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1998 WL 2076239
Modem User News
Copyright 1998 Information Access Company. All rights reserved.
Thursday, January 1, 1998
Vol. 10, No. 1
DIAMOND INTRODUCES 56K PCMCIA MODEM FOR APPLE POWERBOOK
Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: DIMD), Vancouver, Wash., a
leader in Internet multimedia acceleration, has introduced its new
Supra PC Card for Apple Macintosh PowerBook computers.
Built from the ground up for optimal 56 Kbps performance, Diamond's
56 Kbps PC Card modem for the Macintosh provides mobile professionals
and telecommuters with a fast, reliable and affordable connectivity
solution.
Diamond Multimedia's new Supra PC Card modem is expected to be
available in December 1997 in North America, with an estimated retail
price of $169.95. The Supra PC Card incorporates Rockwell and Lucent's
K56flex technology. The K56flex protocol is widely supported by major
industry leaders such as Apple, Ascend, Cisco, Compaq, Toshiba and
Hewlett Packard, as well as by over 1,500 Internet Service Providers
worldwide. More importantly, Diamond's Supra PC Card is designed with
all the hardware components critical to superior 56 Kbps performance.
It also includes a sleep mode feature, which consumes half the power of
other PCMCIA modems for extended computer batter life. In addition,
customers are eligible for a free software upgrade to the 56K ITU
standard.
"Diamond's Supra PC Card is the perfect 56K solution for the mobile
Macintosh user," said Jim Cady, vice president and general manager for
Diamond Multimedia's Communications Division. "It delivers the speed
that today's mobile user demands, and it reflects our award-winning
reputation and commitment to the Macintosh market."
Additionally, Diamond's Supra PC Card is built with Flash ROM for
easy upgrades. The Supra PC Card also features a new phone line
interface for clear signal reception and an electronic user's manual
that provides easy reference from the laptop while traveling. Diamond's
Supra PC Card modem is backed by a five-year limited warranty.
Each new Supra PC Card will ship with a complete software package
that contains Diamond Multimedia's award-winning FAXcilitate software.
FAXcilitate is Diamond's own premier fax software. It allows one-step
faxing from any Macintosh application. Faxing with FAXcilitate is as
easy as printing. The software package also includes Diamond's
customized open transport CCLs.
The Supra PC Card is a complete mobile Internet solution, packaged
with all necessary cables, software and user manuals.
Diamond Multimedia
Diamond Multimedia is driving the Internet multimedia market by
providing interactivity and connectivity solutions for home, business
and professional desktop computer users, enabling them to create,
access and experience compelling new media content from their desktops
and through the Internet. Diamond accelerates multimedia from the
Internet to the hard drive with products that include the Stealth
series of media accelerators, the Monster series of entertainment 3D
and sound accelerators, the Fire series of professional 3D and SCSI
accelerators, and the Supra(R) series of modems. Diamond also markets
DVD and video phone kits. Diamond's common stock is traded on the
Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol DIMD, and its web site address is
www.diamondmm.com .
For more information, call 1-800/727-8772.
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COMPANY (TICKER): Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc. (DIMD)
MARKET SECTOR: Technology (TEC)
INDUSTRY: Communications Technology; Computers; Computer Peripherals (CMT CPR PRF)
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