American Megatrends Releases MegaPlex II, Latest in Quad Pentium II/II Xeon Motherboards.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1999-- The Ideal Solution for Enterprise Server Computing Editorial Summary -- AMI releases MegaPlex II, the latest in Quad Pentium II/III Xeon motherboards. -- MegaPlex II offers full 64-bit PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). support with the Intel 450NX chipset. -- The MegaPlex II is ideal for solutions integrators looking for a complete enterprise server solution. American Megatrends, Inc. today announced the release of MegaPlex II(tm), a high-performance Quad Pentium(R) II/III Xeon(tm) motherboard. The MegaPlex II, utilized in conjunction with AMI's industry-leading RAID controllers, provides OEMs and Systems Integrators the best-of-breed technology necessary to succeed in the increasingly competitive enterprise server marketplace. The MegaPlex II offers the latest in enterprise server technology with four slot 2 Quad Pentium II/III Xeon processors, 4 GB main memory support, I ISA slot, and 7 full length PCI slots. Several different case configurations are available for the MegaPlex II, or it may be purchased as a stand-alone. The MegaPlex II is designed to outperform other Quad boards in its class, such as Intel's SC450NX motherboard. The key differentiator is MegaPlex II's implementation of the full 450NX PCI set. This enables support of four peer-to-peer PCI buses, including one true 64-bit PCI bus. This Pentium II/III Xeon board also includes integrated I/O and video with 2 MB SGRAM (Synchronous Graphics RAM) A type of dynamic RAM chip that is similar to the SDRAM technology, but includes enhanced graphics features for use with display adapters. . The MegaPlex II utilizes AMI Server Manager, a complete remote server hardware management tool. ASM performs local and remote management for all key server performance and health parameters. It offers a remote connection to servers from any terminal/client system and monitors system health, reports system critical events logged by the system BIOS, provides an integrated user interface, alert redirection, and management of on-equipment display devices. ASM also includes all health monitoring features, system configuration information, a browser-based management console, and remote 32-bit DMI (Desktop Management Interface) The first desktop management standard from the DMTF. Enabling PCs to be monitored from a central console, it was superseded by the DMTF's Common Information Model (see CIM). diagnostics. Furthermore, the MegaPlex II includes AMI's performance-enhancing AMIBIOS AMIBIOS American Megatrends, Incorporated, Basic Input/Output System with 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. , DMI and Plug-n-Play compliance, 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. , SMBIOS SMBIOS System Management BIOS , APM, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , Floptical and Zip drive support, and 256K GPNVRAM support. Additional features include health monitoring, performance monitoring, and hardware management. "The MegaPlex II is the ideal platform for complete enterprise server management," said Howard Johnston, Director of Sales at American Megatrends, Inc. "The high performance and state-of-the-art manageability features available with the MegaPlex II make it ideal for solutions integrators whose customers demand only the best in enterprise servers." 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 and RAID controllers to over 55% of today's high-tech manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, AMI has locations in the US and throughout the world including Munich, London, Taipei, Madras 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 our website at www.ami.com. |
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