American Megatrends Announces US Patent Awards, January 2009 to November 2010

NORCROSS, GEORGIA – Continuing its long tradition of excellence in BIOS and computing innovations, American Megatrends (AMI) is pleased to announce its latest round of patent awards. AMI has received an impressive total of 67 U.S. patents from January 6, 2009 through November 23, 2010.

Even more impressive is the fact that a total of 191 AMI engineers collaborating 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 is a testament to the team-oriented atmosphere that has long been a part of AMI’s global corporate culture. Additionally, numerous US patents were granted in all of AMI’s core technology areas, including BIOS and UEFI Firmware, Remote and Server Management technology, and Data Storage and Storage Management.

In the words of AMI’s President and CEO, S. Shankar, “I am extremely proud of and grateful to all of the AMI team members throughout our network of international offices whose contributions and thought leadership made this achievement possible. This news highlights the quarter-century history of innovation and teamwork of our company and the excellence and skill of our employees. Our customers can continue to expect cutting edge 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.”

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® Embedded 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, and its products and services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com.

American Megatrends, Inc.
5555 Oakbrook Parkway, Building 200
Norcross, GA 30093 USA
Main: 770-246-8600
Fax: 770-246-8790
On the web: www.ami.com

Press Contact: Chris Menosky, Marketing Communications Manager
American Megatrends, Inc.
5555 Oakbrook Parkway, Building 200
Norcross, GA 30093 USA
Direct: 770-246-8617
Mobile: 770-329-5216
Email: christopherm@ami.com

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