VIA Technologies announced that the VIA Eden platform will be integrated into the new HP Compaq t5125, t5520 and t5525 thin clients. The deal may allow VIA to improve its financial results during the quarter and going forward, as typically such designs are produced for a long period of time.

“We are delighted that HP has adopted the VIA Eden Platform for their new range of thin client products, strengthening our presence in this rapidly growing market,” commented Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc.

The new range of HP Compaq thin clients – t5125, t5520 and t5525 – feature the highly energy-efficient VIA Eden ESP processor with ultra-low thermal profile, enabling higher performance in a small form-factor and fanless design, and feature 128MB of RAM and up to 256MB Compact Flash that offers enough storage memory for most current firmware and future updates and upgrades.

“By using the VIA Eden Platform, our thin clients are using lower power for key components which will provide our customers with the lifecycles and return on investment they expect from HP. Additionally, VIA's high-performance, low-power design allows for a smaller footprint. This is a big bonus to a traditional desktop customer wishing to capitalize on the security and manageability of thin client computing in a small, reliable, and cost efficient client,” said Greg Schmidt, Product Marketing Manager, Thin Client Marketing, Imaging and Personal Systems Group, HP.

The new thin clients are expected to be available mid-June 2005.