So when you press that power button, what exactly happens? In simple terms, the system is going to go through the boot process, a process that is overseen by the one and only BIOS. It doesn't seem like the system is going through an entire process because it all happens so fast, but within those few seconds, a lot happens. For those curious, we've outlined the basics of what happens in those few seconds between the moment you press the power button and when the operating system start menu welcomes you.

Embedded World 2018 is just around the corner and we're getting hyped! AMI has been attending Embedded World for more than 10 years and this year, we're excited to make another appearance to talk to attendees about the latest innovations we've been working on!

In the wake of recent news of the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities, American Megatrends has released a statement outlining the company's recent activities, stance and response plan.

2018 is off to a vulnerable start in the technology world. Earlier this week, news circulated that two major security vulnerabilities, named Meltdown and Spectre, were uncovered by security researchers in systems that use processing chips from major vendors.

American Megatrends would like to wish our dear readers a very Happy New Year!

Click "Read More" to learn the details of this announcement from Microsemi and AMI - and the implications for the next generation of high performance servers!

Security is a topic we cannot stress enough, especially when it comes to firmware security. With AMI's extensive BIOS and BMC firmware offerings, learn more about how AMI has committed to helping our customers with security!

In today’s serving of hot, fresh Acronym Soup, we step over to the manageability side of things and ask the question: What is NVMeoF?

In a recent announcement, Intel said "bye" to BIOS by 2020... but what does it mean for AMI and for end users? As a key partner with Intel in both legacy BIOS and UEFI for many years, we offer up our thoughts, observations and a brief discussion of the potential impact - both for AMI and for end users of computer systems that still retain legacy BIOS support.

Some of you may heard of Sony's robotic dog AIBO. When it was released in 1999, the world was introduced to robotic pets. Robotic pets is still a relatively new topic talked about in the technology stratosphere; however, with the advancements made in robot pets by incorporating things such as AI, IoT and cloud computing, will robotic pets be making their way into homes soon?