Shuttle shipped 48,000 XPCs in March, bringing its shipment total for the first quarter to 146,000 small-form-factor (SFF) PCs, according to the company.
Although late to the game in the small-form-factor (SFF) PC segment, Albatron believes the experience it gains in the SFF PC segment this year will help it become a key vendor once the market transitions to the pico-BTX form factor starting next year, according to the company.
As Skype has become increasingly popular as the software of choice for online communications, more manufacturers are developing Skype-related PC peripherals including headset microphones and USB headphones with a built-in Skype API (Application Program Interface)...
With the recent introduction of its i915GME desktop motherboard for the Intel Pentium M processor, AOpen has shown that it is committed to developing the market for Pentium M desktop motherboards, especially in Japan.
Shuttle anticipates that demand for BTX (Balanced Technology Extended) systems will not pick up until next year, while projecting that 5% of the 750,000 XPCs it expects to ship this year will be BTX systems.
Although forecasting no revenue growth for this year, Shuttle maintains that quitting the motherboard business has reduced margin pressure from its business and allow the company to enjoy increased profits, according to company product marketing vice president Jonathan Yi.
Jetway Information has shifted its focus in the small-form-factor (SFF) PC segment away from barebone system design toward production of SFF motherboards for its OEM clients, according to sources at the company. However, Jetway will continue to market its current line of MiniQ SFF systems, the sources added.
Small-form-factor (SFF) PCs and servers can now adopt multi-processing with the unveiling of VIA Technologies’ EPIA DP-310 motherboard at CeBIT 2005. The Mini-ITX (17x17cm) board is powered by two 1GHz Eden-N processors coupled with the company’s CN400 chipset featuring DDR400 memory support, integrated 128-bit UniChrome Pro graphics and hardware acceleration for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4.
Micro-Star International (MSI) recently announced its latest small-form-factor (SFF) PC, the Mega PC 865 Pro, a consumer oriented multimedia SFF PC. MSI is also looking to expand its own-brand business by extending the Mega brand to new products such as notebooks, MP3 players and portable video players.
