UWB – Wireless USB UWB or Ultra-Wideband technology is one of the fastest consumer wireless technologies in the world.   This technology will allow interoperability between handhelds, PC’s, speakers, portable MP3 players, set-top boxes, digital cameras, game controllers, televisions and much more as time progresses.   OrangeWare is committed to be the leader in providing software driver development for UWB.   Being the leader in USB 2.0 host controller driver technology puts us in the unique position of having familiarity of this new and rapidly gaining momentum technology. Interested OEM’s may contact OrangeWare directly at sales@orangeware.com.   For further Wireless USB information click here

1394b 61883-6 Audio Driver OrangeWare Corporation, announced a Windows® based software driver for 1394 Audio supporting the IEC 61883-6 specification. The 1394 Audio Driver supports Windows 2000 and XP.  It is the only windows driver available which facilitates the Pro Audio technology embodied by the IEC61883-6 specification.  The 1394 Audio Driver permits a PC equipped with a 1394 port to send 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound down a single 1394 cable to an A/VR or amplified speaker set which supports the IEC 61883-6 specification.   The Market The current method for PC sound cards to deliver surround sound involves a host of analog cables and the resultant loss of quality.  The new 1394 Audio technology delivers high quality digital sound while using only one 1394 cable!   Applications include external 1394/FireWire speakers, A/VR, DVD players, DVHS, AVHDDs, DTVs, external sound cards and midi/mixers e.g. “Garage BandTM” type pro consumer audio capture products.   Technical Information The OrangeWare 1394 Audio driver will support both the TI  iceLynx-Micro and the Oxford FW970 chip.  Support is provided for 1394 streaming on 6 or 8 channels of audio at speeds up to 400 Mb/s for receiving and processing 32-bit audio data sampled at up to 192kHz.    A second phase of the driver development will culminate next month with support for an ASIO interface.  This will facilitate Pro Audio applications for Midi/Mixer environments.  This creates a very exciting scenario for the ‘home’ recording studio on a PC.  Interested OEM’s may contact OrangeWare directly at sales@orangeware.com.

Mac OS X Wireless 802.11a, b and g Based Network Driver For several years now, Apple® users have chafed at the issue that most wireless cards (CardBus and PCI) don’t work with Apple’s Airport® access points.  Why is that?  It’s because the Apple® client driver only works with the Broadcom chipset.  Recently, OrangeWare developed a Mac OS X Wireless Driver for the 3Com wireless line of cards which use the Atheros chip, and licensed the driver to 3Com.  As a result, the Atheros based 3Com cards are now compatible with Macintosh.    OrangeWare’s announcement broadens the driver availability to all users of Atheros based wireless cards.  They include D-Link, Netgear, Aztec, Elecom, Fujitsu, IBM, Linksys, NEC, Samsung, SMC and Sony.  All their current wireless offerings listed at http://www.orangeware.com/endusers/wirelessformac.html can use the new OrangeWare Macintosh Wireless Driver.  This means that the lonely Mac user can now link up with Mac and PC access points by using significantly lower cost wireless cards instead of expensive Airport cards.  An Airport extreme card costs $99.00, whereas the Netgear card costs as little as $29.00. On May 3rd, 2004 OrangeWare announced a major technology development advance for Macintosh users with the latest upgrade, Version 3.0 of its   802.11a/b/g “Wireless Driver for Mac”.  Whereas Apple’s AirPort Extreme 802.11g product offers a 54 Mb/s data rate, OrangeWare’s 802.11a/b/g Wireless Driver runs at up to 108 Mb/s and supports over 20 different wireless cards.  OrangeWare offers the Wireless Driver for Mac to end users for $15. When it is combined with a host of non-Apple wireless cards, it can run at the newest performance modes called “Super G” or “Turbo Super G”.  These capabilities are offered only on wireless cards using the Atheros wireless chipset, many of which are listed at http://www.orangeware.com/endusers/wirelessformac.html.   Available immediately in a free trial version from http://www.orangeware.com/endusers/wirelessformac.html  the Wireless Driver for Mac v3.0 along with an 802.11g wireless card not only dramatically outruns Apple’s AirPort Extreme, but costs the consumer half as much.*   Another unique feature of the OrangeWare wireless driver is its compatibility with 802.11a networks.  Not only is this the only 802.11a product available for Macintosh, but version 3.0 now allows “Turbo A” mode.   The Market: OrangeWare’s Wireless Driver for Mac is the ideal solution for 3 types of Mac users:   1.   Users who want to add wireless to existing Macs with huge cost savings over Apple’s AirPort cards. 2.   Users who want to upgrade their older, slower AirPort 802.11b cards for laptops.  Since AirPort Extreme cards won’t fit    into legacy AirPort slots due to a different form factor, a non-Apple CardBus card with the OrangeWare driver is the only available solution.  This solution will increase speed by 12 times. 3.   All Apple users who need to connect wirelessly to an 802.11a network must use the OrangeWare driver combined with a non-Apple add-on card as the only available solution.   Interested OEM’s may contact OrangeWare directly at sales@orangeware.com.   802.11a/b/g Product Brief   DOWNLOAD TRIAL

