Connectix Announces Compatibility with Windows 98; QuickCam VC and QuickClip Take Advantage of Microsoft Windows 98 USB Support.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1998--Connectix(R) Corp., the pioneer and market leader in tethered Attached to a data or power source by wire or fiber. Contrast with untethered. digital video peripherals, today announced the QuickCam(R) VC digital video camera and QuickClip(TM) video capture device Video Capture Device (full title Weezer - Video Capture Device: Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002) is the Weezer DVD. It contains footage of a lot of live gigs from early stages of their musical career, right up until 2002. are Windows(TM) 98 compatible. Connectix takes advantage of 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 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. ) technology to make its products even more innovative and looks forward to the broad availability of USB through the launch of Windows 98. Connectix QuickCams allow users to capture video images and still pictures directly into their computers to be sent electronically over the Internet, a network or modem to modem. The Connectix QuickClip is the only device for capturing motion video currently available with USB connectivity. USB Support The Windows 98-based support for USB enables consumers to easily install new hardware such as Connectix' QuickCam and Quick Clip. The Connectix QuickCam VC is optimized for video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. , allowing many people to stay in touchwith friends and family, or hold business meetings over the Internet. With the additional advantage of a USB port A USB socket on a computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged. See USB. , the Connectix QuickCam VC becomes the optimal choice in home, small business and corporate environments. "Connectix is committed to providing low cost, leading edge digital video devices to the growing visual communications market," said Don Pickens, vice president and general manager of hardware for Connectix. "With full USB compatibility, Connectix is integrating innovation and ease of use into the QuickCam VC and the new QuickClip video capture device." "The support of Windows 98 for USB enables users to take advantage of performance and ease-of-use innovations in new computer hardware such as Connectix' QuickCam VC and QuickClip," said Rob Bennett, Group Product Manager of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . "The USB technology in Windows 98 makes using PC peripherals as simple as plugging in a coffee pot." Forward Compatibility with Windows All future Connectix hardware products will be Windows 98-compatible as well as maintain backward compatibility with Windows(TM) 95. Current Windows 95 installations of Connectix products also will operate under Windows 98 if users upgrade their systems. Connectix and Microsoft have a historic relationship to collaboratively develop and market video hardware and software solutions that enhance the ability of consumers to communicate using video over the Internet. Connectix, which plans to ship its one-millionth QuickCam this summer, bundles Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. and NetMeeting with the QuickCam VC product. About Connectix Founded in 1988 and based in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. , Connectix Corporation develops innovative, award-winning products around the philosophy that computers enhance peoples' lives. Connectix products unlock the potential in users and the world around them. In addition to the QuickCam technology that revolutionized affordable videoconferencing and still image capture, the company's flagship products include: Speed Doubler(TM), RAM Doubler(TM), QuickCam(R) and Connectix Virtual PC(TM). For more information, contact Connectix at 650/571-5100, 800/950-5880, fax 650/571-5195 or at www.connectix.com. -0- Note to Editors: QuickCam is a registered trademark of Connectix Corporation. RAM Doubler, Speed Doubler and QuickClip are trademarks of Connectix Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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