Insyde Software () is a company that specializes in

UEFI UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a set of specifications written by the UEFI Forum. They define the architecture of the platform firmware used for booting and its interface for interaction with the operating system. Examples of f ...

system

firmware In computing, firmware is a specific class of computer software that provides the low-level control for a device's specific hardware. Firmware, such as the BIOS of a personal computer, may contain basic functions of a device, and may provide h ...

and engineering support services, primarily for

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and ODM computer and component device manufacturers. They are listed on the Gre Tai Market of Taiwan and headquartered in

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, with offices in

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, and

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. The company's

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of the company's common shares is currently around $115M.

Overview

InsydeH20 UEFI security custom Secure Boot screenshot

The company's product portfolio includes InsydeH2O

BIOS In computing, BIOS (, ; Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the b ...

(Insyde Software's implementation of the Intel Platform Innovation Framework for UEFI/EFI), BlinkBoot, a UEFI-based boot loader for enabling

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devices, and Supervyse, which is a full-featured systems management/BMC firmware providing

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remote management for server computers. Insyde Software was formed when it purchased the

assets of SystemSoft Corporation (NASDAQ:SYSF) in October, 1998. Initially Insyde Software was a privately held company that included investment from Intel Pacific Inc.,

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, Professional Computer Technology Limited (PCT), company management and selected employees. At that time, Insyde Software's management team consisted of Jeremy Wang, Chairman (also the Chairman of PCT); Jonathan Joseph, President (a former founder of SystemSoft); Hansen Liou, the General Manager of Taiwan Operations and Asia-Pacific Sales, and Stephen Gentile, the Vice President of Marketing. Shortly after the initial investment, the company was introduced by

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to a new BIOS coding architecture called EFI (now

) and the two companies began working together on it. In 2001, the two companies entered into a joint development agreement and Insyde’s first shipment of the technology occurred in October 2003 as InsydeH2O UEFI BIOS. Since that time, UEFI has become the mainstay of Insyde’s business. On 23 January 2003, Insyde Software announced its initial public offering on the GreTai Securities Market (GTSM) based in

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Products

InsydeH2O UEFI BIOS

The product is a proprietary licensed

BIOS firmware that supports

and AMD. PC manufacturers buy the BIOS source code and modify the source code to meet their specific BIOS needs. For the firmware's security vulnerabilities, the company publishes the security advisory, and provides the updates on the CVE fixes and patches to their customers.

References

Software companies established in 1998 BIOS Software companies of Taiwan Companies based in Taipei Electronics companies of Taiwan Taiwanese brands Taiwanese companies established in 1998 2003 initial public offerings Companies listed on the Taipei Exchange {{Taiwan-company-stub

Overview

Products

InsydeH2O UEFI BIOS

See also

References