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(BSNS WIRE) SmartDisk Corporation Develops FlashPath Solution For Voice
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
Business Editors & Technology Writers
COMDEX Fall 99
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1999--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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