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Panasonic Introduces New P2 Drive With an ExpressCard Interface

Panasonic today announced at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas the company's new AJ-PCD35, a five-slot P2 solid-state memory drive with an ExpressCard interface that will dramatically increase simultaneous access to P2 content on ExpressCard-equipped notebook or desktop computers. Until this announcement, P2 ExpressCard interface access was limited to a single card at a time using a third-party adaptor.


Greenhouse dual-eSATA ExpressCard

An eSATA port might not have been your first priority when specifying your latest notebook PC, but as external storage gets cheaper and files get bigger you may end up regretting that. Greenhouse have a possible solution in the shape of their EXC-ESA2 ExpressCard. With two eSATA ports, it’s a straightforward way of adding the high-speed connection to your laptop.


Sonnet offers ExpressCard Gigabit adapter for Macs

Sonnet has released three new Gigabit networking products for both older and new Macs: Presto Gigabit Pro PCI network adapter card, the Presto Gigabit PCIe Pro PCI Express network adapter card, and the Presto Gigabit Ethernet Pro ExpressCard/34 network adapter card. These Sonnet Gigabit Ethernet cards expand or add Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in any compatible computer, and offer enhanced performance through support for link aggregation with onboard Ethernet ports, and jumbo packet data transfers. Sonnet says the Presto Gigabit Pro network adapter cards deliver enhanced networking support as well as offer gigabit speeds over common CAT-5 cabling; they also support 1000/100/10BaseT auto-negotiation and full/half duplex communication.


Gatekeeper Card Pro: mini security computer in an ExpressCard module

The Gatekeeper Card Pro™, unveiled at the Infosecurity Europe, contains 13 best-of-breed security applications built directly into the miniature card. The card is inserted directly into a laptop’s ExpressCard slot, allowing business users and consumers alike to benefit from unrivalled and transparent security wherever they connect.

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Announces New ExpressCard Products For Avionics Testing

Responding to the requirement for powerful, portable solutions for avionics testing applications, GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms on April 14 announced three ExpressCard interfaces for testing critical aircraft systems.

According to GE, the R15-EC is a dual port MIL-STD-1553 ExpressCard Interface; the RAF-EC is a dual port ARINC 664 ExpressCard Interface; and the RAR-EC is a multichannel ARINC 429 ExpressCard interface. The three new cards, which are all RoHS compliant, will be demonstrated on GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms’ booth (#13) at AMC 2008 (April 14 – 17, Tulsa, Oklahoma).

The three ExpressCards are available in a range of configurations, including card only, card and appropriate analyzer, and a full turnkey portable analyzer system that includes the interface card, protocol analyzer and semi-rugged laptop.


Aaxeon releases ExpressCard serial interface for PCs

Aaxeon released ExpressCards to provide a reliable solution for notebook PCs to connect serial peripherals such as GPS receivers, serial printers/plotters, barcode scanners, PDAs, cellular phones, and fax/modems over its ExpressCard slots. These ExpressCards provide a scalable, high-speed, serial I/O bus that maintains backwards compatibility with CardBus applications and drivers.

The new ExpressCards are compact in size and has low power requirements to support major serial portable devices. These cards are ideal for a wide variety of applications including field data collection, industrial control and monitoring.


Siemens presents its first WiMAX Express Card in live operation

Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices (SHC) is expanding its portfolio of WiMAX subscriber devices with an Express Card. The Gigaset SE68 WiMAX Express Card makes it easy for users to get broadband access via computer even on the road. The card is based on the IEEE 802.16-2005 standard, complies with the Wave 2 specifications, including MIMO (Multiple Input / Multiple Output) A and B, and supports beamforming. SHC demonstrates the card live at the WiMAX Forum Congress Asia in Singapore.

The Express Card Gigaset SE68 WiMAX permits mobile broadband access at up to 20 Mbps and thus enables the use of very rich media and data applications on the road. As a result, it increases mobility and flexibility for professional and private users alike.


RME presents the MADIface 128-Channel 192 kHz MADI ExpressCard for mobile computers

RME present the new MADIface, the world's first portable MADI solution for Laptops, providing stunning 128 channels of audio with up to 192 kHz. Current laptops offer calculation power on par with fast desktop systems. Dual core processors, 2 Gigabyte RAM, big and fast hard drives, dual monitor operation with a quick graphics card - today all this is also available small, lightweight and portable. Thanks to the fast PCI Express bus and the latest, extremely powerful FPGAs, RME is proud to present another milestone in the company's history - the world's first and only MADI interface for laptops, based on an ExpressCard: the MADIface!

RME's HDSPe ExpressCard MADI is a true PCI Express solution, which consequently takes full advantage of the new format, achieving significant performance gains in multitrack audio.