Bell Microproducts announces distribution agreement with Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1997--Bell Microproducts (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 :BELM) and Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:DIMD DIMD Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary ) announced today a national distribution agreement that enables the company to better serve the growing Internet and multimedia market. The company will immediately begin distributing Diamond's complete line of Internet multimedia products, including the Fire GL and Stealth 3D series of graphics accelerators for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) and Windows(R) 95 systems, the Supra A relational DBMS from Cincom Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (www.cincom.com) that runs on IBM mainframes and VAXs. It includes a query language and a program that automates the database design process. (R) series of modems, and the FirePort series of SCSI host adapters. Diamond's Fire GL professional graphics accelerators provide advanced 3D acceleration for animation, authoring and CAD applications, and the Stealth 3D accelerators deliver powerful 2D, 3D and video playback for mainstream business, multimedia and entertainment applications. Diamond's connectivity products enable users to access multimedia content using Supra analog and digital modems, and the FirePort brand of Ultra SCSI The designation for various high-speed SCSI interfaces. The original specification was Ultra SCSI, followed by Ultra2, Ultra3, etc. For details, see SCSI. host adapters increases system performance by speeding data transfer from the hard drive. "Bell Microproducts is very experienced in servicing the higher-end, specialized value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (VAR) community," said Debby Feeney, director of channel sales for Diamond Multimedia. "And, we are excited to be working with them to broaden our presence in the VAR channel." Phil Roussey, senior vice president of marketing at Bell Microproducts, also commented, "This agreement allows us to offer our customers solutions based on products from Diamond, a top company in graphics and communications market. Diamond's leadership in high-end 3D graphics and telecommunications will be especially valuable to customers in vertical markets where performance is a critical differentiator. Diamond's products combined with our motherboard and other I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output product offerings will provide our customers a complete solution." Diamond Multimedia is driving the Internet multimedia market by providing interactivity and connectivity solutions for home, business and professional desktop/computer users. Diamond accelerates multimedia from the Internet to the hard drive with products that include the Stealth series of media accelerators, the Monster series of entertainment 3D and sound accelerators, the Fire series of professional 3D and 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. accelerators, and the Supra series of modems and ISDN adapters. Diamond also markets multimedia and video phone upgrade kits. Headquartered in San Jose, Diamond has sales, marketing and technical support facilities in Vancouver, Wash.; Singapore; Hong Kong; Seoul; Tokyo; Paris; Stamberg, Germany; and Winnersh, United Kingdom. Additional information about Diamond Multimedia can be found on the World Wide Web at www.diamondmm.com . Bell Microproducts Inc. is a distributor of high technology products serving the industrial and commercial markets. The company markets a wide range of semiconductor products including memory, logic, microprocessors and specialty components. The company also offers one of the industry's broadest selections of computer products including hard disk drives, optical drives, tape drives, 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. devices, subsystems and complete computer systems. In addition, Bell Microproducts offers an extensive set of value-added services including systems integration, testing, kitting, and contract manufacturing of printed circuit boards and subsystems through its Quadrus Manufacturing Division. Further information about the company's products and services can be obtained by visiting the company's Website at www.bellmicro.com . CONTACT: Bell Microproducts Inc. Philip Roussey, 408/451-9400 |
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