VIA launches new motherboard for digital media devices

New Delhi, Aug 10 (UNI) Chip maker VIA Technologies today launched its new series of motherboard designed for new generation network-based ultra compact digital media appliances and functional with a maximum power consumption of 19W.

''Leveraging the power efficiency and rich integration of the VIA Luke CoreFusionT processor platform, the VIA EPIA EK offers a true low power, feature packed Mini-ITX solution,'' said VIA Embedded Platform Division Head Daniel Wu.

The VIA EPIA Mini-ITX mothrboard will be available in 1 GHz or 800MHz fanless option and offer dual LAN with the option of a Gigabit Ethernet port.

It will also provide hardware-based security with the VIA PadLock Security Engine to help protect network communication and locally stored information, making the mainboard ideal for use in firewalls, servers and other secure networked devices.

The newly unveiled motherboard has been optimised for use in POS, kiosks, and other networked digital media applications with greater multimedia and security requirements.

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