Award Software

Award Software International Inc. was a BIOS manufacturer founded in 1983 by Rene Vishney and Bob Stillman in San Jose, California. In 1984, the company moved its international headquarters to Los Gatos, California, United States.

History In 1988, Bob Stillman left the company. The company was held privately by Rene Vishney (chairman of the board) and his wife, Deborah Lee (Marlow) Vishney (Chief Executive Officer).

By 1990 Award BIOS reportedly led among Asian PC clone makers, ahead of Phoenix Technologies's Phoenix BIOS. In 1993, Award was sold to Taiwan company GCH Systems Ltd. (now defunct).

On 24 October 1996, Award Software International Inc. announced its initial public offering.Award Software International Announces IPO

On 16 June 1997, Award Software International Inc. announced the acquisition of BIOS upgrades provider Unicore Software, Inc.Award Software Acquires Leading BIOS Upgrade Provider Unicore Software making it a subsidiary of Award."Time running out for PCs at big companies." CNN. June 30, 1998. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.

On 16 April 1998, Phoenix Technologies and Award Software International Inc. announced the completion of a definitive merger agreement where Phoenix Technologies Ltd. would become the surviving corporate entity following the merger completion on 30 June 1998.Phoenix Technologies Ltd. and Award Software Agree to Merge The merger was completed on 28 September 1998.Phoenix Completes Award Merger and Sand Acquisition

Subsidiaries Award Software Europe Award Software Hong Kong, Ltd Award Software Japan, KK: Established in 1997-06-03.AWARD SOFTWARE ESTABLISHES A JAPANESE SUBSIDIARY Award Software International, Inc. Unicore Software, Inc.

Products

AwardBIOS: It is a series of BIOSes developed by Award Software, and later Phoenix Technologies. Includes BIOSes labeled as Award Modular BIOS and Award Medallion BIOS. Note: After the completion of the merger in 1998, the copyright holder remained as Award Software, Inc. for some time until 2001–2002 when it changed to Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Likewise, BIOSes and UEFIs for Gigabyte Technology motherboards still attributed copyright to Award Software (and as AWRDACPI in Phoenix UEFIs) until the end of 2012 when it switched to AMI's Aptivo line of UEFI solutions. CardWare: It is a PC Card software product.Award Software International® Inc. Introduces CardWare® 5.0 for Microsoft Window NT 4.0 EliteBIOS: It is the system management software product that Award Software designs, develops and markets to the manufacturers of desktop, server, mobile and embedded systems.AWARD SOFTWARE EliteBIOS SUPPORTS INTEL-COMPATIBLE CENTAUR IDT-C6™ MICROPROCESSOR PC DIAG: Diagnostic software CheckIt POSTcard: Power On Self Test system diagnostic board ISA POSTcard: ISA Diagnostic hardware PCI POSTcard: PCI Diagnostic hardware Preboot Manager SMSAccess: System management software suiteAward Announces Total Software Solution for x86 Intel Embedded Products DMIAccess: Desktop Management Interface utilities LMAccess: Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95-based hardware status monitoring and alarm applicationAward Software and Motorola Computer Group Join in Embedded Motherboard Technology Relationship MPCAccess RPBAccess: Remote, preboot diagnostic and repair softwareAward Software International® Inc. Introduces Remote, Preboot Diagnostic and Repair Software USBAccess: It is a USB-host software targeted for consumer electronics and embedded device manufacturers.Award Software Announces First USB Host-Enabling Software for Embedded Systems, Consumer Electronics ProductsAward Software Announces USBAccess™ Support for Wind River Systems’ Tornado WWWAccess: Product suite for Internet appliance applications using Intel x86 embedded design.Award Software and Access Join in Strategic Alliance to Offer Internet Appliance Software Solution Including Windows Applications APIAccess: Integrates Win32 applications into real-time systems. Formerly Willows Toolkit for UNIX and Willows RT for Embedded Systems from Willows Software.AWARD SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL® INC. ACQUIRES WILLOWS SOFTWARE MIDDLEWARE FOR EMBEDDED, REAL-TIME AND UNIX SYSTEMS

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