Pacific Digital and Microsoft Collaborate to Deliver First Working Implementation of ``Smart Network Key'' Wireless Configuration Architecture in a Digital Photo Album.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2004 Pacific Digital's MemoryFrame is Featured in Microsoft's on-Stage Demo at Windows Hardware Engineering Conference The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is the annual software developer-oriented trade show and business conference where Microsoft elaborates on its hardware plans for Microsoft Windows-compatible PCs. 2004 Pacific Digital Corporation, the leading provider of digital photo frames and albums, has collaborated with Microsoft(C) to develop the first working implementation of Microsoft's Smart Network Key wireless configuration architecture in a digital photo frame. Smart Network Key is a Microsoft technology that allows quick, easy configuration of peripherals on a wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area . Pacific Digital's MemoryFrame(TM) digital photo album was featured this week in Microsoft's on-stage demonstration of the technology at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2004 in Seattle. "Today's demonstration is the result of our collaboration with Microsoft and supports our overall vision for an easy-to-configure wireless network," said Robert Horton For the American actor and star of the TV series Wagon Train, see . Sir Robert Horton (born 18 August 1939) is a UK businessman. He is the eldest of three brothers, David Horton and Mark Horton. , Pacific Digital's Vice President of Marketing. "The Smart Network Key demonstration shows that the progression of wireless networking into the home lies within easy configuration protocols. Pacific Digital's wireless MemoryFrame has set a new benchmark for simplicity in wireless configuration for digital photo frames." MemoryFrame is a new way to store and display digital photos. A stand-alone electronic photo album, it requires no camera memory card, PC, printer, paper, ink or monthly subscription fee. Users can easily and quickly transfer photos, on the spot, directly from a digital camera into MemoryFrame. Then they can immediately play them back -- in a continuous slideshow of vibrant, high-resolution images -- on MemoryFrame's active-matrix screen. MemoryFrame is available in several versions, including a wireless 802.11 model. For more information, visit www.pacificdigital.com. ABOUT PACIFIC DIGITAL Established in 1996, Pacific Digital Corporation is a leading supplier of complete storage and multimedia solutions. The Consumer Product Division focuses on 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. and CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. optical storage and 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. peripherals, including the MemoryFrame digital photo album and the DrumXtreme digital drum set. The Advanced Product Division focuses on the RaidStaQ(TM) family of ADMA ADMA Asymmetric Dimethylarginine ADMA Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers Association ADMA Area Division Multiple Access ADMA Active Directory Management Agent (metadirectory services) products. These range from IC solutions for motherboard and disk controller OEMs to an array of Ultra-ATA & SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. host adapters. Pacific Digital Corporation is headquartered at 2052 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92606. Phone is 949-252-1111; Fax is 949-477-9397. Web site is www.PacificDigital.com. MEDIA NOTE: Photo available from "Press Room" at www.pacificdigital.com. |
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