Insyde® Software Helps OEMs and ODMs to be Ready for the Next® Intel® Server Platform
After Very Strong Growth in Sandy Bridge Generation, Insyde Enables Customers with Mature UEFI BIOS and Robust Customer Support for the Upcoming "Tick" and the Haswell "Tock"
INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM BEIJING, CHINA, APRIL 11, 2012 - Insyde Software, an Intel Capital portfolio company and a leading provider of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS, today announced its readiness for helping server manufacturers meet their UEFI firmware requirements for the forthcoming Intel platforms based on the processor family code-named "Haswell". After experiencing very strong growth in its customer base for the Sandy Bridge generation, Insyde Software is now ready to enable even more customers for the next “tock” of Intel's "tick-tock" development model.
In addition to providing customer support that is widely applauded by its customers, Insyde Software’s stable, reliable UEFI BIOS will feature the following:
- Complete support for Microsoft’s Windows Server® "8" features such as native UEFI boot, Secure Boot Specification, eDrive support and more
- The most current UEFI 2.3.1 specification
- Timely InsydeH2O BIOS implementations for all relevant Intel server reference boards
- Secure Option ROM Control
- Advanced error handling via WHEA – Windows Hardware Error Architecture
- USB 3.0 high performance I/O
- Memory sizes up to 128 GBs
- Expert teams of firmware customization specialists available to work collaboratively with OEM and ODM engineering teams to guarantee platform specific requirements completed on-time
"By leveraging our quickly growing experience and success in helping server makers bring Intel XEON® 2nd generation Core processor platforms to market, we've significantly improved our capacity to support customers for the next generation of products," said Trevor Western, VP of Server Engineering for Insyde Software. "We've nearly doubled our server engineering team resources to meet our customers' requirements in adopting the new platforms and the new operating system over the course of the next year," added Western.
Intel Capital made its fourth investment in Insyde Software in November 2011 as it emerged as an important OSV (Operating System Vendor) supplier to OEM and ODM customers that are deploying Windows and Android on Intel-based platforms. "Insyde Software's continuing success in providing UEFI BIOS to more and more Intel server customers is a result of their close alignment with Intel roadmaps and firmware, their deep knowledge of all things UEFI, and Insyde's commitment to servicing their customers," said Eric Sun, Senior Director, Intel Capital.
"Insyde Software has become a close and reliable partner for Huawei's server product development," said Jun Ren, R&D Manager, Server Product Segment, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a global leader in information and communications technology solutions. "Insyde Software’s stable, feature-rich BIOS for Servers, along with Insyde's responsive support have helped Huawei to develop our next generation world-class server and telecommunications solutions," added Ren.
About Insyde Software
Insyde Software (www.insydesw.com) is a leading global provider of BIOS, UEFI firmware, engineering services and customized Android solutions for companies in the mobile, server, desktop and embedded computing industries. The company is publicly held (GTSM: 6231) and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan with U.S. headquarters in Westborough, MA. The company’s customers include the world’s leading computer systems designers and makers.
About Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel's global investment and M&A organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, mobility, health, consumer Internet, digital media, semiconductor manufacturing and cleantech. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$10.5 billion in over 1,218 companies in 51 countries. In that timeframe, 196 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and 291 were acquired or participated in a merger. In 2011, Intel Capital invested US$526 million in 158 investments with approximately 51 percent of funds invested outside the U.S. and Canada. For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com or follow @Intelcapital.
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