Award Software Continues as Number One in Worldwide BIOS Shipments.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 1997--Award Software International 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), a leading provider of system management software, today announced that its worldwide x86-based desktop and server BIOS market share grew from 53 percent in 1996 to 60 percent in the first half of 1997. International Data Corporation's first half of 1997 numbers indicate worldwide shipments of x86-based desktop and server units totaled 29 million for the period. Dataquest, the other leading industry analyst, is expected to publish its first half of 1997 report later this month. Award Software has shipped more than 17 million EliteBIOS units in the first half of 1997, compared with 28 million units in all of 1996. Award Software has been growing faster than the industry as a whole. "IDC continues to project healthy growth this year in the worldwide desktop and PC server product categories where Award Software is positioned," said Bruce Stephen, IDC's group vice president of worldwide personal systems research. "Award Software did well to grow in a tough environment during Q2 1997 and we expect the company to benefit from a strong market in the second half of the year, fueled by the deployment of the 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. and other new technologies by system manufacturers," said Martin Reynolds Martin Edward Reynolds (born 22 February,1949) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for Great Britain in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Alan , Dataquest's vice president of technology assessment. "Award Software has been growing faster than anyone else in the industry and our increase in market share to 60 percent further demonstrates our strong position in the PC-enabling technology arena. An increasing number of manufacturers agree that selecting Award Software's EliteBIOS to power their motherboards or systems is the best decision," said Laurent Gharda, Award Software's vice president of marketing. "Furthermore, with several major U.S. PC manufacturers shipping and designing in Award Software's EliteBIOS in the second half of the year, we foresee increased demand for Award Software products for the rest of the year." Award Software International Inc. is the leader in BIOS shipments with a 60 percent x86-based desktop and server market share worldwide. Every PC must have a BIOS, the software component without which the computer will not work. EliteBIOS is the cornerstone system management software (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) product that Award Software designs, develops and markets to the manufacturers of desktop, server, mobile 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. . EliteBIOS-powered PCs can become managed PCs and can be remotely administered using MPCAccess, one of several solutions in the SMSAccess suite of products designed to ease administration and reduce total cost of PC ownership. Award Software's CardWare enables full utilization of PC card devices with MS 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. . Manufacturers of Internet appliances and other embedded devices can greatly reduce time-to-market by designing in Award Software products such as APIAccess, which integrates Win32 applications into real-time systems Real-time systems Computer systems in which the computer is required to perform its tasks within the time restraints of some process or simultaneously with the system it is assisting. , and USBAccess, which offers seamless 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. connectivity for host and devices into products based on operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. that do not support the USB standard. Award Software's new subsidiary, Unicore Software, provides vital BIOS upgrades The following organizations specialize in BIOS upgrades. See BIOS. ESUPPORT.COM N. Andover, MA 800/800-BIOS www.esupport.com AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC. Norcross, GA 800/828-9264 www.megatrends.com re> to extend PC life, and diagnostics tools to reduce PC repair time, including PC DIAG DIAG Diagnostics DIAG Diagonal DIAG Diagnosis DIAG Diagram DIAG Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (Afghanistan) DIAG Digital Image Applications Group and POSTcard. Award Software continues to expand its research and development efforts to create innovative new products for the growing computer and embedded systems industries. Corporate headquarters are in Mtn. View, Calif. and the company has offices in North Andover, Mass., Germany, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan. For more information, e-mail info@award.com . The company's stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol AWRD. More information can be obtained from the company's SEC filings, by visiting Award's web site at http://www.award.com . The statements in this news release, other than the historical information, may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including those associated with the acceptance of new technology and products, the company's concentration of revenues in the desktop BIOS market, Award's ability to respond to technological change and other market conditions that could cause actual results to differ from predicted results. Further information on factors that could affect the company's results are detailed in Award Software's report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended Dec. 31, 1996 and on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended June 30, 1997, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -0- Note to Editors: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Award Software International Toni Goodrich, 415/968-8886 toni_goodrich@award.com or Stapleton Communications Inc. Anna Yen/Deborah Stapleton, 415/988-9207 anna@stapleton.com |
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