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Hannover, Germany, 9 March 2006 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced that a diverse array of innovative ultra mobile, digital media, and computing devices will be on show at CeBIT, March 9-15, in Hannover, Germany.

Chrome Prize Shoot-out

Chrome Ambassadors the girlz 0f destruction, the world’s leading professional all-female QUAKE™ 4 team, take top billing at the VIA booth, taking on all challengers at QUAKE 4 in one-on-one death matches on high end systems featuring the latest VIA K8T900 chipset with S3 Graphics MultiChrome graphics. Challengers scoring points against the girlz can win great prizes, including unique Weapons of Destruction Chrome charm bracelets as well as the latest S3 Graphics Chrome S27 cards.

VIA will be demonstrating the latest discrete and IGP chipsets for the AMD and Intel® platforms featuring the visual brilliance of the Chromotion™ video engine, and learn more about the S3 Graphics Chrome S20 series graphics processors.

Simply Mobile

VIA will also be showcasing leading Ultra Mobile and Notebook partner systems all based on VIA C7®-M mobile processors that boasts the best performance per watt operation in the industry and a leading feature set including the VIA PadLock™ Security Engine. See how your world is becoming more portable with the latest in mobile solutions.

Visitors to the booth can also see the latest ultra compact VIA EPIA mainboards that look set to spur a new wave of small form factor system design innovation, and experience a live audio demo of the all-new VIA Vinyl VT1708 High Definition audio codec, while for emerging markets, VIA is highlighting Intrepid Computing to enable ICT access for the next one billion users through the VIA pc-1 Initiative.

VIA CeBIT Press Conference

This year at the VIA CeBIT press conference, senior executives will be on hand to discuss the latest industry trends and VIA’s premier silicon solutions. All press are invited to join the press conference in Room 3A of the Convention Center on Friday 10 March at 4.00pm. Please contact Arno Glompner of Harvard PR to book your seat at [email protected]

For more information on VIA’s booth at CeBIT, please visit the VIA website at:

http://www.via.com.tw/en/company/events/cebit2006/

About CeBIT 2006

From 9 to 15 March CeBIT - the world's leading ICT event - is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a stand-alone event. This year's show features technological convergence as its core theme, and giving a lot of attention to how technology is increasingly serving both the business and consumer worlds. http://www.cebit.org

About Chrome Ambassadors the “girlz 0f destruction”

girlz 0f destruction is a 7-member, international, all-girls PC gaming team, widely regarded as the highest level professional female QUAKE™ 4 players in the world. Since the launch of the S3 Graphics Chrome S20 Series of graphics products in 2005, girlz 0f destruction has been appointed as official Chrome Ambassadors for VIA and S3 Graphics computer hardware. As top competitive QUAKE 4 professional gamers, girlz 0f destruction travel the globe competing and exhibiting their gaming skills at eSports events using the power of Chrome products. The girlz 0f destruction’s competitive spirit, international composition and adventurous good nature make them ideal ambassadors of the Chrome lifestyle.

More than half of the girlz 0f destruction team live in a VIA-sponsored 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week dedicated eSports training home in Sweden. Dubbed the “Home of Chrome”, this facility gives the girlz 0f destruction the equipment and environment to dedicate themselves fully to competitive eSports, and is also open to the wider gaming community for bootcamp and training sessions for amateur and professional gamers alike. To participate in this active eSports community or find out more about the girlz 0f destruction, please visit: http://www.girlzgaminghouse.com

About VIA Technologies, Inc.

VIA Technologies, Inc. (TSE 2388) is the foremost fabless supplier of market-leading core logic chipsets, low power x86 processors, advanced connectivity, multimedia, networking and storage silicon, and complete platform solutions that are driving system innovation in the PC and embedded markets. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, VIA’s global network links the high tech centers of the US, Europe and Asia, and its customer base includes the world’s top OEMs, motherboard vendors and system integrators. http://www.via.com.tw