American Megatrends Inc. Presents the Indium as More than Just a Motherboard.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2001 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 -- The Indium tightly integrated small footprint server appliance or embedded motherboard, is also used as a NAS controller in AMI's 1U and 3U StorTrends line of NAS and JBOD solutions and its ServTrends 1100 multi-purpose server appliance -- The Indium is perfect for emerging applications like server, Linux(R) and web appliances -- The Indium's compact size allows integration into a standard half-height 5.25 inch drive bay, much like a CD/ROM drive American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), the leader in storage and computing innovations worldwide, today announced multiple uses for the Indium, its server appliance/embedded motherboard and network attached storage (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 ) controller. AMI has leveraged its motherboard, firmware and embedded operating system An operating system used in special-purpose applications (embedded systems). Embedded operating systems are typically very compact and often designed for real time operations. See embedded Linux, QNX, OS-9, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, VxWorks and Symbian OS. expertise to develop the Indium. Its compact size allows integration into a half-height 5 1/4 inch drive bay or into an off-the-shelf case that supports standard 5 1/4 inch form factor drives, reducing time-to-market (TTM TTM Trailing 12 months. Often used with Earnings Per Share. ) for system integrators, Value Added Resellers (VARs) or OEMs. As greater value is placed on storing data more efficiently, managing information better across a network and providing fast reliable access, server manufacturers are scrambling to develop appliances and applications to meet the growing demand for inexpensive yet robust server appliance A self-contained computer system specialized for network use. Its applications are pre-installed, and access to setup and configuration is via a Web browser. Server appliances may provide a single application or several applications; for example, a single device may provide file server, solutions. The Indium is ideal for use in emerging applications like server, Linux(R) and web appliances. Its platform addresses many applications including NAS, web servers, caching appliances and other embedded environments. And, its "plug-and-play" capabilities make it an attractive solution for both enterprise and small office/small business environments. "With the Indium's many uses, customers seeking an advanced small form factor NAS or server appliance/embedded motherboard solution for better data management, more available file storage space on their network or the elimination of downtime issues will find the answer with the Indium," said Rodney Damen, senior program manager for storage and server subsystems and motherboards. Small footprint, high performance Measuring smaller than a CD/ROM CD/ROM Compact Disk/Read Only Memory drive, the board-based solution is ideal for storage integrators looking to build scaleable NAS systems that can be rack mounted or integrated into vertical towers. Used in AMI's StorTrends 1108 as a NAS controller and in the StorTrends 1312 as part of the ServTrends 1100 sled chassis solution, the Indium allows users to meet their network storage needs. The modular small-footprint solution is ideal for storage integrators looking to build scalable storage systems that can be rack mounted or integrated into vertical towers. Solutions can be built to support small or large capacity needs for workgroups, the enterprise and service providers with heavy storage requirements. The Indium can be populated with a broad range of Intel processors, from the economical Celeron to the speedy Pentium III 933 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. . In addition, it can support up to 30 drives using its two on-board SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. channels. Memory can be scaled as well, from 64 to 256 MB of RAM. The Indium's main features include: -- Ideal for 1U, 2U or 3U embedded and NAS environments -- Single socket 370 Celeron/Pentium(R) III up to 933 MHz -- Intel(R) 810E chipset -- Dual on-board 10/100 Mbit LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. support -- Dual on-board 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 -- Dual on-board Ultra2 SCSI channels -- Advanced hardware health monitoring 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, NAS 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 Chennai, London, Munich, Seoul, Taipei 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. Products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. No warranties are made, either express or implied, with regard to the contents of this work, its merchantability mer·chant·a·ble adj. Suitable for buying and selling; marketable. mer  chant·a·bil or fitness for a particular use. American Megatrends reserves the right
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