Second Edition of Windows 2000. Mac Requirements: Cardbus-enabled Powerbook G3s; Mac OS 9.0. Availability and Cost: Available August 2000; Estimated street price $99. About ADS Technologies Inc. ADS Technologies Inc. brings the cutting-edge technology of upgrade, network and presentation solutions to the personal computer marketplace. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. manufactures USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and 1394 solutions for both PCs and Macs. For more information or graphics, contact Christina Cu at 800/888-5244 or visit the "Media Center" at www.adstech.com. |
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