Ariston Technologies Launches New FireWire Product Line.HUNTINGTON BEACH Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1999-- Ariston Technologies, a Premier Apple Developer and leading manufacturer of 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. peripheral products for the Mac and PC, Wednesday introduced at MacWorld NY its new 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 Product Line. The line consists of the CardBus to FireWire "FireCard" based on the OHCI OHCI - Open Host Controller Interface standard, the "FireConn003" PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). to FireWire card, a FireWire camera FireWire cameras use the IEEE 1394 bus standard for the transmission of audio, video and control data. FireWire is Apple Computer's trademark for the IEEE 1394 standard. that provides 30fps at 640x480, and FireWire cables. "The new product line will allow both Mac and PC users to expand the use of their systems and especially their video, storage and teleconferencing capabilities," said Steve Fulgham, vice president of Ariston Technologies. "Both the FireCard and the FireConn003 allow users to connect FireWire storage devices, Digital Video Camcorders or Ariston's FireCam Digital Video-Conferencing camera to their systems and achieve up to 400Mbps transfer rates." All FireWire products are fully compliant with the latest IEEE1394 standards and specifications. The FireCard meets the latest PC Card Standard 7.0 (March 1999), OHCI 1.0, PCI Power Management 1.1/CardBus Power Management 1.0 and 1394. FireWire is the only plug and play technology available today that provides such high transfer rates; these rates are soon expected to reach 800Mbps. Data file transfers, video streaming See streaming video and video stream. and teleconferencing long encumbered Encumbered A property owned by one party on which a second party reserves the right to make a valid claim, e.g., a bank's holding of a home mortgage encumbers property. by limited bandwidth can now reach new levels. Ariston's new product line can be seen at the Apple Consumer Pavilion at MacWorld NY or by visiting the Ariston Web site at www.ariston.com. Ariston products are sold through major mail order catalogues, resellers and retail stores and distributed by Pinacor in the United States and local distributors in more than 40 foreign countries. About Ariston Technologies Established in 1995, Ariston was named No. 15 on the Dunn & Bradstreet/Entrepreneur Magazine list of "Hot 100" fastest growing companies for 1998. Ariston is an Apple Premier developer, a member of the USB Implementers' Forum (USB-IF) and manufactures computer memory upgrades and USB peripherals for use with Apple- and IBM-compatible systems. Ariston has been known for its extensive line of memory upgrades, VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory , and cache cards for desktops, laptops, workstations and servers, as well as for its ATA Flash and Compact Flash cards for digital cameras. Last year's diversification into USB peripherals created the most comprehensive line of peripherals for Apple's iMac. The recent introduction of FireWire peripherals is yet another milestone in Ariston's successful growth and diversification. Ariston has sales offices in California and Boston with assembly operations in the United States and Asia. Ariston has headquarters at 16892 Bolsa Chica, Suite 204, Huntington Beach, Calif. 92649; phone: 800/326-5294 or 714/846-7676; fax: 714/846-3546; e-mail: sales@ariston.com. Printed product catalogs are available to resellers on request, and detailed product information is also available on the company's Web site at www.ariston.com. For product slides, evaluation units, or for more information on this and other Ariston USB products, contact Steve Fulgham at 714/377-1702, or Eli Ezra at 714/377-1709. Ariston is a trademark of Ariston Technologies. Apple and iMac are tradenames of Apple Computer Inc. |
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