VIA still leading the embedded field

VIA invented the Mini-ITX platform ten years ago and it's now used by Intel and AMD as well to offer fully featured boards to embedded developers. VIA is still leading the way though, launching the world's first quad core Pico-ITX boards last Friday.

The VIA EPIA M900 and M910 feature the VIA 1.2GHz QuadCore E-series processor.

"The VIA QuadCore E-Series processor features a highly optimized, energy efficient multi-core architecture, which is natively 64-bit compatible and comes with a host of additional performance features including Adaptive Overclocking. To meet the low power demands of the embedded market, the VIA QuadCore E-Series processor offers industry-leading energy efficiency, with the VIA QuadCore E-Series 1.2+ GHz processor delivering a thermal design power (TDP) of only 27.5W. The distributed power of the VIA QuadCore E-Series processor makes it ideal for handling the most demanding HD video formats for immersive multi-display applications and environments."

By continuously improving the hardware offerings on embedded boards, VIA will ensure its longevity well past its first decade of innovative design.

HP announce new VIA thin client

A new low powered thin client from HP will see VIA re-visit an area where they have enjoyed much success in the past. The "HP t510, relies on a 1 GHz VIA Eden X2 U4200 dual-core chip and the VIA Chromotion HD 2.0 graphics. "With these new, flexible thin clients, businesses can protect their data more effectively, and they get an exceptional user experience with better graphics and video performance," said Jeff Groudan, director, marketing, Thin Clients, HP."

Source: Softpedia