Phoenix FirstBIOS receives endorsement from Global ODMS.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 that leading global Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) are adopting Phoenix FirstBIOS. The product offers many competitive advantages for these design companies, including Arima, Gigabyte One billion bytes. Also GB, Gbyte and G-byte. See giga and space/time. (unit) gigabyte - 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 bytes = 1024 megabytes. Roughly the amount of data required to encode a human gene sequence (including all the redundant codons). See prefix. , Tatung, Wistron and others, when they sell to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Their endorsements were made September 12 at the Phoenix FirstBIOS Global Liaison Conference in Taipei, Taiwan, where many of the largest ODMs met specifically to endorse To sign a paper or document, thereby making it possible for the rights represented therein to pass to another individual. Also spelled indorse. endorse (indorse) v. Phoenix. Leading global PC OEMs such as Fujitsu, Panasonic (Matsushita), Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba already have adopted FirstBIOS. Other OEMs and ODMs currently are evaluating the product. This unprecedented endorsement among competitors validates that FirstBIOS offers superior product differentiation Product Differentiation A source of competitive advantage that depends on producing some item that is regarded to have unique and valuable characteristics. , faster time-to-market, and reduced manufacturing and support costs. FirstBIOS also delivers the high quality performance, compatibility, and functionality required by PC makers. Manufacturers know that the exceptional versatility of FirstBIOS lets them design their products for a wide range of target markets including Tablet PC (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words , notebook, desktop, and workstation. "Our Phoenix team is focused on helping to create more value for our customer and partner products," said Albert E. Sisto, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for Phoenix. "We continue to innovate in·no·vate v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates v.tr. To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. v.intr. To begin or introduce something new. and to offer enhanced new features in FirstBIOS that are exceedingly ex·ceed·ing·ly adv. To an advanced or unusual degree; extremely. exceedingly Adverb very; extremely Adv. 1. reliable, secure, and easy to use. As a result, we are playing a significant role in helping our partner companies increase their leadership and firmly establish their competitive positions." The FirstBIOS product line has been designed with PC platform requirements in mind. It includes FirstBIOS Desktop for motherboards and the desktop value segment; FirstBIOS Desktop Pro for enterprise desktop PCs; FirstBIOS Notebook Pro; FirstBIOS Tablet PC Pro; FirstBIOS Workstation; and FirstBIOS Workstation Pro. |
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