PCMCIA Launches First Release of ExpressCard Standard for the PC Card Industry

Industry Coalition Develops New Technology that Offers Improved Performance in a Smaller Footprint for Next-Generation Mobile and Desktop PCs


Expresscard

Intel Developers Forum--San Jose , Sept. 16, 2003 — PCMCIA, a leading technology trade association, today announced the release of Version 1.0 of its ExpressCard TM standard for modular expansion for mobile and desktop systems. Formerly codenamed NEWCARD, ExpressCard technology brings the proven reliability and convenience of the PC Card in a smaller form factor while offering faster performance and improved ease of use.

Read the PCMCIA press release (Adobe pdf).