PLX Technology Webcast to Guide Design Engineers on Assuring Broad Compatibility in PCI Systems
BizWire (07/13/2004 8:40 AM ET)

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2004--

July 26 TechOnline Webcast To Help System Designers Select Optimal

    PCI Bridge, Upgrade Existing Designs to Higher-Performing PCI

    PLX Technology (Nasdaq:PLXT), (www.plxtech.com), the leading supplier of standard I/O interconnect silicon to the communications, server, storage, embedded-control, and consumer industries, today announced it will deliver next week its second TechOnline (www.techonline.com) Webcast on PCI-to-PCI bridging. The Monday, July 26 (10:00 a.m. PDT) PLX(R) Webcast, titled "Useful Tips for the PCI System Designer, Part Two: How To Ensure Broad Compatibility with Legacy PCI Systems," is structured to provide systems architects and board designers with an understanding of compatibility issues surrounding PCI bridging options, along with the knowledge to select and configure the optimal bridge for specific applications.

    "Design engineers continue to face the challenge of selecting the right PCI bridge for the systems and add-in boards they develop, with compatibility being one of the foremost issues," said Steve Moore, senior product marketing manager at PLX, who will deliver the July 26 online seminar. "This Webcast is intended to help those engineers sort through and understand the options they have to meet this challenge. With this knowledge, they'll be better able to address the full spectrum of bus requirements, from legacy 32-bit PCI add-in cards and motherboards to full PCI-X 133MHz designs."

    Blending Expertise, Commitment

    "Useful Tips for the PCI System Designer, Part Two: How To Ensure Broad Compatibility with Legacy PCI Systems" is the latest in a series of TechOnline Webcasts PLX has delivered, which to date has reached an audience of well over 3500 design engineers and other participants. As with its previous TechOnline seminars, the July 26 Webcast blends PLX's long, successful history in the I/O interconnect market with its commitment to industry-wide understanding of the latest technology serving that market.

    To register for "Useful Tips for the PCI System Designer, Part Two: How To Ensure Broad Compatibility with Legacy PCI Systems" please go to www.techonline.com/community/member_company/member/400/content_36767

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    To fully benefit from the online seminar, hardware engineers, system architects, engineering managers and software developers are encouraged to visit the PLX Technology PCI-to-PCI and PCI-X-to-PCI-X bridges Web page (www.plxtech.com/products/fastlane_bridges/default.asp), which provides several resources that will familiarize them with the technology.

    To learn more about PLX and its I/O interconnect solutions, please go to www.plxtech.com.

    About PLX Technology

    PLX Technology, Inc. (www.plxtech.com), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., USA, is the leading supplier of standard I/O interconnect silicon to the communications, server, storage, embedded-control and consumer industries.

    PLX is a trademark of PLX Technology, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All other product names that appear in this material are for identification purposes only and are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

--30--CRD/sf* CONTACT: CommonGround Communications (for PLX) Jerry Steach, 415-222-9996 jsteach@plxtech.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: PLX Technology