Jabra GN2000 CIPC USB Headset Delivers High-Quality Wideband Audio, Full Plug-and-Play Capabilities

GN Netcom, the world leader in innovative Jabra-branded headset solutions, announced that the award-winning Jabra GN2000 USB headset has been enhanced for Cisco IP Communicator (CIPC). Designed to deliver true wideband audio quality via the PC, the GN2000 CIPC USB, coupled with Cisco IP Communicator, is designed to meet diverse customer needs, serving as a supplemental telephone when traveling or as a telecommuting device.

An enhancement of GN Netcom’s award-winning Jabra GN2000 headset, which has been used in offices and contact centers around the world, the Jabra GN2000 CIPC USB features market-leading wideband audio quality, delivering clearer conversations and enhanced productivity. Plug-and-play capabilities make the headset simple to install and easy-to-use. Users simply connect the headset to a PC via the USB port and the in-line controls allow you to answer/end calls and adjust the audio volume.

“The GN2000 CIPC USB is the first in a line of Jabra headsets that will be compatible with Cisco IP Communicator,” said Chris Briglin, VP Strategic Alliances, GN Netcom. “The integration of Jabra headsets with Cisco IP Communicator is important as it assures end users plug-and-play simplicity and a true wideband audio experience.”

“In continuing to extend our capabilities to support multi-vendor IP communication platforms, Dimension Data has been working with Jabra for several months, successfully trialing Jabra’s CIPC headset in different IP telephony environments,” said Robert Weddepohl, National Manager for Converged Communications, Dimension Data, Australia. “Jabra’s CIPC headset makes integration with the Cisco IP Communicator environment simple through plug-and-play integration, making it the clear headset of choice for Cisco IP telephony platforms.”

“Jabra’s CIPC is a great product for enterprises looking to integrate their Cisco IP Communicator platform with their existing IP telephony network,” Mr. Weddepohl added. “We look forward to strengthening our ongoing relationship with Jabra.”

For further information, please visit www.jabra.com/cisco.


Roxio Introduces Easy VHS to DVD for Mac

Rescue, Relive and Preserve Personal Video Memories and Entertainment

Roxio(R) announced the immediate availability of Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac, a combination of software and hardware that provides consumers with a quick and trouble free way to convert and transfer personal video and entertainment stored on VHS tape to DVD. Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac is available in retail stores and direct from Roxio at www.roxio.com for a suggested retail price of $79.99.

To convert analog content, users simply attach the included USB video capture device to their high-speed USB 2.0 port, and then capture from virtually any analog video source. S-Video and composite-video input cables enable full-resolution DVD recording from VCRs, VCR/DVD combo players, and analog camcorders including Hi8 and V8 models. The resulting video files can then be recorded to DVD, complete with a custom menu background and chaptering, using the included special version of Roxio Toast(R), or exported directly to iMovie for editing.

“Whether it is weddings, baby’s first steps, reunions, or other irreplaceable family memories, it is only a matter of time before the aging footage stored on analog video tape is lost forever,” said Vito Salvaggio, vice president of consumer products, Roxio. “We’ve introduced Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac, to make it extremely easy for families to revive and rediscover memorable family milestones and preserve them for generations to come.”

The Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac software guides users through the necessary steps to successfully capture analog recordings. The software displays illustrations of the required cable connections and prompts users to select an appropriate recording quality. Users can preview video and audio to ensure connections are correct prior to capture. In addition, users may set a predefined recording length so they can leave the capture process unattended.

Once recording is complete, options are available to send the video to Toast or to iMovie. Within Toast, users may create DVDs, VCDs or SVCDs, which can be personalized with professionally designed menu styles. Toast can also be used to compile multiple recordings on a single disc or to make copies of a DVD previously created for sharing with friends and family. Videos sent to iMovie can be edited further and exported for optimal playback on a range of mobile devices including the iPod(R) and iPhone(R), or converted for posting and sharing via online services or social networking sites.

View video overview: http://www.roxio.com/enu/company/press/releases/2009/easy-vhs-dvd-mac.html

Source: Sonic Solutions


Industry-Leading Protection Suite (Including McAfee VirusScan Plus) and Drop Guard Ruggedness Redefine Portable Hard Drives

Iomega announced the worldwide availability of a new generation of the exciting Iomega(R) eGo(TM) Portable Hard Drive, featuring new look USB 2.0-powered models with superior ruggedness and the broadest suite of bundled data protection software in the industry, and all backed with a three-year limited warranty. Available in four different colors and up to 500GB* in capacity, the new Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive is the ultimate embodiment of style and function in portable drives today.

