FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mobility Electronics Introduces new SIX Slot PCI ExpresS® to PCI expansion system
Magma’s new PCI Express to PCI Expansion System Provides New Solution for PCI Express Based Computers
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 24, 2006) -- Mobility Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBE), a leading provider of innovative portable power and computing solutions for the mobile electronic device user, announced today the release of the Magma 6 Slot PCI Express to PCI Expansion System. The new Magma PCI Expansion System will provide a simple and affordable solution for expanding the capabilities of PCI Express based computers by adding PCI slots.
Designed and built by Mobility Electronics’ Magma product group, the PCI Express to PCI Expansion System has a chassis that contains six 64-bit/66MHz PCI slots which are connected to the host computer through a 4 lane (x4) PCI Express host interface card and pair of high performance Infiniband® cables. The 6 Slot PCI Express to PCI Expansion System provides an economical migration path to PCI Express while providing a method to protect investments in PCI Hardware.
Key features and benefits of Magma’s 6 Slot PCI Express to PCI Expansion System include:
- Transparent extension of the PCI Bus outside the computer
- Add six PCI slots through one PCI Express® slot
- Plug and Plug installation
- 4U black rack-mount enclosure
- PCI Express host card is compatible with full-height and low-profile computer cases
- Utilizes high-speed Infiniband® cables
- Provides a link from PCI Express based computers to legacy PCI hardware
- Cost effective solution for adding multiple PCI slots to PCI Express based computers and servers
- Ideal migration path to small form factor servers, while maintaining a consistent PCI hardware configuration
- Substantially increase I/O capacity
- Multiple expansion systems can be used with a single computer
“With our development of the PCI Express to PCI Expansion System, we are continuing our role as a leading innovator in the PCI Expansion arena,” said Charlie Mollo, CEO of Mobility Electronics. “We’ve seen the market move towards the new PCI Express architecture; we anticipate that PCI to PCI Express expansion solutions will be in great demand. This new PCI Express to PCI Expansion System bridges the gap between old technology and new technology—it is the first product to show the transition from PCI based solutions to PCI Express based solutions.
The new PCI Express to PCI Expansion System will be available directly from Mobility Electronics and through Mobility expansion resellers. You can see all the Magma brand products on Mobility Electronics’ web site: www. magma.com.
Magma is the leading provider of PCI Expansion Systems for several industries and provides innovative expansion solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), resellers and end-users in more than 45 countries.
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