Taipei Taiwan (December 26, 2008)—AAEON, a premier Industrial PC manufacturer, unveils the IMBM-700, an affordable industrial motherboard using the VIA C7™/ Eden™ processor.  Specially designed to support existing equipment in the Factory Automation market, the IMBM-700 offers legacy interface support for the ISA bus

The IMBM-700 is based on VIA’s CN700 and VT8237R+ chipset and supports both the C7-M Ultra Low Voltage 1.0GHz for extremely low power applications all the way up to the C7-M 2.0GHz for applications requiring higher performance while maintaining low power requirements. Two 240-pin DDR II 400/533 DIMM sockets support up to 2GB. In addition, The IMBM-700 supports two 10/100Base-TX or Gigabit Ethernet for high bandwidth network connectivity.      

“A key feature of the IMBM-700 is the ability to boot the system through CompactFlash™.  It is no longer necessary to have a bulky HDD/ CD-ROM bay, allowing for a more compact chassis design, reduced power consumption and ultimately leading to a lower cost system.  A typical characteristic of a factory automation device is stable operation with legacy bus interfaces such as ISA and RS-232. The IMBM-700 meets this demand when many computers have moved on to legacy-free designs “, said James Pan, Product Manager of AAEON’s Industrial System Division.

The IMBM-700 offers two SATA I ports, one IDE, one Type II CompactFlash™ and one standard Floppy Disk interface for system operation and storage requirements. Peripheral requirements are met with eight USB ports, four COM ports, one parallel and one IrDA. Expansion needs are handled by two ISA slots, three PCI slots and one Mini-PCI connector. Audio capability includes mic-in, line-in and speaker-out.  Display capability is via analog VGA through a standard 15 pin D-sub connector for CRT display. 

The fan-less, low power IMBM-700 targets diverse applications, such as Factory Automation, Industrial Automation, Instrumentation, HMI, Thin Client and POS/KIOSK.  If you are looking for a competitive and user-friendly Industrial Motherboard, the IMBM-700 is definitely your best choice. For more detailed product information, please visit www.aaeon.com.

About AAEON

AAEON Technology, established in 1992, manufactures and markets a wide range of OEM/ODM Industrial PCs all over the world. Our commitment to our customers is to provide reliable and high quality Embedded SBCs, Operator Panels, Panel PCs, Medical PCs, Embedded Controllers, Industrial Slot PCs, PC/104 modules, Full-size CPU cards, Half-size CPU Cards and related accessories.

By maintaining ISO-9001 and ISO-14001 certifications since 1994 and 1996 respectively, AAEON ensures the commitment to delivering products of the highest quality. Becoming a publicly traded company in 2001, AAEON has demonstrated the sound fiscal policies required for good investment opportunities. AAEON continues to earn numerous citations for its remarkable contribution to the industry, including four years of Symbol of Excellence Awards and the country's Eighth Annual Outstanding Business Award. In 2003, AAEON introduced TL9000 certification to further expand their commitment to quality.

AAEON has well established, strategically positioned branches worldwide including America, the Netherlands, China and Singapore.

AAEON is an Associate Member of the Intel^® Embedded and Communications Alliance:  a community of embedded and communications developers and solution providers.  For more information, please visit www.aaeon.com.