E4 Introduces SCSI DVD Upgrade Kit for Macs; E4's CoolDVD Brings DVD Compatibility to 4 Million Mac OS Computers.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1998--E4 (Elecede Technologies, Inc.), a leading developer of state-of-the-art DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. , video and graphics products for the Macintosh and PC markets, announced the latest addition to its CoolDVD family of products for the Macintosh. CoolDVD Mac SCSI DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. Upgrade Kit is an internal SCSI DVD-ROM kit that replaces the Mac's internal SCSI CD-ROM drive. CoolDVD Mac SCSI DVD-ROM will begin shipping June 15, 1998. "E4 is pleased to introduce DVD multimedia capabilities to the Mac OS," said John Chan, director of product marketing for E4. "The introduction of CoolDVD SCSI DVD-ROM Upgrade Kit now provides more than four million Mac OS computers an opportunity to enjoy DVD for the first time." E4 will be shipping the CoolDVD Mac SCSI DVD-ROM Upgrade Kit in addition to the IDE-based Mac DVD-ROM Upgrade Kit that was originally developed for the Power Macintosh G3 series. CoolDVD Enables DVD-Video on the Macintosh E4's CoolDVD Mac SCSI DVD-ROM Upgrade Kit delivers high quality DVD with multiple language capability, multi-subtitle support, Dolby Pro Logic See Dolby Surround. surround sound, and DVD interactivity for any SCSI Mac OS computer with PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). architecture and 603/120MHz processor or faster. A fully integrated movie player/control interface for DVD applications is included. CoolDVD also provides home theater entertainment to the Mac by providing output displays for S-Video or composite TV and a digital audio connector See S/PDIF and Toslink. for Dolby Digital (AC-3), 5.1 channel audio. CoolDVD includes a PCI, MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). II decoder card, SCSI DVD-ROM drive, and free DVD titles. About E4 E4 (Elecede Technologies Inc.) is a developer of state-of-the-art DVD, video, and graphics products for the Macintosh and PC markets. The company markets the widest selection of DVD offerings in the industry. E4 is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Dooin Electronics, Korea's leading manufacturer of PC cards. For more information, please contact E4 at 1731 Technology Drive, Suite 800, San Jose, Calif., 95110. Telephone: (408) 441-6060. Fax: (408) 441-6070. E-mail: info@e4.com. Internet: http://www.e4.com. CONTACT: E4 John Chan, 408/441-6060 x205 jchan@e4.com Michael Schmitt, 408/441-6060 x213 mschmitt@e4.com |
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