Award Software Announces System Management Software for Elonex Multiprocessor Pentium PRO Superserver.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 1995--Award Software International, a leading manufacturer of high-performance PC ROM BIOS, 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. and other enabling software components, announced that its first Multiprocessor Pentium PRO System Management Software BIOS will be displayed at 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). booth H234 on an Elonex Superserver. With the cooperation of Elonex and Intel, Award will demonstrate the Elonex multiprocessor Pentium PRO running Windows95 and WindowsNT. Each Pentium PRO runs at 150MHz and uses Intel's Orion PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). chipset. The superserver supports both PCI and EISA/ISA BUS architectures and offers banks for up to 1 GB of on-board memory. "Using special patent-pending Elonex technology, we are one of the first PC system vendors able to bring a dual Pentium PRO server to market," said Dan Kikinis, president of Elonex Technologies, Inc. in Sunnyvale, Calif., the R & D division of Elonex PLC, a London-based firm. "The Elonex system is Award's first entry into the superserver market for System Software and indicates that Award plans to compete on the high end as well as in the commodity market," said Ann Shen, vice president of sales and marketing. "Undoubtedly, the superserver will be one of the most powerful displayed at COMDEX and will have no peer in terms of advanced PC system and network functionality and ease of use based on the Award System Management Software." The Award Pentium PRO BIOS incorporates Desktop Management Interface support allowing the management of desktop PCs through standard file formats -- called MIFs (Management Information Files). The interface is initially targeted for use with enterprise networks. The DMI-aware Award BIOS opens up the possibility of easy access to system configuration and diagnostic data of a PC through a utility that is either locally or remotely executed. Embedded ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) The specification for ATA (IDE) tape drives and CD-ROMs. See IDE. ATAPI - AT Attachment Packet Interface 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). , large capacity enhanced IDE device and SCSI support provide flexible storage options for the user to select from when configuring the platform. BIOS Plug and Play extensions ease the task of adding new peripherals and storage devices to the system. Founded in 1983, Award Software International, Inc. designs, publishes and markets System Management Software including BIOS and PCMCIA 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. Award's customers rank among the world's leaders in microprocessors, personal computers, peripherals and communication devices such as IBM, 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 recognized as the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Award Software Jeffrey Flink, 415/968-4433 Cordell Koland, 415/390-0209 |
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