American Megatrends Releases AMIDiag Suite 2.0, Applying CIM-CDM Model to Diagnostics.Business Editors & High Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2002 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 -- Latest CPUs from Intel and AMD -- Intel's Hyper-Threading Architecture -- Capability to test up to 16 IDE Hard-Disks with capacity > 137 GB -- A new CD read/write test American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), the leading developer of computing computing - computer and storage solutions, introduces AMIDiag Suite 2.0, a diagnostics for IA-32 systems based on the Common Diagnostic Model application of CIM (1) (Computer-Integrated Manufacturing) Integrating office/accounting functions with automated factory systems. Point of sale, billing, machine tool scheduling and supply ordering are part of CIM. . AMIDiag Suite 2.0 combines AMIDiag 2.0 for Windows and DOS-based AMIDiag 6.20 to create AMI's best diagnostic product to date. AMIDiag 2.0 for Windows introduces important changes in the product architecture providing to OEMs, system administrators and service personnel the features they need: -- Latest CPUs from Intel and AMD -- Intel's Hyper-Threading Architecture -- Capability to test up to 16 IDE Hard-Disks with capacity > 137 GB -- A new CD read/write test "In the 2.0 version we enhance our system information gathering by including a tremendous amount of information available through Windows Management Instrumentation Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides an operating system interface through which instrumented components provide information and notification. (WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) A programming interface (API) in Windows that allows system and network devices to be configured and managed. WMI is based on WBEM, which stores all definitions in a CIM database. )," explains Paul Rhea rhea, in zoology rhea (rē`ə), common name for a South American bird of the family Rheidae, which is related to the ostrich. Weighing from 44 to 55 lb (20–25 kg) and standing up to 60 in. , AMIDiag for Windows project leader at AMI. AMIDiag Suite 2.0 for Windows features increased test coverage in several areas: Memory, Audio, Video, Modem, Network, Hard Disk and Floppy Disk. Control over tests has been improved with Test Timeouts and Halt-on-Error. Further major enhancements include a detailed activity log, an improved console, the ability to run batch executions, Multilanguage capability, the possibility to utilize Windows Scheduler to schedule diagnostics and scripting execution via Microsoft Script Hosting. DOS-based AMIDiag 6.20 has been also updated to include support for the latest technologies: -- Latest CPUs from Intel and AMD -- Intel's Hyper-Threading Architecture -- Capability to test up to 16 IDE Hard-Disks with capacity > 137 GB -- A new CD read/write test AMIDiag Suite 2.0 features a new way to get the latest and greatest updates from AMI. On the CDROM See CD-ROM. (and installed with AMIDiag for Windows), there is a new utility called AMI Update. This utility, after registration of your product, will contact AMI's update servers directly and inform you if there are any updates to your installed AMIDiag products. Simply select the AMI Update Utility option on the main splash screen An introductory screen displayed by an application after it is loaded and just before it starts. It generally shows the software company's name, logo, copyright and other related information. Either it goes away by itself, or it requires the user to press escape or click the close button. of your CDROM, enter your registration information, and you will receive the latest updates directly from AMI. Those will be free for one full year. You must register online the serial number provided on the CD envelope in order to get the one-year free updates. The AMI Update Utility will NOT periodically check for updates. You will have to launch the utility each time that you want to update your product. Check back with this utility often to see if there is any additional support for new hardware available for your products. Your purchase price includes 1 year of updates from AMI for NO ADDITIONAL COST. 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 BIOS in full Basic Input/Output System Computer program that is typically stored in EPROM and used by the CPU to perform start-up procedures when the computer is turned on. , 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 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. Statement of Liability: Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. All rights reserved. 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
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