INTEL EXPECTED TO OPEN NEXT-GEN BIOS CODE IN CHINA
AsiaInfo Services, September, 2006
AsiaInfo Services 09-06-2006 Intel Expected to Open Next-gen BIOS Code in China BEIJING, Sep 06, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Intel will open "foundation code" of its next-generation firmware technology to some companies in China, while the companies to be authorized still need to obtain qualification approval by China's Ministry of Information Industry, sources said. The research and development of the BIOS (Basic Input-Output System) technology has been a weak point for China's PC industry, actually no one company so far is engaged in this technology. Meanwhile, the traditional BIOS, the oldest software technology in PC platforms, is on the way to be replaced by its successor--Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), which is supported by the 64-bit OS...
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