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Friday, January 30, 2009

New USB to Serial Adapter Hub Now Available!

Our line of professional grade USB serial adapters recently grew, with the addition of the 2 Port Professional USB to Serial Adapter Hub with COM Retention (ICUSB2322X). The new adapter functions similarly to our USB to RS-232 Serial DB9 Adapter with COM Retention (ICUSB232PRO) and 4 Port Professional USB to Serial Adapter Hub (ICUSB2324X), with the main exception being that this adapter offers two serial port connection.

Each adapter features COM port retention, which retains COM port assignments even if the adapter is unplugged from the USB connection, then replugged in another USB slot.  The feedback we've received on these products has been extremely positive, especially with regards to COM port retention, in that it saves the time and hassle of relying on operating system based port assignments.



Posted by Ken @ 4:45 PM
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

DisplayPort to DVI and HDMI Converter Cables!

We recently released two new DisplayPort converter cables, which let you use your existing DVI or HDMI display with a DisplayPort output device (video card).

The 10 ft DisplayPort to HDMI Video Converter Cable (DP2HDMIMM10) lets you save the expense of upgrading your monitor for use with a cutting edge DisplayPort-equipped video card; similarly, the 10 ft DisplayPort to DVI Video Converter Cable - M/M (DP2DVIMM10) allows you to connect a DisplayPort video card to a DVI enabled monitor.

Both of these cables are backed by our Lifetime Warranty, and are designed to offer a high quality digital video connection.


Posted by Ken @ 4:24 PM
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

StarTech.com among top 50 SMB employers in Canada!

I'm very pleased to announce that StarTech.com has been named by the Globe and Mail as one of the top 50 small and medium business employers to work for in Canada! More than 250 companies (with 50 to 399 employees) registered for eligibility, with rankings based on responses from employees, leaders and human resources within each company.

The study involved several surveys designed to measure employee opinion with major focus on employee engagement.

Among our successes over the past 20+ years, this milestone certainly ranks near the top for Ken and I, and we look forward to repeating this honor going forward.

View the press release here.



Posted by Paul @ 12:34 PM
Friday, January 09, 2009

New VGA to HDMI Audio Video Converter Available

Our Converge A/V line of products recently saw the addition of our Professional VGA to HDMI Audio Video Converter, which converts and scales analog PC (VGA) video for use on an HDMI or DVI-D capable display/television.

The converter provides a simple and cost-effective way to broadcast content from a computer (that may be limited to VGA output) to (a more modern) DVI or HDMI display for retail environments, presentations, etc.


Posted by Ken @ 4:24 PM
Monday, January 05, 2009

Happy New Year!

Ken and I wish to thank our customers for the opportunity to serve you in 2008 and look forward to continuing to make "hard-to-find" easy in 2009.  We have some exciting new product launches slated for the coming months, so keep your eyes peeled!


Posted by Paul @ 4:00 PM
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