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Gefen offers the new Firewire Extender See Media Center Extender, bus extender and DOS extender.  800, a solution that extends computer generated video for remote-powered performance, enabling IHEs that offer distance-learning courses to easily send large amounts of video data. It works through a sender and receiver system that connects the local computer to the remote device with multimode fiber An optical fiber with a larger core than singlemode fiber. It is the most commonly used fiber for short distances such as LANs. Light can enter the core at different angles, making it easier to connect the light source to broader light sources such as LEDs.  optics cables. The Firewire Extender 800 sends large amounts of data speedily speed·y  
adj. speed·i·er, speed·i·est
1. Characterized by rapid motion; swift.

2. Accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt. See Synonyms at fast1.
 at rates up to 800 megabytes per second (unit) megabytes per second - (MBps, MB/s) Millions of bytes per second. A unit of data rate. 1 MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes per second (not 1,048,576). , ideal for video transmissions. This enables equipment to operate as if connected locally when anywhere within a 300 foot (100 meter) distance from the source. Firewire Extender 800 sells for $799. For more information, visit www.gefen.com.

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Title Annotation:What's new: looking for higher-education and technology products and services?
Author:Varughese, Julie A.
Publication:University Business
Date:Apr 1, 2005
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