Award Software

Award Software International Inc. was a former computer BIOS manufacturer founded in 1983 by Rene Vishney and Bob Stillman in San Jose, California, United States. The company's headquarter was later moved to Los Gatos, California, United States next year, in 1984.

The company made AwardBIOS (also known as Award Modular BIOS) versions prior to 6.00PG (codenamed "Medallion").

Merge with Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
As a result of a merge with Phoenix Technologies Ltd. in 1998 (that completed on September 28, 1998), the company went defunct and only Phoenix survived from the merger.

After the merge with Phoenix, AwardBIOS v6.00x was developed the same year in 1998.