American Megatrends Demonstrates Aptio®, its Next-Generation BIOS, at Intel Developer Forum

Tuesday: September 7, 2004

Editorial Summary:

• AMI will demonstrate Aptio, its next-generation BIOS at booth 742
• AMI will present "Advancing the Framework for OEM/ODM Solutions" Wednesday, September 8th, Session ID: EFIS003

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, California, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) will demonstrate Aptio, its next-generation BIOS, at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF). IDF takes place September 7-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Aptio is AMI’s next-generation BIOS firmware based on the Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI, a new purpose-built architecture that represents the future of platform firmware enabling. AMI will demonstrate Aptio at booth 742 in the Exhibitor Showcase. Aptio is designed for OEM/ODM customers developing EFI and Framework-based solutions for upcoming products. Aptio currently allows customers to develop new features on proven and stable silicon before migrating to their next-generation platforms. Along with silicon enabling components, Aptio can be expanded using a variety of drivers, development tools, support utilities and pre-boot application solutions:

• Development Applications: Visual eBIOS (VeB) and AMI Debug for EFI
• Support Utilities: AMI Flash Utility suite, Change Logo Utility, SMBIOS data management
• AMI PreBoot Application (PBA) environment, allows OEM/ODM to store and execute pre-boot applications in a protected and hidden disk partition
• AMI Graphical Setup Environment and Graphical Boot Manager, dramatically enhances the user experience when configuring the system
• Graphical Execution Environment, used to rapidly develop GUI applications for EFI
• Compatibility Support Module (CSM), providing “legacy BIOS” compatibility based on AMIBIOS8

"We’re excited to see how the Aptio solution exploits and extends the Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI," said Michael Richmond, Manager of Intel’s Platform Software group. "The Framework provides AMI an advanced architecture for their firmware solution, enhanced by AMI’s development tools, pre-boot applications and engineering expertise."

AMI’s Aptio solution is available for testing and evaluation using the Aptio Evaluation Kit, an AMI motherboard based on the Intel i875 chipset complete with an Aptio firmware solution. This motherboard allows software developers, testers and firmware engineers to evaluate the Framework "out of the box."

"The Aptio Evaluation Kit is one example of how AMI has applied its experience to Intel’s technology, taking the Framework from concept to a product-strength solution," said Brian Richardson, EFI Product Manager at American Megatrends, Inc. "Aptio is designed so an OEM or ODM customer can use the Framework to produce a viable next-generation product."

AMI’s Brian Richardson will be presenting "Advancing the Framework for OEM/ODM Solutions" on Wednesday, September 8th. Topics to be discussed during the presentation include; how to produce product-strength firmware using the Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI, a review of the latest news regarding the Framework and how this improves firmware development, filling the gaps between today's BIOS and next-generation Framework firmware and AMI's solutions for the Framework.

About AMI : Founded in 1985 and known worldwide for AMIBIOS®, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software, and utilities to top-tier manufacturers of desktop, server, mobile and embedded systems. AMI’s industry leading Aptio® V UEFI BIOS firmware, innovative StorTrends® Network Storage hardware and software products and MegaRAC® remote server management solutions continue to garner industry acclaim and awards around the world. In line with the diversity of its technology and product line, AMI is a member of a number of industry associations and standards groups, such as the Unified EFI Forum (UEFI), the Intel® Intelligent Systems Alliance and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, AMI has locations in the U.S., China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan to better serve its customers.

For more information on AMI, its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com.

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