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SIIG, Inc. Announces Major Launch of New USB 2.0 Product Line

(Fremont, California; November 5, 2000) SIIG, the market leader in I/O connectivity products(including 1394 FireWire®, USB, serial/parallel ports, etc.), is proud to announce their new line of USB 2.0 connectivity products. First to market will be the USB 2.0 5-Port PCI (JU-P50212, MSRP $89.99), featuring 4 external/1 internal USB 2.0 ports, and will be released in Spring 2001. Quickly following will be the release of the USB 2.0 CardBus Dual (JU-PCM222,MSRP $109.99), the USB 2.0 4-Port MiniHub (JU-H4M022, MSRP $89.99), and the USB 2.0+1394 Combo DV-Kit (JU-NN0012, MSRP $139.99), offering users the most advanced high-speed ports available on the market today (USB 2.0 & 1394 FireWire®) bundled with DV editing software & cable. 

USB 2.0 
USB 2.0 offers transfer rates 40 times faster than the older USB 1.x, running at up to 480 Mbps compared to the USB 1.x's 12 Mbps. All USB 2.0 Hi-Speed products are fully backward compatible with existing USB 1.x devices and offers the same user friendly features as USB 1.x, such as being hot-pluggable (connect/disconnect devices without restarting system), and the ability to connect up to 127 devices. 
USB 2.0's high-speed data transfer rates lends itself perfectly to the growing demand of high-speed/increased bandwidth products available today, such as digital video and still cameras, drives, scanners, audio devices, etc.

Continuing Philosophy 
As with SIIG's entire line of products, they will strive to offer one of the most complete offerings of USB 2.0 products available. Future plans for expansion include a line of high-speed USB 2.0 memory card readers/writers, a full line of USB 2.0 cables, and other varieties of USB 2.0 adapters/hubs. As Director of Sales and Marketing Dolly Chao says, "SIIG strives to offer our customers the widest range of products on the market, allowing them the ease of relying on one vendor for all of their I/O connectivity needs."