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(COMTEX) B: SmartDisk Corporation Develops FlashPath Solution For Voi
B: SmartDisk Corporation Develops FlashPath Solution For Voice It Mobile
Digital Recorder; Floppy Disk Adapter Works With Flash Memory Cards Used In
Voice It/Dragon Systems Products
LAS VEGAS, Nov 16, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SmartDisk Corporation
(NASDAQ: SMDK), a designer, developer and provider of products that
simplify the digital lifestyle and enable consumers to easily share
digital data among advanced consumer electronic products, personal
computers and the Internet, announced today that it has integrated
support for the digital, hand-held Voice It(R) Mobile Digital Recorder
(VTR Series) into its FlashPath(TM) floppy disk adapter. By creating a
FlashPath solution for the Voice It recorder, SmartDisk is entering the
growing digital audio market.
"We have already sold more than one million FlashPath units for use
with digital still camera models from Olympus, FujiFilm and others,"
said Quresh Sachee, vice president of marketing, SmartDisk Corporation.
"We believe this new collaboration with Voice It will broaden the
appeal of FlashPath by enabling it to transfer digital audio from the
recorder's flash memory cards to PCs. This new relationship furthers
SmartDisk's corporate mission - to create seamless solutions that
simplify the digital lifestyle."
"For those who use flash memory cards, FlashPath provides a
consumer-friendly way to transfer voice files from the Voice It
recorder to a PC for playback or transcription," said Tim Walters, vice
president of business development, Voice It. "Users simply remove the
flash memory card from their Voice It, insert it in the FlashPath
adapter and then place the FlashPath into the computer's floppy drive."
The benefit of the new system, according to Walters, is that the
removable flash memory card allows for unlimited recording capability,
and that the FlashPath adapter provides an easy-to-use, portable
solution for downloading compressed voice files to and from the PC and
the Voice It recorder.
Under an agreement with Dragon Systems, the Voice It recorder also is
sold under the brand name, Dragon NaturallyMobile(TM) digital recorder,
and is bundled with Dragon Systems' NaturallySpeaking speech
recognition software.
"SmartDisk's FlashPath is a natural complement for the Dragon Systems'
NaturallyMobile branded recorder and speech recognition software
package," said Paula Crerar, product manager at Dragon Systems.
"FlashPath is the perfect example of a product that is bringing about
the convergence of electronic devices."
SmartDisk's FlashPath can be ordered directly from SmartDisk via the
company's Web site, www.smartdisk.com. In addition, customers,
including those who already own a FlashPath for use with their digital
camera, can download Voice It driver support software directly from
SmartDisk's Web site. The driver support software's general
availability date is expected in January 2000. A beta version will be
available in December 1999.
FlashPath will be included in a Digital Transcription System that is
scheduled to be launched at COMDEX. The system, which is modular,
consists of the Dictation module (Voice It Mobile Digital Recorder with
Voice It Link software, $199 MSRP), the Voice File Transfer Module
(FlashPath with two 8 MB SmartMedia cards, $149 MSRP), and the
Transcription Module (software, headphones and foot pedal, $199 MSRP).
The Transcription System modules will be sold through Voice It
distributors and the company's Web site at www.voiceit.com.
About Voice It Worldwide
Voice It Worldwide, Inc., designs, develops and markets the Voice
It(R) line of tapeless, digital, hand-held recorder-players that use
new voice technologies to simplify communications. Voice It Worldwide
received its first Innovations Award in 1994 for its Personal Note
Recorder - a credit card sized device for recording brief notes and
reminders - and its second Innovations Award in 1997 for the Digital
Voice Recorder with PC Link. Voice It Worldwide is headquartered in San
Diego, California. Voice It Worldwide, Inc., common stock trades on the
OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol MEMO. For more information, visit
www.voiceit.com.
About Dragon Systems, Inc.
Dragon Systems, Inc., founded in 1982, is a worldwide leader in PC
speech recognition. Dragon Systems develops and markets
high-performance, cost-effective speech and language technology that,
in multiple world languages, enables users to create text, issue
commands, and enter and access data simply by speaking. Dragon Systems
ports its technology across multiple operating systems and hardware
platforms, from hand-held devices and PCs to workstations, and is
pursuing leading-edge research and development projects for computer
and telecommunications applications. The company is headquartered in
Newton, Massachusetts and has other locations worldwide. Dragon Systems
can be found on the World Wide Web at: www.dragonsys.com or
www.naturalspeech.com.
About SmartDisk Corporation
SmartDisk Corporation designs, develops and provides products that
simplify the digital lifestyle. Its patented product solutions enable
the easy transfer of images, music, voice and data among personal
computers, the Internet and various types of digital appliances that
use flash memory cards and/or smart cards. SmartDisk's objective is to
utilize its proprietary technology to capitalize on the growing demand
for digital appliances and increased usage of the Internet. The market
for SmartDisk's solutions includes users of the ubiquitous and
resilient 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, found worldwide on most personal
computers. SmartDisk's investors include Toshiba, Fischer, Hitachi,
NEC, SanDisk, SCM Microsystems and others. For more information, go to
www.smartdisk.com.
This press release includes statements which may constitute
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although
SmartDisk Corporation believes the expectations contained in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance
that such expectations will prove correct. These statements may involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the expected results. Such risks include, but are not
limited to, the risk factors described in SmartDisk's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 and in other reports and periodic filings made
from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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CONTACT: SmartDisk Corporation
Katharen Chamberlain
941/436-2556
Katharen@smartdisk.com
or
Edelman Worldwide
Audrey Merwin/Lawrence Greenberg
212/704-8130/8277
audrey_merwin@edelman.com
lawrence_greenberg@edelman.com
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