American Megatrends Redesigns www.ami.com to Support Web Standards.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003

AMI has updated www.ami.com to give users a more accessible design, a

reduced download time for images and text, a more flexible interface

and simpler search and navigation tools

Editorial Summary

-- www.ami.com was redesigned for speed and works in any browser or

Internet device -- AMI has rebuilt the site to comply with Web standards recommended

by the World Wide Web Consortium -- The updated site runs on valid, tableless XHTML 1.1 Strict for a

smaller file size -- Readability was enhanced and the new layout uses Cascading Style

Sheet (CSS) for presentation and layout

American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), a leading provider of storage and computing innovations worldwide, today announces the redesign and relaunch of www.ami.com.

AMI's web site, www.ami.com, was initially launched in 1997 as a brochure-ware site. The web site's first major redesign in 2000 eliminated frames, added AMI's corporate colors and increased content 592 percent.

In 2003 AMI analyzed www.ami.com visitors and determined that 99 percent use standards-compliant browsers. These findings allowed AMI to enhance accessibility and usability on www.ami.com.

"These new changes for 2003 are designed to enhance our content and make it easier for our customers to find the essential information they need," said Terry Allen, AMI's Webmaster. "The redesign allows AMI's visitors, including those with low vision, colorblindness and blindness, to find the information they need faster and with ease."

Enhancements (visit www.ami.com/help/) include:

-- Visitors can reduce or enlarge the type size on every page, which

will remain constant throughout the site; -- All accessibility features will be listed at www.ami.com/help/ so

users know they exist; -- Access keys that jump to specific links by typing keys defined on

the web site; -- Color is used safely - its links will be differentiated with

underlined and bold words as well as with color to allow

colorblind and non-colorblind people to view them; -- Defines keyboard shortcuts; -- Breadcrumbs for navigation; -- Defines acronyms and abbreviations when cursor is placed over the

word; -- Uses relative font sizes; -- Images and links have title and alt attributes, which describes

the link or graphic in greater detail and helps to explain the

significance of image and links to non-visual readers and people

who use text-based browsers; -- Features XML (XHTML 1.1 Strict or (extensible hypertext markup

language)) DOCTYPE instead of HTML for a smaller file size, markup

and CSS for its presentation 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 also supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software and utilities to 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 (SNIA). Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including 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.