Insyde Software Announces Sony VAIO® Mobile Products Shipping InsydeH2O™

InsydeH2O Continues to be the Leading Choice for UEFI Firmware Among Top-Tier Mobile Computer OEMs

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, FEBRUARY 4, 2009 - Insyde Software, a leading provider of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) based firmware today announced that Sony Corporation is shipping its flagship UEFI firmware solution; InsydeH2O on the BZ, CS, G, P, TT and Z Series VAIO® mobile computers. All of these VAIO models are currently available from Sony.

"Sony is one of the most respected brands worldwide in mobile PC technology," said Jeremy Wang, Chairman of Insyde Software. "Sony's acceptance on these VAIO Series products is a significant corporate milestone that exemplifies our continued dedication to delivering the best-in-class next-generation UEFI technology."

Built on the highly modular and industry-standards based Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI, InsydeH2O is the most widely shipped UEFI-based firmware in notebook and related market segments worldwide. These Sony VAIO platforms represent the third generation of Intel mobile platforms that Insyde has delivered a comprehensive UEFI firmware solution on. Specifically, these VAIO models use a combination of the Intel® Atom™ Processor Z540, Z530, Z520, the Intel® Core™ 2 Duo SU9300, SU9400, P8400, P8600, P8700, P9500, P9600, T5800, T9550, T9600, T9800 processors, and the Intel? GS45 Express, GM45 Express, PM45 Express and the Intel? System Controller Hub US15W chipsets.

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. 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 server, mobile and embedded systems designers and manufacturers.

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