Digi Extends USB Plus Series to Include Low Profile Card and Compact Box Options.MINNETONKA, Minn. -- - Digi enables powered USB See PoweredUSB. deployment in smaller PC platforms, reduces space requirements for retail applications - Digi International Digi International was founded in 1985 as DigiBoard and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. The company went public as Digi International in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol DGII. (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 :DGII DGII Dirección General de Impuestos Internos DGII Directorate General of Human Rights (EU) DGII Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation und refraktive Chirurgie (German) ), the leader in Connectware, today announced the addition of four new products to its 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. Plus Series of powered USB connectivity solutions, including the Hubport/4c+, a new compact hub with four USB PlusPower ports and the Hubport/PCI+ LP family - three new low profile PCI cards with USB PlusPower ports. The USB Plus Series is the most extensive line of powered USB connectivity solutions available and is designed to simplify retail operations by allowing powered USB peripheral devices to be used with a standard, low-cost PC. The USB Plus Series saves space and simplifies system architecture by eliminating power supply bricks for USB devices. "We now offer the broadest family of powered USB connectivity products in the industry," said Stephen Popovich, general manager and vice president of Inside Out Networks, a division of Digi International. "The new low profile PCI cards enable powered USB deployment in even smaller PC platforms to further reduce space requirements in retail applications. The Hubport/4c+ also minimizes the space necessary for providing powered USB via an external hub." The USB Plus Series makes it easy to add powered USB ports to a standard, low-cost PC, transforming a basic, small footprint PC into a high-performance retail system. The USB Plus Series is the only powered USB connectivity solution that features power management capabilities. This enables technicians to monitor voltage and turn on and off individual powered USB ports, allowing end users to safely and easily disconnect and reconnect high-wattage devices like printers, bar code scanners and signature capture devices. Available in card and external hub solutions, each product offers four powered USB ports that are compatible with both standard and powered USB devices. ScanSource, Inc., (NASDAQ:SCSC SCSC State Civil Service Commission SCSC Schedule Control Systems Criteria SCSC Software Council of Southern California SCSC Surface Combat Systems Center (formerly ACSC; Wallops Island, VA) SCSC Santa Clara Swim Club ), the leading international value-added distributor of specialty technology products, offers Digi's complete line of USB Plus Series of powered USB connectivity solutions. By purchasing these products through ScanSource, resellers can access the value-added services ScanSource offers, including training, education, technical support, partner marketing, e-commerce solutions and system integration. "Digi is the leading provider of device networking Using an Ethernet LAN to interconnect sensors, instruments, machine tools, medical monitors, restaurant appliances, POS terminals and other devices. In the mid-1990s, Comtrol Corporation created the first "device server," which converts serial transmission to Ethernet, enabling technology and its products solve many of the connectivity issues our customers face in today's retail environment," said Paul Constantine, vice president of merchandising, ScanSource. "Expansion of our Digi product offerings enables us to better serve our customers and ease their implementation and maintenance of retail solutions." For more information about USB PlusPower technology, commonly referred to as powered USB, please visit www.usbpluspower.org. About Digi International Digi International, based in Minneapolis, is the leader in Connectware and makes device networking easy by developing products and technologies that are cost effective and easy to use. Digi markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). About ScanSource, Inc. ScanSource, Inc. is a leading international distributor of specialty technology products, including automatic identification and data capture For "AIDC" the Taiwanese company, see . Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) refers to the methods of automatically identifying objects, collecting data about them, and entering that data directly into computer systems (i.e. without human involvement). (AIDC (Automatic Identification and Data Collection or Capture) Capturing data electronically by scanning bar codes or alphanumeric codes (OCR, MICR), by reading magnetic stripes or by wireless means. See AIM, bar code and RFID. ) and point-of-sale (POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale ) products through its ScanSource sales unit; Avaya voice, data and converged communications products through its Catalyst Telecom sales unit; communications products from Intel and NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. through its Paracon sales unit; and electronic security products through its ScanSource Security Distribution unit. The Company serves the North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. marketplace and has an international segment, which sells AIDC and POS products in Latin America and Europe. Founded in 1992, the Company markets products from more than 80 technology manufacturers to over 15,000 value-added technology resellers and is committed to empowering them with tools and services designed to help them grow. For more information, call the toll-free sales telephone number at 800.944.2432 or visit www.scansource.com. For more information, visit Digi's Web site at www.digi.com, or call 877-912-3444. All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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