American Megatrends Inc. KOs RAID Competition.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999-- 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. : Editorial Summary -- GartnerGroup's latest Dataquest research shows that AMI supplied the most PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). RAID controller A disk controller card that supports one or more RAID configurations. Originally only for SCSI drives, RAID controllers have become very popular for PATA and SATA drives. See RAID. units by a third party in 1998. American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) led the worldwide PCI RAID controller market in total units shipped by a third party in 1998, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. GartnerGroup's Dataquest's most recent research report, "Dataquest IA Server & RAID Storage Briefing." "Taking the lead in the PCI RAID market is one giant step toward AMI's goal of implementing MegaRAID(R) technology at all levels of computing from desktops to enterprise servers," said Sanjay Sehgal, AMI's director of RAID Sales. According to GartnerGroup's Dataquest Research, AMI achieved the number one position in total third-party host RAID sales in 1998. With 304,008 units shipped in 1998, the latest results published by Dataquest, AMI supplied 50 percent of the third-party host RAID market. "The host-based RAID market is forecast to increase from 1.1 million units in 1998 to almost 3.2 million units by 2003," said Roger Cox, chief analyst with GartnerGroup's Dataquest. "This forecast illustrates the increasing demand for RAID technology as client-server architectures continue to proliferate pro·lif·er·ate v. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring. across the spectrum, from small business environments to enterprise level data centers." With its engineering expertise in BIOS, RAID, motherboard design, diagnostic and management software utilities, AMI has the expertise and infrastructure in place to design and build the industry's most feature-rich RAID controllers that offer the highest levels of performance, availability and manageability. "AMI's RAID technology, built around Intel(R)'s i960(R) family of I/O processors, is an ideal solution for today's storage environments," said Wendy Vittori, general manager of Intel's I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output Products Division. "We look forward to supplying I/O building blocks to fuel further success of AMI's and the industry's products and technologies." AMI's new family of MegaRAID(R) controllers, which includes the Enterprise, Explorer and Express series that allow customers to choose RAID products tailored to their specific data needs and demands, will enable AMI to continue to lead the RAID market into the future. AMI is also releasing HyperDisk(TM), an IDE hard drive accelerator/mirroring solution for desktops and workstations based on AMI's advanced PCI RAID technology. "Our number one position in the PCI RAID market proves the reliability and superiority of our RAID technology. It also positions us to meet most specific needs and demands of new and existing customers in 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 and channel markets," Sehgal added. 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 Munich, London, Taipei, Madras Madras. 1 State and former province, India: see Tamil Nadu. 2 City, India: see Chennai. , Seoul and Tokyo to better serve our customers. For more information on AMI, its products, services or reseller opportunities, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. About GartnerGroup's Dataquest GartnerGroup's Dataquest is the recognized leader in providing the high-technology and financial communities with market intelligence for the semiconductor, computer systems and peripherals, communications, document management, software, and services sectors of the global information technology industry. GartnerGroup, the world's premier business technology advisor, provides unrivaled thought leadership for more than 9,000 client organizations worldwide. With 1999 revenues of $734 million, GartnerGroup was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 119,261, making it the fourth largest city in the state. , with 80 locations worldwide. 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