AIWA launches data products line; company announces series of computer peripherals including CD-ROM drives, fax modems, and PCMCIA cards.MAHWAH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 1995--AIWA AMERICA Inc. today announced its entry into the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. multimedia market with a line of computer peripheral products that includes CD-ROM drives CD-ROM drives, which today typically means a CD-RW drive that is a combo CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW drive, come in a variety of speeds. The original drive (1x) transferred data at 150KB per second. , fax/modems, and PCMCIA cards. According to the company the line will be further expanded later this year. Though the announcement marks the company's first venture into the data products marketplace in the United States, AIWA AIWA Asian Immigrant Women Advocates AIWA Armenian International Women's Association offers a comprehensive computer products line in its domestic market of Japan. In fact, independent research shows that the company is Japan's market share leader in fax/modems. AIWA's initial U.S. product line will consist of a dual-speed CD-ROM drive, a 14.4bps voice/fax/data modem, a portable 14.4bps voice/fax/data modem, and a 14.4bps fax/data modem card for 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. slots. Later this year 28.8bps versions of all three fax/modem products will be available. "Multimedia is one of the fastest growing categories in the U.S. electronics market," observed Yukio Yamamoto, AIWA AMERICA President. "With an existing line of top quality, full featured products, the in-house technology to develop even more advanced products in the future, and our established national distribution system here in the United States, we feel that this market represents a great opportunity for AIWA." Headquartered in Mahwah, AIWA AMERICA Inc. is a leading marketer of home audio systems, audio and video components, car stereo systems, portable audio products, accessories, and computer peripherals. CONTACT: Griffin Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most & Marketing, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Terry Shea, 212/255-8491 |
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