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FirewireDirect UNVEILS ULTRA III FireWire 800 STORAGE SYSTEM

FirewireDirect.com Inc announced the introduction of the Ultra III 800, the newest in their long-established and popular Ultra Series of FireWire 3.5" desktop hard drive systems and the first in this line to employ the new, faster FireWire 800 data interface. It is the second announcement of an 800Mbps hard drive product from FirewireDirect in as many weeks, propelling the company to a position as the early frontrunner in the transition to consumer FireWire "B" products. FirewireDirect was the first FireWire dedicated company when they debuted over 3 years ago, and with the release of their FireWire 800 PCI card and a series of cables became the first company to ship FireWire 800 products to consumers two months ago.

FireWire 800, or 1394b, is a new, faster FireWire standard rolling out in highly anticipated new products from FirewireDirect. The improved standard offers dramatically increased speeds and enhancements that will be immediately attractive to digital video and audio producers, multimedia creators and every personal computer user demanding cost-effective and speedy storage for the digital life style.

FirewireDirect now offers two desktop hard drive systems capable of the new performance standards.

The new Ultra III 800 employs the Oxford 922 FireWire 800 chip, and has a dual USB 2.0 and FireWire interface. It boasts a sleek, Titanium styled chassis, ships with FireWire and USB cables, installs easily with no special drivers, includes drive formatting software for both Windows and Mac, and is available and shipping now in Enclosures and a series of high-performance drives up to 320GB.

The StingRay 800, another 800 Mbps FireWire drive (also with USB 2.0) was announced last week and has already become a popular seller for FirewireDirect.

Both drives are providing speeds of up to an over 50MB/s, even on modest machines, and are visible at the company's Web site: www.firewiredirect.com .