Lexar Media announced that WireImage, one of the world's foremost digital photography agencies and one of the official photography services covering Super Bowl XXXVII events, has selected Lexar Media Professional Series CompactFlash to capture all the action on and off the field throughout the busy weekend.
"When shooting important events like the Super Bowl, speed and reliability matters. Our clients depend on our photographers to capture all the action throughout the weekend, which is why we selected Lexar Media cards," said Jason Nevader, CEO, WireImage.
"Lexar Media CompactFlash has been used by major syndication services around the globe to document sporting events including the Super Bowl, World Cup and Olympics," said Eric Stang, president and CEO, Lexar Media. "You only get one chance to shoot Super Bowl XXXVII, and we are extremely pleased that WireImage is placing their trust in our Professional Series CompactFlash."
WireImage will cover the game and numerous events including the Game Before the Game, Pre-MVP press conference, XBOX at Def Jam/Leigh Steinberg Party, E! Super Party, Sportsbook.com Super bowl Celebration, 7th Annual NFL Gridiron Glamour, Cadillac Grand Prix, Sony Post Party, Cadillac MVP press conference and many other exciting Super Bowl weekend events.
WireImage is covering the event using Lexar Media Professional Series CompactFlash, which is speed-rated for minimum sustained write speed capability. The X-speed rating is the same standard as employed by other storage media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, where 1X = 150KB per second. Lexar Media is the only company to test and speed-rate its CompactFlash cards based on a minimum sustained write speed.
Lexar Media, Inc. is a leading designer, marketer and licensor of award-winning removable flash-based digital storage media, card readers and ATA controller solutions for the digital photography, consumer electronics, industrial and communications markets. Lexar Media brands digital memory cards in the industry's most popular formats including CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, JumpDrive flash drive, MultiMediaCard and Secure Digital. A digital storage innovator, Lexar Media was the first to develop and advance proprietary read-write speed standards for its USB-enabled CompactFlash cards and holds over 50 memory and controller patents. Licensees of Lexar Media's technology include Olympus, SanDisk, Samsung Electronics and Sony. Headquartered in Fremont, California, Lexar Media also has offices in London and Tokyo. Lexar Media is a member of the Russell 2000 Index.
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