American Megatrends to Exhibit Cutting-Edge Server and RAID Solutions at COMDEX/Fall '98.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1998-- Editorial Summary -- AMI to demo Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) Clustering utilizing the MegaRAID Cluster Kit at COMDEX/Fall `98. -- New MegaRAID(R) technology to be displayed, including the 438, which recently broke TPC (Transaction Processing Performance Council, San Francisco, CA, www.tpc.org) An organization devoted to benchmarking transaction processing systems. In order to derive the number of transactions that can be processed in a given time frame, TPC benchmarks measure the total performance of world records. -- AMI will feature the MegaPlex, the first quad Pentium II(R) Xeon motherboard on the market. American Megatrends, Inc., a leading supplier of core technology solutions, will announce several new and updated products during COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). '98 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the week of November 16 - 20. Among the new products and technologies shown at COMDEX this year, AMI will highlight a Windows NT(R) Clustering Demonstration featuring the first PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). RAID controller certified by Microsoft(R) for NT clustering, the MegaRAID Ultra (series 428). The COMDEX demonstration will feature a brief overview of clustering technology, as well as an in-depth look at AMI's revolutionary clustering solution, which provides users with the ability to gain active-active failover support without a significant investment in overhead. In addition to this cutting-edge technology, AMI will display a wide variety of next-generation RAID products, which feature higher performance and more robust fault-tolerant features. Included in these products is the MegaRAID Ultra2 LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential (series 438), which recently broke world records for TPC benchmarks. AMI will also feature the new MegaPlex(tm), the first quad Pentium II Xeon (processor) Pentium II Xeon - The successor to Intel Corporation's Pentium II processor. The Xeon has the same P6 core as existing Pentium Pro/Pentium II units, but it supports a 100 MHz system bus and offers as much as 2 MB of level 2 cache. http://intel. motherboard on the market. This ideal high-end server platform solution features up to 8 GB of support for main memory and 12 full-length PCI slots, as well as 2 hot-plug PCI slots and 2 ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. slots. The MegaPlex is offered with a customized case, featuring a LCD display, 12 drive bay slots with integrated backplane, and three 600W power supplies. AMI's complete range of utilities products will be demonstrated at the show as well, including MegaRAC, a new remote server management tool, and the Year 2000 BIOS Enabler, which features a permanent solution for all non-Y2K compliant BIOS. "American Megatrends goal for COMDEX this year is to provide our customers with a look at the latest in new and emerging technologies for the PC and enterprise storage marketplace," said Steven Paulhus, Director of Marketing at American Megatrends. "AMI continues to be a leader in the server and RAID marketplace, and COMDEX gives us the chance to show off our high performance, customizable hardware and software solutions to those in the industry looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the availability, flexibility, and manageability that our products provide." 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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