VIA Goes Chrome at CeBIT 2006!

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VIA showcases Chrome, ultra mobile, audio, mainboards and more, hosts prize shoot-out with girlz 0f destruction at the world’s largest computing & communications technology show

Hannover, Germany, 9 March 2006 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced that a diverse array of innovative ultra mobile, digital media, and computing devices will be on show at CeBIT, March 9-15, in Hannover, Germany.

Chrome Prize Shoot-out

Chrome Ambassadors the girlz 0f destruction, the world’s leading professional all-female QUAKE™ 4 team, take top billing at the VIA booth, taking on all challengers at QUAKE 4 in one-on-one death matches on high end systems featuring the latest VIA K8T900 chipset with S3 Graphics MultiChrome graphics. Challengers scoring points against the girlz can win great prizes, including unique Weapons of Destruction Chrome charm bracelets as well as the latest S3 Graphics Chrome S27 cards.

VIA will be demonstrating the latest discrete and IGP chipsets for the AMD and Intel® platforms featuring the visual brilliance of the Chromotion™ video engine, and learn more about the S3 Graphics Chrome S20 series graphics processors.

Simply Mobile

VIA will also be showcasing leading Ultra Mobile and Notebook partner systems all based on VIA C7®-M mobile processors that boasts the best performance per watt operation in the industry and a leading feature set including the VIA PadLock™ Security Engine. See how your world is becoming more portable with the latest in mobile solutions.

Visitors to the booth can also see the latest ultra compact VIA EPIA mainboards that look set to spur a new wave of small form factor system design innovation, and experience a live audio demo of the all-new VIA Vinyl VT1708 High Definition audio codec, while for emerging markets, VIA is highlighting Intrepid Computing to enable ICT access for the next one billion users through the VIA pc-1 Initiative.

VIA CeBIT Press Conference

This year at the VIA CeBIT press conference, senior executives will be on hand to discuss the latest industry trends and VIA’s premier silicon solutions. All press are invited to join the press conference in Room 3A of the Convention Center on Friday 10 March at 4.00pm. Please contact Arno Glompner of Harvard PR to book your seat at via@harvard.de.

For more information on VIA’s booth at CeBIT, please visit the VIA website at:

http://www.via.com.tw/en/company/events/cebit2006/