UNDI
Universal Network Device Interface; an API that provides a device
independent network interface to the MBA base code and a download NBP.
Upper Memory
An area of system memory between the video buffers and the system ROM
BIOS. Typically between real mode segments C000 and F000.
Wired for Management (WfM)
The Wired for Management (WfM) Initiative is an Intel-led, industry-
supported effort to make Intel Architecture-based systems universally
manageable and universally managed, without sacrificing agility or
performance. Through the WfM Initiative, Intel has worked with others in
the industry, including 3Com, to develop guidelines for a new generation of
platforms that can be centrally managed over networks to reduce Total Cost
of Ownership (TCO). Systems based on these guidelines provide key
technologies which, combined with management software applications,
deliver capabilities that enable “down-the-wire management.” They also
enable benefits in five critical areas of managing and controlling the
computing environment: 1. Asset Management, 2. Universal Network Boot,
3. Off-Hours Maintenance (Power Savings), 4. System Diagnosis and Repair,
and 5. Investment Protection.
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