Insyde Software's BIOS Replacement Technology Shipping Now in All PC Platform Segments

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Insyde Software's BIOS Replacement Technology Shipping Now in All PC Platform Segments

InsydeH2O?Gaining Widespread Acceptance by Major System Manufacturers

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23, 2005 - Insyde Software, a leading provider of system software, BIOS, and engineering services, today announced that InsydeH2O? is shipping now for all PC product segments including servers, desktops, mobile and embedded PCs, and is being used now in dozens of different product designs across these different markets. The InsydeH2O “Hardware-2-Operating System” firmware solution is a complete, production-ready version of the Platform Innovation Framework for EFI. The InsydeH2O product family is both the most mature and feature rich UEFI solution implementation available today.

“We have established a leadership position in this technology and are now providing the next generation firmware solutions to leading ODMs and OEMs,” said Jeremy Wang, Chairman of Insyde Software. “Insyde is pleased to be working with many market leaders around the world that are bringing InsydeH2O-based products to production. These customers recognize the value InsydeH2O brings to them and the differentiated solutions they can offer their customers by leveraging our robust EFI Framework technology.”

Evidence of this acceptance of Insyde’s BIOS replacement technology is shown with many of these systems on-display at this week’s Intel Developer Forum being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. These systems on-display include:

Next Generation notebook computers from:
o Compal
o Mitac
Egenera® BladeFrame® Intel® Itanium® 2 processor based utility computing server solution. The industry’s first Itanium based product to use the EFI Framework firmware.
Gateway Media Center PC – one of the industry’s first systems to leverage this technology.
NEC Infrontia Point-of-Sale Terminal and Graphical Order terminal. These products are being used today in Japan by one of NEC Infrontia’s leading retailers.
DRS Tactical Systems (WalkAbout Computers) RT800 Pen-based Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC.
Intel Desktop Boards including but not limited to the following SKUs: D865PCK, D910GDW, D915GWB, D955XBK, D945PSN, D945PLM, D945PAW, D945GTP, D945GNT, D945GCZ, D945PVS.

About Insyde Software

Insyde Software (www.insydesw.com.tw) is a leading global provider of BIOS, firmware and consulting services for companies in the desktop, mobile, server and embedded computing industries. Founded in 1998, the company is publicly held and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. In the United States, Insyde Software is represented by its affiliate Insyde Technology who markets firmware, software, and engineering services to the embedded systems and server computing markets in the Americas and in Europe. The company’s customers include Acer, Compal, Fujitsu, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Inventec, Lenovo, NEC, Nokia, Quanta, Sony, Toshiba, ViewSonic and Wyse.

Insyde and InsydeH2O are trademarks of Insyde Software. Egenera and BladeFrame are trademarks or registered trademarks of Egenera, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Intel and Itanium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Other company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.