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News Release from: VIA Technologies | Subject: Pc2500 and pc3500 mainboards
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 November 2007
Mainboards are made for green computing
The VIA pc2500 and pc3500 mainboards apply the power efficiency and hardware security of the advanced VIA C7-D desktop processor for building energy-efficient systems.
The VIA pc2500 and pc3500 mainboards are now available in the UK, combining the power efficiency and hardware security of the advanced VIA C7-D desktop processor with the rich digital media feature set and enhanced connectivity of VIA chipsets to provide a flexible and high performance platform for building energy-efficient systems "Increasingly, IT systems are forming a significant part of a modern public sector body's carbon footprint", says Richard Brown, Vice President of Corporate Marketing, VIA Technologies
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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"From thin clients to laptops, desktops and now the new ultra mobile devices, VIA processor platforms have built a reputation for leading performance per watt and cool operation, enabling systems that help organisations to reduce their impact on the environment while stretching their budgets further".
The VIA pc-1 mainboards are available now available from Multithread and other popular e-tail outlets, and complete systems will be available shortly through Kudos in Scotland and Brookestreet in Northern and Southern Ireland.
With an average operating power of just 2W and an absolute maximum of 20W, the VIA C7-D desktop processor is designed to cater to a new breed of computer users interested in limiting the impact their actions have on the environment.
VIA worked with environmental experts to calculate the electricity used by the C7-D processor, and from that determined how much carbon dioxide will be produced as a result of electricity provided by fossil fuel burning power plants, finally working with regional organisations to offset that carbon dioxide through various regional projects.
"Since the introduction of our first processor in 2001, VIA has led the industry in the design of energy-efficient x86 platforms and has enabled new generations of low power computing devices", says Brown.
"By offsetting the CO2 from what is already a very power efficient component, we hope to provide a sustainable computing solution by which governments, enterprise and consumers can effectively reduce their carbon footprints".
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