Adding a fourth option in the staple of VIA EPIA Nano-ITX boards, VIA have announced the EPIA NR, with features specifically designed to cater for the healthcare, retail and industrial applications. These features include UDMA, SATA and compact flash; native dual LVDS support; and of course, the low profile fanless design that EPIA boards are so well known for.

"Measuring just 12cm x 12cm, the VIA EPIA NR is the first Nano-ITX mainboard to natively support LVDS in two single or one dual-channel monitor configuration without the need for a daughterboard; this makes it ideal for a wide range of ultra compact embedded devices requiring two displays, such as healthcare, industrial control, retail and signage systems. The VIA EPIA NR also provides considerable storage options, with Serial ATA and IDE hard drive connectors for mainstream systems and Compact Flash for local OS storage in industrial automation. Moreover, an extensive I/O set includes broadband Ethernet as well as a mini-PCI port, USB2.0, COM, LPC and Super I/O headers; while WLAN connectivity can be supported through an add-in card for greater flexibility in system design." Read the full Press Release here.