Award Announces DMI System Software and Windows 95 Utility for PC System Management.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 1996--Award Software International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance system management software, announces new system software and a Windows 95 utility, DMIview, that supports the Desktop Management Interface (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 Enabling PCs to be monitored from a central console, it was superseded by the DMTF's Common Information Model (see CIM). ), a PC-industry initiative developed to significantly solve PC support and upgrade problems. The Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force, Inc., Portland, OR, www.dmtf.org) An industry consortium founded in 1992 that is involved with the development, support and maintenance of management standards for PCs. Its goal is to reduce the cost and complexity of PC management. ) was formed in 1992 to establish a new architecture for management of desktop PCs on an enterprise network through standardized file formats. The resulting DMI architecture is designed for use in an enterprise network, such as used in most fortune 500 companies, and is made accessible to high-end LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. management tools, such as IBM's NetView. Award has begun to ship its DMI-aware BIOS to system vendors and OEMs throughout the world. The first shipment is to Mitac, a world wide system provider. Award's Expert Access Suite incorporates state-of-the-art System Management Software and utilities for the new generation of Desktops, Portables and Embedded PC's. Award feels that the DMI design offers a logical architecture to develop a utility to display system specific information for individual users as well as for remote support calls. Stand-alone PC A desktop or laptop computer that is not permanently connected to a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). Throughout the 1990s, millions of stand-alone PCs were networked in offices, but it is no longer uncommon to find computers networked in the home so that family users, whether in a corporate environment, in a small business or a home, can benefit from this tool that gives them access to system information and significantly smoothes an otherwise bumpy road to troubleshooting and/or upgrading a PC. As such, Desktop Management Interface is the basic component of the Expert Access Suite. "PCs historically have been given the bad rap of being difficult to upgrade and maintain. This has been primarily because it has been nearly impossible for either a system administrator or an average PC user to have access to system level software, also known as firmware. Award's DMIview, in conjunction with a DMI BIOS, can assist the average PC user, as well as veteran users and MIS managers," commented Dr. Ann Shen Shen, in the Bible, place, perhaps close to Bethel, near which Samuel set up the stone Ebenezer. , v.p. marketing and sales. Award's DMIview, an important part of Expert Access, will communicate more information on a PC's health and capabilities than was previously available. DMTF's Desktop Management Interface The Desktop Management Interface, defined by the DMTF, allows the management of desktop PCs through standard file formats, called MIFs (Management Information Files). The DMI-aware Award BIOS, when coupled with a DMI View utility, allows easy access to the system configuration and diagnostic data of a PC, either locally or remotely. This solution can offer immense benefits for network managers, and for individuals using PCs at home or in the office. Founded in 1983, Award Software International, Inc. designs, publishes and markets System Management Software, including BIOS and PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. , for personal, mobile and wireless computing and communications devices worldwide. It is a member of PCMCIA 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. and the DMTF committees and actively focuses on expanding each association's worldwide acceptance. Its customers rank among the world's leaders in microprocessors, personal computers, peripherals and communication devices such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, Toshiba, AT&T, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Samsung, AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. and National Semiconductor. -0- Note to Editors: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Award Software Jeffrey Flink, 415/968-4433 or Cordell Koland, 415/390-0209 |
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