Icron Announces Industry’s First
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Extender System with a Range of 50 meters
BURNABY, B.C., August 4, 2004 - Icron Technologies
Corporation (TSX Venture: IT), a provider of long-range USB
and DVI extension technologies announced today the first of
its family of Hi-Speed USB 2.0 extenders - the USB Ranger
130 and USB Ranger 140. Through the use of its patented and
compliant ExtremeUSB® technology, Icron is able to extend
USB devices well beyond the normal limit of 5 meters using
copper or fiber-optic media.
The new USB 2.0 Ranger 130/140 extenders represent a significant
milestone in the USB market, supporting USB 2.0 peripheral
devices at speeds up to 480 Mb/s over a distance of 50 meters
(165 ft.). The USB 2.0 Ranger 130/140 are single port, Class
A devices which connect host computer and peripherals with
standard Category 5 UTP cable.
“Icron’s customers have been anticipating an extender
that will support a growing number of Hi-Speed USB 2.0 peripherals
including disc drives, webcams, scanners, cameras, printers
and routers, said Robert Eisses, Icron’s VP, Sales and
Marketing. “Our customers in the data acquisition, medical
and biometric/security markets have been eagerly awaiting
a high-speed, USB 2.0 extension solution.”
“With the USB 2.0 Ranger 130/140”, Mr. Eisses
added, “Icron has once again positioned itself as the
premier provider of long-range USB extension.”
Initial USB 2.0 products will be available in September 2004.
For more information on our USB 2.0 product line, including
wireless and multi-port solutions, please contact us.
About Icron Technologies Corporation
Icron Technologies Corporation creates and markets high-performance
digital connectivity technologies and products for the computing
and visual display markets. The company provides branded and
private-label packaged products, Original Equipment Manufacturer
(OEM) modules, developer kits, and engineering and development
services.
Icron's technological innovations include its patented ExtremeUSB®
technology which touches several large worldwide markets from
industrial automation to medical devices, aerospace, computer
networking and audio/video. ExtremeUSB allows devices to be
placed up to 100m over Category 5 UTP or up to 2 km over fiber
away from their host computer.
Icron is a publicly traded Canadian corporation and trades
under the symbol "IT" on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Contacts
For further information, please contact the following:
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Except
for statements of historical fact, all statements in this
news release - including, without limitation, statements regarding
production estimates and future plans and objectives of Icron
- are forward-looking statements that involve various risks
and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements
will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
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