“The new Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drives are the perfect companions for home users and professionals that want to take their files anywhere with the assurance of a superior rugged portable drive that has style to spare and a compact form with flair,” said Jonathan Huberman, President of Iomega and the Consumer and Small Business Products Division of EMC. “After two very successful years with the previous model, the new eGo drive sports a compact, sleek new aluminum enclosure in eye-catching colors and comes complete with a suite of backup and anti-virus software to protect your data and your laptop, netbook or personal computer. Top it all off with the best drop spec in the industry and the new eGo drive is the portable hard drive this summer for dads and grads and everyone else.”

A key element of the Iomega Protection Suite is McAfee(R) VirusScan Plus, the market-leading anti-virus, anti-spyware software.

“In today’s world of increasing attacks on consumers’ data by the bad guys, it’s as important to protect your external hard drive data as it is to protect your PC’s local data,” said Todd Gebhart, President, Consumer Products, McAfee, Inc. “Iomega is the first to recognize this fact and we’re pleased to be partnering with them in this fight.”

Cool Hardware with Superior Functionality

The new USB 2.0-powered eGo Portable Hard Drive comes in variety of colors and capacities: the bright Ruby Red model is available in 250GB, 320GB and 500GB capacities; the sparkling Silver model comes in 320GB; and the deep Midnight Blue model is available in 320GB. (Color and capacity combinations vary in international markets.)

Inside an anodized aluminum shell little more than a half-inch thick (16 mm) and weighing less than 7 ounces (200 grams) is a state-of-the-art 2.5-inch portable hard drive. Iomega’s Drop Guard(TM) feature protects data on the new eGo drive from drops of up to 51 inches, or 40% above the industry average! The new 500GB Iomega(R) eGo(TM) BlackBelt Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0, available in June, comes complete with a black eGo Power Grip Belt and Iomega’s Drop Guard(TM) Xtreme, which provides unparalleled protection for the drive from drops of up to 7 feet (2.1 mm) — over twice the industry average!

All of the new USB 2.0 eGo Portable Hard Drives receive power from a laptop or computer’s USB port so there’s no power supply to carry around. And unlike other portable hard drives, the new USB 2.0 eGo Portable Hard Drives ship with a “Y” cable which gives users the flexibility to use two USB ports to power the drive, if needed. And with up to 500GB of capacity, the new eGo drive can store up to 2,000,000 photos, over 9,250 hours of music or 750 hours of video**.

Most Powerful Software Package Bundle with a Portable Hard Drive Today

Bundled free of charge with the new USB-powered eGo Portable Hard Drives is the new Iomega Protection Suite, a one-stop portfolio of backup and anti-virus software giving users added protection for their photos, videos, music and other files.

The Iomega Protection Suite includes:

  • McAfee(R) VirusScan Plus: a free six-month subscription to this market-leading software that protects your PC with anti-virus, anti-spyware, 2-way firewall, and web security protection (PC only).
  • Iomega QuikProtect: backup software for simple scheduled file-level backup of data to hard drives and network-attached storage devices (for Windows and Macintosh desktops and notebooks).
  • EMC(R) Retrospect(R) Express or Express HD: backup all of your data plus applications and settings (for Windows and Macintosh desktops and notebooks).
  • MozyHome(TM) Online Backup: Convenient online backup service with 2GB of online capacity for free (unlimited online storage for $4.95/month). MozyHome Online service allows you to restore your most important data from any computer with internet access, at any location in the world.

All of the software elements in the Iomega Protection Suite are accessible via easy download to new eGo Portable Hard Drive owners.

Compatibility

The new Iomega(R) eGo Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 models are compatible with Microsoft(R) Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, and Windows Vista(TM), and Mac OS X 10.4 or above. MozyHome software is available for Windows XP and Windows Vista, along with Mac OS X 10.4 and above. EMC Retrospect software is available for both Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

New eGo Portable Hard Drive Accessories

Available for purchase at www.iomega.com are two new accessories for the new USB-powered eGo Portable Hard Drive: a durable black carry case, and the Iomega Power Grip Belt (like the one on the eGo BlackBelt Drive), available in black and translucent colors.

Pricing, Availability and Warranty

The Iomega(R) eGo(TM) Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 family of drives are available today, except for the new Iomega(R) BlackBelt Portable Hard Drive 500GB USB 2.0, which will be available in June. The 250GB Ruby Red eGo model is priced at $84.99; the 320GB Ruby Red, Midnight Blue and Silver eGo models are $94.99; the 500GB Ruby Red is $134.99; and the 500GB BlackBelt eGo model is $139.99. (All pricing is U.S. suggested retail.) All of the new USB-powered eGo models include a 3-year limited warranty, and are available from online retailers, VARs, resellers and select retailers, as well as at www.iomega.com.

In June, Iomega will announce additional new eGo Portable Hard Drive models with multiple interface combinations.

