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Peripheral Products
The Company sells various Apple-branded computer hardware peripherals, including iSight™
digital video cameras and a range of high quality
flat panel TFT active-matrix digital color displays. The Company also sells a variety of third-party Macintosh compatible hardware products
directly to end users through both its retail and online stores, including computer printers and printing supplies, storage devices, computer
memory, digital video and still cameras, personal digital assistants, and various other computing products and supplies.
iSight™
The Company’
s iSight digital video camera enables video conferencing over broadband connections. iSight is a small, portable aluminum alloy
camera with all audio, video, and power provided by a single FireWire cable. iSight is designed to be center-mounted on the top of a computer
screen and uses its integrated tilt and rotate mechanism to easily position the camera for natural, face-to-face video conferencing. iSight
features an auto focusing auto exposure F/2.8 lens that captures high-quality pictures and full-motion video. With its on-
board processor, iSight
automatically adjusts color, white balance, sharpness and contrast to provide high-quality images with accurate color reproduction in most
lighting conditions. iSight also includes a dual-element microphone that suppresses ambient noise for clear digital audio.
Displays
The Company offers a family of widescreen flat panel displays featuring the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display™, a widescreen active-matrix
LCD with 2560-by-1600 pixel resolution, a 23-inch widescreen Apple Cinema Display with 1920-by-1200 pixel resolution and a 20-inch
widescreen Apple Cinema Display® with 1680-by-1050 pixel resolution. The displays feature dual FireWire and dual USB 2.0 ports built into
the display and use the industry standard DVI interface for a pure digital connection with the Company’s latest Power Mac and PowerBook
systems. The Cinema Displays feature an aluminum design with a very thin bezel, suspended by an aluminum stand that allows viewing angle
adjustment.
Software Products and Computer Technologies
The Company offers a range of software products for education, creative, consumer and business customers, including Mac OS X, the
Company’s proprietary operating system software for the Macintosh; server software and related solutions; professional application software;
and consumer, education and business oriented application software.
Operating System Software
In April 2005, the Company began shipping Mac OS X Tiger, the Company’s fifth major version of Mac OS X. Tiger incorporates more than
200 new features and innovations including Spotlight™, a desktop search technology that lets users find items stored on their Macintosh
computers, including documents, emails, contacts and images; and Dashboard, a new way to instantly access information such as weather
forecasts and stock quotes, using a new class of mini-applications called widgets. The server version of the Mac OS operating system, Mac OS
X Server version 10.4, also began shipping in April 2005.
Server Software and Server Solutions
Apple Remote Desktop™ 2 is the second generation of the Company’s asset management, software distribution, and help desk support
software. Apple Remote Desktop 2 includes more than 50 features for centrally managing Mac OS X systems. Apple Remote Desktop 2 can
perform a wide range of desktop management tasks such as installing operating system and application software, running hardware and
software inventory reports, and executing commands on one or more remote Mac OS X systems on the network. Remote software installation
tools allow IT professionals to install single or multiple software packages immediately or at specific dates and times. Comprehensive
hardware and software reports based on more than 200 system information attributes allow administrators to keep track of their Mac OS X
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