American Megatrends Inc. Announces Support for Via KT266 Chipset.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000
Editorial Summary
-- AMIBIOS announces support for the robust feature set of the
Via Chipset 266.
-- AMIBIOS features include I2O Support, Legacy USB Support,
SMBus Support and Hot Plug PCI Support.
American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), long known as the industry leading provider of BIOS innovations announces support for the feature set of Via KT266 Chipset. American Megatrends' highly advanced AMIBIOS AMIBIOS American Megatrends, Incorporated, Basic Input/Output System (R) Desktop offers the latest BIOS functions such as extensive power management, state-of-the-art OEM utilities and portability to all CPUs and Chipsets. AMIBIOS Desktop includes the most flexible and comprehensive feature set to ensure future compatibility and usability. "AMI continues to be on the cutting edge of technological advances in the BIOS market, and therefore recognizes the necessity of support for Via's integration of new technology," said Mark Huffman, Director of Sales, Software Division. "AMI is dedicated to reducing the total cost of ownership of systems at all levels and strives to strengthen the proliferation of AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. CPUs by enabling support for Via Chipsets." AMIBIOS Desktop offers advanced IDE features, LS-120, MO, iomega(R) Zip(TM), DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). Support, I2O Support, Legacy USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. Support, SMBus Support and Hot Plug PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Support. AMIBIOS Desktop includes the most flexible and comprehensive feature set demanded by OEMs, VARs and system integrators to ensure future compatibility and usability. AMI continues to be the industry-leading provider of BIOS solutions for the desktop, mobile and server markets. 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. This privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , best known for its Basic Input/Output Systems or BIOS, also supplies its state-of-the-art hardware, software, utilities and RAID controllers to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including London, Chennai, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve our customers. For more information on AMI, its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or www.ami.com. |
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