The product addresses a growing market for Windows NT and NT Embedded support of USB peripherals. The generic driver provides a standard interface to USB hardware to develop Win32 applications that are portable and applicable to any system running Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT Embedded, Windows 98 or Windows Me. Durable goods orders fall.
Consumer confidence falls.
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