Phoenix Technologies announced support for Microsoft Windows 8 with the launch of its Phoenix Secure Core Tiano 2.2. The second generation of the company’s UEFI firmware offers over sixty new features that significantly improve system security, connectivity, manageability, and usability for computing devices across different market segments. Phoenix SCT 2.2 is compliant with the latest industry specifications including UEFI 2.3.1, TCG 1.2/2.0*, ACPI 4.0/5.0*, USB 3.0, SMBIOS 2.7, and NIST-SP800-147.
The advanced functionality enabled by the latest specifications fused with the innovative features created by Phoenix brings tremendous benefits to PC manufacturers transitioning to the next generation of operating systems.













