page_title: Award Software
section_title: Products
hierarchical_section_title: Award Software / Products
caption_attribution_description: English: ROCKY-518HV - Atmel AT29C010A (PLCC form) with Award BIOS
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: AwardBIOS: It is a BIOS developed by Award Software, and later Phoenix Technologies.
  CardWare: It is a PC Card software product.
  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.
  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 suite
  DMIAccess: Desktop Management Interface utilities
  LMAccess: Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95-based hardware status monitoring and alarm application
  MPCAccess
  RPBAccess: Remote, preboot diagnostic and repair software
  USBAccess: It is a USB-host software targeted for consumer electronics and embedded device manufacturers.
  WWWAccess: Product suite for Internet appliance applications using Intel x86 embedded design.
  APIAccess: Integrates Win32 applications into real-time systems. Formerly Willows Toolkit for UNIX and Willows RT for Embedded Systems from Willows Software.
caption: Award BIOS in an Atmel AT29C010A flash memory
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