AMI Ready to Support New Intel Pentium M Processors With its AMIBIOS8 System Software.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2004 Editorial Summary -- American Megatrends' AMIBIOS AMIBIOS American Megatrends, Incorporated, Basic Input/Output System (R) supports Intel's recently announced Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processors 755, 745 and 735. -- AMI is working with Intel to support future mobile chipsets and technologies with its system software. American Megatrends American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI) is a Georgia, USA based hardware company that creates PC hardware and firmware. It was founded in 1985 by the current chairman and president, S. Shankar. Inc. (AMI), a leading provider of system software, storage and computing innovations worldwide, today announced immediate support for the new Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processors. "Mobile technologies are becoming more and more strategic for AMI as we go forward," said Subramonian Shankar, AMI founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We have been working for more than five years with premier notebook manufacturers to ship mobile products faring among the best available on the market. We are ready to support Intel's latest mobile processors, while actively working with Intel for upcoming chipsets with our AMIBIOS8 system software." AMIBIOS8 is available in mobile configuration to support the three new processors introduced today, the Pentium M A family of CPUs from Intel that are part of its Centrino brand for mobile computing. Introduced in 2003 at speeds up to 1.6 GHz, it was formerly code named "Banias." Introduced in 2004, the second-generation Pentium M (code named "Dothan") uses the same chip package but is built with 90 processors 755, 745 and 735, formerly known under the codename "Dothan." The new chips, offering enhanced performance for mobile PCs, have already been integrated in a number of mobile platform designs that will be available shortly, among which lightweight notebooks from Uniwill, Twinhead and ECS See eComStation. . "Uniwill's upcoming slim, lightweight notebooks based on Intel's Pentium M processor offer customers high performance and usability. AMIBIOS8 adds reliability and manageability to our mobile designs and provides an easy-to-use development platform," said Chris Han, product manager at Uniwill. "Twinhead's lightweight notebooks always offers to customers the highest standards in terms of technology, performance and reliability. AMIBIOS8 helps us to implement Intel's Pentium M processor innovations to their full extent," stated Joyce Liao, product manager at Twinhead. Jerry Hsu Jerry Hsu (b. December 17, 1981) is a professional skateboarder who was born in, and currently resides in, San Jose, California. He is a member of the San Jose Tilt Mode Army crew. He also has a signature model skateboard deck with Enjoi. , senior product manager at ECS, added: "The upcoming ECS G220 notebook offers customers the most advanced mobile technology and are based on Intel's Pentium M processor 755, featuring enhanced processor performance for mobile PCs. The AMIBIOS8 firmware offers an ideal, easy environment for platform development." AMIBIOS8 advantages for mobile platform designers include in-house designed embedded controller Controller circuitry built into a device or on the main system board, in contrast with a removable card or module. firmware, support for enhanced Intel(R) SpeedStep technology, S4 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) A power management specification developed by Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. support and easy integration of pre-boot applications such as diagnostics and multimedia, software recovery and web-browser. AMIBIOS8 offers modular BIOS solutions addressing the mobile, server and desktop markets. The software modular architecture is a great advantage to embedded platform manufacturers that need to integrate mobile and server technologies. About AMI Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. Privately held, AMI is best known for its BIOS, but it also supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software and utilities to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers. AMI offers high-density motherboards, disk subsystems and innovative storage solutions and is a voting member of the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ). Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including Chennai, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve its customers. For more information on AMI, its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. About Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) Founded in 1987, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is a worldwide leader in the production of motherboards for personal computers. The company is based in Taiwan with operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . The company is also making its mark in the design and manufacture of innovative notebook, DeskNote, portable desktop computer systems and multimedia products that combine outstanding features, performance and value to meet the needs of today's most discerning PC purchasers. About Twinhead Twinhead is one of the world's leading producers of superior notebook computers. Headquartered in Taiwan, Twinhead has subsidiaries in China, USA, Germany and UK. The company started 12 years ago as an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and manufacturer of notebook computers. Twinhead has parlayed its huge investments in research and development into OEM contracts with some of the most respected international computer manufacturers. The company's own-brand notebook series is rapidly gaining market share in Asia and abroad. About Uniwill Uniwill Computer Corporation, focused on technology innovation, is specialized in design & manufacturing of portable computers & information appliances (IA). The company is based in Chung-Li industrial park, Taiwan. Currently, Uniwill has two R&D centers located in Wuku, Taiwan and Shuzou City, China, with more than 150 engineers designing advanced portable & IA products. Intel and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. |
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