The VIA AMOS-5001 modular chassis wins an award

The PC/104 and Small Form Factors Magazine has given the VIA AMOS-5001 chassis an Editor's Choice award out of appreciation for how well the product makes development easier.

“VIA Technologies has made prototyping hardware and software designs easier with the VIA AMOS-5001 chassis kit,” says Chris A. Ciufo, OpenSystems Media, Group Editorial Director, Military and Aerospace Group. “This flexible kit measures up to be tough enough to withstand harsh conditions but is moldable to many different applications.”
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Small form factor Editor's Choice award

VIA's AMOS systems are customizable embedded chassis that are adaptable to a range of purposes, but as SmallFormFactors.com points out, it's also a great development kit.

"Getting started can be the hardest part of the design process. But VIA Technologies has made prototyping hardware and software designs easier with the VIA AMOS-5001 chassis kit. Whether or not the final design uses VIA’s x86 CPUs or the Em-ITX form factor, it’s still a useful platform to begin with and makes that whole getting started thing much more doable."

The VIA AMOS-5001 fits VIA Em-ITX form factor boards which have a modular design that lets you add new features as your development takes shape. For its adaptability and convenience, the VIA AMOS-5001 has earned an Editor's Choice award.

Home system integration interested in ZOTAC ZBOX

A site dedicated to home automation picked up on VIA's recent announcement about the ZOTAC ZBOX Mini-ITX system. They commented that "While perhaps they may not pack enough power for doing much beyond streaming content or surfing the web, often this is what most people are after in the first place when it comes to their Home Theater PC (HTPC) and leave the more CPU intensive applications for the beefier computers in the home."

Like home automation devices, the ZOTAC ZBOX offers a function, in this case of a lounge room entertainment device, rather than simply being a regular PC stuck in a lounge room.

New VIA VB8004 offers mutliplicity of display options

VIA has announced a new Mini-ITX board targetting the digital signage segment. The VB8004 can support up to four displays, but with all different sorts of connections if need be. This makes it super-adaptable.

To get the full four display support you actually need to add an S3 graphics 5400E module, and then you can hook up HDMI, LVDS and DVI.

The VX900 chipset on the board supports 1080p and DirectX10.1. - Press Release.

ZOTAC ZBOX featuring VIA Nano X2 to debut at Computex

The ZOTAC ZBOX has to be one of the first designs to be launched to feature the new VIA Nano X2 processor. This mini-PC is just the size of a regular man-sized palm making it a neat fit for the lounge room or the office.

Why put up with a full-sized desktop PC in your entertainment unit when you could have a PC that's got all the ports you'd need positioned conveniently on its smooth chassis? Similarly, for an office environment, the ZBOX can sit comfortably on a desk, taking up less room than a book.

The VIA Nano X2 E-series processors were announced just last month. - Press Release.

Want details about the new EPIA-M860 for POS systems?

Eric Brown from Windows for devices sure does like details. His article on Windowsfordevices.com covers the specifications, board placement, I/O placement, the VIA VX900 chipset in detail and even the pin headers! If you're building a new POS system, check out the information on the VIA EPIA-M860 here.

VIA launches new POS board

The new VIA EPIA-M860 is the first VIA board to support Microsoft's Windows Embedded POSReady 7 operating system. As a platform the VIA and Microsoft combination offer a solid foundation for commercial embedded systems, but also a lot of flexibility.

"Designed as a full featured entry level VX900 board, the EPIA-M860 is the first EPIA board which supports Windows Embedded POSReady 7, a flexible operating system designed to seamlessly connect Point of Service (POS) solutions with peripherals, servers, services and the cloud. The VIA EPIA-M860 offers PCI, PCIe and Mini PCIe support, combined with mainstream DDR3 memory and both ATX and DC-in power support." - Press Release.