American Megatrends, Inc. (AMI) is a North American high-tech company. The oldest manufacturer of low-level software. Specializes in hardware and software solutions for PCs. Widely known for its historic AMIBIOS product, or AMI BIOS.
History of success
The company was founded in 1985. The founders are Pat Sarma and Sri Subramonian Shankar (current president and CEO).
Sri Sabramunya Shankar was born in India, in the state of Madras, now Chennai. In 1971, he received a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). Specialty - electrical engineer. He began his career in the research and development department of R&D (Research and development) of the Indian conglomerate Tata Electric Company.
In 1974 he moved to Canada. In 1976 he received a master's degree from the University of New Brunswick. Over the next 10 years, Sri Sabramunya Shankar, in the English-speaking environment, Samuel Shankar, worked in the United States, then returned to India. When the Kolkota Company, in which Shankar worked when he returned to his homeland, went bankrupt, Samuel decides to return to the States again.
Here in the small town of Montclair, New Jersey, in 1895, Shankar, together with partner Pat Sarma, establishes the company American Megatrends Incorporated.
Fateful meeting
At that time, AMI was a group of young enthusiasts keen on the idea of basic input / output system, which later glorified their BIOS.
In the same year, the fateful meeting of Sam Shankar with the young Michael Dell - at that time the owner of PC Limited, in the future - CEO of the world famous corporation DELL. The meeting takes place at Comdex, the industry's largest computer exhibition. The main theme of the exhibition is computer technology. Shankar convinces Michael to use American Megatrends motherboards and concludes his first major contract. So begins the success stories of American Megatrends. Is this a gift of Shankar's conviction, his talent as a developer, or the favor of fortune?
A successful deal with PC Limited is a tremendous success for a company with zero share capital. The team of young entrepreneurs receives a powerful impetus for development and begins to grow rapidly. For several years, AMI has repeatedly been included in the TOP-50 of the best companies in terms of growth and is actively expanding its product line.
AMI today
AMI is now a key BIOS developer and market leader in storage and computing innovation. The company is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, USA. AMI has international offices in 6 countries: China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The company employs about 1,500 thousand people. 1,200 of them work in India in a research center near Madras.
Company Products
The interests of American Megatrends are very extensive. The company produces key hardware and software solutions, remote controls, memory controllers, Android solutions, and even VitalsFit fitness gadgets. An unmistakable market flair tells American megatrends that this is the best way to lead the market.
The main product line of the company:
BIOS / UEFI Utilities, Computer Hardware | Best-in-class BIOS and UEFI Firmware. Debugging and diagnostic tools. Preboot engineering networks and development systems. |
MegaRAC | Remote firmware management. |
Android solutions | Android for Windows and native code for x86 platforms. |
EMC | Backplane controllers. |
Storrends | Data storage systems. |
Linux solutions | Engineering and support solutions for Linux development projects. |
VDI solutions | Virtual desktops. |
Technical solutions | Services for the design of hardware, software and hardware and software solutions, mobile application development, support service. |
Employee wellness
American Megatrends is a modern, socially responsible company. Claims the title of “Atlanta's Healthiest Employer” and does not stop in its quest to create the perfect workplace for its employees.
The company has an Employee Wellness program ("Healthy Employee"), in which any specialist can make suggestions to improve the working atmosphere in their company. There are incentive programs for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The company professes an innovative team spirit. American Megatrends has proven that this is the best way to maintain high employee engagement. Thirty years of history is proof of this.
Green thumbs in american megatrends - what is it?
AMI has launched a number of environmental initiatives as part of the Green Thumbs environmental project. The company has taken a number of measures to save energy and reduce its negative environmental impact. The company works on the principle of Power Down - all employees, leaving work, turn off devices or put them into standby mode, saving energy as much as possible.
The company uses bins for the disposal of its products at all facilities, and also reduces consumption, using recycling and recycling materials.
AMI Mission: The first time, every time
American Megatrends Incorporated, without exaggeration, can be called a unique company. AMI products are capable of providing the full functionality and manageability of a personal computer system. AMI components are present in almost all PCs in the world.
The company sees its mission in the development of high-quality modern computer solutions and advanced technologies. AMI slogan: The highest quality products the first time, every time. What translates: the highest quality products for the first and forever.