Phoenix Technologies Advanced System Software Ships With NEC Technologies Versa 6000 Notebook Computers.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 1996--Phoenix Technologies Ltd.(NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : 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 ), a leading supplier of standards-based system enabling software and technologies for the PC industry, announced today that its advanced system software is shipping with NEC's Versa Versa Versatile System Architecture (Genrad) 6000 Series of notebook computers. The new Pentium based models are the latest entries in NEC's successful line of Versa notebook computers. The Versa 6000H, 6030H and 6030X notebook computers include NoteBIOS 4.0 -- Phoenix Technologies advanced system level software, and PowerPanel -- a Windows based application that enables users to customize the power consumption of their Versa 6000 notebook depending upon what applications are being used. All of these products are optimized for the Intel Mobile Triton chip set used on the Versa 6000 models. In addition to standard BIOS functions, NoteBIOS 4.0 provides the Versa 6000 notebook computers with automatic configuration of IDE drives, support of Flash ROM (Read-Only Memory See ROM. (storage) Read-Only Memory - (ROM) A type of data storage device which is manufactured with fixed contents. In its most general sense, the term might be used for any storage system whose contents cannot be altered, such as a gramophone record or a printed book; ) cards, plug and play capability, and advanced power management -- supporting the APM (Advanced Power Management) A programming interface (API) from Intel and Microsoft for battery-powered computers that lets programs communicate power requirements to slow down and speed up components. See ACPI. APM - Advanced Power Management 1.1 industry specification. Phoenix PowerPanel allows users full access to their computer's advanced power management capabilities through an easy to use Windows 95 graphical interface that interacts with power management functions on the system level. They can select several different pre-set power saving modes to keep certain devices, such as the screen, hard drive or PC card, powered up during presentations, word processing, data transfer, etc. Users can also create custom power saving modes through PowerPanel's easy to use interface called "Profile Manager". "The Versa 6000 line is designed to provide all the essentials of a desktop computer, such as Pentium power, 64-bit PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). architecture, a high resolution color display and full-screen MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). video in a notebook computer," said Dale Fuller, vice president NEC's Portable Systems Group. "The Phoenix products we are using provide our customers with full support for all of the latest hardware and software options available today, along with the ability to optimize the power consumption of their Versa 6000 notebook computer." "Notebook users will be very pleased with the power and versatility of the Versa 6000 Series of notebooks," said Jonathan Sloves, director of marketing, Phoenix Portable Systems Group. "The NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. and Phoenix engineering teams took special care in every step of the design to insure that the system is easy to use and incredibly reliable. PowerPanel has been customized to NEC's specifications to provide the user with highly accessible, easy-to-use controls over the power management system and other configurable features." More information on the Versa 6000 notebook computers is available from NEC via the Internet at: http://www.nec.com. Information on all Phoenix Technologies products is available on the web at: http://www.ptltd.com. Phoenix is a worldwide leader supplying essential software to PC manufacturers. The company's system-level software products, such as PhoenixBIOS, NoteBIOS, Phoenix PowerPanel, Phoenix BatteryScope, PhoenixPICO, PhoenixVIEW, MultiKey and PhoenixCard Manager, allow PC manufacturers to increase product differentiation Product Differentiation A source of competitive advantage that depends on producing some item that is regarded to have unique and valuable characteristics. , reduce product cycle time to market and reduce internal engineering costs. Capitalizing on its unique position and resources, Phoenix is developing an expanding family of software products, including Phoenix Telephony Suite and Phoenix MUSE, that increase personal computer functionality and make PCs easier to use. CONTACT: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Jim Adamson, 408/452-6867 jim_adamson@ptltd.com |
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