Buffalo Technology Joins CMTL Certification Programs.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002 CMTL CMTL Chief Military Training Leader CMTL Center for Mathematics, Teaching and Learning (Computer Memory Test Labs) today announced that Buffalo Technology, with headquarters in Nagoya, Japan, has joined the CMTL memory module and manufacturer certification programs. "CMTL is extremely excited to now have a high-quality Japanese-based memory module manufacturer such as Buffalo become a member of the CMTL certification programs. Buffalo will provide U.S., U.K., and APAC APAC Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing APAC Agricultural Policy Analysis Center APAC Asia and Pacific APAC Asian Pacific American Coalition APAC Adapted Physical Activity Council (American Alliance for Health) resellers and system builders with an additional source for buying CMTL certified memory modules," said John Deters, president, CMTL. As a participant in the programs, Buffalo will have its standard and server memory modules tested for cross-platform compatibility on motherboards from the leading manufacturers in the industry, including: ABIT A`bit´ 1. 3d sing. pres. of Abide. , AOpen, Asus(R), Biostar, DFI See Direct foreign investment. , ECS See eComStation. , Epox, FIC, Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd., Intel Corp., Iwill Corp., Micro-Star Int'l. Co. Ltd. (MSI(TM)), QDI/Legend, Shuttle Computer Group Inc., and Tyan(R) Computer Corp. Once certified, the module will be identified by a CMTL certification sticker and the part number will be listed on CMTL's Web site. Motherboard or module customers can identify which products have been tested for compatibility by using CMTL's Web site. To become a CMTL certified manufacturer, a minimum of 10 different modules must be certified and the manufacturer must also have a CMTL test station and CMTL trained technician in house in order to perform scheduled in house testing. "Buffalo is the leading memory module manufacturer in Japan and has built a solid reputation for having quality and reliable board-level products, including memory modules. Current and new purchasers of Buffalo modules can now confirm that the module has been independently tested for extensive compatibility and reliable functionality by CMTL," said Takeyasu Oshima, Buffalo's general manager of the technology applications department. About CMTL CMTL (Computer Memory Test Labs), established in 1996, is the industry's leading independent memory module/motherboard compatibility test lab. CMTL has performed more than 3,000 motherboard and memory module compatibility tests for the leading motherboard manufacturers in the industry. CMTL has also implemented system level module validation programs for processor and chipset manufacturers including 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. , Intel, NVIDIA and VIA Technologies. Module and motherboards that have been tested by CMTL can be found by visiting participating motherboard and module manufacturers' Web sites or www.cmtlabs.com. About Buffalo Technology With headquarters in Japan, the Buffalo Group is one of the world's largest independent manufacturers of memory products. The parent company of the Buffalo Group, MELCO MELCO Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) MELCO Micro Electronics Company, Ltd (Mumbai, India) Inc., is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in the Tokyo stock exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange Main stock market of Japan, located in Tokyo. It opened in 1878 to provide a market for the trading of government bonds newly issued to former samurai. of Japan. Established in 1978, MELCO and Buffalo have been providing industrial standard memory products to system builders, computer manufacturers and printer manufacturers. For more information visit www.buffalotech.com. Note to Editors: CMTL is a service mark of Computer Memory Test Labs. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel(R) Corp. Asus(R) is a registered trademark of ASUS. MSI is a trademark of Micro-Star Int'l. Co. Ltd. Tyan is a registered trademark of Tyan(R) Computer Corp. |
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