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[[File:American Megatrends logo (2020 - Present).png|thumb|Current AMI logo in use since 2020]] | [[File:American Megatrends logo (2020 - Present).png|thumb|Current AMI logo in use since 2020]] | ||
AMI, formerly | '''AMI Inc.''', formerly known as '''American Megatrends, Inc.''', is a hardware and software development company, most notably specialized in BIOS and UEFI firmware. The company was founded as Quintessential Consultants, Inc. (QCI) in 1985 in [[wikipedia:Norcross,_Georgia|Norcross, Georgia, United States]]. The company was renamed American Megatrends Inc. shortly after its establishment, and then again as AMI, Inc. in 2020. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Access Methods Inc. (AMI) was an earlier joint venture by Subramonian Shankar and Pat Sarma founded in 1979 in [[wikipedia:Upper_Montclair,_New_Jersey|Upper Montclair, New Jersey]], and incorporated in [[wikipedia:New_York_City|New York City]] two years later.<ref>https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=772900#p772900</ref><ref>https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ny/595237</ref> The company specialized in computer software, including [[AMIBIOS]]; an IBM PC-compatible BIOS firmware that primarily competed with [[Phoenix Technologies]]' [[PhoenixBIOS]] and [[Award Software]]'s [[AwardBIOS]]. | |||
== Foundation and history == | |||
[[File:American Megatrends old logo (1985 - 2020).png|thumb|Old AMI logo (1985 - 2020)]] | [[File:American Megatrends old logo (1985 - 2020).png|thumb|Old AMI logo (1985 - 2020)]] | ||
Shortly after the release of AMIBIOS in 1985, legal problems arose between Sarma and his partners, resulting in the foundation of a new company named Quintessential Consultants Inc. The company was later renamed American Megatrends, Inc. to keep the <u>'''AMI'''</u>BIOS acronym. Then, it acquired AMIBIOS from Access Methods that same year. | |||
Shortly after the release of AMIBIOS in 1985, legal problems arose between Sarma and his partners | |||
American Megatrends was owned by both Sarma and Shankar, with Sarma | American Megatrends was owned by both Sarma and Shankar, with Sarma being the owner and Shankar being the vice president.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jYX3sL08Xs</ref> This partnership continued until 2001, when the company's RAID division was acquired by LSI Logic. Shankar then acquired all of Sarma's shares in the company, making him the majority owner.<ref>https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation/episodes/226/</ref> | ||
In 2020, the company was renamed | In 2020, the company was renamed AMI, Inc. Two years later, its headquarters was moved from Norcross to Building 800 at 3095 Satellite Boulevard in unincorporated [[wikipedia:Gwinnett_County,_Georgia|Gwinnett County]], near the city of [[wikipedia:Duluth,_Georgia|Duluth]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:18, 17 September 2025
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AMI Inc., formerly known as American Megatrends, Inc., is a hardware and software development company, most notably specialized in BIOS and UEFI firmware. The company was founded as Quintessential Consultants, Inc. (QCI) in 1985 in Norcross, Georgia, United States. The company was renamed American Megatrends Inc. shortly after its establishment, and then again as AMI, Inc. in 2020.
Background
Access Methods Inc. (AMI) was an earlier joint venture by Subramonian Shankar and Pat Sarma founded in 1979 in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, and incorporated in New York City two years later.[1][2] The company specialized in computer software, including AMIBIOS; an IBM PC-compatible BIOS firmware that primarily competed with Phoenix Technologies' PhoenixBIOS and Award Software's AwardBIOS.
Foundation and history
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Shortly after the release of AMIBIOS in 1985, legal problems arose between Sarma and his partners, resulting in the foundation of a new company named Quintessential Consultants Inc. The company was later renamed American Megatrends, Inc. to keep the AMIBIOS acronym. Then, it acquired AMIBIOS from Access Methods that same year.
American Megatrends was owned by both Sarma and Shankar, with Sarma being the owner and Shankar being the vice president.[3] This partnership continued until 2001, when the company's RAID division was acquired by LSI Logic. Shankar then acquired all of Sarma's shares in the company, making him the majority owner.[4]
In 2020, the company was renamed AMI, Inc. Two years later, its headquarters was moved from Norcross to Building 800 at 3095 Satellite Boulevard in unincorporated Gwinnett County, near the city of Duluth.