American Megatrends Inc. Releases AMIBIOS8.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2001 Newest AMIBIOS AMIBIOS American Megatrends, Incorporated, Basic Input/Output System enables major technological and architectural achievements like Single Link Architecture, Table Driven Post and Silicon Module Separation 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 include integrated debuggers, remote manageability and a configurable IO subsystem 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), the leading developer of innovative BIOS solutions worldwide, today announced the addition of AMIBIOS8, a high-end modular firmware solution, to its extensive line of products. Building on the strength of AMIBIOS, AMIBIOS8 offers scalable firmware that fully supports the newest x86 based See x86-based system. processors and the latest technology initiatives. AMIBIOS8 introduces an innovative modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. , aimed at facilitating development and customization as well as to increase scalability: -- Single link architecture - Basic modules are linked together to simplify inter-module communication. -- Table driven Post (Power on self-test) - The POST steps are structured according to a table order - The addition of a customized process or improvement file is faster and easier. -- Silicon Module Separation - Improves the correspondence between the BIOS functionality and the silicon responsible for that function on the motherboard. AMIBIOS8 provides firmware solutions from embedded computing platforms to mission-critical servers and suits the needs of a variety of applications such as consumer electronics, industrial PCs, telecommunication servers, internet/appliance servers and web access devices. "It is our goal to provide the highest quality BIOS solution, scalable across all industry segments," said Mike Shields, manager, software sales. "Customers will have the ability to purchase only those modules they need, therefore making AMIBIOS8 the cost-effective decision for all." The Visual Development Environment, which ships with AMIBIOS8, provides an enhanced user experience and intuitive feel to the design and development of 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 - and provides a faster time to market for the product. AMIBIOS8 ships with built-in high-end features such as an internal debugger, remote manageability and configurable 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 subsystem in addition to all industry standard features like 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. . AMI is fully committed to meet the needs of all its customers by offering cost-effective solutions that reduce 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. Privately held, AMI is best known for its BIOS, but it also supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software and utilities to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers. AMI offers high-density motherboards, disk subsystems and innovative storage solutions and is a voting member of the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ). 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 its customers. For more information on AMI products and services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. 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