Insyde Technology: News: Press Releases: SystemSoft System-Level Software Supports Intel's New Pentium II Processor

Provides System-Level Foundation for Designing Advanced Pentium II Processor-Based Systems

NATICK, Mass. - May 7, 1997 - SystemSoft Corp. (NASDAQ: SYSF), the industry's leading supplier of enabling software to PC manufacturers, today announced immediate availability of its system-level software supporting the new Intel Pentium II processor, announced today by Intel® Corporation. SystemSoft's system-level BIOS suite allows system vendors to implement custom manageability features and deliver sophisticated flexibility in creating advanced Pentium II-based designs.

For the complete P6 family of processors, including the Pentium II processor, SystemSoft supports a new processor microcode update function. During the SystemSoft BIOS software's Power On Self Test (POST), the Pentium II processor has the ability to upload encrypted micocode contained in the BIOS. SystemSoft's support of this function enables quick and easy updates to the Pentium II processor and other P6-based systems.

"Intel is pleased that SystemSoft is supporting the Pentium II processor, which broadens SystemSoft's existing support for Intel's family of processors and chipset solutions," said Will Swope, Vice President and Director, Business Desktop Marketing, Intel Corporation. "SystemSoft's BIOS software plays an important role in helping make the latest PC technologies a reality."

"The Intel Pentium II is designed for today's demanding business, 3-D and multimedia applications, and will become an important platform for many of SystemSoft's OEM customers," said Jonathan Joseph, senior vice president of SystemSoft's Platform Products Group. "Through our close engineering relationship with Intel, SystemSoft provides early and complete system-level support for the latest member of the Pentium processor family. The SystemSoft BIOS software complements the Pentium II processor by delivering the core functionality (including support for Intel's MMX™ technology) necessary for designing high-performance corporate systems, allowing our customers to push the performance envelope with new corporate PC designs."

SystemSoft's BIOS software is one of the industry's leading system-level software products, supporting the latest desktop and mobile computing standards while also providing OEM customers maximum system design flexibility and end-user manageability. Leading PC vendors that have licensed SystemSoft's product include Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, Digital Equipment Corporation and NEC.

SystemSoft's system-level software suite includes a core BIOS, value added firmware layers for PCI, Plug and Play, Power Management, DMI, USB and ACPI support, as well as easily customizable system control utilities that enable the most technically advanced designs. SystemSoft's products are design around a modular core with easily customizable source code that allows system engineers to implement OEM-specific features into the software and provides sophisticated design flexibility.

SystemSoft is the pioneer in system-level software, connectivity, and problem-resolution technologies. SystemSoft's system-level software products now include Universal Serial Bus firmware and software, SystemWizard™ call-avoidance software, CardWizard™ PC Card software, Plug-and-Play software, ACPI firmware and development tools, 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 Computer, Compaq, Digital Equipment Corporation, Gateway 2000, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, NEC, 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.