Source: EMC Corporation


Icron eclipses $40 Million on cumulative USB extension product sales

  • Author: USB World
  • Filed under: USB News
  • Date: May 21,2009

Icron Repays Technology Research Loan and Gains Additional 2% Margin on Product Sales

Icron Technologies, the leading provider of USB extension solutions, announced that it has sold over $40 Million in USB Extension products since the commercialization of its patented ExtremeUSB(R) USB Extension technology. This market success has allowed Icron to complete the $750,000 repayment of its National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) loan that helped fund the development of its ExtremeUSB technology. The loan repayment marks a significant milestone for Icron, and is attributed to the worldwide success of its USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Extender product portfolio.

The NRC-IRAP Loan Agreement, signed on November 15, 1998, detailed $500,000 of funding to be used in the development and commercialization of Icron’s USB Extension technology. The joint program between NRC-IRAP and Industry Canada`s Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) required that Icron repay the funds, to a maximum of 150%, or $750,000, at a rate of 2% of the company’s gross revenues earned over the 10 year term of the loan. Icron has now completed the final payment of the loan, which under the 2% repayment terms, represents over $37,500,000 worth of USB Extenders sold into the market prior to December 31, 2008. Icron’s cumulative shipments of USB Extenders have now eclipsed $40 Million.

“With over $40 Million of ExtremeUSB products in the market, Icron has become the worldwide defacto standard in the USB Extension space”, says Brian Donnelly, Vice President, Sales and Marketing. “The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program significantly helped Icron develop our unique hardware-based USB Extension solution that maintains all of the benefits of native USB at distances of up to 40 kilometers,” notes Donnelly.

Based upon the successful market acceptance of Icron’s ExtremeUSB(R) product line, the company will continue to broaden its product portfolio. This includes the introduction of several new products this year, with additional features such as Remote Power, Fiber media support and USB plus Video Extenders.

Source: Icron Technologies Corporation


$19.99 kit allows developers and potential customers to evaluate the capabilities of CryptoAuthentication for preventing counterfeiting of medical and electronic consumables, maintain authenticity of end-product firmware, and protect sensitive transmitted data.

Atmel(R) Corporation announced its AT88SA-ADK1 Rhino+ AVR(R) -based development kit for its AT88SA102S CryptoAuthentication(TM) IC. Atmel’s AT88SA102S device is the industry’s most secure authentication IC, with an embedded SHA-256 engine and 256-bit cryptographic key that make it virtually impossible to crack using brute force methods. The nearest competing authentication IC has a key size of only 128 bits. Priced at less than $1, the AT88SA102S CryptoAuthentication IC is more secure and costs 40% to 60% less than competing solutions.

The Rhino+ kit is a small USB PCB with an on-board AT88SA102S CryptoAuthentication IC that uses a SHA-256 algorithm. An AVR microcontroller on the board is preloaded with embedded software to implement the required single wire communication protocol. Demonstration and application development software may be downloaded from www.atmel.com/Rhino.

Designers simply plug the Rhino+ key into a USB slot on their PC and download the software to evaluate the cryptographic capabilities of the device. The AT88SA102S CryptoAuthentication IC may be used to protect batteries, ink cartridges, test strips, blood bags, breathing tubes, and other electronic and medical consumables from cloning or counterfeiting. They can also be used to securely transmit data, such as satellite radio broadcasts or medical records, protect end-products from malicious firmware updates and validate software or media modules. The Rhino+ kit may also be used as is for end-product deployment in PC-based applications, such as personnel identification or data/software authentication.

Authentication. The SHA-256 algorithm in the CryptoAuthentication device authenticates by using a “challenge/response” operation between the microcontroller or host device and client. The host could be a portable power tool, printer, medical test equipment, or even a satellite radio transmitter. The corresponding client could be the battery used in the power tool, an ink cartridge, a medical consumable, or a satellite radio.

Session Key Exchange. In the case of protecting data transfer, such as a broadcast to a satellite radio, the transmitting system sends a random number to a SHA-256 algorithm along with the 256-bit key value stored in the AT88SA102S on the authorized receiving nodes. The response of the SHA-256 algorithm is then used as the encryption key to encrypt the transmission. The encrypted message is then transmitted along with the random number used as a challenge. On the receiving side the random challenge is fed into the onboard AT88SA102S and the response is used to decrypt the message. Only an authentic client-radio containing an AT88SA102S with the correct secret will be able to properly decrypt the transmission.

Ultra-low Power Consumption. Authentication ICs spend a small percentage of their time active, so sleep mode power consumption is the most important power consumption metric. With sleep mode power consumption of less than 100 nanoamps (nA), Atmel’s AT88SA102S CryptoAuthentication ICs should have virtually no impact on system battery life. Supply voltage for the AT88SA102S is 2.5V to 5.5V.

Availability and Pricing. The AT88SA-DK1 Rhino+ CryptoAuthentication development kit is available now through distribution for $19.99.

Atmel’s AT88SA102S CryptoAuthentication IC is available now in a SOT23 package and is priced at $0.66 in quantities of 100. Additional AT88SA family members will be introduced during 2009.





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