Insyde Software Unveils UEFI Firmware for UMPC & MID Markets
InsydeH2O Showcased on Ultra-Mobile PC and Mobile Internet Device Platforms at the Intel Developer Forum
INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 - Insyde Software, a leading provider of Universal Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) based firmware, BIOS, and engineering services, today announced its commitment to the emerging Ultra-Mobile PC and Mobile Internet Device markets and its demonstration of solutions for these platforms at the Intel Developers Forum (IDF) being held this week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Exhibiting in the Mobile Internet Device (MID) Community Pavilion, Insyde will highlight its UEFI Framework firmware on Intel's next-generation Ultra-Mobile platform codenamed "Menlow." Insyde will showcase Menlow systems running Windows® Vista™ and Red Flag® Linux operating systems. In addition, Insyde will be participating in the UEFI Community Pavilion where it will showcase its latest InsydeH2O™ and InsydeDiY™ UEFI firmware targeted at mobile, desktop, server and embedded computing platforms along with its powerful H2ODDT™ diagnostic and debug tool.
"We are pleased to be working closely with Intel's Ultra Mobility Group and are intent on playing an integral role in the advancement of the UMPC and MID markets," said Jonathan Joseph, Executive Vice President of Insyde Software. "We are committed to bringing the same level of product quality and engineering support to these emerging markets as demanded by our industry leading PC ODM and OEM customers worldwide."
"Mobile Internet Devices and Ultra Mobile PCs represent high growth segments for Intel and our fellow-travelers as these devices enable on-the-go mobile users to communicate, entertain, access information, and stay productive," said Pankaj Kedia, Director of Global Ecosystem Programs in the Ultra Mobility Group at Intel Corporation. "Intel's strides in delivering these platforms based on low power technologies, combined with Insyde Software's UEFI based framework, enable customers to meet these end user needs."
At the Intel Developer Forum
Insyde Software will be represented in the Mobile Internet Device Community Pavilion (Booth #800) and in the UEFI Community Pavilion (Booth #151).
About Insyde Software UEFI Firmware
InsydeH2O™ firmware supports both Windows® and Linux operating systems optimized for the MID and UMPC markets. InsydeH2O "Hardware-2-Operating System" firmware solution is a complete, production-ready implementation of the Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI ("the Framework") and represents the next-generation of UEFI-capable BIOS technology being used on Server, Desktop, Mobile and Embedded systems. InsydeH2O supports such platform requirements as Windows® and/or multiple operating system support, advanced technologies including such as Intel® Active Management Technology, platform security, advanced power management, and Intelligent and Platform Management Interface.
About Insyde Software
Insyde Software (www.insydesw.com) is a leading global provider of BIOS, UEFI-based firmware and engineering services for companies in the desktop, mobile, server and embedded computing industries. Founded in 1998, the company is publicly held (GTSM: 6231) and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan with U.S. offices in Southborough, MA and Beaverton, OR. The company¡¦s customers include among many others Acer, Bull, Compal, Fujitsu, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Inventec, Lenovo, MiTAC, NEC, Quanta, Siemens, Thales, Toshiba, Unisys and Wistron.
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