Adaptec's Toast Ignites CD Recording for Maximum Speed; Adaptec's Toast 4 Deluxe now provides native support for FireWire CD recorders.Business/Technology Editors MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000 Adaptec, (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADPT ADPT Automated Data Processing/Telecommunications ADPT Adaptec Corporation (stock symbol) ADPT Adaptive Prediction ADPT Auger Depth Profiling Technique ADPT Automated Data Processing Telecommunications ADPT Adapter ) the global leader in innovative storage solutions, today announced their award-winning CD recording software for Macintosh, Toast 4 Deluxe de·luxe also de luxe adj. Particularly elegant and luxurious; sumptuous: deluxe accommodations; a de luxe automobile. adv. , now offers native support for FireWire CD recorders See CD-R. . The new Toast 4.1 is ideal for multimedia enthusiasts who need a high-speed method of storing images from their digital cameras or video camcorders. Internet audio See RealAudio. enthusiasts will appreciate Toast 4.1's improved MP3 decoding de·code tr.v. de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes 1. To convert from code into plain text. 2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one. 3. technology that speeds up the conversion of MP3 files to standard audio CD with improved sound quality. With the support for FireWire, Toast customers will see a doubling of their CD burning speeds and can now take advantage of 12x CD recorders. "Adaptec is committed to supporting Apple's FireWire initiative on the Macintosh platform," said Tom Shea, vice-president and general manager of Adaptec's Software Products Group. "We believe that with the addition of FireWire technology to Toast, we now offer the fastest CD burning software for storing digital media." "Apple pioneered FireWire, which has been the standard for digital video cameras, CD recorders and other peripherals that need high performance interaction with computers", said Clent Richardson, vice-president of WorldWide Developer Relations at Apple. "We are pleased that Toast 4.1 users will be able to take advantage of one of the fastest peripheral standards ever developed, to meet their recording needs." Toast 4 Deluxe also provides a wide variety of features for multimedia savvy customers, such as PhotoRelay, a robust cataloging application to store and track digital photos and CD Spin Doctor (an analog to digital converter (1) A device that changes one set of codes, modes, sequences or frequencies to a different set. See A/D converter. (2) A device that changes current from 60Hz to 50Hz and vice versa. program that turns scratchy LPs into crystal clear CDs). Pricing and Availability Toast 4 Deluxe customers can now download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. Toast 4.1 FireWire update at http://www.adaptec.com/support/advisor/cdrupdates/toastversions.html. Toast 4 Deluxe has a suggested retail price of $99 and is available through resellers or direct from Adaptec's web site, sales@adaptec.com, or by calling 1-800-442-7274. For more information on Toast 4 Deluxe and other Adaptec's other software products, please visit our web site at http://cdr.adaptec.com About Adaptec Adaptec (NASDAQ: ADPT) is the global leader in innovative storage solutions. Adaptec's hardware and software solutions for eBusiness and Internet applications move, manage, and protect critical data and digital content. Adaptec's direct-attached storage Direct-attached storage (DAS) refers to a digital storage system directly attached to a server or workstation, without a storage network in between. It is a retronym, mainly used to differentiate non-networked storage from SAN and NAS. , network storage solutions and desktop software solutions for digital content are found in high-performance networks, servers, workstations and desktops from the world's leading manufacturers, and are sold through distribution channels to ISPs, enterprises, medium and small businesses and consumers. Adaptec is an S&P 500 and a NASDAQ 100 member. More information is available at www.adaptec.com. |
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