VIA Technologies, Inc. is providing its high-performance, energy-efficient VIA Eden Platform to HP for the new HP Compaq t5125, t5520 and t5525 thin clients.

Thin clients offer "a holistic cost-effective approach to corporate productivity" with a network-based computing model, according to VIA. The new HP Compaq t5125, t5520 and t5525 "fine-tune the concept with a range of smart, small footprint designs, capable of meeting the demands of the corporate environment with the high-performance, ultra-low power of VIA Eden processors," the company said.

"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. "These new thin clients leverage our unique combination of power efficiency, performance and security."

The new range of HP Compaq thin clients 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 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," said Greg Schmidt, Product Marketing Manager, Thin Client Marketing, Imaging and Personal Systems Group, 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."

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