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Low cost palm size PC packs a big punch
Released 27 February 2008

The latest addition to BVM's range of ultra-small fanless PCs for embedded applications is the EPC-500, a compact 115 x 115 x 35mm unit with VESA mounting capabilities.  Powered by an external single 5V @ 3A supply, the unit is completely silent in operation as forced air cooling is not required.  Based on a VIA Eden ULV 500MHz CPU, the EPS-500 has 500MB of DDR2 Ram on board; the on board video supports 2D and 3D graphics up to 1920 x 1440 and has a MPEG4 and WMV9 decoding accelerator, making the unit ideal for use as the engine in graphics-heavy applications such as POS kiosks, display managers and similar uses.  Its small size and low power consumption also makes it suitable for use in protocol converters, machine controllers and other applications where raw computing power is not the primary requirement.  All popular operating systems, including XP Professional, will run on the device.

Three USB 2.0 ports, a Compact Flash slot and a 10/100 Base-T networking port are provided as standard; 2 x RS-232 COM ports and a mini PCI socket are optionally available, as are an EIDE interface for an internal 2.5" HDD and Wi-Fi networking capability.

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For further information:

Rod Clarke	
BVM Limited
Hobb Lane
Hedge End
Southampton
SO30 0HG
Tel: + 44 (0)1489 780144
fax: + 44 (0)1489 783589
sales@bvmltd.co.uk
www.bvm.co.uk

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Nigel May
Parkfield Communications Ltd
Parkfield House
Damerham
Hants
SP6 3HQ
tel: + 44 (0)1725 518321
fax: + 44 (0)1725 518378
nigel.may@parkfield.co.uk
www.parkfield.co.uk