American Megatrends Announces Release of Power Console Plus.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1998-- Editorial Summary -- AMI released today the latest version of Power Console Plus, a GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. RAID configuration management utility. -- Power Console Plus comes bundled with AMI MegaRAID product line. -- Power Console Plus offers many new and updated features at no additional cost to the user. 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) today announced Power Console Plus, AMI's next generation MegaRAID configuration management utility for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . The new utility will be shipped with all MegaRAID controllers beginning this quarter. Power Console Plus features a new Windows NT 4.x look and feel while encompassing a host of new features including a configuration wizard, uninstall To remove hardware or software from a computer system. In order to remove a software application from a PC, an uninstall program, also called an "uninstaller," deletes all the files that were initially copied to the hard disk and restores the AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI and SYSTEM. shield, command line remote access, Year 2000 compliant a. 1. (Computers) having dates fully and properly represented, and not susceptible to failure due to the year 2000 bug. schedulable check consistency, and security password protection. In addition, a new silent install feature enables users to install Power Console Plus while maintaining use of the desktop while a load and save option allows the user to save the RAID configuration to a diskette The official name for the floppy disk. See floppy disk. diskette - floppy disk in case of accidental configuration loss. Power Console Plus software includes a detailed change policy granting users the ability to change logical drive policies after the program has been configured, a reconstruction option that allows the user to add capacity to or change a drive configuration, and a performance monitor. Another unique feature of Power Console Plus allows users to access the software from either the server or from a remote location. In further advancing RAID technology, Power Console Plus incorporates the advanced features of FlexRAID allowing virtual sizing using Windows NT's virtual sizing capabilities and the ability to perform RAID level migration and RAID logical drive expansion on the fly. Furthermore, Power Console Plus offers support for SAF-TE SAF-TE SCSI Access Fault-Tolerant Enclosure enclosure management, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. ), and AMI's Self-Monitoring And Recovery Technology (SMART) for drive statistics. These universal standards ensure complete compatibility for RAID reporting In air defense, one of a series of related reports that are made for the purpose of developing a plot to assist in the rapid evaluation of a tactical situation. of problems and solutions. "AMI is dedicated to growing and improving our product offerings for customers," said Joe Leader, Acting Marketing Director of American Megatrends. "For this reason, many options such as FlexRAID and Power Console Client that were previously stand-alone are included in this latest release, at no additional cost to the user." As a core technology provider, American Megatrends develops and provides superior system level technologies including RAID products, BIOS, motherboards, and utilities. For additional information, AMI can be reached at (800) 828-9264 or (770) 246-8600 and on the World Wide Web at http://www.ami.com.
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