September 15
Future Power Announces an Enhanced Support Plan for Monitors
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Future Power today announced an enhanced support plan for its monitor line. The plan, called "BEST Monitor Support" offers advanced replacement for defective units directly to the consumer within the continental United States and Canada. Future Power monitors carry a five year limited warranty and now the first thirty-six months can be serviced through an advance replacement program. more

September 15
Philips Unveils Trio Of Sound Cards
ATLANTA--Philips Consumer Electronics is introducing three new sound cards. The new lineup includes: Rhythmic Edge (3D stereo), Seismic Edge (quad surround) and Acoustic Edge, the industry's first PCI audio accelerator enabling 5.1-channel playback of games, music and movies. According to Philips, current industry technology limits 5.1-channel output to DVD content, the Acoustic Edge breaks this barrier by converting all types of media into 5.1 channel output and enhancing DVD movies, allowing a realistic home theater experience from the PC. more

September14
NICE Systems and Dell to Develop Hard Drive Recording Technology
RA'ANANA, Israel, and ORLANDO, Fla., ASIS International 2000 -- NICE Systems announced today, in alliance with Dell Security Group, the development of its new hard drive recording solution, based on Dell PowerVault storage technology. more

September 13
Radialogic Updates Mac Support For Panasonic DVD-RAM Drives
MILPITAS, Calif.--Panasonic and Radialogic, a subsidiary of Prosoft Engineering, Inc., announced today that Radialogic Storage Master, a drive management utility for Macintosh systems, supports the Panasonic 4.7GB DVD-RAM drive. Available in retail and OEM versions, Radialogic Storage Master is a tool that helps Mac users optimize Panasonic's rewritable DVD drive. Radialogic's drive management utility and driver package supports all PowerPC-equipped Macintosh computers using OS 8.1 and higher. The Mac OS X version will be released by next year. more

September 12
SmartDisk's VST Flash Media Reader Reads SmartMedia, CompactFlash from a Single Unit
PARIS--SmartDisk Corporation today introduced its new Universal Serial Bus (USB)-based VST Flash Media Reader, a dual-slot desktop flash memory reader for both CompactFlash and SmartMedia cards. With the new reader, consumers who own digital cameras, MP3 players, voice recorders, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other digital appliances that use different flash memory cards can use just one reader to transfer their digital files to personal computers or the Internet. SmartDisk is demonstrating the VST Flash Media Reader at Apple Expo 2000 in Paris, Sept. 13-17 at the Porte de Versailles, Hall 4, booth G55. more

September 11
3dfx Voodoo4 4500 AGP and Voodoo4 4500 PCI Shipping Worldwide
SAN JOSE, Calif., -- 3dfx Interactive Inc. today announced that worldwide volume shipments have begun for the company's new Voodoo4 4500 AGP and Voodoo4 4500 PCI 3D graphics accelerators. The arrival of these products on retail shelves is imminent, with availability of new computer systems equipped with the 4500 products to follow shortly thereafter. more

September 11
Ciprico Shipping First NETarray RAID Systems
MINNEAPOLIS--Ciprico Inc. announced today the first NETarray RAID systems began shipping to visual computing customers worldwide. NETarray 1000 is the newest member of Ciprico's Fibre Channel Family of Digital Storage Systems. It represents a leap forward in the development of high-performance RAID storage combining the best technologies of storage solutions for visual computing environments with those normally found in the enterprise computing world. more

September 8
ATTO Technology Launches FibreBridge 2200R/D
AMHERST, N.Y.--ATTO Technology, Inc., a worldwide manufacturer of SCSI and Fibre Channel storage connectivity solutions, announced today the debut of the ATTO FibreBridge(TM), 2200R/D Fibre Channel-to-SCSI bridge. more

September 8
Medea and Boris FX Combine On Bundling Deal
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--Medea Corp. and Boris FX today announced that Boris Graffiti and Boris Factory are available free with select Medea VideoRaid storage subsystems. Customers who purchase Medea's four-drive VideoRaid scsi or the 120 GB or 180 GB VideoRaid RT arrays will receive Boris Graffiti ($495 SRP) and Boris Factory ($99 SRP) free. This special offer begins immediately and runs through Sept. 30, 2000. more

September 7
Infinilink Releases Multi-Mode ADSL Router
IRVINE, Calif.--Infinilink Corp., a developer of self-configuring DSL equipment (CPE), Thursday announced the release of the i500, an external Ethernet ADSL modem. Designed for small- to medium-sized businesses and even home office use, the i500 can be configured as a bridge or router. more

September 6
Seagate Delivers 20 GB/Platter Hard Drive with Fluid Bearing Motors
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., -- Seagate Technology today announced its new Barracuda ATA III, the industry's only fourth-generation 7,200-rpm ATA disc drive. Barracuda ATA III is ideally suited for mainstream and high-performance commercial desktop PCs and economical ATA RAID systems. It offers industry-leading performance for business users and maximum power for consumer enthusiasts. With Seagate's 3D Defense System, Barracuda ATA III can withstand 350 Gs non-operating shock -- higher than any other 7,200-rpm drive. more

September 5
Ricoh Announces Shipping for MediaMaster MP7120
TUSTIN, Calif., -- Ricoh DMS-Center has announced shipping for its new MediaMaster MP7120, 12X/10X/32X CD-R/RW drive package that supports Ricoh's new 10X CD-RW media. Both the drive packages and media will be available starting in September through the Ricoh CD Online Store, distributors, and through various OEM suppliers. more

September 5
Turtle Beach Ships Santa Cruz Audio Accelerator
YONKERS, N.Y.--Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. has begun shipping the successor to its Montego series of sound cards, the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, available immediately from major computer and electronics retailers, as well as directly from Voyetra Turtle Beach, with a $99 MSRP. more