VIA technologies has affirmed the availability of its new power- efficient ULV processor in the latest Futro thin client series from Fujitsu. The latest 500MHz VIA Eden ULV processor claims of a remarkably low TDP of one watt. It provides improved power efficiency to the next generation, ultra low power and silent-operation thin client series.
The series has a significantly lower TCO, reduced environmental footprint and a radically improved security infrastructure. The VIA Eden processor powers the Fujitsu Futro S100 which is a totally fanless silent thin client and virtual workplace solution.
“Our VIA Eden ULV processors allow the creation of a new class of fanless and silent devices that are today seeing significant growth in the enterprise,” commented Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. “The Futro thin client series from Fujitsu represents the leading edge of energy-efficient client computing, something we are proud to be a part of.â€
“The Fujitsu Futro S100 offers business users’ extremely low energy consumption per seat, helping to minimize the environmental impact and expense of doing business in today’s competitive economic landscape,†shared Rajat Kakar, Vice President Clients Group of Fujitsu Technology Solutions.
This processor has been specifically designed to meet the low power requirements of today’s spirited economic settings. It also offers ultra mobile applications including the latest client and virtual workplace solutions.
The product is based on the VIA CoolStream architecture. Though it maintains a low power consumption of only 1 watt peak power and as low as 0.1 watt idle power it has the ability to speed up to 500MHz.With the incorporated VIA StepAhead technology suite it possesses a wide range of performance-enhancing features. It also makes sure that the processor’s performance is not affected by the low power consumption.
There’s no word on the price of this latest offering.
