American Megatrends Inc. Announces the Beta Testing Program for AMIBIOS8.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2001 Newest version of AMIBIOS AMIBIOS American Megatrends, Incorporated, Basic Input/Output System enables a host of new technologies and refinements on core architectures Editorial Summary -- AMIBIOS8 offers scalable firmware solutions from Embedded Computing Platforms to Mission Critical Servers. -- The reliability and enhanced modular architecture of AMIBIOS8 makes it an ideal solution for various industry segments. -- Built-in high-end features including integrated debuggers, remote manageability, a configurable IO sub system. 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), leading developer of innovative BIOS solutions worldwide, today announced the start of beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the for AMIBIOS8 with a select group of partners and customers. American Megatrends' beta testing program for AMIBIOS8 has been designed to ensure full testing of all functional areas of its newest product in a real world environment. The testing program will be conducted over a designated period of time with customers ranging from small embedded device producers to high end server manufacturers focusing on high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. solutions. Testing will be done on a range of real products covering the industry's most "in demand" chipsets and platforms and will concentrate on rendering AMIBIOS8 the most complete, tested, and stable offering by AMI to date. The testing period is expected to last for three months but may be extended or terminated earlier than scheduled based on initial results. AMIBIOS8 offers the full range of support for traditional industry initiatives and technologies that AMI's current customers have come to expect in addition to new innovations in architecture and build design. The scalable architecture of AMIBIOS8 is targeted to the embedded market Refers to custom-designed, computer-based devices and applications that perform a fixed set of tasks. It may refer to cellphones and other handhelds, network appliances (routers, access points, modems) and myriad consumer electronics products. as well. By allowing consumers to choose the functionality they need for their solutions, AMIBIOS8 is the solution for companies that are looking to build a solid firmware base in however small a footprint is needed. AMIBIOS8 is an ideal solution for a host of industry segments such as consumer electronics, industrial PCs, telecommunication servers, internet/appliance servers and web access devices. The enhanced Visual Development Environment, which ships with AMIBIOS8 provides an enhanced and intuitive feel to the design and development of the 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 Solutions. AMIBIOS8 also ships with built-in high-end features such as an Internal Debugger, Remote Manageability and Configurable IO Subsystem, in addition to all industry standard features such as 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. and 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. . Built from the ground up as a scalable solution based on functional need, AMIBIOS8 represents an innovative approach to BIOS. Providing companies with a single firmware solution that can be utilized in any environment, from the smallest devices to the largest and most sophisticated server-oriented machines, AMIBIOS8 is the latest evolutionary step of BIOS. AMI recognizes and is addressing the ever shrinking pool of resources for BIOS programming by allowing its components to be created in either the traditional assembly, or in C level languages that are recognized as the future of the BIOS industry. "It is our goal to provide the best BIOS solution for any industry segment," said Bill Clark, Strategic Accounts Manager, Software Division. "The modular architecture of AMIBIOS8 assures that customers will have the ability to purchase only those modules they need, therefore making AMIBIOS8 a cost-effective decision for customers on the front end, and providing ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). by reducing time to market." 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 (operating system) Basic Input/Output System - (BIOS, ROM BIOS) The part of the system software of the IBM PC and compatibles that provides the lowest level interface to peripheral devices and controls the first stage of the bootstrap process, including installing the operating 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, Madras, 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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