Intel Guarantees Chip Availability for Several Years

Intel's Embedded Microcomputer Division has guaranteed that its chips will remain available in embedded PC channels for several years. This is due to the fact that the lifecycle for embedded PC products is much longer than for desktop PCs (up to 10 years, vs. only 1-3 for consumer PCs). This guarantee holds true not only for processors, but for chipsets, Ethernet, and VGA/LCD chips as well, among others. This guarantee also carries over to Advantech customers, since many Advantech products use several Intel chips. In fact, one of our products (PCA-6152) uses Intel chips for all its major functions. If, in the future, Intel decides to discontinue a particular product, then its stringent End-of-Life Corporate Policy guarantees two years of support from the date of the End-of-Life announcement.

Special Windows^® CE Solution Only US$499 for a Limited Time

Advantech is proud to announce that it will begin to support the Windows^® CE operation system in its products. In conjunction with this announcement, EPC is offering a complete system solution (MBPC-200 MicroBox Chassis w/ PCM-4823/25 Palm-size Biscuit PC) with Windows^® CE pre-installed for only US$499 (see cover story). This offer will also be promoted at the following three embedded PC exhibitions in November: ESC '98 (U.S., Nov.1-5), Electronica98 (Germany, Nov. 10-13), and COMDEX/Fall '98 (U.S., Nov. 16-20). Advantech will continue to strive to provide its customers with the best and most fitting solutions (both hardware and software). Contact Advantech for more information or advice.

COMDEX/Fall '98 Provides Big Chance for Embedded PC

For this year's COMDEX/Fall Exhibition, Embedded PC is planning a strong product display plan centered around the theme "Life Automation with Embedded PC Solutions." Some of the products EPC will be promoting are the new PCM-5864, highlighting its true multimedia, the PCN-6351, highlighting its NLX solution. The PC/104 product to be highlighted will be the PCM-3345 ('the smallest 486 CPU module'). The total system solution to be pushed will be the MBPC-200 MicroBox chassis with PCM-4823/25 and LCD kit. This package will come with Windows^® CE already installed and optimized for this configuration. We hope that by emphasizing these hot new, powerful products, a more lasting impression will be made during the show.