Systemsoft announces support for National Semiconductor's Mobile System Solution.NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1997--SystemSoft Corp. (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 : SYSF) today announced that its MobilePRO(tm) family of system level BIOS, power management, keyboard controller A circuit that monitors keystrokes and generates the required data bits when pressed. (KeyPro), and system control software now offers support for National Semiconductor's Mobile System Solution, a comprehensive control logic solution for mobile computers. The combination of National Semiconductor's Mobile System Solution with SystemSoft's MobilePRO provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a complete, integrated solution that enables lower overall system costs, simplified system design and reduced time to market. Announced today, National's Mobile System Solution consists of three new integrated circuits and one existing controller. The PC87550 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). System Controller (North Bridge), the PC87560 PCI System I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output Controller (South Bridge) and the PC87570 Keyboard and Power Management Controller have been combined with the PT80C525 (Nile II) Advanced PCI-to-PCI Bridge Interface Controller to offer complete, flexible control of all functions within the mobile PC environment, from keyboard and real-time clock to system I/O, memory and hot docking. "SystemSoft's expertise in system-level software is instrumental in helping National provide a highly integrated, complete chipset solution to our mobile systems customers," said Michael Maia, director of Marketing, National Semiconductor. "MobilePRO BIOS is an ideal companion to National's North/South Bridge and integrated keyboard and power management architecture." SystemSoft's MobilePRO system-level software provides the industry's broadest support for portable computing chipset solutions. In addition to National Semiconductor, the MobilePRO modular suite of BIOS and power management software system-level software supports all of the mobile PC industry's most advanced chipset solutions, including the latest from Intel, OPTi , AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , ACC See adaptive cruise control. Micro, ITE ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE In the Ear ITE Information Technology Equipment ITE Initial Teacher Education (UK) ITE Institute of Technical Education ITE Institute of Terrestrial Ecology , and VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. . MobilePRO is the industry's leading BIOS software, licensed by OEMs including Compaq, Digital Equipment, Gateway 2000, and Hewlett-Packard. "MobilePRO has long been the BIOS of choice for the leaders in mobile computing, such as Compaq, Digital Equipment and Hewlett-Packard," said Jonathan Joseph, senior vice president of SystemSoft's Platform Product Group. "National's Mobile System Solution offers high levels of integration and performance, superior design flexibility and extensive power management capabilities. By supporting National's Mobile System Solution, SystemSoft continues to provide a complete and robust solution for mobile computing manufacturers." The MobilePRO suite includes a core BIOS, value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. BIOS layers, power management software and easily customizable system control utilities that enable desktop-like functionality on portable computers. The software includes structured source code that streamlines customization engineers' processes for implementing OEM-specific features into the software and provides sophisticated design flexibility. SystemSoft's MobilePRO BIOS for National's Mobile System Solution supports both hot and cold docking on National's Nile and Nile II controllers. Hot docking allows users to insert or remove a powered-on portable computer into a docking station without the risk of system damage or data loss. SystemSoft's KeyPro for National's PC87570 supports advanced features such as simultaneous devices (e.g., internal/external mice; external keyboard), and the ability to hot plug and hot swap devices. In addition, SystemSoft's KeyPro for the PC87570 can be built directly into the system ROM or as a separate module. By building directly into the system ROM, the overall BIOS footprint is reduced and BIOS updates are simplified, since only the BIOS ROM needs to be flashed. ABOUT NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR National Semiconductor Corporation produces analog and mixed-signal silicon solutions for the information highway, communications, consumer and industrial markets. National Semiconductor is headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. and has 19,000 employees worldwide. In fiscal 1996, the company reported sales of $2.6 billion. Additional information is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.national.com ABOUT SYSTEMSOFT SystemSoft is the pioneer in system-level software, connectivity, and problem- resolution technologies. SystemSoft's system-level software products now include Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. firmware and software, SystemWizard call-avoidance software, CardWizard PC Card software, Plug-and-Play software, power-management software, and BIOS. SystemSoft licenses its products primarily to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), including manufacturers of PCs, and independent software and hardware vendors. Its customers include Acer, Apple Computer, AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. Computer, Compaq, Digital Equipment Corporation, Gateway 2000, Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, 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 Toshiba. Based in Natick, Mass., SystemSoft employs more than 250 at its headquarters and in offices in Boulder, Colo.; Santa Clara, Calif.; Oxnard, Calif.; Yokohama, Japan; and Taipei, Taiwan. -0- SystemSoft is a registered trademark of SystemSoft Corporation. All other trademarks, tradenames, registered trademarks or registered service marks are property of their respective holders. Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this release are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those relating to product demand, pricing, market acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, intellectual property rights and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and the outcome of governmental proceedings, competitive products, risks in product and technology development, the results of financing efforts, the ability to complete transactions, and other risks identified in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. CONTACT: Stephen Gentile SystemSoft 508/651-0088 OR Jon Bornstein/Christine DeGraan Copithorne & Bellows 617/450-4300 |
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