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Evergreen Adds IEEE 1394/USB PCI ComboCard to
fireLINE Family Lineup
Integrates IEEE 1394 high speed data
communication technology with
industry standard USB technology on single PCI
card; Provides
enhanced
peripheral connectivity for both PCs and Macs
CORVALLIS, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2000--
Evergreen Technologies, Inc., a leader in PC performance upgrades
since 1989,
today added a fourth product -- the IEEE 1394/USB PCI
ComboCard--to its new
fireLINE(TM) product family.
The fireLINE ComboCard
integrates IEEE 1394 high-speed data
communication technology with industry
standard USB technology on a
single PCI card. One PCI card and one
installation gives existing PC
and Mac desktops the ability to easily connect
and communicate with
computer peripherals and consumer multimedia devices
which use either
the emerging IEEE 1394 (FireWire(TM)) interface or the
industry
standard USB interface.
"We will continue to
expand our fireLINE family of products,
adding solutions for customers who
want to use fast new PC
peripherals, but whose PCs bought only a few years
ago lack newer data
communication capabilities," said Mike Magee, president
and CEO of
Evergreen Technologies, Inc. "Companies developing new PC
peripherals
select the data transmission standard most appropriate to the
product
performance requirements. Consequently, the PC industry must
continue
to support both IEEE 1394 and USB technology. Evergreen's
new
ComboCard provides customers the flexibility to connect their PC
or
Mac to either 1394 or USB peripherals."
USB's
transfer speed of up to 12 Megabits per second is good for
connecting mice,
keyboards, joysticks, some scanners, printers and
more to PCs. However, the
IEEE 1394 data transfer speed of up to 400
Megabits per second is far
superior when dense data files -- like
graphics, database files,
spreadsheets, audio and digital video --
need to be transferred between a PC
or Mac and a consumer multimedia
device. These devices include digital video
camcorders,
high-resolution color printers, external hard drives,
scanners,
CD-RWs, DVD players, set-top boxes and more. (For more information
on
these data transmission standards, see Evergreen's fireLINE
press
release at
http://www.evertech.com/pressroom/newsreleases/fireline.asp.)
"Although we initially saw 1394 (FireWire) as primarily a
technology to
connect consumer devices to PCs, the length of the
expected delay before the
adoption of USB 2.0 has given FireWire some
running room," said Roger Kay,
research manager with IDC's Personal
Computers program. "Thus, we have
revised upward our forecast of
FireWire penetration and expect that more than
half of all desktops
shipping in 2004 will come equipped with 1394
connections, which will
be used for high-speed access to external storage,
communications and
printing devices. Evergreen's technology makes it possible
for
individuals and IT departments to bring FireWire to existing
PCs."
Evergreen's fireLINE IEEE 1394/USB PCI ComboCard
Connects PC and
Mac Desktops with IEEE 1394 or USB Peripherals Shipping now
for only
$149, the Evergreen fireLINE IEEE 1394/USB PCI ComboCard is
equipped
with three external IEEE 1394 ports, two external USB ports and
one
internal IEEE 1394 connector. The card offers "plug-n-play" and
"hot
swapping," and can connect up to 63 different IEEE 1394 devices at
a
time. There is built-in operating system support for both IEEE 1394
and
USB in Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000 and Mac OS 9. In
addition,
Evergreen provides the software drivers necessary for the
card to support
Windows 98. An illustrated installation guide and a
one-year warranty
accompany Evergreen's ComboCard. For consumers
wanting to use their PCs to
edit their digital video images, Evergreen
also includes Ulead Video Studio
SE on CD, which allows users to add
titles, sound effects, voice overs and
music. For installation, the
ComboCard simply requires a standard available
32-Bit PCI slot.
Initial Three fireLINE Family Members:
PCI & CardBus/PCMCIA
Connector Cards, External HotDrive Evergreen's $99
fireLINE PCI Card
connects desktop PCs (without the IEEE 1394 connection
built in) to
IEEE 1394 peripherals, while Evergreen's $149 fireLINE
CardBus/PCMCIA
Card does the same for portables. The operating system support
and
included items are virtually the same as Evergreen's new IEEE
1394/USB
PCI ComboCard.
Evergreen's $499 fireLINE
External HotDrive has a 20 gigabyte
capacity and is ideal for backing up and
transferring dense amounts of
data between systems. It incorporates the
high-speed IEEE 1394
interface, and offers hot swapping and plug-n-play for
effortless
installation and portability between systems. It supports Windows
98
Second Edition and later, and Mac OS 8.6 or greater for iMacDV
and
PowerMacs with 1394 ports. The HotDrive is also an excellent
vehicle
to transport large files from PC to Mac, and
vice-versa.
For more information on these products,
check
www.evergreennow.com, call
800.733.0934 or send email to
sales@evergreennow.com.
About
Evergreen Technologies, Inc.
Evergreen Technologies, Inc.,
based in Corvallis, Oregon, designs,
manufactures, distributes and supports
upgrades for the personal
computer marketplace. Since 1989, Evergreen has
pioneered a range of
solutions that "refresh" older systems to current system
performance
and functionality.
Evergreen
Technologies is a trademark of Evergreen Technologies,
Inc. FireWire is a
trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of
their respective
owners.
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