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<div class="left_inner_box_heading"><h1>FirmTek Ships MacBook Pro Serial ATA</h1></div>
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<p>FirmTek Announces First Shipments of the World's First Serial ATA<br />
ExpressCard Adapter for MacBook Pro</p>
<p>The SeriTek/2SM2-E Equips the Latest Macintosh and PC Notebooks With the<br />
Power Needed to Perform as Portable Digital Video Studios</p>
<p>UNION CITY, California (June 8, 2006) -- FirmTek, LLC, a pioneer and leader<br />
in Serial ATA (SATA) storage solutions for the Macintosh and PC platforms,<br />
is now shipping their anticipated SeriTek/2SM2-E ExpressCard adapter, a<br />
full month ahead of original projections. Announced at NAB, this<br />
breakthrough solution provides the MacBook Pro with storage performance<br />
capable of streaming live video directly to disk. Now professional and<br />
amateur videographers can perform almost any and all of their work in the<br />
field. FirmTek's established hot-swap compatibility also makes it easy for<br />
users to move entire drives and arrays from the MacBook Pro to any<br />
FirmTek-equipped desktop system, or into secure storage, in seconds.</p>
<p>A New Card Standard for Digital Media Applications</p>
<p>With the arrival of the MacBook Pro earlier this year, Apple introduced its<br />
first systems utilizing ExpressCard, the industry's follow-up to the<br />
long-established PC Card standard that is now considered too sluggish for<br />
the latest needs of media professionals. With nearly double the throughput<br />
of PC Cards, the ExpressCard standard allows notebooks to support<br />
applications involving HD video and other demanding content. FirmTek's<br />
SeriTek/2SM2-E is the first ExpressCard solution shipping that supports<br />
SATA drives and enclosures. While marketed primarily for the Macintosh, the<br />
SeriTek/2SM2-E and FirmTek's hot-swap enclosures are also fully compatible<br />
with ExpressCard-equipped Windows machines.</p>
<p>The Storage "Bottleneck," Now Removed</p>
<p>While the MacBook Pro presents the most powerful portable platform ever<br />
available, its stock storage and interfaces have presented a hurdle for<br />
video production. The internal drive provided is not large enough for true<br />
video production work, and the FireWire and USB ports do not provide the<br />
necessary performance. FirmTek's solutions uniquely remove this barrier,<br />
providing both the speed and the flexible, unlimited capacity needed for<br />
mobile video production. These same benefits can enable other professionals<br />
who need to create and manipulate large, complex files "on-the-go."</p>
<p>Portability and Flexibility</p>
<p>FirmTek has pioneered ATA storage standards on the Macintosh for many<br />
years, and markets a variety of enclosures and interface solutions for<br />
demanding users. Since the introduction of Serial ATA, the ability to<br />
hot-swap drives between enclosures has been a key feature across FirmTek's<br />
solutions, and this benefit is more pronounced than ever with the<br />
SeriTek/2SM2-E. Now videographers, editors and other content creators can<br />
work in the field, using a compact and easily portable two-drive enclosure<br />
and as many drives as they choose to carry. Once back in the office, large<br />
volumes are easily moved to any desktop system in the time it takes to move<br />
a drive tray from one enclosure to another, in just seconds. This<br />
flexibility allows users to share important data quickly, transfer or<br />
duplicate files at the speed of SATA (instead of over sluggish networks or<br />
Internet connections), and to keep more sensitive files locked up and<br />
secure with minimal effort.</p>
<p>To assist customers in optimizing their productivity and obtaining maximum<br />
benefit from their FirmTek solutions, FirmTek offers additional drive trays<br />
for $22.99 each, without any additional purchases required. This enables<br />
customers to keep an unlimited number of drives on hand and ready for<br />
action.</p>
<p>Pricing and Availability</p>
<p>FirmTek's SeriTek/2SM2-E ExpressCard adapter for the Macintosh is available<br />
now, with estimated retail pricing of USD$119.95. It is also available in<br />
specially priced bundles with selected hot-swappable drive enclosures. For<br />
more information about the SeriTek/2SM2-E and the bundles, please visit<br />
FirmTek's website at <a href="http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-2sm2-e" title="http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-2sm2-e">http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-2sm2-e</a>.</p>
<p>About FirmTek</p>
<p>Headquartered in Silicon Valley and founded by former Apple engineers,<br />
FirmTek is a leading hardware and firmware research and development company<br />
focusing on Macintosh storage technologies. The company takes pride in<br />
developing the most reliable and most compatible high performance<br />
enhancement solutions offered through FirmTek's OEM and worldwide<br />
distribution channels. For information on how FirmTek helps users deploy,<br />
and organizations develop, advanced interface solutions, visit FirmTek's<br />
website at <a href="http://www.firmtek.com" title="www.firmtek.com">www.firmtek.com</a>, or email <a href="mailto:info@firmtek.com">info@firmtek.com</a>.</p>
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