American Megatrends Demonstrates New Versions of NAS Software and Remote Management Cards at Comdex.Business Editors COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. 2003 Booth #6046 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 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.: Editorial Summary -- Comdex(R) Las Vegas 2003 attendees can visit AMI's booth, #6046, November 17 through 20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center -- StorTrends(R) NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular Software v2.2 features multiple language support, a new 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. , increased reliability and enhanced Active Directory Services (eADS) support -- MegaRAC(TM) G3 adds 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 Platform Development Kit (PDK PDK Phi Delta Kappa (professional organization for teachers) PDK Portal Development Kit (SAP Enterprise Portal) PDK Peachtree-Dekalb Airport (Atlanta, GA, USA) ) to the remote management product line that allows OEMs to add their own intellectual properties American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), a leader in storage and computing innovations worldwide, today announced it is demonstrating new versions of its MegaRAC(TM) management controller and StorTrends(R) NAS software at Comdex(R) Las Vegas 2003. "In addition to showcasing a brand new KVM (K Virtual Machine) A version of the Java Virtual Machine for small devices with limited memory. See J2ME. See also KVM switch. KVM - Keyboard Video Mouse class with a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. zero-U, digital KVM over IP solution, AMI is highlighting the next generations of its storage and management products," said S. Shankar, AMI's president. "The enhancements to AMI's StorTrends NAS software (with v2.2) and the MegaRAC G3 remote server management controller meet the demands of the global community by providing multiple language support and remote server management from any location, respectively." StorTrends NAS software v2.2, which is offered to the channel market on AMI's StorTrends 2104 hardware and as a standalone software to OEMs, supports a variety of network storage applications and its flexible architecture and performance allows administrators to implement it for a wide range of storage applications. Small- to high-end businesses and home office users can create 'plug-n-run' storage with the NAS software and create advanced, fast backup and departmental or group level storage. The NAS software can be used from anywhere and supports a variety of languages, including Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French and German. It features a fast hardware setup, increased reliability with mirroring support and Enhanced Active Directory Service (eADS) support that allows administrators to easily change the access rights from the client. Keeping consistent with its storage and server management focus, AMI is demonstrating its MegaRAC G3 card with increased performance and an OEM Platform Development Kit (PDK). Traditional remote access controllers (RAC See remote access concentrator. ) normally monitor hardware components, but the MegaRAC G3 improves upon this with a unique methodology to extend the system's manageability through its PDK. OEMs can build a policy-based provisioning software component and user interface and add their own intellectual properties based on the management or special hardware features. In today's economy companies are struggling to keep their revenue growing at a constant rate; they demand steady productivity from their employees and 24/7 accessibility from their computer systems. A great challenge to an IT department lies in keeping its employees and systems up and running continuously. Companies must be prepared. MegaRAC G3 helps administrators prevent data loss and recover from down time from anywhere in the world. 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 AMIBIOS AMIBIOS American Megatrends, Incorporated, Basic Input/Output System , but 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. 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 products and services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. Statement of Liability: Product specifications are subject to change without notice. MegaRAC and StorTrends are trademarks of American Megatrends Inc. Other products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. American Megatrends reserves the right to update, change and/or modify these products at anytime. |
|
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion