Start with the news release System host board meets dual and quad-core needs from Trenton Technology, which we summarised at the time by saying "Trenton's TQ9 and PICMG 1.3 backplane technology enables users to take advantage of dual and quad-core processors and PCI Express technology.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release ETX module promises speedy route to market from Commell: "The EE-260 ETX module is based on the VIA Luke CoreFusion processing platform, integrating the latest VIA Eden-N processor with the VIA CN400 North Bridge in a low-power high-performance package.".
 
In July 2005, we covered the news from IBase Technology - take a look at Industrial motherboard features PCI Express which says: "The latest high-performance industrial motherboard from IBase is the MB885, a device based on the Intel 915G PCI Express chipset and guaranteeing a minimum lifecycle of 5 years.".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Adlink Technology, CompactPCI platforms feature at CeBIT, as well as Intel lays down PCI Express roadmap from Intel Corporation, and Motherboards exploit latest Via chipset from QDI.