Socket Develops Plug-in I/O Card with On-board Support for SanDisk's Removable MultiMediaCard Memory - Company Business and Marketing

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, Nov 22, 1999

"Microsoft chose industry standards like CompactFlash in Windows CE to create a platform for innovation for developers that ultimately benefits users of all platforms, including PCs," said Rogers Weed, director of marketing for the Productivity Appliances Division at Microsoft Corp. "By building on the strength of two industry-standard technologies -- CompactFlash CF I/O card with a MultiMediaCard memory -- Socket has created a breakthrough solution that promises to benefit a broad range of mobile users."

"Socket has come up with an innovative way to eliminate the slot contention between memory and I/O cards," said Leon Malmed, senior vice president for marketing and sales at SanDisk. "Socket's new technology will accelerate the adoption of the CompactFlash CF standard on a var portable computers, creates a tremendous opportunity for its customers to deploy Windows 2000 and dramatically improve their computing experience."

Improving Mobility and Increasing Reliability Windows 2000 Professional includes powerful new features, such as improved power management and plug-and-play functions that will enhance usability for its mobile computing customers. In addition, Windows 2000 will give users increased peace of mind with the highest level of security, reliability and performance of any Windows operating system to date.

The operating system's robust management capabilities are an important complement to Toshiba's Tecra 8000 and Portege 7020 notebooks and its Equium 7100 desktops, whose designs are based on helping customers reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO).

As a part of its proactive support program for Windows 2000, Toshiba is providing around-the-clock telephone support, a host of Web services and technical information to help its business customers evaluate and deploy Windows 2000-based solutions. The Web site, located at www.toshibapc.com/win2000, features Toshiba's innovative Ask Iris support system, BIOS, drivers, links, utilities and a host of technical information.

In addition, Toshiba is offering customers of Windows NT 4.0 Workstation a free license upgrade on selected desktops and notebooks. Customers will receive coupons for these upgrades from Toshiba on Equium 7100, 3200 and V3100 desktops, as well as Tecra 8000, Portege 7020CT and 3110CT notebooks factory-installed with Windows NT 4.0 and purchased in the United States between Sept. 1, 1999, and March 31, 2000.

Toshiba continues to be the world's leading vendor for portable computers with 16.6 percent market share worldwide in Q2 '99 according to International Data Corp. The company offers portable, desktop and server computing solutions for business customers under the Toshiba brand name.

For more information, call 800/TOSHIBA or visit the company's Web site at http://www.computers.toshiba.com. Dealer referrals and brochures are located at http://www.buy.toshiba.com.

With headquarters in Irvine, Calif., and annual sales of approximately $2.5 billion, TAIS is comprised of six divisions, organized into two business groups, which manufacture, market and service a wide range of business and information-oriented products in the United States and Latin America.