14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 8 has the potential to deliver unmatched boot performance on next generation form factors featuring Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware and Solid State Drives (SSDs), Microsoft hinted at Computex this year. Also at Computex Taipei in Taiwan, Insyde Software revealed that its InsydeH2O UEFI BIOS will play nice with the successor of Windows 8.
Today, Insyde Software announced that InsydeH2O UEFI BIOS will support next gen devices powered by the ARM-based OMAP 4 platform developed by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), and running Windows 8, obviously.
This means that a variety of forthcoming form factors, including ultrathin laptops, Tablet PCs / slates, but also additional computing devices running Windows 8 and OMAP 4, could also incorporate the InsydeH2O UEFI BIOS.
"TI’s OMAP platform is relied upon to deliver superior user experiences. As consumers shift to tablets and ultrathin laptops for their mobile computing needs, they expect that instant-on access they’ve come to love on their smartphones to shift with them.
“The introduction of Insyde Software’s UEFI technology enables the OMAP platform to meet that expectation,” revealed Deepu Talla, general manager, OMAP mobile computing, wireless business unit, TI.
InsydeH2O UEFI BIOS already features support for UEFI Specification 2.3.1, as well as additional technologies including ACPI, USB, and PCI.
Insyde Software touch its UEFI BIOS solution for boot speed, and at Computex, the Redmond-based software giant noted that modern devices could startup in as little as six seconds.
“Collaborating with TI on OMAP platforms allows us to bring unique value to our customers on architecture where UEFI BIOS has not been used before,” added Aven Chuang, SVP and GM, Personal Computing Group, Insyde Software.
“Combining the OMAP platform’s high-performance and ultra-low power consumption with InsydeH2O’s stability and robust feature set gives our mutual mobile computing customers new levels of design opportunity and innovation potential, all with a software development environment with which they are already familiar.”