Phoenix Technologies products enable new Pentium Pro systems to come to market immediately; Multi-processor support, other enhanced features of company's proven PhoenixBIOS 4.0 address the unique demands of this new generation processor.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)--Nov. 1, 1995--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 essential software for PC manufacturers, today announced enhanced features and extensions to its proven PhoenixBIOS 4.0 software to support the rigorous demands of the new Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. microprocessor. At the Intel Pentium Pro launch event in Tokyo, the new processor is being demonstrated in an 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. server featuring system-level software enabled by PhoenixBIOS 4.0. Dramatically higher operation speeds, on-board cache initialization in·i·tial·ize tr.v. in·i·tial·ized, in·i·tial·iz·ing, in·i·tial·iz·es Computer Science 1. To set (a starting value of a variable). 2. To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot. 3. , power management, and multiprocessor support requirements pose special challenges to the system BIOS The BIOS on a PC motherboard. Contrast with BIOSs on the peripheral cards. See BIOS. that are uniquely addressed by the PhoenixBIOS 4.0. According to Steve Lew Pacely, Intel Pentium Pro processor marketing director, "Today's demonstration with NEC attests to the fact that by providing immediate support for the new processor, Phoenix will play an important role in bringing these higher performing products to market quickly." "We are excited about the new capabilities of Intel's Pentium Pro and have been working closely with NEC to prepare today's demonstration," explained Clay Clatur, vice president of Phoenix's Desktop Division. "We have been working with many of the world's key developers to enable products to come to market very quickly that can fully exploit the performance from this high-speed processor." The NEC server being demonstrated at the roll-out event features some of the most advanced designed technologies including support of multiple Pentium Pro processors and an extended BIOS Power on Self Test (POST) feature to verify that the memory and the processors are functioning correctly. If any problems are detected with the memory and/or processors, the system will be reconfigured to optimally work with the remaining functioning memory and processors. "Our strong partnerships with key technology companies such as Phoenix have been instrumental in our ability to deliver technologically advanced products in a timely manner," said Hajine Takagi, senior manager of product engineering at NEC. "Phoenix's leadership in the industry can be attributed, in large part, to its strong commitment to development and support of these new technologies." Of the many requirements put forth by the blazing speeds of Intel's next-generation processor, one of the most important is the sophisticated power management capabilities. To meet this demand, Phoenix has modified its core BIOS and included support for Advanced Power Management (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 version 1.1), the industry standard for power management. Additionally, the PhoenixBIOS 4.0 includes enhanced setup options for power management configuration and a Windows-based user interface. Other enhanced features included in PhoenixBIOS 4.0 include support for multiprocessor requirements (MP, MPS), a 64-bit data bus and bus speeds of up to 66 Mhz, internal level 2 cache See L2 cache. level 2 cache - secondary cache , and Uncached Speculative Write Combining (USWC USWC United States West Coast USWC Uncacheable, Speculative Write Combine (Phoenix or Award BIOS setting) USWC Undersea Warfare Commander USWC Uncacheable Speculative Write Combining ) for video memory ranges. Phoenix Technologies Ltd. is a worldwide leader supplying essential software to PC manufacturers. The company's system-level software products, such as PhoenixBIOS, NoteBIOS, PhoenixPICO, 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. Information on all Phoenix Technologies products is available on the Worldwide Web at: http://www.ptltd.com. -0- Note to Editors: The Phoenix logo is a registered trademark and PhoenixBIOS, NoteBIOS, PhoenixPICO, PhoenixCard Manager, Phoenix MUSE and Phoenix Telephony Suite, are trademarks of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corp. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Thomas Benoit, 408/452-6507 or The Benjamin Group Inc. Elizabeth Deans, 714/753-0755 |
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