Award Software joins industry leaders to define Desktop Management Interface (DMI) BIOS specification.Software International Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance ROM 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. software, announced that it has teamed with Intel Corp., Dell Corp., Phoenix Technologies Ltd., American Megatrends Inc. and SystemSoft Corp. in releasing 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 Enabling PCs to be monitored from a central console, it was superseded by the DMTF's Common Information Model (see CIM). ) BIOS specification. In October, Award announced their development integrating leading-edge technologies, including DMI, into a new System Management Software package for high-end, next-generation PCs. Award will showcase much of its new System Management Software solutions -- including DMI -- 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). Fall 1995 booth H234 this week in Las Vegas. "DMI opens new monitoring and controlling capabilities for the PC system or network administrator," said Dr. Ann Shen, vice president of sales and marketing at Award Software. "The DMI BIOS will provide information and access to real-time attributes of key system components to various management applications and operating systems." Desktop Management Interface will allow the control of desktop PCs through standardized file formats, called MIFs (Management Information Files). Award is developing a new browser that monitors vital system data for various system management applications and operating systems that can be locally or remotely executed. The DMI-aware Award BIOS opens up the benefits of easy access to system configuration and diagnostic data. 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 (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. 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 Vobis, 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 International Inc., Mountain View Jeffrey Flink, 415/968-4433 or Media One Cordell Koland, 415/390-0209 |
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