Insyde Software First to Integrate BIOS On M-Systems' DiskOnChip Millennium.WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999-- Reduces design costs for Internet Appliance Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. and Embedded System Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. manufacturers Only BIOS vendor to demonstrate product at Fall Comdex Insyde(TM) Software, a leading provider of critical software technologies for Internet appliance and mobile computer manufacturers, today announced the immediate availability of BIOS support integrated on M-Systems' DiskOnChip(R) Millennium. Insyde Software's Internet appliance (IA) and embedded BIOS products are well architected, industry tested software that provides system designers great flexibility in their hardware designs and operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. choices, from any RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. to Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. . By integrating these BIOSs onto M-Systems' DiskOnChip, Insyde Software Insyde Software is listed on the second board (the GreTai) of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), stock code 6231. The company is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Intel is said to own approximately 20% of the company. provides customers the ability to use DiskOnChip for both flash disk and BIOS storage. This new capability will increase the value provided to DiskOnChip customers, and will allow them to reduce component count and lower the cost of their systems by eliminating the typical need for an additional flash or ROM chip. These benefits will permit IA 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. manufacturers to bring cost effective solutions to market more quickly. "By integrating their BIOS onto the DiskOnChip, Insyde Software showed their ability to quickly adapt to the needs of the Internet appliance and embedded market place," said Sharon Tikotzky, marketing & partner relations, M-Systems Ltd. "We have received a very favorable response from our customers on Insyde Software's unique demonstration at Comdex. We are looking forward to continuing our strong relationship with Insyde Software." A complete, single chip hardware/software flash disk solution, DiskOnChip Millennium is available in 32-pin DIP or TSOP (Thin Small Outline Package) A very thin, plastic, rectangular surface mount chip package with gull-wing pins on its two short sides. TSOPs are about a third as thick as SOJ chips. See gull-wing lead, SOP, SOJ and chip package. packages with a capacity of 8 MB. This unique product adds flexibility, minimizes integration efforts, reduces engineering costs and shortens time-to-market. M-Systems' DiskOnChip features high reliability, low power consumption and small size. "Integrating our system BIOS onto M-Systems' DiskOnChip allows our customers to simplify their designs and reduce cost due to the elimination of a separate flash ROM part," said Dennis J. Gullotti, director of marketing, Insyde Software. "Our ability to deliver such a product exemplifies the flexibility of our underlying core BIOS architecture, superior engineering capabilities, and dedication to the Internet appliance and embedded market place". About M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of flash data storage solutions using its patented TrueFFS technology. Leading the market for flash-based local storage applications, M-Systems is the first to bring the market a complete flash disk in a single die using its breakthrough DiskOnChip Millennium technology. M-Systems products include DiskOnChip, Fast Flash Disk (FFD FFD film-focal distance. ), CompactFlash, IDE Flash Disk and Flash PC Cards. For more information, contact M-Systems at 8371 Central Avenue, Newark, CA 94560, 1-510-494-2090, info@m-sys.com or on the Internet at http://www.m-sys.com About Insyde Software Insyde Software is a leading provider of system-level software and development tools for Internet appliance and mobile computer manufacturers. Insyde Software's products include system BIOS, keyboard controller firmware, power management firmware and applications as well as system-level software development tools designed to reduce the time and cost of bringing new systems to market. Founded in 1998, Insyde Software has offices in Taipei, Taiwan and Westborough, Massachusetts and is represented with sales and engineering partners in Japan, Korea and Europe. Insyde Software is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that includes investment from China Development Industrial Bank, Intel Pacific Inc., PCT (Private Communications Technology) A protocol from Microsoft that provides secure transactions over the Web. See security protocol. Limited, and company management and employees. More information on Insyde Software's products and services is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.insydesw.com & http://www.insydesw.com.tw. |
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