Belkin FirePath PCI Card Sets New Price- Performance-Value Standard in IEEE-1394 Connectivity.COMPTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1999-- FireWire PCI Card A circuit board that plugs into the computer's PCI bus and contains the control electronics for a peripheral device. Starting in the latter half of the 1990s, PCI became very popular. See PCI. Incorporates Three 400Mbps Ports and Includes MGI MGI Mouse Genome Informatics MGI Modular Gateway Interface MGI McKinsey Global Institute MGI Military Geographic Information MGI Marine Geological Institute MGI Policy on the Management of Government Information (Canada) VideoWave III SE for $129 Belkin Components, a leader in connectivity solutions and accessories, today announced FirePath PCI Card, a new OHCI-compliant and PCI-based IEEE-1394 card that sets a new price-performance-value standard in IEEE-1394 connectivity. The card easily slips into any open PCI slot (hardware) PCI slot - A connector on Peripheral Component Interconnect and the associated physical space occupied by the installed PCI card. and provides users with three 400Mbps ports, the throughput performance to handle high-bandwidth requirements such as home networking, transferring digital video from DV (digital video) camcorders for editing, and using a new generation of FireWire peripheral devices See peripheral. peripheral device - peripheral . The FirePath, available in December, also bundles MGI Software's award-winning PC video editor -- VideoWave, and will have a suggested list price of only $129. "IEEE-1394 offers higher throughput than SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. or 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. ," stated Melody Saffery, product manager, Belkin. "FireWire devices are capable of communicating at speeds up to 400 Mbps, for home networking, high- speed storage drives, DV video, digital audio, DVD players, digital cameras and many other devices, which are now faster and easier to use. "Adding a FirePath to your PC lets users capture vibrant full- motion video coupled with crisp and clear audio, and gives them the ability to take advantage of a new generation of fast devices." IEEE-1394 technology, also known as FireWire(R) or iLink(TM), is a high-performance, low-cost digital interface that merges computing electronics into consumer multimedia. It is perfect for high-end users requiring data-intensive applications for storage drives, high-quality digital video and audio. With FireWire, users can connect up to 63 devices in one chain and support speeds of up to 400 Mbps, 10 times faster and nine times many more devices per chain than SCSI. FireWire is also plug-and-play in the truest sense -- users can just plug devices in and they work. FireWire(R) devices are hot-swappable, so users can connect and disconnect devices without shutting down the computer, allowing flexibility and expandability. "FirePath is a breakthrough for digital video enthusiasts," said Anthony DeCristofaro, president and chief executive officer, MGI Software. "Digital camcorders have come down in cost so dramatically that more consumers are going to be buying them for Christmas. "The key enabler for editing DV on the PC is getting the footage into the computer, which means having an IEEE-1394 connection. A year ago, the price for an IEEE-1394 card was prohibitive, but at $129 FirePath is a must-have. We're excited that Belkin chose to include VideoWave with FirePath." About MGI VideoWave III SE MGI VideoWave III SE is an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and (original-equipment manufacturer) version of MGI Software's market-leading PC video-editing software. Through its intuitive StoryLine Noun 1. storyline - the plot of a book or play or film plot line plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal" , VideoWave III SE lets home and business users easily combine video clips, animation, graphics, photos, sound, music and narration to "tell a video story". The combination of Belkin FirePath and MGI VideoWave III SE provides users with a fast, easy and integrated solution for capturing, editing and publishing DV videos, for business presentations, training materials, content for the Web or spicing up home movies. About Belkin Components Belkin Components is a leading manufacturer of computer cables, Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB) connectivity products, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and peripheral sharing devices, UPS and surge-protection products, high-end audio/video cables and cellular/PCS and computer accessories. Belkin products are available through major distributors, resellers and superstores. For further information, call 800/2BELKIN or visit the company's Web site at www.belkin.com. |
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