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New ExpressCard Connectivity Solutions from SIIG!

(Fremont, California; October 19, 2005) SIIG, the market leader in I/O connectivity products (including Serial ATA and Ultra ATA Controllers, FireWire , USB, serial/parallel I/O, etc.) is proud to announce a new line of ExpressCard connectivity products coming soon for ExpressCard equipped notebook and desktop systems. 

New Products To Market
SIIG's first introduction of new products based on the new ExpressCard format will include assorted FireWire (400 & 800), Serial ATA II, Serial/Parallel port, & other adapters. All products will be built using the same quality manufacturing standards that SIIG is known for, conform to ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 module sizes (depending on the application), compliant with the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association's (PCMCIA) ExpressCard standard, and come with a lifetime warranty. 

Upcoming products are to include:

• • FireWire 800 ExpressCard (SIIG part # NN-EC2812-S1) - ExpressCard/54 module size, includes one FireWire 800 (1394b) 9-pin and 1 FireWire 400 (1394a) 6-pin external ports
• • FireWire 2-Port ExpressCard (SIIG part # NN-EC2012-S1) - ExpressCard/34 module size, includes 2 external FireWire 400 6-pin ports
• • FireWire 2-Port ExpressCard DV-Kit (SIIG part # TBA) - same adapter as the FireWire 2-Port ExpressCard, bundled with Ulead VideoStudio 9.0.
• • Serial ATA II Express Card (SIIG part # SC-SAE512-S1) - ExpressCard/54 module size, two-port host adapter with two eSATA ports, data transfer rates of up to 3Gb/sec, NCQ (native command queuing), & more.
• • Serial ATA II ExpressCard RAID (SIIG part # SC-SAE612-S1) - ExpressCard/54 module size, two-port host adapter with two eSATA ports, RAID 0 (striping) & RAID 1 (mirroring), data transfer rates of up to 3Gb/sec, NCQ (native command queuing), & more.
• • CyberSerial ExpressCard (SIIG part # JJ-EC1012-S1) - ExpressCard/34 module size, includes one 16550 UART (DB9) port.
• • CyberSerial Dual ExpressCard (SIIG part # JJ-EC2011-S1) - ExpressCard/34 module size, includes two 16550 UART (DB9) ports.
• • ExpressCard/34 Card Carrier (SIIG part # JU-EC0011-S1) - Passive PCMCIA to ExpressCard/34 adapter, allows various types of USB 2.0- based ExpressCard/34 PC Cards to be used with older PC Card equipped systems.

Future ExpressCard products are expected to include an expanded selection of serial port adapters, additional FireWire (800 & 400) adapters, Serial ATA II controllers (RAID & non-RAID), & much more. 

About ExpressCard
The ExpressCard standard was developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA), along with technology leaders, system manufacturers, card manufacturers, and representatives from all other parts of the PC Card industry in order to offer a new standard for hot swappable systems and modules that dramatically improves the I/O performance of both desktop and notebook computers by supporting both the PCI Express and Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 standard. 

ExpressCard advantages include:

• • A Smaller & Faster PC Card Solution
• • Suitable for Mobile and Desktop Systems
• • Supports USB 2.0 and PCI Express Applications
• • Lower System and Card Complexity

For more information on ExpressCard , please visit the ExpressCard website at: http://www.expresscard.org/