PHOENIX: NEXT GENERATION BIOS SOFTWARE PLATFORM.Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:PTEC PTEC Pinellas Technical Education Centers (Clearwater, FL) PTEC Pharmacy Technician Educators Council PTEC Psychiatric Technician PTEC Plastics Technical Evaluation Center PTEC Page Table Edit Control ) has announced general availability of FirstBIOS, a next generation platform of "instant on" software. Major PC Manufacturers Fujitsu, Panasonic, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba are making plans to transition their development efforts to FirstBIOS in the coming months. In the past, Basic Input/Output System (operating system) Basic Input/Output System - (BIOS, ROM BIOS) The part of the system software of the IBM PC and compatibles that provides the lowest level interface to peripheral devices and controls the first stage of the bootstrap process, including installing the operating (BIOS BIOS in full Basic Input/Output System Computer program that is typically stored in EPROM and used by the CPU to perform start-up procedures when the computer is turned on. ) Software was limited to basic "on/off" and self-test functionality. With the introduction of the FirstBIOS platform, Phoenix is expanding the scope of its offering, raising the bar for BIOS software, and extending the value-add for OEMs to provide their end user customers with expanded capabilities including new platform management, security, and recovery features. In addition to better product differentiation Product Differentiation A source of competitive advantage that depends on producing some item that is regarded to have unique and valuable characteristics. for OEMs, Phoenix's FirstBIOS provides time-to-market advantages and reduced manufacturing and support costs. It delivers the performance, compatibility, and functionality that is required by manufacturers of PC products and provides the versatility that allows manufacturers to customize products to a wide range of designs and target markets. This flexibility and value-added functionality is already winning over industry-leading PC OEMs such as Fujitsu, Panasonic, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba. "In developing this next evolution of BIOS software, we focused on delivering a new level of value-added, system-enabling features," said Alan L. McCann, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Marketing and Products Division, Phoenix Technologies. "We have long been the leader in the BIOS space; now we are redefining the parameters of the software. Our FirstBIOS platform provides the foundation necessary to expand the footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. of our offering, moving beyond mere on/off functionality, and offering unprecedented, built-in security and recovery capabilities that are simple, reliable, and secure for today's demanding digital device user." Available now, the FirstBIOS line includes FirstBIOS Desktop (for motherboards and low-end desktops), FirstBIOS Desktop Pro (for desktop PCs and servers), FirstBIOS Notebook Pro, FirstBIOS Workstation, and FirstBIOS Workstation Pro editions. Founded in 1979, Phoenix is a global leader in device-enabling and management software products for PCs and other connected digital devices. Its FirstWare family of "instant on" software activates, secures, connects, and recovers digital devices and is designed into millions of industry standard desktop, notebook, server, and information appliance See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. systems sold annually. This enables Phoenix customers -- specifiers, developers, and manufacturers of user-driven microprocessor microprocessor, integrated circuit containing the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to interpret and execute instructions from a computer program. systems -- to reduce costs and provide high value-added features to their customers. Headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Phoenix Technologies has offices worldwide. |
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