TAIPEI, TAIWAN, October 4, 2006 - IBASE Technology, a leading manufacturer of RoHS-compliant Mini-ITX motherboards, launches a new MB879 Mini-ITX Motherboard with the ATi Radeon Xpress 200 chipset, bringing both stunning 3D graphics and universal connectivity. Providing high performance on-board video processing, the MB879 is designed for gaming, digital entertainment, POS, ATM, Kiosk and medical applications.

The MB879 supports Intelâ Pentiumâ M processors with front side bus of 400MHz or 533MHz and up to 1GB of DDR2-667 memory for enhanced performance.  Aside from the on-board VGA CRT interface, the MB879 provides a choice of video outputs with a 24-bit dual channel LVDS interface and TV-out header for RCA and S-video. The on-board Radeon Xpress 200 is the first chipset solution in the market with a DirectX™ 9.0 graphics core; it can effortlessly scale from everyday multimedia applications to high-definition 3D gaming.

MB879 Features:

• Supports ATi Radeon Express 200 (RC410MD) Chipset
• Supports Intel® Pentium® M/ Celeron® M, up to 2.26GHz
• One DDR2 socket supports up to 1GB memory
• ATi RC410MD built-in Mobility Radeon 9600 (M10) VGA, supports CRT, TV out and LVDS
• 10/100 BaseT LAN and optional PCI Express Gigabit LAN
• Watchdog timer, Digital I/O, CF socket
• Six USB ports, four COM ports, optional 1394
• 1 x PCI slot, 1 x PCI-Express (x1), 1 x Mini PCI slot

Flexible expansion is provided via a PCI slot, a mini-PCI slot and a PCI-Express (x1) slot. Useful I/O interfaces include six USB ports, four COM ports and an optional 1394 Firewire connector. The board comes with 10/100 BaseT Ethernet and an additional Gigabit Ethernet is optional. The MB879 is fully RoHS compliant, meeting the latest environmental standards. For more information about the MB879 is available at www.ibase.com.tw/mb879.htm.

About IBASE Technology
IBASE’s R&D team is composed hardware and software engineers, 50% with over 10 years and 45% with between 5 to 10 years of experience in their respective fields. IBASE, an ISO9001 certified company, also specializes in OEM/ODM services tailoring products to customers’ requirements. Current product offerings from IBASE include various single board computers, Mini-ITX, industrial motherboards, ETX CPU modules, CompactPCI processor boards, network appliance and digital surveillance systems.

Contact Information:
IBASE Technology Inc.
11F, No. 3-1, Yuan Qu St., Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. (Nankang Software Park)
Tel: 886-2-26557588
Fax: 886-2-26557388
Email: sales@ibase.com.tw 
Web Site: www.ibase.com.tw