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The VIA Eden processor features in a new touch screen terminal from Posiflex, the KS-2010 available in the UK from DED. These 10.4" fan free terminals are built for busy PoS environments.

"Featuring an 800 x 600 SVGA screen, the standard RAM on the KS-2010 series is 256MB; an optional upgrade to 512MB is available or even 1GB if required. With a VIA Eden 500 processor, operating system support on the KS-2010 series includes WePOS, Windows CE and Linux. Windows XP Pro is also supported, but it is recommended that the upgraded 1GB RAM be used in conjunction with this operating system." - GroceryTrader.co.uk

VIA Eden and C7 chosen for military apps

This article on COTS Journal highlights the growing use of rugged embedded computers by the military.

"The list of military programs using PC/104 in the airborne, marine, handheld and vehicular arenas continues to lengthen. Military system developers select PC/104—and its wider community of form-factors including PC/104-Plus, PCI-104 and EPIC—because of its compact size as well as the ruggedness inherent in its stacking architecture."

One example given is that of the Poseidon EPIC form-factor which uses either a VIA Eden ULV or VIA C7 processor, obviously chosen for their reliability and dpendability in tough conditions.

"For military applications that depend on remote terminals, protocol conversion or data logging in power-shy environments, the ideal SBC would combine a low-power CPU with lots of onboard communications formats."