Last year was an excellent one for the IEEE 1394 multimedia standard, with many new products coming to the market across a broad range of categories. The percentage of new notebook and laptop computers with 1394 is now higher than ever, and users are now finding out just what they can do with the 1394 bus. As products proliferate, the fundamental mission of interoperability between 1394-enabled products is in full view.
Interoperability has a long and storied history.
Over the years, it has demanded significant engineering resources as interfaces such as PCI, SCSI and Ethernet grew popular and became successful and ubiquitous. The same is true for 1394. One of the terrific benefits of this multimedia standard is its ability to simply and reliably link all kinds of products. 1394 Trade Association Set New Board Leaders for Year 2001. Builds Strong Links with Taiwanese, Korean, Chinese Members.