American Megatrends Inc. Named Top Technology Company.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 1999

American Megatrends:

Editorial Summary

-- AMI was chosen as the winner of the eward in the top large

private company category.

-- This award is yet another accomplishment for AMI, who was

recently named the number one PCI RAID vendor in the industry.

American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), the number one PCI RAID vendor, today announced it was chosen as the 1999 eward winner in the top large private company category.

"We are very excited to have been recognized for our achievements in the computer technology industry as a leading provider of key technologies needed for today's enterprise computing requirements," said S. Shankar, AMI's President. "These technologies include RAID controllers, motherboards, BIOS, system management utilities, remote network assistants, internet software solutions, USB and embedded design services."

This award also comes on the heels of AMI achieving the position as the number one supplier of PCI RAID controllers in the industry, surpassing all competitors in terms of shipments.

The eward, presented by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), in conjunction with the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Noro Moseley and Security First Network Bank, is a celebration of the success of technology companies in Georgia. Presented this year for the first time, it recognizes a variety of top technology companies in a public awards ceremony. The awards were based on events occurring from October 1, 1998 to September 30, 1999.

"Georgia is one of the hottest states in the country for technology. The ewards recognize the companies that are having the biggest impact here. One of these is American Megatrends, which is among Georgia's top technology success stories," said David Allison, editor of the Atlanta Business Chronicle - one of the country's top business journals with a readership of more than 140,000 weekly.

AMI is an industry leader as a provider of hardware, firmware and software solutions in the global computer marketplace by developing products with unsurpassed compatibility and quality. AMI's products are divided into five main categories:

          --   PCI-based and external RAID products - universally
               recognized as the industry's most feature-rich, provide
               servers with the fastest throughput combined with the
               highest levels of data integrity. Products range from
               low-cost entry-level controllers to high-performance,
               high-capacity MegaRAID solutions. Its MegaRAID products
               are separated into the Enterprise, Explorer and Express
               Series.

          --   Motherboard products - range from solutions that can be
               used in typical desktop systems to high-performance,
               enterprise-level servers.

          --   Remote server management tools - enable companies to
               reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by allowing
               complete server management from virtually anywhere in
               the world.

          --   Software utilities - dedicated to lowering costs
               associated with production quality, technical support,
               deployed systems' management and system maintenance.
               Its software utilities also include remote capabilities
               targeted at reducing No Trouble Found (NTF) and other
               TCO factors.

          --   BIOS - firmware for embedded, desktop, handheld,
               portable and server applications. Its BIOS products
               incorporate the highest levels of customization and
               engineering, allowing the flexibility and performance
               that OEMs require to compete in the PC marketplace.

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. It also has uniquely positioned itself to provide all of the fundamental components necessary to offer complete system performance, manageability and availability for today's enterprise computing requirements. AMI is the only company in the industry today offering all five technologies.

"We are pleased that American Megatrends was a winner of our first annual ewards," said Richard Brock, Chairman of the Technology Association of Georgia. "The growth in Georgia's technology community throughout 1999 was clearly represented in the attendance and enthusiasm at the event."

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, 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 Munich, London, Taipei, Madras, 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 the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

TAG is the largest member-based organization serving Georgia's rapidly increasing number of technology professionals and businesses. Started in January, 1999, TAG is an umbrella organization for five technology focused business organizations: Business & Technology Alliance (B&TA), the Southeastern Software Association (SSA), Women in Technology (WIT), Technology Marketing Association (TMA) and Business, Education & Technology Alliance (BETA) in Savannah, along with the Georgia Technology Forum and 12 Special Interest Groups. For more information or to RSVP to attend an event, call [phone], e-mail [e-mail] or visit www.tagonline.org,