Official Photographer of the 91st Annual San Francisco Bay to Breakers Race Selects SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash Cards to Photograph Event.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002 World's Longest Consecutively Run Foot Race Shot Digitally For the First Time By Sport Photo, Inc. SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK) today announced that Sport Photo, Inc., the official photographers of the San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. to Breakers foot race, selected SanDisk Ultra(TM) CompactFlash(TM) (CF(TM)) digital film cards for the event because of their fast speeds, large capacities and reliability. More than 75,000 runners entered the race. SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash digital film cards are specifically designed for serious digital photographers who require a fast-speed card to capture action shots or to quickly shoot many high-resolution images. The San Francisco Bay to Breakers race, which crosses the city of San Francisco
"When photographing the Bay to Breakers The Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace which takes place in San Francisco, California. The name reflects the fact that the race runs from the northeast end of the downtown area near The Embarcadero (the Bay side of the city) to the west end of the city and Ocean Beach (the ocean race, time is of the essence A phrase in a contract that means that performance by one party at or within the period specified in the contract is necessary to enable that party to require performance by the other party. Failure to act within the time required constitutes a breach of the contract. ," said Martin Evenson, president of Sport Photo. "Our team of professional photographers has the monumental task of taking pictures of the thousands of runners as they pass. We then process the digital images and email them to each runner. This is the first time we shot this race digitally. There's no better proving ground for digital film cards than the Bay to Breakers race. We needed the largest and fastest digital film cards we could get and with the SanDisk Ultra cards, we didn't miss a shot." Mark Lewis, director of retail marketing at SanDisk, said, "Sport Photo, Inc. has pioneered the mail-order sports photography Sports photography refers to the genre of photography that covers all types of sports. Equipment The equipment used by a professional photographer usually includes a fast telephoto lens and a camera that has an extremely fast shutter speed that can rapidly take pictures. business, and we are pleased that this international sports photography agency uses SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash cards. Whether you're a digital photography enthusiast or a professional, we are confident that SanDisk Ultra cards will deliver the performance you need to capture great pictures." SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash cards are an advanced line of removable storage cards designed for serious digital photographers who require a fast-speed card to capture action shots or to quickly shoot many high-resolution images. SanDisk Ultra cards have been used by professional digital photographers around the world to capture high-profile events including the Super Bowl XXXVI Super Bowl XXXVI was the 36th championship game of the modern National Football League (NFL). The game was played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana following the 2001 regular season. , the 44th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. , the Daytona 500 and Eco-Challenge New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . SanDisk Ultra CF cards have a sustained write speed of up to 2.8 megabytes (MB) per second or more than twice the sustained write speed of SanDisk's standard CF products. They are available in the popular Type I CompactFlash form factor. SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash cards are fully compatible and interchangeable in·ter·change·a·ble adj. That can be interchanged: interchangeable items of clothing; interchangeable automotive parts. in with all CompactFlash digital cameras, CF card readers and adapters, and are available in capacities ranging from 128 to 512 megabytes. Approximate street prices for SanDisk Ultra CF cards in that capacity range from $80 to $415 and are available at approximately 40,000 retail stores around the world that offer SanDisk products. About Sport Photo, Inc. Sport Photo, Inc. was founded in 1975 and within three years was marketing photographic products internationally. One of the oldest and most successful sports-related mail order photography companies, Sport-Photo is known for originating a segment of the photographic sports-related industry. (www.sportphoto.net) About SanDisk SanDisk offers a complete line of removable storage cards and accessories in all the major industry-standard form factors including: CompactFlash, SmartMedia(TM), MultiMediaCards, Secure Digital(TM) Cards and Memory Stick(R) media. SanDisk retailers include Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, Fry's, K-Mart, Micro Center, Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, , OfficeMax, Sears and Staples staples U-shaped stainless steel or vitallium units with sharp points used for surgical fixation. epiphyseal staples used to staple epiphysis to metaphysis; have metal bracing at the corners. . SanDisk Corporation, the world's largest supplier of flash data storage products, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, CA. The matters discussed in this news release contain forward looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as described under the caption, "Factors That May Affect Future Results" in the company's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assume no obligation to update the information in this release. SanDisk's web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com/press All trade names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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