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1394 Trade Association Headed to CES 2000 With Major Floor Demonstrations
Will Appear At Comdex In Microsoft Partner Pavilion Booth
The 1394 Trade Association announced today that it will mount a major new exhibit of 1394/FireWire/i.Link technology at CES 2000 in Las Vegas January 6-9. The 1394 floor booth will feature advanced home theatre, audio, DV edit and computer/peripherals product demonstrations which highlight the versatility and uniqueness of the IEEE 1394 multimedia standard. TA Chairman James Snider also said that the group will become part of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Partner Pavilion at the upcoming Comdex in Las Vegas, November 15-19. ""Microsoft's support for 1394 development is vital to the continuing success of 1394 and we are very pleased to be part of the Partner Pavilion this year,"" Snider said. The Microsoft Partner Pavilion is found at booth 4852 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Snider said that the 1394 TA will not provide a complete product display at this year's Comdex as it has in recent years. Other advanced demonstrations of the technology may be seen at this year's Comdex in the Sony booth, LVCC 5132, and in the Lucent booth, 6267, among others on the floor. ""For the past five years, the 1394 Trade Association has mounted a major technology and product demonstration at Comdex. We pretty much accomplished our original goals which justified being at Comdex. We've seen 1394 go from an early-stage technology, with only a few end products in the market, to a thriving technology with hundreds of products in the market,"" Snider said. ""Now, we have moved our focus to the Consumer Electronics Show. We see this as the next critical step in the success of 1394. We've brought in new talent to help us accomplish a new set of goals. Starting in January 2000, you will see a new direction for the 1394TA."" The 1394 Trade Association includes more than 170 companies from around the world dedicated to the advancement and proliferation of the IEEE 1394 multimedia standard.