Microtech Introduces FireWire CameraMate, the Fastest Digital Card Reader In the World.Business & Technology Editors COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2000 NORTH BRANFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000 Microtech International, Inc., an industry leader of digital photography and connectivity solutions, today announced a new offering for the digital photography market, the FireWire CameraMate(TM). Using this new high-speed reader/writer, professional digital photojournalists can now transfer high-resolution images without the need for tethering the camera to a workstation. This speeds up and simplifies image transfer and frees the camera to continue taking pictures. With a 1GB Microdrive(TM) installed, an entire day's worth of high resolution photographs can be transferred to the host in a matter of a few minutes. The FireWire CameraMate is an IEEE-1394 based digital film reader/writer compatible with all CompactFlash(TM) Type I and II cards including the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Microdrive(TM). Supporting a data transfer rate of up to 5MB per second, this reader is the ideal companion to all FireWire-equipped Macs and PCs. The FireWire CameraMate supports IEEE-1394 connections of 100, 200 and 400 Mbps, operating as a leaf node device. Power is supplied to the device by an intelligent power management circuit capable of detecting power on the FireWire bus, or if required from the 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. bus or optional external power supply. Product will be demonstrated at Comdex booth KPP-10 in the Kodak Partner Pavilion and is expected to be shipping in early Q1 2001. MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) is $129.00 About Microtech International Microtech International is an industry leader in digital connectivity solutions and personal computer memory upgrades. Our digital connectivity solutions include an extensive line of PC Card and flash memory readers and media, which improve the performance, capacity, and flexibility of any digital appliance. Microtech 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 SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM SCMM Standing Committee on Military Matters SCMM Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon (Mumbai, India) SCMM SoCal MINI Maniacs (Los Angeles, CA) SCMM Software Capability Maturity Model ; Neuer Markt: SMY). FireWire is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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