Trek's Flu Card® Transforms Into the Isdio Card
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Trek 2000 International Ltd (Registration Number 199905744N) 30 Loyang Way, #07-13/14/15 Loyang Industrial Estate Singapore 508769 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trek’s Flu Card® transforms into the iSDIO card - the only Wi-Fi memory card accepted internationally - • Exclusive stamp of approval by industry governing body, the SD Association, for compatible use with all cameras and other consumer electronics SINGAPORE – 3 October, 2011 - Trek 2000 International Ltd. (“Trek”), inventor and patent owner of the ThumbDrive®, today announced that it will launch iSDIO (intelligent SD) card, the world’s first SD memory card which is compliant with the SD Association (“SDA”) Wi-Fi memory card standard. The announcement marks the founding of the iSDIO forum (formerly known as FLUCARD Forum), a SDA task group co-chaired by Trek and two leading founders (Panasonic Corporation and Toshiba Corporation) of SDA to develop a single set of industry technical specifications for SD memory cards embedded with Wi-Fi wireless communication functions based on FLUCARD specifications. With the endorsement from the SDA, a group of companies that sets industry-leading memory card standards, Trek has earned an exclusive stamp of approval. Trek is the first in the world to ship the iSDIO (FLUCARD) card few months ago. “This is the biggest news on our calendar this year. Since the launch of the Flu Card®, we have been working towards contributing to industry standards. Trek is committed towards ensuring its products are in line with industry standards so that they are compatible, user-friendly and adaptable for future applications. News Release: Trek’s Flu Card® transforms into the iSDIO card - the only Wi-Fi memory card accepted internationally With the finalization of the iSDIO specification, we will be promoting our technology to all major camera makers and will be expanding our ecosystem to include other industry sectors. Recently we have introduced the use of Flu Card® with electronic white/copy boards; in the near future, we will be expecting more of such innovations that will showcase the true functionality of our technology.” Junichi Yamazaki, Country HEAD of Trek Japan, Co-Chairman of iSDIO Forum The iSDIO will support peer-to-peer file transfers and uploads or downloads to servers. It will also support Web-API and the protocols of Digital Living Network Alliance (“DLNA”). Web-API is a technology commonly used by Web services. Trek’s iSDIO Card implements this new technology as the world’s smallest embedded web server on a SD card. With Web-API, software developers, companies and individuals can develop apps on multiple platforms such as on a PC, iPhone and Android smart phone. The apps enhance the capabilities of any SD host device equipped with Trek’s iSDIO card. DLNA is a standard organization to publish guidelines to implement standard protocols between home network devices, including PC, TV and Mobile Phones. Trek’s iSDIO card will adopt DLNA, so that any SD host device, such as a digital camera, equipped with the iSDIO Card can transfer digital content to DLNA compliant devices. -The End - About Trek 2000 International Ltd Trek 2000 International Ltd, an industry leader, innovator, original inventor and patent owner of the ThumbDrive® (i.e. USB Flash Drive) offers state-of-the-art design solutions ranging from Mobile Media Solutions, Wireless, Antipiracy, Compression and Encryption to sophisticated Enterprise Solutions all catering to the fast changing digital industry. Trek with its library of granted patents is represented all over the world and has offices in the U.S., Malaysia, Thailand, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands, China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Japan to serve the rapidly expanding markets across all regions. A public listed company whose shares are quoted on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX:Trek), Trek 2000 International Ltd was named by Forbes Global as one of the Best Small Companies in the World of 2000 and 2002. Trek 2000 International Ltd was also ranked as the Best Managed small Company in Singapore by AsiaMoney (of Euromoney). Trek also received the INVENT Singapore AWARD 2008. Trek®, ThumbDrive®, DivaDrive® and FluCard® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Trek Group of Companies in Singapore and / or other countries. For more information, visit our website at http://www.trek2000.com.sg, http://www.thumbdrive.com, http://www.flu-card.com, Issued for and on behalf of Trek 2000 International Ltd Contact Information Financial PR Pte Ltd Trek 2000 International Ltd Mr Gabriel Tan/ Miss Denise Wong Mr Gurcharan Singh Investor Relations Consultants Director, Head of Finance Tel: (65) 6438 2990 / Fax: (65) 6438 0064 Tel: (65) 6546 6088 / Fax: (65) 6546 6066 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.trek2000.com.sg .