Windows 98SE 1394b Mass Storage DriverOrangeWare has developed a 1394b driver that will support mass storage devices in Windows 98SE.  Currently there is no support for 1394b mass storage devices in Windows 98SE.  OrangeWare offers an economical licensing program for 1394b mass storage device manufacturers who want to provide their customers with this support for Windows 98SE. Interested OEM’s may contact OrangeWare directly at sales@orangeware.com.

Windows FireWire 800/1394b Driver OrangeWare has developed a FireWire800/1394b driver that will support FireWire800/1394b in Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP. OrangeWare offers an economical licensing program for FireWire800/1394b host controller manufacturers who want to provide their customers with this support for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP.  Interested OEM’s may contact OrangeWare directly at sales at orangeware.com.   This new technology allows for plug-and-play connectivity providing for easy exchange of devices and multiple-connectivity for peripherals in a chain utilizing one FireWire 800 bus. The previous IEEE 1394a maximum transfer speed of 400 Mbps can be doubled as this new innovation allows up to 800 Mbps to be transferred at distances up to 100 meters with proper cabling. This new feature will be a great benefit for streaming audio or video transmission as FireWire 800 supports both isochronous and asynchronous transfer modes for watching/recording live video footage or reading/writing to an external mass storage device.   When Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for Windows XP the 1394b driver stack reverted to 100mbps.  OrangeWare has fixed this issue with our latest 1394b driver release and now will allow end users to achieve the former speeds of up to 800mbps.        1394b Product Brief(PDF)     1394b Product Brief(HTML)

Windows and Mac OS X USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver OrangeWare has developed a set of USB 2.0 drivers and is currently licensing them to over 97% of the world’s USB 2.0 host controller card manufacturers. These drivers have been approved by NEC, VIA and Intel who manufacture the USB 2.0 controller chips. They have been tested by Intel, who hosts the USB Implementation Forum, and by numerous USB 2.0 peripheral manufacturers. OrangeWare offers an economical licensing program for both USB 2.0 host adapter cards and computer motherboard manufacturers, who want to provide their customers with USB 2.0 support for all of the Windows operating systems and Mac OS X. The development of this driver is an ongoing process and we are constantly enhancing the functionality of our driver.  As new innovative devices are released to the market you can rest assured of OrangeWare’s dedication to include support.   Interested OEM’s may contact OrangeWare directly at sales@orangeware.com.   Click here for our FAQ on the USB 2.0 Host Contoller Driver

Mac OS X FireWire Driver OrangeWare has developed a FireWire Webcam Driver for Mac OS X. If you license our driver, your FireWire Webcam will be compatible with Mac OS X. As with all our Drivers, you will be included in future releases of the Mac OS X FireWire Webcam driver as we develop and improve it. Interested OEM’s may contact OrangeWare directly at sales@orangeware.com.

WebCamDV - PC Audio/Video Custom Drivers September 10th, 2002 OrangeWare released a remarkable utility which allows DV camcorders and their numerous features to work with all webcam applications.  This creates a huge untapped market for video conferencing, video email, media broadcasting, and remote security application developers.  As a veteran software developer, OrangeWare can create custom drivers to ensure functionality across the board for your Audio/Video device.  Consult OrangeWare for your next project and let us save you the time and resources.  With over 23 years of experience, and references from some of the leaders in the industry, let us be your next software solution provider.  Interested OEM’s may contact OrangeWare directly at sales@orangeware.com.