General Software Announces Fastest BIOS Boot Available for Microsoft Windows Vista(TM) and Hybrid Hard Disk Drives6 April 2006
General Software, Inc., theleading supplier of x86 firmware solutions to the custom devicemarketplace, today announced industry leading boot performance for itsflagship product Embedded BIOS® 2000. Working with Microsoft, GeneralSoftware has successfully delivered a fully functional mobile device BIOSwith record fast boot times. These boot times are critically important forthe upcoming release of Microsoft Windows Vista™ operating system andthe new Hybrid Hard Disk Drive technology that will be prevalent in newmobile devices introduced this year.
Using a standard commercial PC motherboard with a mobile processor andchipset, General Software was able to create a BIOS implementation tooptimally support the new drive technology and Windows Vista Beta 2.Manufacturers of the next generation of mobile devices running WindowsVista will require a fast BIOS implementation to deliver on the performanceof this latest development in disk drive technology.
"By completing all essential tasks of the BIOS in less than one second, ourBIOS boots Windows Vista faster than any BIOS to date enabling improveduser experience for suspend and resume," said Steve Dearden, VP of Salesand Marketing at General Software. "The technology developed by Microsoftin Windows Vista to support Hybrid Hard Disk Drives from manufacturers suchas Samsung requires a new approach to optimizing BIOS boot speed. OnlyGeneral Software's BIOS has been architected to make these BIOSimprovements immediately available for mobile device manufacturers."
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About Embedded BIOS® 2000
Embedded BIOS 2000 is the leading BIOS SDK for embedded x86 designs, withover 850 OEM-customizable configuration parameters, support for multipleembedded operating systems, and support for major OS and hardwareinitiatives. Embedded BIOS 2000 addresses the entire lifecycle of products,from board bring-up, configuration prototyping, testing with systemdiagnostics, and product manufacturing to in-field diagnostics and softwarereload. Features include an integrated debugger; quick boot; consoleredirection; highly configurable POST; manufacturing mode; ROM, RAM, andFlash file systems; support for a host of industry initiatives; and muchmore. Embedded BIOS 2000 supports industry-standard operating systems thatrun on PC-compatible hardware, including the full spectrum of Windows,Linux, and real-time operating systems.
About Firmbase® SDK
The Firmbase® Software Development Kit is used by developers to createfirmware applications that harness Firmbase Technology. Firmbase Technologyis General Software's patented 32-bit firmware infrastructure thatcontributes the surety and trust expected from firmware applications. Anon-stop SMM envelope keeps firmware applications running, even when the OSand user application have failed, or are missing. Firmbase Technology isROM-resident and provides a chain of trust from power-on to OS boot andbeyond. It supplies the user-level security for the BIOS and for firmwareapplications which do not run under OS control.
About the Firmware Application Suite™
The Firmware Application Suite is an integrated set of prewritten andtested applications employing Firmbase Technology that provide importantdevice management functions. The applications include Boot Security, forensuring device and application integrity, Platform Update Facility formanually or remotely installing new firmware, OS or user applicationimages, and a High Availability Monitor which is capable of detecting andresponding to OS and user application failures.
About General Software, Inc.
General Software, Inc. provides superior embedded x86 firmware solutionsand world-class support for OEM manufacturers of telecommunications, datacommunications, consumer electronics, dedicated servers, and otherspecialized computing devices. General Software's well-architected andreliable firmware products reduce risk, speed development, and addressembedded OEM product lifecycle needs. For more information about GeneralSoftware and its embedded firmware, visit www.gensw.com, e-mailsales@gensw.com, or contact David Tobar at 800-850-5755 or 425-576-8300.
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