Award Software Announces AwardBIOS Support for Intel's 440BX AGPset.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1998--Award Software International(R) Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AWRD) today announced AwardBIOS(tm) support of Intel's 440BX AGPset, the chipset that will help bring new technologies such as the 100-MHz system bus to Pentium II The successor to the Pentium Pro from Intel. Pentium II refers to the CPU chip or the PC that uses it. Code named "Klamath," the Pentium II was a Pentium Pro with MMX multimedia instructions. processor platforms. The Intel 440BX The Intel 440BX, also known as the i440BX, is a chipset from Intel, supporting Pentium II, Pentium III, and Celeron processors. Although the i440BX chipset is dated (mid-1998), with a "slotket" adapter and few simple hardware modifications Pentium III CPUs (Tualatin core) in single AGPset gives developers maximum design flexibility by delivering one chipset for both 66-MHz and 100-MHz system designs. Now, one basic motherboard design can support the entire family of Pentium II processors. This flexibility can save engineering resources while maximizing use of investments in BIOS, software development and compatibility testing Compatibility testing, part of software non-functional tests, is testing conducted on the application to evaluate the application's compatibility with the computing environment. . This new chipset increases the speed of the system bus for the first time in five years from 66-MHz to 100-MHz, providing the highest level of system performance and bandwidth for visual computing The use of computers for 3D modeling and animation. See visualization. , including AGP graphics AGP graphics - Accelerated Graphics Port and 3D optimization. "Award Software is pleased to provide immediate AwardBIOS support for the 440BX AGPset, for the Celeron processor and for the 350-MHz and 400-MHz Pentium II processors, announced today by Intel," said Laurent Gharda, vice president of marketing for Award Software. "This marks the culmination of months of close cooperation between Intel and Award, and will result in more powerful, flexible and cost-effective design alternatives for our mutual customers building systems ranging from sub-$1000 PCs to high-end workstations." About Award Software Award Software provides system enabling and management software for personal computers and embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. . Award's cornerstone PC product, AwardBIOS, is marketed to PC, embedded system and motherboard manufacturers. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Award has offices in Germany, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and the U.S. For more information, visit Award's Web site at http://www.award.com. -0- Award Software International is a registered trademark and Award Software and AwardBIOS are trademarks of Award Software International Inc. All other trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Award Software International Inc. Toni Goodrich, 650/237-6831 toni_goodrich@award.com or Walt & Company Communications Kristin Jones/Erica DeRuyte, 408/496-0900 kjones@walt.com, ederuyte@walt.com |
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