NORCROSS, GEORGIA – Continuing its long tradition of excellence in BIOS, remote management and network storage innovations, American Megatrends (AMI) is pleased to announce its latest round of patent awards. AMI has received an impressive total of 51 U.S. patents from December 28, 2010 through December 20, 2011.

Notably, a total of 23 AMI engineers in collaboration across the globe were directly involved in the research and development of the patented technology represented by these awards. The distribution of these awards across AMI’s engineering groups highlights the team-oriented atmosphere that has long been a part of AMI’s global corporate culture. Additionally, patents were granted in all of AMI’s core technology areas, including BIOS and UEFI Firmware, Remote and Server Management technology, and Network Data Storage and Storage Management. With the addition of these awards, AMI has reached another historic milestone in its generation of intellectual property, as AMI has now amassed over 200 patents to date.

“I am extremely proud of the achievements of this year’s AMI inventors. Their success demonstrates that our model of global collaboration is a strong and effective one, as well as the innovation and teamwork of our company and the excellence and skill of our employees. My hope is that today’s announcement informs our customers to continue to expect innovative research and development in the many fields in which AMI is engaged, and that their partnerships with AMI will continue to bear fruit for many years to come,” remarked Subramonian Shankar, President and CEO of American Megatrends.

To learn more about the history of innovation and computing excellence at AMI, or for more information on AMI and its products and services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI, or visit www.ami.com.

About AMI:
Founded in 1985 and known worldwide for AMIBIOS®, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software, and utilities to today's high-tech manufacturers. AMI’s innovative Aptio® solution for UEFI, modular AMIBIOS8, high quality StorTrends® IP Storage Area Networks (IP-SAN), Network Attached Storage (NAS), and Storage Management software solutions, along with MegaRAC® remote server management, KVM over IP, IPMI 2.0 firmware and high-density motherboards continue to garner industry acclaim and awards around the world. In line with the diversity of its technology and product line, AMI is a member of a number of industry associations and standards groups, such as the Unified EFI Forum (UEFI), the Intel® Intelligent Systems Alliance and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S., China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan to better serve its customers.

For more information on AMI, its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com.

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Press Contact: Chris Menosky, Marketing Communications Manager
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